The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-02

tor for the term commencing March next
The Secretary Of the Senate read tho names
OF the candidates, to wit:
Hon. B. +. Jonas OF Orleans Hon. Randall L
Gibson Of Orleans; Hon. II. q. WiekIiffe O
West Eeliciana; Hon. W. .. Fgan Of Caddo
Hon. W. A. Robertson Of st. Landry.
The rolls Of tho respective branches Of tht
General Assembly were then called, with the
following result;
Senator Demas voted for Hon. James Lewis
Senators Boatner. Texada, and Repress tn
lives Aycock. Bridger. Brehrd, d WIDEN. Brady
Berry. Forester. Hammond Leeds, Lea, Leon
smart, Ridley. voorhiss and Young e' OF CIal.
borne voted for Hor. u, +. Jnnas--2i votes.
Senators Due" .. Kelly End White, and Ren,-
BrIsgs crsss S"f palaxishe. Estqrinai Tiispat
rick, Hill of Orleans. Kennedy Kelly Of Orleans
Richa d on, Robertson and steven, and Renre-
srsn F h9eGs Spb DsSThs ar Wooa f%Sd
Williams and Young OF East b. on Rouge
voted for Hon; Il, 9. Wicklifss,1,1e votes: ~
Senator's u lis. George and Mitchell. and Ken
rasentatiyes ,tarioas. Duke. GHskins. jonas.
Means. McGehee, Pitts, Taylor and Washburho
voted for Hon. W. ?. Eean-i2 votes ~, w,eo,,
and Zacharie. and Representatives Barron.
Glles pie. Kelly Of Vim. Nunez, Richardson.
ii,ilieu. eellers and Tremoulet voted Tor Hon.
Total number OF votes cast. eighty-seven !:
| necet sary to choice. forty-four.
The President declared that as neither candi-
date had received u majority OF the votes ca t In
| Joint assembly, theirs was election.
On motion of Mr.. Steven. the Joint assembly
| adjourned until tomorrow, OF IL o'clock m. and
| tho Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
The Senate was chilled to order by Lieutenant
Governor Wilt. President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered 0 their names:
Measrs. BoatneG. Demas. Dueroa. Fills. .Eus.
It's, Garland GEORGE. Goode. Grover. Kelly.
Mitchell. ogden. Perkins. kichardson. Robert
son. Sandiiprd. -teven, Texada. Wheeler. White
Assent Messrs. Attain, Breaux. Bryant,
Burch. Gage. DumGnt. Gig, H4rper,, Landry,
Stamps. sutton. Twitchell. Wakefield and
GOung-A.
Nj. Demas asked and obtained unanimous
consent to Gull up House bill No. A., entitled an
act to authorize james Lcgendre. an manci-
pated m nor, to practice law before any OF tho
courts of this State reported upon favorably
by the Judiciary mmttee and moved tho
adoption of the report.
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Dcmas the bill was adopted
on It's second rehding
Mr.. Demas moved Il further suspension Of
tho constitutional rue to place tho bill uron
its third reading and the rules were sus-
pended
The bill was read u third time.
Mr.. Demas moved that It finally pn4a upon
wbtth motion Mr.. Richardson demanded tho
yeas and nays.
The roll was called with the following result:
Yens-Messrs. Boatner. Demas. DuoroR Ellis.
George, Goode Grover. Kelly, Mitchell Ogden.
Perkins. Sandford. steven. Toxada Wheeler
-l5.
Nays Garland Richardson. White. Zachnrio
Abaont-Messrs. Allain. Brenux. Bryant,
Rurch. Cnge, Dumont. Eustis,. Ga,. II rper.
Landry. Robertson. Stamps. sutton TwitchoIl.
Wakeielj and Young-16
The bill was nually passed. tito adopted. and
notice Of concurrence ordered to be SOL to the
House.
Mr. Ogden asked and obtained unanimous
consent to call UP the following concurrent
resolution:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be il resolved In the House Of Representatives
Of the Stair Of LOuisidnd. The Senate COnCnI1'ing.
That the Special Comm tee on City Affairs in
the House. and the omnittao on the MetrOpol-
itan Police in the Senate. be strurtcd to repOr
q bill. acting Jointly. to abolish the metropolitan
Police law; and provide suitable Legislation with
n view to the transfer tho police OF the city OF
New Orleans to tho city.
Mr.. Ogden moved the adoption Of the reso-
luton.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. White moved to amend the resolution by
striking out oil after the words with view. and
inserting In lieu thereof the words to secure
an efficient police force for the city Of Now Or
leans, giving the utmost limit to tho right CT
local self-governmont compatible with eff
ncioncy."
Mr.. Robertson moved to refer the resolution
and amendment to the Commi tee on judiciary
On which motion Mr.. Eusis demanded tho
yeas and nays. which resulted as foovs:
Yeas Messrs. Demns. Eli. Eustis, Grover.
Richardson. Robertson. Steven and Whites.
Geo 90. Goode, Kelly. ogden, Psrkins, Bandi-
oaf aeEoan Wo't H 3 Brraux BRYANT
Burch, Cage. Dumont. Gla. Hnrpcr. Landry.
Mitchell. stamps. Sutton. Twitchell. Wakefield
and Young-1i.
And the motion to refer was lost.
Mr.. Kelly moved to lay The amendment on the
tabn; upon which motion Mr.. Garland de-
handed the yeas and nays
Y he roll being called resulted as follows.
Yeas Messrs. Boatner, ,Ducr' 8, Garland
Georg .Goode, Grover. Kelly. Ogden. Perkins.
Sandford: Steven, T 'xada-,l2.
Nays-Messrs. Drma9, Ellis. EuStis. Richard
son, Robertson. Wheeler White. Zaeharle-s.
Absent-Messrs. Allan. Brea ux. Bryant,
Burch, Cage Dumont, ella, Har per, Landry,
"ltchell. clamps. Sutton. Twitchel, Wakefield
And the amendment was laid upon the table.
On motion Of Mr. White the Senate went into
executive session.
Executive session being raised. upon o call
the rol. the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs. Boa'ner. Demas, Ducros. Ellis. Eua-
tis. Garland. George. Goode.. Grover. Kelly
Mitchell, Ogden Perkins klchard on Robert
SON. Sandiiord. Texada. Wheeler, White and
Zacharie-2O.
Absent-Messrs. Allan. Breaux, Bryant,
Burch, Cage. DLmont. GIa, Htrper: Land, y.
Stamps, Steven. 1witchell. Waken Id and
Young-15.
Mr.. Demas in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Ogden. the vote whereby the
amendment of Mr.. White to House concurrent
resolution. relative to the Metropolitan Police,
was laid upon the table. was reconsidered.
Mr.. White moved the adoption Of the amend
ment.
Upon which motion Mr.. Garland demanded
the yeas and nays.