The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-01-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10, 1871.

u, THE SENATE.
Lieut.. Gov. Dunn called the Senate
to order at 12M. 50" 49, ~
Thirty -one Senators present.
The Senate then proceeded to elect a
United States Senator.
Mr.. Ray nominated o. J. Dunn.
The President returned thanks for
the honor conferred upon him, but de-
clined the nomination. ~ l.E&agIt
Mr.. Campbell nominated Gen. r. II.
West. - .,-s -.
Mr.. Antoine nominated p. b. 8.
Pinchback.- .s,,.a ..f
Mr.. Ray, after expressing regret that
the President declined the nomination,
nominated p. J. Kennedy.
Mr, Thompson nominated II. Green
Davidson, sthe old war horse of De-
mocracy.''>tl "a ,3..t.t-.
On motion, the nominations were
closed. ..t
Gen. J. r.. West received 10 votes, P.
b. 8. Pinchback 7, T.. Green Davidson
5, p. J. Kennedy 2, Gen. Mcmillan 1.
Tho following voted for Gen. West
Anderson, Bowman, Campbell, Coup
land, Fish, Gallup, Herwig, Hunsack-
or, Lynch, holland, Pierce, Reagan,
ney, Wilcox.
For p. b. g. Pinchback-Antoine,
Barber, Butler, Ingraham, Kelso, Nc
MILAN, O'Hara. '>
For r. Green Observation-Disclosures
Dai9le, Futch, Thomas, Thompson.
For p. ]. Kennedy-Harris,R Ray.
For Gen. McMillan-Pinchbac
Gen. ]. r. West was declared the
choice of the Senate on the first ballot,
he having received the majority of the
votes necessary for an election by that
body A-ti@ ---'i 'a''--' -
Mr.. Blackman said that he had just
heard that Gen. j. r. West was chosen
in the House of Representatives by
large majority. Since those in the
House have cast their votes for Gen.
West, the Democrats have discharged
their duties as incumbent upon them,
by voting for T. Green Davidson, but
as it was impossible to elect a Democrat
to fill that position, the Democrats were
now willing to make unanimous the
nomination OF Gen. J. r. West as
United States Senator, which remarks
brought out Senator Mcmillan, who
said that Gen. West was not a partisan
candidate nor recognized any Republt-
can organization, and that he was not
the candidate Of the Republican party
of the State as f'1ffF
Mr.. Pinchback said his candidacy
was simply to test the faith Of the Re-
publican party; that he had no chance
Of election, but wished to see If one of
his race and color had any prospect of
being elected to the United States Sen
ate from the State Of louisiana; that
he labored under misplaced confidence
from the fact that he did not believe
that they represented their constituents
by the vote given.
THE HOUSE. ,,,s
Speaker Carr in the chair at II M.
Ninety-eight members present.
Mr.. Carr announced the law of Con-
gress regulating the election of United
States Senator.
Gen. J. r.. West, p. j. Kennedy,
Michael Hahn, p. B. s. Pinchback,
Senator Blackman and 7. Green Da-
wilson were nominated.
On the first ballot Gen. West re-
ceived a majority Of the votes Of the
whole House, by the Hon. Il. Green
Davidson changing his vote for Gen.
West, before the Clerk announced the
vote, and all who voted for Il. Green
Davidson doing likewise.
The vote .ss then announced, stood
as follows: West 68, Pinchback "a,
Hahn 8, Kennedy 2, BlackInan 2, and
Davidson l. -'-''' &fs' =
The Speaker announced that to-mor-
row "wednesday the Senate and
House would meet in joint session and
compare minutes.