The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
-oF THE4-
FfprH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
=-oF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION. or 1871
SENATE.
twentieth pays proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION. or 1871.

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On a pail Of the roll tho following Senators
answered TO their names
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Absent Messrs. Attain, Beatner, bryant.
Biireh. Uage, Duerus, Dumont OLA argvett
Harper, Landry, stamps, sutton, Twitchell,
wakefield and Yeuna-is.
on motion Of Mr. Mitchell, the reading Of the
.bsurnal In detail was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mf. Kelly submitted the petition Of the 81
Hlsabsth Orphan Asylum, praying for aid.
On melton Of Mr.. Kelly the reading OF the pa
.ref was dispensed with and referred to the
Committee on Finance,
MRssAaH FROM raE HOUSE.
HousH or REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans, March "A. 1877.
TO the Honorable the President and Members
Of the senate Of the State OF LoiisiHna.
am directed to inform your honorable body
thnt the House has finally passed the following
House bills. and ask tho concurrence Of the
House bill No. ael, An ACT for. The relief Of
Thos, II. Handy, Civil Sheriff Of the parish OF
Also Houss bill No aga, " An act 70 provide
fassion. from the parishes 81 Union, Jackson,
sSin' and to provide for the settlement Of sue
Also. House bill No lao. An net for The relief
pf The Fruit Growers Association of the Gull
Etates,s
Also. House bill No. aso. An act to appfopri,
dollars. OF 40 much thereof as may be deemed
nseessafy 70 pay the per diem ot the members,
s sa a aaa II az ae and te
expenses thereof, for the. extra session, COM
mencing on the I'D day Of March, 1871" etc.
am Mao directed to inform your honorable
ht,dy that The House has eonpufred In the Sem
afe's amendments to House bill No. p5. An act
y define ens nfvsses r ana ad t9p
limit tue came aud to define the duties Of sher.
Iffs and recorders Of mortgages In relation
Also, in The senates amendment to House. bill
N @ Ell f. rep q A. az as entitled untitled An Az
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court aps
lam also directed 10 inform your honorable
body that The House IL now ready to. meet the
SENATE in Joint assembly to ballot for United
s''''' PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
On motion Of Mr.. EllH the Senate proceeded
la n body to tho hall Of the House of Reptosen-
taives for the purpose of balloting in Joint ses-
Hien for United States Senator
JOINT sEsstoN.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt, Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
The roll Of tho Senate was called, when tho
following Senators answered TO their names:
MpsHre. Boatner Breaus, Duefos, Ellis, Bussis
Garland George .aooae. Groves, Kelly. Mitchell
ford, stevens htubbs, TeSada. Wheeler White
and Xaeharie~B.
The roll OF the House was called when tho fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon, T. BUSH Speaker, and Messrs. Aldge.
Aveuck nfidgef, Iteafi, Iowden. Brady.
berry. Bell, 1ockefhain, Oatloss, Greasy. De-
lavigne. Duke, Dupres. Ferguson, Fiispatrick.
fnonl, I'm d, Orleans, Jonas, kennedy. Kelly
ST VIM, Kelly of Orleans. Kidd. kernochan.
Lyons, ,Ieedp Iamare Lea Leenhard OF Or
Pitts, Richardson, Rylaud Robertson. Role.
Ridgles,. shakspeafe, sartain, singleton, Self,
Tfemee;ulet, Tolsr, voorhIss Washbura, Wood.
Rouge
The President of the Joint assembly then de-
elared the object Of thiH Joint assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for the term
commencing March 4. 1877.
Tho Secretary of the Senate read the names of
the candidates, to wit:
Hon. b. r. Jonas, of Orleans, Hon. Randall L.
Gibson of Orleans Hon. II. l.. Garland OF st.
Landry, Hon. A. d. George of Webster. Hon. O.
b. Wheeler of Moreheuse.
Representative Sellers nominated Hon. J. q.
DreauS, OF pointe Uoupee,
rho rolls Of the respective branches of the
General Assembly were then called with the
following result:
aenators .nucros, Garland, Grover Kelly,
Steven and Wheel +, and Representatives Bush.
mona. Kennedy, Kelly Of VIM, Kelly Of Or
Steele, selleis end Young of Claiborne voted
Ter the Hon. j, u. Breanx--2a votes. ,
sepator reNaaa and Representatives Bird I'd
HON. @. b. Wheeer--b votes.
Senators Boa,ger. Brs,aex, Eastis,, George.
Richardson and VOORHEES, voted for the Hon. Il.
Il. Garland-a votes.
Senators Ellis, aoode, stubbs, Mitchell .og-
den Perkins, Richardson. Sandlford and 2ac-
harie and Representatives Cockerhan, Carloss.
Duke. gaakias, Jonas Lyons Leeds, Means,
Reprcs g AycoSE, Bowden Brady. Ber-
DpreeR Rna as Rassraan shak
speare, siagg. spiiler and Williams voted for
the Hon. d. II Jonas-is votes.
Kernochan, Iamare, peralta' Role, Tremouiet
Toler and Wood voted for the Hon. Il. l.. Gibson
- votes.
Total number Of votes cast. So; necessary to
aehoice. ~.
n The President declared that as no one of the
aaseandidatea had received majority of the votes
Sast In Joint assembly. there was no election.
motion OF Mr. Perkins. the Joint Assem-
ijourned, and the Senate withdrew to its
hamber,
The Senate was called to order by the Hon
Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident OF the Senate
On a call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Boatner. ,Ducros Eusts, Ellis, Gar
land George Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell
Ogden Perkins. Richardson, Robertson. Sandi-
ford, Steven, Stubs, Texada, Wheeler, and
Xsacharie--9e.
Absent-Msssrs. Alain. Breaux Bryant,
Burch. Cage. Dumont. Gla, Harper, Landry
stamns, Sutton, Twitcheil. Wakefield. White
and foung-Ib.
Mr.. Goode called up the following resolution.
and moved Its adoption: