New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-17

| net, Marie Mathews, hontaldo, Peyton,
Page. Paris, Raby, Rochon, Rodrigues,
| Souer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain, Snaer'
| Southland, Sutton, Sewell. Thomas, Tureaud'
| Williams. Wilson, Worthy, Washington,
| Wiggln, Ward, Wands, Young-16.
The President then announced that the
Senate and House of Representatives. were
then in quorum IN joint session convened
there having answered to their names
twenty two members of the Senate and
| seyentysiY members of the House.
The President of the Senate then ordered
that that portion of the journal of the SEN
ate of yesterdays proceedings be now
read. as follows
ELECTION OF US!TEI STATES SENATOR.
Executive session being raised. the 'resi'
dent Of the Srnat" ordered ;he roll 10 DC
! called. whcI. III. following Senators an
sweGed to Their n.ules:
| Measy. Anderson. Alexander. Barber.
| Blackburn. Blunt. Butler, Burch, brewster.
| Cage. Green. Harris. !. r ierwl.. Harper
| In graham, Mascot, Syphero Stamps
: Twitchell. Wharton-!'.
! The President declared quorum present.
/ NJ. HART. moved that the Senate do now
.,r..eed 20 the election of United State.
! Sena.0r for the term ending March !. 1879.
! Nj Barber seconded the motion 70 pro.
coed TO said election.
The motion was adopted by the Senate.
| The President declared nominations then
in order.
Mr.. Blunt nominated the Hon, =. y. 5.
pinchbaol. of Orleans.
Mr.. Greene nominated :G- Hon. John
Ray. Of Ouschita
Mr.. y. +. Herwis no,.ina'eI Hon. K. X.
Norton. of Orleans.
Mr.. TwinhelI nominated Hon. :. Hale
Sypher. of Orleans.
On motion. duly accorded. the nonina.
tons were declared closed.
The Senate then voted to proceed 70 the
election of United States Senator for the
term ending March 8 1879.
The President then ordered the Secretary
to call the roll of the Senate upon the ques.
ton of the election OF United States Sen.
ator IS aforesaid. 90 far as the Senate was
concerned.
The following was the vote az declared
by the member. present.
For Hon. 2. B. S. Pinchback, of Orleans
| Barber. Blunt. Butler. Bureh Brewster.
| Cage. Harris, Harper. lngrahsm. Kelso.
Mascot. Stamps.l2.
For Hon. John Ray, Of Ouaehita--anier.
| son. alexander. Gre. ne--3.
For Hon. j. Hale Sypher. Of Or!eaas--
| Sypber Twitchell, WhartOn-3.
For Hon z. <. Norton. OF Og!eans--P. +.
| For Hon George Williamscn-- Black
| burn-l.
The President then declared the whole
! number of Senator. voting TO be twenty.
! cne--the number necessary to make = CHOICE
| would be eleven:
| Hon =. B. s. Pinchtack had received g
Hon. John Ray had received. ............ :!
Hon. J. IL. Sypher had received .........
HON Z. Z. Norton had received. ...... /?
Hon. George Williamson received, 5000. l
Hon. 2. y. s. Pinchback having received
the greatest number Of votes cast, and
that number be;n: u majority of the mem
bers present. was. therefore. duly elected.
so far az the Senate had right. under the
| law. 10 control the election Of the said
AlHtttb sDIGltS CtltLOE as SItksedLue
The Speaker of che House Of Representa-
tiveS then directed the Clerk to read the
| proceedings Of the House. which were read
| as follows:
STATE, SENATOR.
IN" Speaker pro tenn then announced tina:
| according TO the law regulating the mode
and time Of electing Senators TO represent
the several States in Congress, that it is
made the duty o! the General Assembly. on
the second Tuesday after it, organization.
20 proceed 10 :he election to Eli the va.
cancy Of the SEE ator whose term was about
IL expire: and that as the term Tor which
The Hon. William Pitt Kellogg was elected
woIld expire on the fourth day of March
next. that nominations were now in order
to fill the same.
Mr. Murrell. Of Madison. placed the name
% the Hon. j. u. 5. PinchbaOk in nomina
torn
Mr. Stewart. OF Tersas. nominated Gen.
erai J. Hale Sypher.
Mr.. Hahn. OF St. Chagies. noniaatei Hon.
John Ray
Mr.. Dumon.. 0. Orleans. nominated <. (.
Norton. Esq
The House p.ocesded 30 ballot. with the
following result:
The following ,aembers voted Tor Hon. ?.
h. s. Pinchback:
Messr.. Allain, Atrnstead. Antoine. Bow.
man. Blackstone. Barrow. Carey. Con
naughton. Cousin. Demas. L. Il. Davis.
Decker. Devezin. Elliot. Csir. Hubeau.
Hill. Hedgepatb. II. Jones, Keys. Lewis,
Landry. Murrell iLafourchel, Murrell
tMatisop). Mahoney. Mayo. Martinez,
Marie. Montaldo. Page. Paris, Raby. Ro-
chon. Rodrigues. Souer. Sawyer, Stewart,
Sartain. Southland, Sutton, Sewell, Thomas.
Tureaud. Williams. Wilson. Worthy,
Washington. Ward. YoungA9.
The following membess voted for Hon.
John Ray:
Messrs. Baker. Boyd, Boatner. Dayries.
Fontelieu, Greene, Grant, Hetfner. Hahn.
Heath. Heating, Peyton. Wiggin-l3.
The following members voted fog E. 4.
Norton. Esqs
Messrs. Deioie. DuuIon.. Devices. Gui-
chard. JUdioe. Lawe-. Snaer. Wande-8.
Hon. J. Hale Sypher received the follow.
irc vote.
Messrs. D. C. Davis. Kirkmar. Xcnycn-3.
Hon. Char!es ". Lowell. received the fol
lowing vote:
Me-srs. Benhani. Ea.hs"s-:.
NJ. Kern. OK Jefferson. voted tor lion. l..
4. Sheldon.
No objection Oc.ng made 20 the d.c'sra,
ton "t IN. vote Ui .Le two respect
-. house. ~ sEy Of Che members
present. The v.c.d.n: ., u. senate then
a, .'asn.t ~. IL, !, ~.