The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-25
luton relative TO a topographic and hydro
graphic survey OF Bayou Teeke."
Respectfully,

JOHN GLEaG.
Secretary.
further message was received from the Sen
ate as follows:
SENATE CHAMBER. April 30, 1877.
To The Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.:
/ am instructed by the Senate to inform your
honorable body that the Senate Is now ready to
meet in joint assembly to ballot for n United
States senator for the term commencing March
4, 1877
JOHN .CLEGd.
Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose of further balloting 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. L. A. Wilt. Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Senate.
presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called when the fol-
lowing SenatorsRanswered to their names:
Msssrs. Allan. Boatner. Breaux. Bryant
Burch, Gage, Demas. Dueros. Ellis. Eustis
Garland, George Goode Grover Harper, Kelly
ssndora % Steven sna $685.
Texada Twitehell. Wheeler, White and Zach
arie--32.
| The roll of the House was called when the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
| Hon. L. Bush. Speaker. and Messrs. Aldige
| Aycoek. Brown of Caddo Bridger, Breard. Bur
ton, Bowden, Brown OF jefferson. Barron. Bar
Besey Br9ok Buck s Bell Bgggs
| Davries. Deavigne. Drew. De Lacy, Dickinson.
Dnkgrave, Desmarais, D,'Avy. Deioie, Dupree,
Claude. Can't, Gary. aaskins Gillespie, Hill OF
| Ascension, Hughes. Holt. Hammond, Johnson.
II. NJ. Jones, johnson. Robert Jonas. Kennedy,
| Keeting, Kelly of VIM. Kelly Of Orleans, Kern,
Kidd, Lyons Leeds. Lamare. Lewis, Leonhard
of Orleans ca Magore. Martn Means mil ail1a
Pitts Richardson. Ryand Routon, Randolph.
Romero, Role. Robertson. Raby ss,ouerr, Shaks-
peare. Singleton; Self. snaer, spiler, ssssmmes'
Tolliver,. .Tremonlet, .Toer, Voorhlss. Was ;l,
ington. Watson. Washburn, Walker. Wood. Will
liams, Young of Claiborne and Young OF East
| Baton Rouge-105.
The presiding officer announced that the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
had met in this joint assembly. us required by
law, for the purpose of balloting for Senator
to representthe State of Louisiana in the Senate
of the United States for the term beginning
| March 4. 1877.
Tho Secretary of the Senate read the names of
the candidates, to wit:
Messrs. Jonas. Gibson. Wilde, Oglesby. Nc
| Aillen, VOORHEES, and Dupre.
Mr.. Ellis withdrew the name of Mr.. b. r.
Jonas.
Mr.. Aldige withdrew the name of Mr.. r. L.
| Gibson.
Wilde.
Mr. Mitchell withdrew the name Of Mr.. George
w. Dupre.
Mr.. Demas. of the Senate. nominated Hon.
w. III. Dinkgrave. Of Madison.
Mr., Lewis nominated Hon. David Pierson, of
Nachitoches.
Mr. Kennedy nominated Hon. w. g. WHY.
There being no further nominations the roll
of the Senate was called. as follows:
Senator Allain voted for Hon. j. H. Ogesby-1
Senator Bryant voted for Hon. II. L. Gibson-1
vote.
vote.
Senator Stamps voted for Gen. G. I. Beaure-
| gard vote.
Senator Twitchell voted for Gen. A. s. Badger
senator Wheeler voted for Hon. Z. C. Billings
Senator Young voted for Hon. II. H. MARI
Senators Boatner. Breaux. Cage. Ellis, Eustis,
| Garland. George, Goode. Grover. Kelly. Landry,
| Mitchell. Ogdan. Perkins. Richardson. Robert
son, sandiferd, Steven, stpbbs, sutton, Texada,
ser" Senators tors Dema and Ola Voted for W H. Dink-
grave.-2 votes
The roll of the House was called when
Messrs Drury, burden. Deioe, Holt. Johnson
Fl, NJ, Routon, Souer, Stewart, Washington and
Walker voted for the Hon. ]. Fl. oslesby-z1o
1 sn Hon SaFy Dnksrns
| Wv FDNN' 'N'
Ne. srs Del. acy Keeting and Brown of Caddo
voted for tho Hon + /. ) = eza5 wants.
Messrs. Bosey and Cole voted for the Hon. o.
L. BreWs err.
Messrs. Gracien and Jones voted for the Hon.
Mr., Dickinson voted for the Hon, +. 7. Poehe
Mr. Hammond voted for Mr.. J. +. pieot-1,
MIR. Raby voted for the Hon. Il. J. Walker-1.
Mr.. Snaer voted for Mr.. Sibiski-zt.
Mr., Kennedy voted for the Hon w. G. Wy1y-1.
:. The following memb rs voted blank:
y Hon. L. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. Aldige,
55rsfso;n' BROOKS. ,Baek. bsIry, Bel: Briggs,
Drew Dinkgr sss Desmaras. DAvy Detisge
Duke, Dupree. Estopina Fitzpatrick; Foerst n.
Claude, Gaskins. Gillespie Hill OF Ascension,
Kelly of VIM. Kelly Of Orleans. Kern, KIDD,
Lyons Leeds, Lamare, Lewis, Lea, Leonhard Of
McGehee. Newsom. Nunez Porter, Peralta, Pitts,
Richardson. Rvland Randolph. Romero Role,
Robertson, Raby. Shakespeare, Singleton 4. Sell
W NosIl Wood. wilde. Williams. Young Of
Claiborne and Young OF East Baton houge-79.
Total vote 1885, necessary to choice 10.
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.. Allain. OF the Senate.
the Joint assembly adjourned, and the Senate
withdrew to its chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
The call of the roll after joint session was dis
pensed with.
Mr. Kidd. chairman Of the Committee on En-
rollment. reported as follows:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of
the House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Enrolment respectfully
report as correctly enrolled House bills Nos.
1923. 1876. 22s. 2s. 32s a27 a5i 1885, Sgs 25s and "a
Chairman Enrolment Committee,
| MESSAGE FROM THE sRNATE.
The following message was received from the
Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LoUIsIANA.
New Orleans. April 81 1877.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the