The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-07
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE.
Th,ra Days Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
SENATE CHAMBER,

On q call of the roll, tne following SenatoEs
answered to their names:
neasrs. Ducros. Ellis. Goode, Kelly. Mitchell.
Perkins, sandiford. Steven. Stubbs and Texa-
da--1o. ,,,-, n. n.a,
nrvant. Burch, Gage, DeInas Dumont.- Eustis,
ffnrlarld, George, Ola. Grover. Harper. Landry,
Ogden Richardsen Robsrtson st Whlta sutton an
and Zacharie--2e.
No quorum.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly, the Senate took re-
cess for one hour.
AFTER RECESS.
The Senate was called to order by the Hon.
Louis A. Wiltz, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate.
On a call OF the roll the following Senators an
swered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Breaux Ducros, Ellis, Gar
land George Gqode. over kaetlly,, M atshhl
pgasa Whseer W5s
Dumont. Eustis, Harper, Landry, klchardson,.
Stamps. Steven. Sutton. Iwltchell' "akeheld'
On motion of Mr.. sandiford. the reading of the
journal in detail was dispensed with
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Goode. chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the President and Members of
the Senate:
The Judiciary Committee have had under
consideration senate bill No. 49, An act to en-
uoart for the parish Of Orleans" etc. and the
undersigned, q majority of the committee. re-
port the said bill favoraabIlyN; nApr.un
Il. q. zhCHAnIE,
CHAS J. BOAINER,
& g. B. B. W WHREE
The undersigned. members Of the Judiciary
Committee. having under consideration Senate
Third district court, respectfully dissent 4 from ON
minority untavoraby on said BILL for The reason as
they consider the same unconstitutional In
this: the bill proposes to confer upon the Third
Of which, under the constitution the Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth District Courts have exclusive
Legislature to transfer such jurisdiction to any
T. I: ? P d GE9BGE'
Which lies over under the rules.
Also, returned House bill No. 10. entitled
An act to repeal an act entitled An act to define
and extend the limits Of the Second Judicial
District to fix the terms of court therein and to
define and extend the jurisdiction for the Sixth
and Seventh Municipal Districts Of the parish
OF ORLEANS: TO provide for clerk of said cnnrt
and his compensation and term OF Office and
TO provide for the drawing of jurors for said
court and to reannex the Sixth and Seventh
Municipal Districts of the parish Of Orleans to
the First Judicial District"
Without action. for the reason that it had been
turned over to the Judiciary Committee through
error, and moved that it go through its proper
course.
Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the bill was read a
first and second time. under q suspension of
the constitutional rules. aud referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Texada. Chairman Of the Committee on |
Enrolment. submitted the following report:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT |
AND ENGRoSs aENT, !
New Orleans, March 5, 1877. } |
TO the Honorable the President and Members
of the Senate:
We respectfully report as properly enrolled
Senate bills Nos 6'. 55 So, "a. 81, 49, SO. 49, 50 49,
Very respectfully,
LOUIS TExADA.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. |,
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, | |
New Orleans, March 5. 1877. |
To the Honorable the President and Members |
ol the Senate OF the State OF Louisiana:
Gentlemen-I am instructed to inform your
honorable body that the House is now ready to
meet the Senate in Joint assembly to ballot for
100 S PETER ]. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly, the Senate proceeded |
In body to the hall of the House of Represen-
tatves for the purpose of balloting in Joint SEES
sion Tor d United states senator
JOINT SESSION
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names
Messrs. Boatner. Breaux, Ducros. Ellis. Gar
land. George, Goode. Grover. Kelly, Mitchell
Ogden. Perkins. Robertson. Sandiford. Stubs,
TexadR. Wheeler, White and Zacharie-19.
nY.a n,I1 oft bH Lee bp tl,e ntl
members answered to their names:
Messrs.. Aldige Barbin, Billieu. Bridger,
Breard. .Bowden. Barron, Brady, Berry, Bell,
Briggs, Cockerham, Carloss, Cressy, Deavigne
patrick. Forester. Gaskins. Gillespis. Hunting
'tpn, Hammond Hill of Orleans Jonas. Kerno-
knnedY aey Of @pn K OF
Orleans, Martin, Means. McGehee, Nunez, Por-
ter. peralta, Pitts Robertson, Richardson, Ry-
hingleton, Self Spier, Steele. Sellers. Smart.
Williams Toler H0,hes Wash
OF East Baton Rouge-64.
The President of the joint assembly then de- &
elared the object of this Joint assembly was to {
ballot for United States Senator for the term [
commencing March A. 1877. in accordance with
the proclamation of his Excellency Francis T. {
Nichols. Governor OF the State of Louisiana, I
dated February IS. 1877 converting the General c
Assembly in extraordinary session.
The Secretary of the Senate read the names of i
the candidates. to wit:
Hon. j. r. Jonas of Orleans, Hon. Randall L,
Gibson OF GRleans. Hon. W. A. Robertson of st, r
Landry. I
Senator Mitchell withdrew the nomination of '
Hon, JAS. C.4Bgan, of Claiborne.
Senator Kelly nominated Hon. c. B. Wheeler.
OF Morehouse. a
Representative Sartain nominated Hon. Jno
Young. of Claiborne.
The rolls of the respective branches of the a
General Assembly Were then called with the a
result: h
Senators Stubs and Wheeler. and Represen- IL
tatiyes Ayeock, Breard, Bowden. Brady. Berry, 8
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