The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-14
PETER J. IRRELEVANT.

Chief CIerk
On motion OF Mr. Perkins, the Senate pto-
eeedod In q body to the Hall of the House of
Representatives for the purpose of bHoting in
Joint session for United States Senator
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
On coll OF the roll. the following Senators
answered TO their names:
Messrs Brehux Ducros, Ellis, Eustts, Garland.
George Goods, Grover, Kelly. Mitchell. Ogden.
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, xSandiford,
Steven. Stubs. Texada. Wheeler, White and
Xanharie-=2i Senators.
On o call OF the roll Of tbs House the follow
Ing members answered TO their names:
Hon. Louis Bush. Speaker. and Msssrs.. Al
dige, Bridger. Breard, Bowden. Barron, Bar-
rett. Buck. berry. Bell. Briggs, Barbin. Carl?ss.
Foerster, Gasslns, Gillespie. Huntington. Ham
mond, Jonas, Kelly Of Wlnn. Kelly OF Orleans,
ia5 Lams aass Lea Mc tSnhafa 2 Orr
Nunez, Porter. Pitts, Richardson, Robertson.
Hylnnd ,Ridgley. Randolph. Role, Shakespeare,
gleton. Taylor, Trem9ulet. Toler, VOORHEES,.
Washburne. wood. Wilams. Young Of Clai~
borne. Young of East Baton Rouge-62
The President declared quorum present in
both houses and that the Joint assembly would
now proceed to ballot fora United States sena-
F
The Secretary of the Senate read tho names
or the candidates, to wit:
Hon. D. r. Jonas of Orleans Hon. Randall l..
Gibson Of Orleans. Hon. Il. O. Wickliffe Of West
Felcianh. Hon. W. h. Egan of Caddo. Hon. W.
A. Robertson Ct st. Landry.
Mr.. Breaux nominated Hon. L. A. Wilt.
The rolls Of The respective branches OF the
General Assembly were then called. with the
following result:
Senators Breaux. Goode. Kelly. Mitchell. Rob-
Wbso WIKI s sG Tsnda
Sssfss jsasf TX ksiIS Fl P WiSn fqsShsrS ME-:
Steele. RIdgleyy, md Young Of Claiborne voted
Senators Ellis and Grover and Representa-
tives Bell. Briggs, Carloss, DuRree. Lea, New
votes.
Breard, Bowden. Berry. DELAY gue, Gillespie.
Huntington. Hammond. L. ems. Leeds. Robert
son Shakespeare, singleton ana Stagg voted for
Hon. Ii. Il. Jonas--i5 votes,
senator Ducros and Representatives Titz-
meulet voted for the Hon. II. /. qfbson-6 votes.
Representatives McGehes, Porter. ,Ryland.
Barbin, yoorhies. Wood Williams and Young
oe 'f East Baton kouge voted for the Hon. II. @.
Duke, Means. Randolph. smart Taylor and
NHSUUuEMb NUbeu lOE HON. w. II. bkNn-S
votes.
: senator Garland and Representatives Barron
and Sellers voted for Hon. w. A. Robertson-3
votes.
Total number of votes cast 50 necessary to n
choice "a.
The President declared that as neither candi-
date had received n majority of tho votes cast in
joint assembly. there was no election.
On motion of Mr.. George. the Joint assem-
bly, adjourned until tomorrow. at IL o'clock M.
and the Senate withdrew to It's own chamber.
The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Wilt, President OF the Senate.
2 On call Of the roll the following Soma ors
answered to their names:
Messrs. Ducros. Ellis. Eustis. Garland, George.
Goode. Grover. Kelly. Mitchell. Ogden. Perkins.
Richardson. Robertson. Sandiford, Steven,
Texada, White and Xaeharie--1s
Absent Messrs. Allan. Boatner. Breanx. Bry-
ant Burch, Cage. Demns, Dumont Ola. Harper.
Landry. stamps. Stubbs. Sutton, Twftchell,
Wakefield and Young-ts.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the Senate adjourned
until Wednesday. February IA, 1877. at u
O'Clock. m.
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary of the Senate.