The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-10

Present.
Hon. /. pu4h. spoakcr, and Mozera Ald!ge,
hy"oo Rrdsor DrGSrd hn2W1ep mart 1n1sa
Oreasy. Delayigno. Duke, ,nuprGn, Egtopina',
Fitzpatrick roerster. uHskina. q lleHpio Hun
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is STps' Ms "na' martn. Med b. New#3n,
N@gSo1 r2,d" r'r2 dEo r1 G4ars a. nn
Rbpnro. Self. Srllor. htagE. steele. Sellers
smart Taylor. TremouDet. ,iular. Nashbnrn",
Wood, Williams. Young ri Claiborne, f'npg Of
East Baton ltuuge.
Eixty4ono members aud quorum.
Prayer was offered by tho Bcv. u rrrctvHl.
OF tho Episcopal Church.
Tho journal Of February :. was amended
and adopted.
Mr. Grossly presented tho petition Of tho Rev,
Superior Of the Mount Chrm Asylu. for Des-
ttute Orphan Girls eitune on PIety street.
between Grcatmon and Cnsacalvo strpr's. eet-
ting forth the condition of tho institution aud
asking for relief.
The petition was rofBrred TO tho Contnittee on
Charitable and Public Institutions.
Mr.. boil offered u concurrent resolution ms
followa
Whereas. