The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
-or the
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
--or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1871
SENATE.

EXTRA SESSION or 1917.
BnsATg CHAMBER,

On . eall Of tho roll tho following Senators
answered 10 thoir hnnes;
apode aroyaGr Keg mshe aan SfIesa f s.
ven. atubbs. Tesndn. Wheeler. Whito ana Aaeh-
oaas puons ElIs eA' Gasiis OAKLAND OH
Harper, Landry stamps sutton, Twtehell.
Wakefield md Young~ie
On motion OF Mr.. Attain, tho reading Of tho
journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS or eoMMtTTggb.
Mr. 0oods. nhairman Of the COMMITTEES on Jn-
dietary. reported unfavorably on tho following
bills:
House bin No. ts4, entitled an not TO re-enaet
an act supplemental TO mn act entitled an net
10 Incorporate the New Orleans Mechanics ho'
aioty, approved March 0. ts3s."
Senate bill No, H. entitled An act 10 prevent
and punish estortion In office by the various
clerks Of courts recordore. eheriffa. Justices OF
the pence md oonetableB throughout tho State
Senate bill No. 40. AN act to amend and re-
enact articles b79 Of the Code Of Practice, and to
repeal net No. 40 Of Tie nets OF 1871"
Senate bill No. lat. An not 10 provide for Tho
revision OF tho statutes Of the State Of II general
character"
Senate bill No. t4a. entitled IAN net to confer
on tho civil district courts OF the parish Of Or
INK collectors and their securities. throughout
the State. and 10 secure the State and parishes
by making the record OF the petitions, etatlons
mud retufns OF such suits IN mortgage records
. Of tho parishes operate mortgage and lion
upon tho roai estate or said securiliee.'
Mr.. doode. chairman u tho Judiciary Com
mittee submitted the following report on House
bill No. 1851
To tho Honorable the President and Members
OF the Senate.
The Committee on tho Judiciary have Ind
under confederation House bill No, 1910, TO pro-
vide for the change Of names by judicial pro
s w tns S na repea. ha same
Insert aftor the word tho" In ne second line
OF the second section the words District Attor-
Add ut the end Of tho fourth section tha
words ''nfler tho publication Of the Judgment
r. sone e 70 ne pais ipf s11
the pnrish.. then In eome Newspaper nearest 70
the Court. Houee OF the parish Ia which the
'1''sA''''' '' i. &. aooDE, Chairman.
Tho following message from tho House was
HOUSE, or nRrnGsBorATfygs.
New Orleans. April IA, 1877. J
Totho Honorable tho Senate, State Of louisiana
nm dIreeted 60 inform Your honorable body
that tho House IL now ready 10 meet the Senate
II Joint assembly TO bslgs fpf nntea sstes
Senator. PETEh }. IAHNEyAhT,
Mr. Mitchell, chairman Of the Committee on
Railroads. reported iavornbiy on and recon-
mended tho passage OF House bill No. 2as. ehti'
ued An net TO incorporate tho Eastern Louis-
ana Railroad Company
Mr.. Eustia, on HIS own notion was granted
leave Of absence for one dry.
On melton Of Mr.. Kelly tho Senate proceeded
In u body to tho hall Of tho House Of lepreaen-
tatiyes for tho purpose OF baloting Ia joint SEES
aian for II t1nitnd Htatea Epuai1r
JOINT sEsstoa.
Tho joint session wns called to order by tho
Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
The roll of the Senate was called when tho fol-
owing Senators answered to their names:
,Messrs. poatner. Breaux, Dueros, Ellie. Eustis.
Perkins. Robertson. sandiford, stnbbs'. Steven,
Texada. Wheeler. White. Young and Zncharie
-~2l
Tho roll Of the House was called when tho
following members answered TO their names:
Aycock Brdgor. Breard, Bllllea, BOWEN Bar
ron, Brady. Brooks Buck Berry, Bell. Briggs,
cnrof dGessy RGaygHS DA Dass Do
isans, Jones Kegasdys kaeIis d Vim. Ksily d
marc. Len, Leonhard o, Orleana, Marin. Mems.
II i. Richardson. ,hyiaad, Rldeley, Randolph.
=
Trenoaletp roller. Washlngioa. Wood VIII
iinms, Young OF Claibo no. Young Of East
Eighty.nino members and II quorum OF the
joint assembly.
The President OF the Joint assembly then de-
clared the object OF this JOINT assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for tho term
commencing March a. 1877.
The Secretary Of the Senate read the names Of
the candidates, to wit:
Hon D. Il. Jonas. Of Orleans. Hon. Randall l..
Gibson. OF Orleans, Hon. II. q. Billings. Of Or
leans, Hon. Andrew Caleza. of Orleans and
Hon. H. w. Huntington. OF Orleans.
Representative Buck withdrew tho name Of
the Hon. J. u. MeGehee.
Senator Garland withdrew tho namo of the
Hon. =. A. Dncros. Jr
Representative Sartain nominated the Hon. ].
Edwards Leonard OF Carroll.
The rolls Of tho respective branches OF the
General Assembly were then called with tho fol-
lowing result
Senators Boatner, Ducros. Ellis. Stubs and
Xacharie. and Representatives Aycock. Breard.
Rowden. Barron, Brady, Berry. Boil. Dupree.
Ferguson. Forester, Gaskins Gillespie. Hun
tington, Ham,m9nd, Lyons. Leonhard; aewsom.
shaksneare; Singleton, Stage. Steele. ,good.
Wilde and Williams. voted for Hon. j. II. Jonas
Senators Breeux, George. Goode Grover.
Kelly. Mitchell. Perkins. Richardson, Sandiford.
Steven, Texadaa and White, and Representa-
lavigne. Fitzpatrick, Hill OF Orleans, Kelly OF
Orleans, kernochan. Leeds. ,Lamare, Lea. Nc.
Geheo. Martin. Pitts: kyland. Role, Self and
Senator Wheeler. and Representatives Brook,
Stage. Sellers and Washington voted for Hon.
t. o. Billings votes.
senator Aliain voted for Andrew Cacza-1
vote.
Senator Garland and Representative Sartain
faAf sarH Ia II Lag ard nF No II
votes.
senator Ogden and Representatives Brldger.
Briggs, D'Avy, Duke, Kelly of Winn Means
Nunez, Randolph and Toler voted blank-lo
votes.
Representatives Kennedy. Kidd. Taylor.
Young OF Claiborne and Young of East Baton
Rouge voted for Hon John Fitzpatrick of Orr