The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01

| make the day of maturity Of negotiable instru
| ments. when the same falls ON o holiday. con
form to the rule Of the commercial world.
Favorably, by substitute, on House bill No. 152
An act creating an additional justice OF th'
peace In ward three, parish OF Cameron, Stats
of Louisiana.
Mr. Dupree. chairman. on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Health and Quarantine. reported ~
follows:
On House bill No. 1873, IAN act to provide fol
gauging, inspecting and designating coal oil.
and illuminating oils or fluids derived wholly
or In part from coal or petroleum. etc, favor
ably, with amendments.
Mr.. MeGchee, chairman, ON behalf OF tbs
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. re
ported back to the House without action its bill
No. Isl, An act to amend and re-enaet sections
two and four of An act to create Board d
State Engineers being No. of the State o.
Louisiana, approved Feb. "a. 1871" with the re.
commentator that 1t be referred to tho Com.
mittee on Lands and Levees
The report was adopted and the bill was sc
referred.
Mr.. Shakespeare Chairman on behalf Of the
Committee on Public Buildings, reported ON
House bill No. 1866, Joint Resolution authoriz-
ing joint committee with the view of examin
Ing st. Patrick's Hall as proper place for 9
permanent location for d State House." that the
Committee deem it inexpedient ut the present
time.
Mr.. Leeds, Chairman. on behalf Of the Special
COMMITTEES on City Affairs, reported as follows
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, February 81. 1877.
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members
of the House of Representatives:
gentlemen-Your Special Committee on City
No. 70. An at to authorizes the city Of New Or.
leans to issue premium bonds, on conditions
specified, in exchange for certain bonds hereto
fore issued and pledged to pay q judgment rem
dered against said city," and reports fayoraby
with amendments.
Also. House bill No. 1853. AN net to reorgauize
and render more efficient the Board of Health
Of the State of Louisiana; to define its powers
and prescribe its duties. and those of duaran-
tine and other officers under its control; to pro.
vide for its expenses and for the recording of
births. deaths and marriages in the parish Of
Orleans; for The inspection of cattle and meat
in said parish to provide penalties for the en-
forcement OF this act and fol violation OF the
same. and for the ordinances and orders made
in pursuance thereof" reports favorably with
CHAs J. LEEDS Chairman.
JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose of further balioting for a
Senator to represent the State of Louisiana in
the Senate OF the United States for the term be-
ginning March 4, 1877, Hon. LOUIS A. Wilt,
Lieutenant Governor, and President of the SEN
ate presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called. when the
following Senators answered to their names
Messrs Boatner, Ducros, Ellis. Fustis, Gar
land, George, Goode. Kelly. Mitchell. Ogden,
Perkins. Richardson. Rt bertson. sandiford
Steven. Stubs, Texada, Wheeler and Iacharie.
Nineteen Senators and O quorum of the SEN
ate.
The roll Of the House being called the follow
ing members answered to their names
Hon. l.. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. A'dige.
den. Barron. Barrett, Berry, Bell. briggs, Cock
erham, Carl9ss, Cressy. Deavigne. Dupree,
Estopipal. Fitzpatrick. Forester. Gaskins. Gill
Jonas, kernochan. Kelly Of VIM, Kelly Of Or
leans. Kidd. Lyons. Leeds, lamare. Lea, Leon
hard Of Or cans, Marin Medehee Nunez, Por-
Singleton. Self. spiler. Stagg, Steele, sellers.
Smart, Tayl9Wr, ,g Trem?ret T1ler, voorhes
borne Young Of East Baton Rouge.
Sixty-four members and q quorum of the
House.
The purpose of this Joint session was an
nounced by the presiding officer. and the nomi.
nations were read as follows:
Messrs. Jonas, Gibson, Wickliffe, Egan, Rob-
ertson and Hall.
There being no further nominations the roll
of the Senate was called. with the following re-
suit:
Senators Robertson. Wheeler and Zacharie
voted for the Hon. W. T. Halls votes.
Senators Boatner, Dueros md Stubs voted
for the Hon 3. +. Jonas-3 votes.
Senators Kelly and Mitchell voted for Hon. r.
L. Gibson 2 votes.
Senators Eustis, Goode. Ogden, Perkins and
Richardson voted for Hon. X. 9. Wickliffo--5
votes.
Senators George. sandiford and Texada voted
for Hon. w. b. Egan-3 votes.
Senator's Ellis. Garland and Steven voted for
Hon. W. A. Robertson-s votes.
The roll Of the House was called, when the
following members voted far the Hon. W
T. Hall:
Messrs. Hammond and Washburne-2.
The folio wing members voted for the Hon. D.
T. Jonas:
Messrs. Aycock. Bridger. Breard. Bewden'
Ferry RReayg g Foe E;dd Robertson Hun
hard, McGehee. Peralta Role. Shakespeare.
Singleton. Steele. Stage, Ridgley and VOORHEES,
-23
The following members voted for tbs Hon
Randall l.. Gibson:
Messrs. Aldige, Barrett Bell, Cressy, Estopi-
nal. Fitzpatrick. Hill of Orleans. Leeds, Lamare,
Kernochan and Tremoulet-11.
The following members voted for the Hon. r.
c. Wickliffe:
Messrs. Dupree, Porter. Ryland Barbin, Spill
Ter. Williams and Young Of East Baton Rouge
=.
The following members voted for the Hon.
W. B. Egan:
Speaker Bush. and Messr5. Barron. Briggs.
Cockerham, Carloss, Jonas. Pitts, Randolph.
Smart and Young OF Claiborne-lo.
The following members voted for the Hon.
W. A. Robertson:
Messrs. Billieu. Gaskins. Gillespie, Martin,
Nunez. Richards on. Self. Sellers. Taylor and
Toler-10.
Total vote 81; necessary to choice A.
No one candidate having received majority
of all the votes cast the presiding officer de-
clared that there had been no election.
On motion OF Mr.. Perkins, of the Senate, the
joint assembly adjourned and the Senate with
drew to its chamber.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from the