The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-09

CHARLES n. MEhn111,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Ninth bays Session.
| SENATE Cha MEKR,
| Wednesday, January, II 1871.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon. o. ]. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate,
and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber,
Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell,
COPELAND, Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig, Hunsucker, Ingraham,
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Linch, McMillen.
holland, O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan,
Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas.
Thompson, Todd. Twitchell, Whitney,
Wlcox-36.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Burch.
The minutes of the previous days ses-
sion were partially read, when their
further, reading was dispensed with.
No corrections.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the Senate pro-
ceeded in body to the Hall of the House
of Representatives, to joint session, for
the purpose Of completing the election
for Senator to the Congress of the Uni
ted States.
JOINT SESSION.
Hon. o. ]. Dunn, President of the Sc
nate, called the General Assembly to or
der, and announced the object Of the
joint session to be in accordance with the
requirements of section one Of the act of
Congress, approved July rs, 1866.
The Secretary of the Senate then called
the roll of the Senate, when thirty-six
Senators answered to their names
The Clerk of the House then called the
roll Of the House, when one hundred Re
representatives. answered to their names,
making total of one hundred and thirty
six members of the General Assembly
present.
The Secretary of the Senate then read
from his journal that part Of the proceed
ings of the Senate relative to United
States Senator.
The Clerk of the House then read from
his journal that part of the proceedings
of the House of Representatives relative
to the same subject.
A discussion arising between Senators as to
, the correctness of the House Journal Mr.. Thomp-
son moved that the Senate retire, which, ON
call of the yeas and nays, the Senate refused
by the following vote:
Yeas Antoine, Barber, Butler, Fish, Harris,
Kelso O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchback, Ray, Thomas
Todd-12.
Nays: Anderson, Blackman, Bowman, Camp
bell, COPELAND, Daigle, Futch, Gallup, Herwig
Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, Lewis, Lynch
McMillen, holland, Raglan, Smith, Swords
4 Sypher, Thompson, Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox
1 "a
The Senate refusing to retire, as the Speaker of
tho House declared the journal of that body to
: be correct and true.
\ There being no objections to the proceedings,
the President of the Senate then declared that as
]. r. West had received nineteen votes in the
Senate, and sixty-eight in the House of Repres-
entatives, and as said votes constituted ma
iority of each house, he, ]. R. West, was de-
clared duly elected from the State Of Louisiana
: as United States Senator, to succeed the Hon.
John s. Harris, whose term expires on the fourth
+ day of March, 1871.
!, On motion of Mr.. Blackman, the Senate re-
tired, the object of the joint session having been
completed.
|. The Senate having returned from joint session
n with the House of Representatives, the roll was
called: III
Present, the Hon. o. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
. Governor and President of Senate, and Messrs'
Anderson, Antoine, Barber. Blackman, Bowman
Butler, Coupland, Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup,
> Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, hgraham, Kelso,
|. Lewis, Lynch, McMllen, holland, OHara,
T Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell
Whitney, wilcox-S5.
VI EXECUTIVE NxssAo1.
7, The following message from his Excellency
+ the Governor, was received and read by tn
"a Secretary of the Senate:
I'll STATE or LoumAxA,
Executive Department.
l. New Orleans, January II, 1871.
+ Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the State Of Louisiana:
y congratulate you upon the favorable auspice
V under which you assemble. Our State has bee
= blessed by the providence Of God with plentifr
n crops. The staples Of sugar and cotton. whic
ara the snr;ucn of our wealth. have been prC