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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-06

White Walter, B and Gee GO acres
n hy f 3 Darby, 9 and 9 pnblic
road and imp A Al.
RON.RESlDENT8.
Allen David, AZ 88-lG0 acres,
sw by Bagley, e BY stauffer and
Butand 3 I'll.
Borrel VIM Is acres and imp NV or
OF Sc or, sc II, T. IL, sr.3 east.
Broussard Elodie Mrs, $50 acres
IL half of Sc or e half Of sw Or, sec
10 tip IL sr. | N. 3 &c.
Broussard Jas NJ. 100 Us . hf of NV
or sec q tp IL ar. | " 4 48
Can Pamela Mrs S in Reyillon tr'ct
bot. from w. G. Leonard. IS
Can A.P., Ges. l.. and D. G. l62 ne
Or sec IS tp. | sr. 2 ". 4 So.
David HiIliare .6n Mrs 7 David g
Aur. Duhon or. ;32.
Foo,e VIM r. 43 Y in :por. of Sc
Or sec 81 tp III sr. 2 e. 1 80.
Herpin PIerre,3-50 lots of parti.
ton bet. hrs. Philozie Meauz Id.
Kennedy Jno est. OF lot !e8 at Perry's
Bridge. IA
Landry Jos Jr. l60 sc Or sec tip. IL
sr.2 e. u 70.
Meaux Mrs Emelina vile of D..
Bronssards s0s@ shf ne sr sec Z
tp Il 81. | east.
Otis T. K and c. 10. Murphy S hf
lot | in black So 10 Leonardville
40.
Parker E. A. 16l.F9 shf Of NV 'ar..n
hi Of sw Or sec % tip 10 ST. 2 east
Z 81.
Renoudet Anthony aud f. Babiueeux
Dc so p. Rtaux 8 o. segnra G
p. Gary L. Galtier. 2 SIS.
Steed WIN. 4l-lS ne or sec 2 tp IL
ST. 2 e and imp. 242
Simon Elise wife Alex M. Vincent
EG2-l7 sw or sec 8 tip IL sr. 8 e.
81 s hf of q hf and s hf of sc or.
sec 8 tp IA sr 8 e and imp. IL 81.
Scott JAS III. 70 in Revillon tract bt
from w. G. leonard. 10,
Unknown owner 30 n and ) by Alex
Dnpre Broussari e Bayou Nermil.
ion. 4 48.
Broussard Sarrazin hrs of-Guidry
Eu>ehe hrs of Bfoussard Engene hrs
of 50 acres I'D n by A. Dure
Broussard 5 by same e by Bayon
FermiIion. s 50.
On said day OF sale I will sell
p~ortfoas OF said property as
each debtor will point out, and in
the debtor will not point
properly. / will at once,
aud without further delay, sell the
least quantity Of said property of
my debtor, which any bidder will
for the afaount Of taxes, interest
aud costs due by said debtor; TIE
sale will he without apraiseinent,
cash. in legal tender moBey Of
Iue United States, and the proper
" sold shall be redeemable at any
within one year from The date
sale, by paying the price given
twenty per cent, and costs and
added.
Sheria's Office. April %. 1899.
Per l.. O. BRoUssARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-06

