New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-12

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On motion of Mr.. Paris, of Orleans, Fhe
House proceeded to the election of two as
sistant sergeants-at-arms.
Nominations being in order;
Mr. Paris, of Orleans, nominated Mr.. P.
2. Canonge.
Mr. Blackstone, of Natchitoches, nomjna-
ted Mr.. W. H. Tennard.
Mr.. MurrelT, Of Madison, nominated Mr..
N. CASTOR.
Mr.. Gaif, of East FeIicianae nominated
Mr.. j. P. Davis.
Mr.. Stewart, of Tensas, nominated Mr..
Robert j. Walker.
Mr.. Hahn, of st. Charles, moved that
when each member votes, he would vote for
the candidates, and the one receiving the
highest number of votes be declared the
first assistant sergeant at-arms.
Carried.
1.-THE Speaker resumed the ehaif.j
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary Of the Senate was an
nounced, and informed the House that the
Senate was ready to join the House in Joint
session for the purpose of counting the
votes for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
Messrs. D. Young and George Washing
ton, of Concordia, presented themselves,
and we're sworn in as members of the
House.
The roll was called with the following re-
suit:
Mr.. P. 2. Canonge received the following
votes:
Bickham, Connaughton, Cousin, Demas,
Davidson, Devezin, Dejoie, Dumont, De-
Guichard, Hetfner, Hubeau, Kirkman, Keys,
Lawes, AurrelI (Lafourche), Marie, Mon
taldo, Paris, Rochon Souer, Snaer, South
ard Tureaud, TimOny, Ward-30
Mr.. w. II. Tennard received the following
votes:
Messrs. Armstead, Blackstone, Bakers.
Mr.. A. CASTOR received the following
votes;
Messrs. Antoine, Bowman, Bryant, Boyd,
Benham, Barrow, Dayries, Hill, Heath,
NJ, Jones, Heating, Kenyon, Martinez, Mon
taldo, Page, Sartain, Sutton, SeWell, Thorn
as, Williams, WilsoA-2l.
Mr.. j. P. Davis received the following
votes:
Messrs. Allan, Antoine, Bryant. Baker,
Boyd, Benhan, Blackstone, Bickhdm. Bar
row, Connaughton, Demas, Davidson,
Davis, Deyezin, Dejoie, Dumont, Dayries,
Devices, Elliot, Fontelieu, Gair, CAN'T,
Guiohard, Hef'ner, Hubeau Hahn. Heath,
Hedgepath, 81. Jones, Heating, Kirkman,
Kenyon, Keys, Lewis, Landry Lawes,
Murren (Madisonl, Martinez, Marie, Ma
thews, Page, Paris, Rochon, Rodrgues,
Souer Sawyer Stewart, Sartain, Snaer,
Sutton, Sewell, Thomas, Tureaud, Timony
Williams, Wilson, Ward Wands-58.
Mr.. Robert J. Walker received the fol-
lowing votes:
Messrs. Allan, Armstead, Bowman, Cou-
sin, Davis, Hill, Hahn, Hedgepath Lewis
Landry, Murrell (Lafourche), Murrell
(Madisonl, Mathews, Rodrigues, Sawyer,
Stewart, Southland, Wands-l8.
On motion of Mr. Murrell, of Madison,
the election of Messrs. P. 2. Canonge and j.
P. Davis was made unanimous.
Joint Session.
The sergeant-at-arms then announced the
honorable Senate of the State of Louisiana.
The President of the Senate, Hon. A. B.
Harris, took the chair and directed the
Secretary Of the Senate to call the roll of
the Senate in joint session.
The following answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber Blunt, Booth,
Butler, Burch, Brewster, Campbell Cage,
Daigle, Harris, P. +. HerWig E. F. Herwig,
Hunsaker, Harper, Ingraham jerks, Kels0,
McMillen, holland, Pollard, Sypher, Stamps,
Todd, TWitchelI, VOORHEES,, Weber, Whar-
ton, Worrall-29.
The Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
tives then ordered the Clerk of the House
to call the roll, when the following mem
bers answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell Allan, Armstead, An
tome, Boarman, Bryant, Baker, Boyd, Ben
ham, Blackstone, Bickham, Barrow, Con
naughton; Cousin, Davis, Davidson, Demas,
Devezin, Dejoie, Dumont, Dayries, De-
wees, Estilette, Elliott, Fonte1ieu, Gair,
CAN'T, Guichard, Heffner, Hubeau, Hill,
Hahn, Heath, Hedgepath, M. Jones, Keat-
ing, Kirkmau, Kenyon, Kerr King,
Lewis, Landry, Lawes, Murrell (Lafourche),
Murrell tMadison), Mahoney, Martinez,
Marie, Mathews, Montaldo, Page, Paris,
RoGhOn, ROdrigues, Souer, Sawyer, Stewart,
Sartain, Snaer, Southland, Sutton, sewell,
Shakespeare, Thomas, Tureaud, Timony,
Williams, Wilson, Wands, Young-69.
A quorum present.
AAAS JNtAAO DSESiOAB bCL4AB SSAAJOSCA OF
twenty-nine members of the Senate and
sixty -nine members of the House, then pro
ceeded in joint assembly to count and de-
clare the votes cast at the general election
held On the fourth of November, 1872,
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, in
accordance with article forty-elght of the
constitution.
The President of the Senate having stated
the objects of tie joint session, then ap-
pointed Senators Twitchen, Ingraham and
Weber as tellers on the part of the Senate.
The Speaker of the House appointed
Messrs Dumont, Green and Souer as tellers
on the part of the House.
The joint tellers then proceeded to ex-
anime and count the returns of the votes
cast in the several parishes of this State,
which are as follows:
Official returns of the votes cast in the sew
eral parishes of the State of Louisiana on
the fourth of November, 1872 for Gov
ernor
Partshes w.P. Kellogg. John moBnery.
Ascension. ....,..... l.840 666
Assumption, ........ 1912 1,276
4yoyeiles. .......... 1856 1926
Baton Rouge, East. 2,459 917
Baton Rouge, West. 900 2S7
blehVllle, .,......... 4Z8 S72