New Orleans Republican., 1868-07-09
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Legislature in Joint Session.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS,
General Legislation Yesterday.
SENATE
Eighth Day's PrOeeedings.
WEDNESDAY. July 6. 1866

The roll was called, twenty.nine members
present.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Fiske.
The minutes of the previous day were
read and adopted.
The Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
resentatives appeared with a message from
that body, announcing that the House was
ready to proceed to the election in Joint ses-
sion OF United States Senators.
The President announced the following
Standing Committees:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY-John Ray, II.
J. Campbell, T. c. Anderson, W. L. Thomp-
son, John Lynch.
COMMITTEE ON FINANoE-John Lynch, j.
]. Monette, r, N. Ogden, John Ray, G. II.
Braughn.
COMMITTEE ON ENRoLLMENT-C. B. Darrall,
R. H. Day, r. Poindexter, ]. Wittgenstein,
J. G. Egan.
Mr.. Lynch moved that House bill number
one, joint resolution, ratifying the Constitu.
tional amendment be taken up, and passed
to its third reading.
The President said the next thing in order
was the report of standing committees.
! No reports from standing committees
were made.
Mr.. To DIT is a very common complaint,
| and think just one, thatnowhere are the
| pernicious effects of lobby system felt
| more than in this Senate. l move that the
Senate chamber be cleared of all except the
| officers of the State government and mem
bers OF the Senate.
Mr.. Jewell moved to amend that those
who were invited personally by Senators be
admitted. .......
Mr.. Campbell seconded the amendment,
Mr.. Bacon opposed the amendment as
introducing custom contrary to prece-
dent. The usual custom was for a special
resolution to be offered to invite any gentle
man to the floor, and not upon the invita-
tion of any one Senator.
The question upon the amendment of Mr..
Campbell was adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the whole matter
| upon the table.
! Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch called up House resolution No.
! !, ratifying the Constitutional amendment,
for a second reading.
Mr.. Baker moved suspension Of the
rules to take it up as it was No. in the
order of business under rule eight.
Mr. Blackman said the unfinished busi-
ness of yesterday should have precedence,
and that in order to take the bill up at that
time suspension of the rules was neces-
sary.
The rules were suspended by vote of the
Senate.
Mr.. Lynch moved the second reading Of
House bill No. l. Adopted
Mr.. Lynch moved that it be passed to a
third reading. Adopted.
Mr. Campbell moved to take up House bill
No. 3, creating police board, in order that
it might be engrossed for its third reading.
Mr.. Blackman rose to a point Of order
upon the rules of the Senate, stating that
q suspension Of the rules was necessary to
proceed contrary to the regular order of
business, adding that they were suspended
for the purpose Of passing the Constitutional
amendment and not for this purpose.
Mr.. Ray moved that the Senator from Or
leans have leave to call up the bill
The President decided that leave having
been asked for to present motion out of
the regular order Of business, the consent
| of two-thirds of the members Of the Senate
was necessary. -.-.-....
Mr.. Campbell withdrew his motion.
! Mr.. Ray moved to proceed to the election
of a Warrant Clerk, saying the nomins-
tions were made the day before yesterday.
The nominations were read by the secre.
tary.
Mr.. Day withdrew the nomination of Mr..
Duggan.
Mr. O'Hara withdrew the nomination Of
Mr. Warrington.
The remaining nominations were J.
Pnekney Smith, o. H. Hampstead, E.
schleisinger, and T, Graham.
The Senate proceeded to an election,
which resulted as follows:
1 up. Smith h.................... u
Oh. Hempstead. .......,,,,.,,,,,,,.,. II
2. schleisenger. 2
Mr.. smith waa declared the duly elected
Warrant Clerk Of the senate.
Mr.. Jewell desired to Introduce petition
with reference to contested seat, but wss
ruled out of order.
1 Mr.. Ray moved the Senate do now pro-
oeed in a body to the hall of the House Of
Representatives to Joint Session for the
purpose of completing the election of two
Senators 20 the Congress of the United
states.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Ray.
| Mr.. Bacon rose to a point of order that
this motion was not in the order of busi-
ness.
The President decided that a message
from either House could be considered at
any time.
The motion of Senator Ray was adopted,
and the Senate proceeded in a body to the
House of Representatives.
In joint session with the House Of Repre-.
asentatives the vote Of Senator's upon the
the election Of United States Senators was
IS follows: ..
For the unexpired term ending in 1873:
For William Pitt KELLOGG Beares, Camp
bell, Coupland, Darrell, FRANCOIS, Harris,
Y jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Mouette,
/ 0iHara, Packard, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray,
Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wittgenstein-23.
For Samuel II. Torrey-Anderson Bacon.
Rlackman, Braughn, Day, Egan, Foute. 3.
y. Jewell, F. L. Jewell, ofutt, Ogden,
White-l2.
| For Allen G. Hin-R. W. Futch-l.
i For the unexpired term ending m 1915
For John s. Harris-Campbell, Coupland,
parrall, FRANCOIS, Jenks,F KelsO, Lewis,
Lynch, Monette, 0iHara, Packard, Poin-
dexter. Pollard, Ray, Smith, Todd, Whit
neg, Wilcoxl Williams, Wittgenstein.