i 4U seq OF seq sec Twelve Up eleseal
ST. 2 east. IL O2.
Landry Zenon 6s n by h Spell Q by
/ A Landry e ny o Landry and
! imp. 9 20.
M.guez Clet So 10 e por of nj of 81
of'ne4 of>a of NJ OF NED bee seven
teen ,p eleven ST. 3 east. ; 90.
Trahan Lazard Numa % Be port oil
ed of nw1 sec fifteen tp eleven sr
8 cast n by EIei Trahac. 95.
Taahan Eiol "a ne por Of ed of NV !
Sixth WARD.
Abshire Philozis +, e By 5 Simon W
by Bayou Queue Tortue n by Du-
pre- Girouard rs.
Breaux Simeon Sr. 40 swl of nwI
sec q tptweIve sr 2 east. 3 SO.
sec fifteen tp eleven ST 5 g s by
l.. N Trahan. 95.
'Bouillon Marie A lwife of Julian
Hol:ier) 40 acres NV Or sE or
sec 81 4 IL SR2E '68
'Brou>sard Arena 7l,25 Nx Julie
Cormier S Arsene SUR z Elei
Benoit w Il Benoit 2 i98
Broussard Abraham Mrs 282-70 S
of S E or sec 6 M of N Il ! sec Z
81 OF N Ell OF j Of u W Or sec 7
L IL ST.. 2 w-l6O acres fri Sc. 1
sec "A Up IL sr. 2 east IA ST
Blanc Cleophas 50 NJ sc. ! ! sec 7 tp.
II sr. 2 east. = 81,
Cormier Mrs Homer SO u J.J. Rev
ilion s. Ed Leblanc e. Ell. Commier
and wife SO
Choat Mrs Josephine (wife of Isaac
Choaf9 40 81 VI os sw sec 10 tp
ID sr. 2 east. | Az.
Gaspard Antoine Jr. 80-65 east ! of
NED sec Is tp. ii SIR. | east aud
improvements. 4 rs.
Gibson Sarah Mrs--Jos Toups 42,32
S. port. of hw4 sec "a tp. IL sr.2
east. | 77-MicheIl Fidaillet 40
neg Of ne4 sec Is tp. 70 ST. 2 east
68-Emile Lemaire aJr. s in
Badoni tract %
'Lege Ademar s rs u OF. nel sec IS
sr. 2 east 3 imps e WI Of sci of
sW11 sec II tp. IA sr. 2 L. s 46
Laurent Albert-N. Champagne
SO % in 8. por. of frac. ne4 sec
"a tp. IL sra east. 8 81
Leblanc 0neal l6l.5e nwE sec 81
tp. IL sr. Q W & ina. s 40.
Lemaire .Jno 100 n. o, Lpmaire east
Perry $. Jos Leons& imp. 6 wood
in Bandoin tract east Putrain.
Lapointe Aurelia Mrs 40 IL r. Har-
ringlon SIS c JOS Lemaire e. imp.
23l.
Lyons W. d. 4 Tots at Perry's
Bridge n. Hare st. i Wakeman 1t.
2 40.
Manseaux Sylvestre l3 n Thomas
8 Ernest Bertrand 1 81.
Morton Marcus L 8O-88 stf of sci
sec 90 & sw4 Of sw4 sec 70 to. Ii
ST.. 2 east.--S0 96 SD of sw} aec
~ and sw4 Of SET sec 81 tp l3 81.
2e-40 SCI of nws sec s tp Is ar
and imp.--60 nt4 OF nw4 SCI
Of nw3 sec 3 tp IL sr | e--2O WI
of NV or. sec 3 tp. IL sr. 2 east
40 he or Of ne or sec 80 to IS ar.
2 east-35 in ne Or of sw or sec
l3 tp Is ST.. 2 east 20 IS
Marceaux Leo 1850 n Bayou Quen
Tortue, $ G. Hungerford c Mis- F
Mou,on-Sl s B = A 7 Broussard
Sr. and imp. 1904
JOS D. 24o in nj sec rs
tp II sr. 2 W and imp. IL So.
Mire JOS 40 neg of SCI sec 8 to IL
ST.. 2 east. 2 IS
Numa 4D>4l und. inst III
se4l of nwl and swI of nel sec 3
tp. IL ST., 2 east and imp. Is 20.
JOS Aarelien 70 on Bay.
gu Queue Tortae and imp. 7 IS.
Emile heirs OF, Aug Ri.
chard agt. 8 n Philozie Bronssard
s Miss M. j. Edgar W Bayou Que
Tortue. SO.
soussel Paul Mrs 2-a4n Seyignier
Landry $ Mrs 3 Gisclair e Bayou
Vermilion. ,98.
SchexDailder Fernest 40 sw Or of sw
Or sec 81 tp IL sr. 2 e.. 80.
schexnailder Francois Il $50 SCI sec
20 tip 70 sr. 2 9 and imp. Z SO.
SEVENTH WARB.
Lofty Jr. 40 u . Hebert 8 T.
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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18

court might take judicial cognizance
of the fact that such men, without
being voted for, without having any
coordinate Legislative branch to rec
ognlze them, and without having an
executive to likewise recognize them,
were mere usurpers; but the question
whether a component part Of the po-
lihcal department, which had been
recognized by the other component
parts, was rightfully recognized, is
the question for decision. Upon this
point, the language Of Justice Wood
bury, in the supreme court Of the
United States in the case of Luther
as. Borden, 7th Howard, dissenting
upon another point but concurring
with the full court upon this, states
the necessary doctrine:
Whether what are published and acted on Rs
the laws and constitution Of state, were made
by persons duly chosen or not, were enrolled
aud read according to certain parliamentary
rules or not, were In truth voted for by ANA
Iorlty, or tws-thlrds-theso and several other
questions equally debatable and dlfhCulG Of So
luton are In some respects shade less political.
But they are Gtlll political They are too near
the great fundamental principles In government
and are too mOmentOus ever to have been en-
trusted by our jealous fathers to body Of men
IKE Judges.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18
THE LEaISLATIvE sITUATIoN.

