New Orleans Republican., 1868-07-09
HOUSE OF REPREsExTATIvEs.
Ninth Days Session.

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WEDNESDAY, July 8, 1868,
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the Chair.
The roll being called seventythree mem.
bets answered to their names as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander, An.
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham,
Belot, Brewster, Barbee, Bergeron, Collins,
Carr, Cuney, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne,
Dupre, Dupart, Evans, Esnard, Faulkner,
Fouts, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Gray, Guidry
Hill, Haskell, HanloD, HOnOre, Harper,
Hutchinson, Isabelle, Kent, kavansgh, LIE
Blanc, Lee, Leroy, LHoste, Harris, Mol.
lere, McCullen, Mahier, McMillen, McVean,
Murrell, Mansion, Morey, Moran, May,
Mathews, Magee, Noble, Pearce, Pratt,
Page, Pierce, Prescott Raymond Reese,
reaud, Washington, Wren, Wilson. Williams,
William H. Williams, N. Young, Yorke-7S.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kingston.
On motion OF Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Morey, of 0uachita, gave notice that
he would offer tomorrow resolution to
amend the report of the Committee on
Rules and Orders so as to add more com
mittees therein.
Mr.. Morey, of ouachita, read an act OF
Congress relative to the election ofSenators,
and invited the Speaker to send message
to the Senate, informing that honorable
body that the House was ready to receive
the Senators in joint session to proceed to
the election of United States Senators.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne objected on the
ground that the House had only organized
on Wednesday last and could not go into an
election until the second Tuesday after.
The Chair decided that this was the day
on which.the joint session was to take place
for the election of United States Senators,
and instructed the Chief Clerk to deliver the
message to the Senate inviting the Senators
to meet this House in Joint session to elect
two United States Senators.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, appealed from the
decision of the Chair.
The Chair decided that no appeal could
be taken, as the law of Congress madegit
obligatory to proceed to the election of
Senators on this day.
The Chief Clerk came in and announced
to the Speaker that the Senate had complied
with the invitation of the House, and would
meet that body il joint session il a few
moments.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, moved to take
recess of one hour.
Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, moved to lay the
above motion on the table.
Which was carried.
At quarter after one o'clock the honor
able President of the Senate and Senators
were announced and took their seats.
Hon. o. j. Dunn, President of the Senate,
called the House to order, announced the
object of business, and ordered the Secre-
tary of the Senate to call the roll of the
Senate. The following members answered
to their names; .
Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall,
jerks, E. L. Jewell F. L. Jewell, Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, Monette, 0futt, Ogden,
O'Hara, Packard, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray
Smith, Thompson, Todd, White, Whitney,
Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-S6.
The Speaker ordered the roll of the House
to be called.
The following members answered to their
names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander, An.
toi1e, Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham,
Brewster, Barbee, Burrel, Bergeron, Col
Inns, Carr, Cuney, Deslonde, Devices, Du.
fresne, Dupre, Demarest, Dupart, Evans,
Faulkner, Fouts, Guigonet, Haskell, Garst
kamp, Gray, Guidry, Hill, Hanlon, Honore,
Harper, Hutchinson, Isabelle, Kent, ~ Kay
anagh, Leblanc, Lee, Leroy, L'Hoste,
Lott, Morris, Mollere, McCullen, MGhier,
McMillen, McVean, Murrell Melvin, Man
sion, Morey, Moran, Mathews, Magee, No
Bile, Pearce, Pratt, Page, Pierce, Prescott,
Raymond, Reese, Rey, Slaton, smith, Ster'
rett Taylor, Tureaud, Washington, Wren,
Wilson, Wm. Williams, H. Williams, N.
Young, Yorke, D. Young g-75 members.
Senator Ray called for the reading of that
part of the journal Of the Senate relative to
the election of United States Senators made
yesterday.
The Secretary of the Senate then read
from his journal the resolution relative to
the election of United States Senators. q.
The Clerk of the House then read from
his journal that part Of the proceedings
relative to the same subject.
Mr.. Harris, of Concordia, nominated Mr..
W. P, Kellogg for United States Senator,
long term.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, nominated Mr..
Allen G. Hill.
Mr.. Kavanagh, of St. Landry, nominated
Mr.. s. H. Torrey.
The roll of the Senate being called re.
suited as follows:
For United States Senator, long term
For Mr.. Kellogg -Beares, Campbell, Coup.
Land, Darrall, francois, Harris jerks, Kei.
so, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, o'HaEa, Pack