The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-03-27
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ELECTION OLA UNITED STATES
SENATOR AND CIR.
CUT JUDGES.
THE WORK OF TIE SESSION ACTIVELY
BEGUN INTRODUCTION AND REFER.
ENCE OF LARGE NUMBER OF
BlLLs-GENERAL NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
Especial Cores pondence OF the VIZ.
~ DICTATOR.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. "a. 1880.

|UU VucU UOCu AOUooS wcIc sUNy
u repaired for the Y ,rk OF the session
That the mem orS we're Toady Tor
he business THAT had called thr
GENERAL Assembly together Was evi.
Ienced by the fsct that notice OF In
eniiOn TO- introduce many billie at D
uture day Vas Ct 0uce given, q great
,umber have already been presented
o both branches, and referred TO the
proper committees. To thOse uDla.
niliar With the forms OF leeislatton
{ may appear strange that 40 bill
Dss vet been acted on 0na1ly By
,ither Houae. il y not pEp6eble that
sny ,leGelxti0n will b. perfected Tor
40 OF. three weeks. Alter btlls arr
,iiered they are referred to commit.
Iees, where they arc properly digest.
I'd and recommended Tor adoption or |
rejection. Experience has shown
hat in this way the business OF .
legislature 10 expedited and much
bud legislation prevented. weep
The Leglslatuee is apparently doing
nothing In open session, tte me0bers
NE really most busily employed. III
the first weeks OF the session. com
mittoo work engages each member
several hours each day, and Il 10 to
c6GCummittee room that q member
performs the GtdAtess uerv1ce OF the
state aud his constituents. Here
bad bills oro killed 1aod GOOD ooeb
perfected. The after debato 10 ope0
house u usually . mere Formally.
Voey ieW aCts tSvogably reported oy
\ committee 40 defeated, and ssaIl
tower ket through when they come
beck With % adverse report. lt8go-
Hssty Legislation has bes1a . curse
to the dOmm0n1e wealth, and among
the many wise provisions OF the new
con stitutiOn none is moro beneficial
than that which prevents the Gene
~! Assembly itoY anspe9ding it,
rules and tSt todiok bills q rOdHn.
Many 81 the -m5st Objectionable
measures on our Statute books, ant
MANY more that have been on them
aud have required much time, labor
aud expense 10 the State to have ex'
Duuxed, were passe0 Ia thu way.
Introduced towards the end VI the
session, not properly acted upon IN
committee read Dy title only, vague
" explained when before the House
and senate and not UNDERSTOOD Oy
half a dozen membors, they would 81
through under q suspension OF toe
rules In the last days Of the eses1yni
by the votes Of y bare majority OF .
hare quorum, and members WOuld
Afterwards learn With surprise and
regret that they had voted for billie
j., 70 which they were In every way ap'
| proved, Nothing OF this KIND II
pOssible now. The constitution pre-
| srols . suspension Of the seSss-w
requires, e bly, d9SAl Sef a. 2e t1 i'm
slso feSnires that Oh Its h0sl psssag'
the roll shall, be GATED sad . MAORI
" Of all the members must oe 70
corded In the affirmative before
can become q law.
= NsichilOObe 10 We'll represente'
io ma cOmmittees. In the Senat
Nr. Cunningham % on the commpl
teee 81 tho Judiciary and MihQd
Ne Ia aiso Chairman OF the joint eau
che 81 the Democratic members, |!
thS House. nv, OoegrOve y Cnall
man Of Committee o. Public fnnl
t0R, and 10 D member OF the C0m
mites on Contingent expensees Ool
DOratio0s. and rules; Mr.. JackeOn
chairman of the Committee on Qua
antioe. These sre oil 'imp0rtat
committees and their selection d.
q compliment to tho gentiemel
0amed ~ we'll % the constituent
Whivh they represent. No otnet pc,
. ieh n a. we'll provided tor on co
committees 10 NatchitOchee.
THE ELECTION OF UNITED STATES sIN
1T 70 the unexpected that ha
peue." The French pr0verb nnds
illustration In the election o. uo'
Randall i. Gibson 70 the Jolt!
. Ssstee senate to al the term beet
|. nio9 on tho fourth OF March, lS(
Is Wss believed that tho patriot
seryiCee OF John nc]soery wollld :
cure 70 him the 0e0Ss0rshtp. Y
vhiCh he WIS 90 a0plra0s, aud 40
Tia meeting Of the Democratic q
ons On Monday night, no Ooeo Gov
ia IOund Who did not believe ho w
ma on tho n1sa ballOe. The 0oos(
mn reaily narrowed down 20 ucEi
~ snd l>ibeoo, although Moeeso ~
al nda. Of Rapides, and CONVEY OF
q Nafy. we're 0etll 10 the 6eld. To0
( sult OF Monday night'e caucus ~
aenuine sufprlse. Whoo tho d
b. ballot Wss taken II Wss found q
q Gen. Gibson Was largely 10 the 10
davelou(ag the lact that much gu
vOrk, I'D been done IN bic beh'
The advantage OF . otjl! hunt =
. ehOWn BY the tact that; he recel.
q IS votes, while ncEoery got 80. =
n ala .. O,6fey Z, Lott. VI Wet c
: r.,ii 4. and Gov. Wiltz I. %
next ballot 0ibson's vote bad
creaaed 20 s.. while 1cEnery
a. Texads Z, and Oohtey Z. I
M ,~:rS v0tSo would have nomies
0iSoon o. THE ballot. General
moralisasion existed among his
n noneotD. Oh0 WcrO th0rOuHn!y !,
- conoefted os tho strength DO dep
n. al and another ballot would
hsblv hay0 resulted IN his NOM
ton. The ,irieede Of 1cEoery
nd. oseded, hoWeVee. a securing .
iournment Of the caucus q
j. Wednesday night WIN the oog
makina 3 break IN the rank Of
| nm = friends 10 the meantime. IL
:, rsault Allowed that thiD h0pe =
scsio,n nma IL Vao found that
~ III Sss"SS. ~ TcveAa and CO6(teY n
80 80 s.s,ss no ,NoR oeey. IN thl
llei that they held t9o oese9CeS
. that olo OF thels hvoeltee Wool
~ seleotod 40 aompeo@!se caaolc
81 80. vs. ~