There has been a great deal oftslk
during the past week about anarchy
and lawlessness. The associated
press has been utilized to ITS fullest
capacity in spreading inAsmmstory
reports of the proceedings Of the
Populist legislature. Those who see
nothing except from republican
sources would be led to infer that
every Peoples party man in the city,
and especially every member Of the
Legislature, is walking arsenal, and
that the lives of republicans are
everywhere in danger. Public meet
lngs have been held in this city and
in other cities in the state, and have
been addressed by railroad aud cor
porstion attorneys with view Of
manufacturing public sentiment,
based upon one-sided appeals to
prejudice rather than fact. These
public addresses, the editorial col
umns of republican papers and the
associated press dispatches all aim to
convey the impression to the public
that the governor, the Peoples party
members of the legislature and the
senate, are proceeding in violation Of
law, and regardless of the rights of
republican members, to defeat the
will of the people as expressed at the
polls.
On our side, in opposition to all
these means of reaching the people
we have only a few weekly papers.
The advantage, so far as these facili-
ties for manufacturing public senti-
ment are concerned, are all with the
So far as facts and the
everlasting principles OF eternal JUS
tice are concerned, the advantages
are with us, and though we are be-
hind the opposition in point of time
in reaching the ears Of the people, we
shall "get there" just the same.
Let 1t be understood, then, that
every unlawful and unwsrranted act
thus far has been committed by the
party. Going back no
farther than the day when the house
for organization, the re-
publican contingent objected to the
time-honored custom that the secte-
tary Of state should occupy the chair
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18

tary of state? Certainly not Their
objection was purely partisan one,
and Mr.. Osborn very properly left
the house, and left the members TO
effect a temporary organization
among themselves.
AT this juncture Mr.. Semple ad-
vsnced to the stand for the purpose
Of placing in nomination a candidate
for temporary chairman. MIR. Cubbi-
son, on the republican side, at once
advarced to the front and nominated
a temporary chairman of the republi-
can members. He being elected by
that side of the house, they proceeded
to effect a permanent organization
without any regard to the presence
of Peoples party representatives.
This being done the Peoples party
representatives proceeded to effect an
organization of their side of the
house, and the question at once be-
came one of right as between the two
houses. In this contention the week
since our last issue has been con-
sumed. In all the dispatches, edi-
torials and public addresses, republic
caDs have proceeded upon the
supposition that certificates of the
late partisan canvassing board are
primo facie evidence of election. In
other words, that the house must ac-
cept the certificates of Bill Higgins as
the only evidence Of election, regard
less of the votes cast for the opposing
candidates. In this all the prece-
dents established by their own party
are against them and not solitary
one in their favor. The statement Of
our side of the case, and Of the prin-
Ciples and precedents which Justify
it, will be found in another column.
Let every citizen, without regard to
party, give it a careful reading. An
opinion based upon an examination
of one side, and the discussion of that
side being characterized by the Bit
terness that has distinguished it thus
far, cannot be a fair or an unbiased
one.
With regard to threats and anarch-
istic utterances and proceedings on
the part of the Populists, the reports
are all manufactured with an eye to
the main purpose. No person has
displayed any firearms or other Weap-
ons thus far except Bill Higgins, re-
publican ex-secretary of state, when
q deputy appointed by the adjutant
general to take charge of one Of the
doors of the house of representatives
attempted to perform the duty as
signed him, and the general opinion
is that Bill was drunk at the time.
There are no dynamite bombs in the
hands of Populists, and nothing but
lawful measures are proposed TO be
employed in securing the rights Of
the people as expressed at the polls.
In view Of the vast advantages
possessed by the enemy in the way
of spreading their lnfammatory liter
ature, we ask that the people main
tain their equanimity, wait until they
see all sides, and then form their
judgment calmly, candidly and dis
passionstely.
There is just one other consider
alton to which we desire to call the
of the people. The governor
and the senate have recognized the
house organized by the Populist
as the legal house Of repre-
sentatives. This being the case, the
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18

