The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-11-29
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
Tue SENATE

Tue SENATE. s ssssss
This body assembled in thelecture toon
Of the mechanics Hall yesterday, there d
ing good attendance and largo snnmbd
of citizens.
Mr.. Gastinel, when the hour Of II a,si,s'
ed, assembled the platform, called the Hepss
tors to order, and directed the Secretaryto
call the roll. Thereupon, Mr.. Kenner arosS
and inquired by what authority Mr.. CAST.
mel claimed to preside over the Senate.
Nh. Gastinel referred to the act Of tie
last Legislature, which purported to invest
the President pro TEN, Of the Senate WITH
the powers and duties of Lieutenant Gov.
ernor.
Mr.. Kenner replied that this act svas
clearly in violation Of the constitution.
which provided thst the Lieutenant Cover.
nor should be elected by the people. III
the absence of the Lieutenant Governor.
1.-THE Senate should elect a President, Who
would act as Lieutenant Governor. Bit
the person 80 elected must be Senator,
and Mr. Gastinel was no longer Senator,
his time having expired with the last seq.
sion. This Senate, he showed by the pre-.
cedents, was q new body, which had the
right to elect its own Senator pro ter.
MIR. Gastinel lin the chair stated that he
did not desire to occupy the chair. The
Office was not one he sought or desired,
but he thought it his duty to carry ont the
law which had been passed, and ii the Sem
ate should decide that he had no right to
/ the place, be would vacate the chair
It was then suggested that Mr. Gastincl
leave the chair, and that q motion should
be made to gill it with one Of the Senators
as o provisional President ld 400
/ Mr.. Gastinel then retired, whereupon
Mr.. Munday, Of East Feliciana, addressing
the Senators, moved that. Judge Burthe, Ok
Jefferson, take the chair, which w@
adopted.
/ Judge Burthe then took the chair.
! Mr.. Hnney, Of New Orleans, then nor.
| ed that the Secretary call the roll Of Sens
tors, and they go to the desk and be sworn
4 in as their names are called. ,,,s
j The following Senators were sworn in
Kenner, Cooley, Finney, Foute, Dnyie.
neaud, Taylor, Lapeyre, Mnnday, Il. j. Bar.
ROW, Mohan, Burthe, W. Alex. Gordon.
Brown, Kelso, Bereault, Nicholas, Welsh,
q Ellis.
4 OF the Senators who hold over there were
present Messrs. Purcell, Bell, Brownlee.
! Nine absentees Messrs. Armstrong,
Anderson, Campbell, Coco, Hough, Kayl.
naugh, Lott, Palfrey, Wilcoxen.
Mr.. Duyigneand moved that the Senate
proceed to the election Of President, pro
tenn. 3at.
Mr.. Bell nominated D. r. Kenner, which
Mr.. Brownlee seconded.
Mr.. Kcnner declined and nominated the
present incumbent.
: Mr.. Duyigneaud suggested that the cleo.
ton be by reclamation.
4 Mr.. Burthe received 20 votes.
p Mr.. Burthe being declared elected, retun /.
ed thanks in o few words.
Mr. Munday then moved that the Senate
60 into the eldction of Secretary.
: Mr. Taylor nominated Henry 3. Kelly /:
Mr.. Brownlee nominated Nj. Ncelis Il
present incumbent; Mr.. Duyigneaud nom.
mated Mr.. Wagner; Mr.. Lapeyres nomina-
J, ted Mr.. Witt; Mr.. Barrow nominated Mr..
King. AT the first ballot Kelly received
to- Neelis s, Wilt q, Wagner 3, King3.
On the second ballot the vote stood !:
: Kelly I, Neelis 6, Witt 4, King 4, Wag.
b liner /. 1't
d Messfs. Wagner aud Witt we're with.