The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

dent of Plaqusmines parish. and. being absent
- q the yellow fever ae should not Ia
answer: First. that there is no evidence Of
residence Ia the record. and that his adj
mission Of non registration In that parish l.
prin.a fncie evidence of non-r esidence and
good til rebutted, and not a word has been
offered to prove such a residence: and. second
| that the declaration dated In May 1876 was not
made effective by recordatiop under the articles
| three years after
know THAT this matter Of declaration of inten-
ton" In the matter Of domicle is the mere st
| Iea,her ana prupella-pf no force or effect.
unless accompanied with the additional fact u
| residence.
Yet Mr. Warmoth has left us in doubt whether
| ne ever, In fact slept one night rs a bona fds
resident in the parish Of Pa1nemines.
| Now Mr.. Speaker this question OF residence
or domiefle Is very delicate one. az every
\ lawyer knows. In n rase In Massachusetts q
voters house stood on the dividing line between
two townships and the mere fact thatthe voters
bed wa. entirely within one of the contesting
townships settled the question Of his domicile
! There seems very little doubt but that Mr.. Wa
| moths bed has been uninterruptedy on St.
residence In PIaauemnes. to avoid the pre-
sumption from non registration.
IL is impossible MIR. Speaker. for me to
e my mind seem so conclusive In this case.
with all respect to the committee. | think they
assumed, that because admitted that Mr.. War
moth had made declaration of domicile in
March. 1879, that, therefore. he was domicled
In that parish and. secondly, L think they were
Gt he Wss ws eysa se Tsre
md thereby complying with the constitution
More, than that. neither the committee nor the
members OF this House pi operly and rightfully,
under their oaths to support the constitution
under which they act can enter into any con-
temptation Of the equities Of o case and set
asidea constitutional inelegibility. patent ana
notorious.
Itbank. you. Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen for
q n m m N nd nj Int Ion,
VA. organized for the purpose OF baloting for
U1ited states Senator. The ballot resulted: 7,
~. Thos. Oyerton 9. Pierre Landry |, u 7.
Brown .. 7. D. Stamps o. Gen. Brent q, blank 6.
~ After the Senate had retired Representative
Dol. Lngan. He produced acertihcate contain
Ing declaration Of domicle In the parish OF
p,auuemines made Ia 1875, and he claimed that |
his temporary esidence In the parish OF Or
leans was In furtherance of his business in |
terests In ths parish Of Plaauemiues. He do. |
b. fore he became a qualified elector. He also /
,, saerted that no Democrat 9 uld be elected In /
his parish while he was candidate.
. X representative Bilieu, the chairman of the
Committee on Qualifications and Elections
spoke OF an insinuation made by one OF the city
paDers THE Tines that certain influences had
been brought to bear upon the committee to |
bring hbout the report that WIS made In this |
,ase. He earnestly repelled the insinuation,
solely by the law and tho facts In making up
heir report. The constitution was their guide
IN. ind upon the provisions of that instrument ii
ion as a sine qua non to eligibility to eetion.
representative Btllfeu continued at some
ength. making legal argument to sti tain the
eport of the committee In favor of Representa-
i've W8rmoth.
Col. Lipgan responded to Representative
3ilieu, urging that the constitution and laws
we're clear that no one could represent parish
Who was not igible az an elector therein, and
hat registration was necessary to constitute
UGH eligibility. Col Lingan continued ut some
nheth. arguing tho admi ted fact that Gov |
sarmoth was not registered and contending
hat the only legal votes cast In Pla1uem ines
we're cast Tor Mr.. Gilmore, who had fully com
lied with the law In all respects. The aues- |
lon now before the House was one of the great
81 privilege and should not be- lightly con-
idered H. nh 1s was no question before the
ofers ~ be properly represented In this body
Mr.. Lfngan said 1t vas q sad com mentary on |
he advantages OF representative government ,
1hen people OF state permitted the elective ]
ran hise TO become thing of seorn an con-
smpt; bnt that there was no surer indication
bat the liberties OF people were lettering to I
al than when the great question of the eigi-
!litv OF a person TO hold the dignifled position
Representative was a matter of Indifference
? an assembly sworn to support and enforce
be constitution OF the State. He hoped the
lembers would appreciate the importance o. |
az question above the mere pressure OF bills s
hitch they were anxious to pass before ad- 4
The report Of the committee In favor of Re- 1
reseptaiiqs Warmoth was then adopted Re-
egative.
THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
louise bill No IA (the New Orleans Pacific {
abroad bid. was called M.
A motion to consider the bill rs engrossed was
~ on call OF the roll. yeas 2S. nays a. and the
Ill went on the calendar
BILLS ON THE THIRD READING.