Kansas, except that it extended to
the senate as we'll as the house, and
in addition, to the executive. The
democrats retained possession of the
state house. The republicans ad-
journed to the court house. Each
body and each executive claimed to
be rightfully entitled to exercise the
prerogative of their respective Offices.
The republicans elected Mr.. Spencer
to the senate, and the democrats Mr..
Sykes. Upon the contest in the
United States senate between these
two claimants, 1t was reported by the
committee, and decided by the senate,
that the court house legislature con-
tanned a majority Of legally elected
members, although a minority of GER
tiicated members, and, having such
majority of legally elected members,
it was rightfully entitled to elect the
United States senator. (Tsft's "Eleo-
tion Cases." page 556)
Other Legislative precedents no
doubt exist The law being as thus
shown, the position of the Populist
members of the house is unquestion-
ably sound, and should be maintained
at all hazards.
The claim of the republicans that
the returning board certificates are
prinsa facie evidence of rightfulness
to seats is as absurd in point of law
as 1t is unjust in point of morals and
good government. A partisan board
of officials can utterly defeat the will
of the people by fraudulently trans
posing votes, as they did in the Rosen-
thai case, or by miscounting ballots,
or other corrupt means, and adjourn
ing sine die, defend themselves by
claiming they were fu1ectIs o6iciO and
could not be reassembled to discharge
their duties Alright. In the mean
time their fraudulentlY manufactured
majority can organize the legislature
and delay a hearing upon contest
cases, or, when compelled to proceed
to hearing, determine against the
law and the fact, and thus utterly
subvert the principles of majority
rule, upon which the entire super
structure of government rests. Their
acts, under the constitution, can not
in any manner be drawn in question |
by the courts, because each house is
j4dge of the election and qualifca-
tions of its own members, according
to our constitution. To grant this
claim of prina facie right is to grant
that it is more than that; it is to grant |
that it is absolutely conclusive until
the political pirates asserting the
same choose to submit to an investi-
CATION and determination Of, the facts.
This Mr.. Vanderpool, a representa-
tive of New York, clearly demon
strated in an argument upon the
New Jersey contest cases, in the
Twenty-sixth congress.
In the cases of the several post
masters, it is maintained by the Pop
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18

mination OF the question in dispute
involves definition of the term "eli-
gible." 1t is defined by lexicogrs-
pliers as capable of being chosen,
the subject of choice or selection"
The supreme courts of California,
Nevada and Minnesota have given to
it this popular and sensible slgnifca-
tion. Searcy Us. Grow, 18th Cal, 11S.
State Is. Clark, 3 New, $40. State as.
Sullivan, 47th N. W. Rep, 8O2 The
word eligible is derived from the
Latin eligere, which means, freely
translated, ''to pick out, or choose"
Every authority, legal and otherwise,
sustsins the claim of the Populists
upon this point. In the case of the
republican representative from Okla
homa, IN addition to the common
sense and justice of the Popullst's
claim, the constitution of the state
in express terms declares that mo
person shall be member of the legis-
lature who is not at the time Of his
election a qualified voter OF, and a
resident in, the county or district for
which he is elected"
All the Populists have ever claimed
is the right to have these contest
cases determined speedily, and in a
fair and impartial way, before fair
and bipartisan tribunal. The repub-
llcanS, to preserve an unjust advsn-
tage upon the strength of their major
ity of certifcated members, have
steadily declined to accede to this
reasonable request, and out of this
difference of position and claim of
right, arises the disgraceful and hu-
initiating spectacle of the last two
weeks.
Let no citizen Of Kansas be alarmed
lest the validity of any action, either
as to the election of officers or the
enactment of laws, be drawn in ques-
tion on account of the Populists fail
ing to have in their organization a
quorum of certlfcated members. The
question turns not upon certificates,
but upon majority Of votes. That
question the republicans have not, or
dare not, enter into at this time. But,
if it be found as a fact, which is all
the time denied, that we do not have
a quorum Of regularly elected mem
bers, no judicial power on earth can
overthrow any act Of the Peoples
house, recognized as it has been by
the senate and by the executive
There exists no judicial power that
can take cognizsnce, in any way, Of
the question presented. Each branch
of the government, executive, legisla-
tive and judicial, is supreme and
separate. Neither one can inquire
into the righttulness of composition
Of the other 30 as to overturn its
action. The executlve,snd legislative
make up what is termed the political
department of government. No court
has ever assumed to determine the
question of rightfulness Of compost
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-30

Ell RENO, o. T., Dec. 29.-[SpecialJ i
Judge Burford today decided that the
personal property of residents Of Canadian
county on the Cheyenne and Araphoe Iu-
dian reservation was subject to ion,
sustaining the demurrer of the county TO
the plaintiffs petitions in several eases.
He also overruied the demurrer of the
county in several cases involving the taxa
tion of personal property OF quite num-
Der of large cattle owners and Others IN
the Wichita. klowa, Comanche and
Apache reservations, the court holding
shat the Jurisdiction OF the territory a. 70
taxation may be extended 10 property
outside Of organized counties, and 10 all
property IN the territory, but that the
legislature has provided no means or
method whereby taxes may oe levied aud
collected in unorganiz-d counties. and
therefore the tax levied therein for 1897
was Illegal and void. In these latter Gases
the inJanction prayed for was made per
petuaL Gillett & Brown appeared a.
counsel for the petitioners.
District court adjourned today until the
April term.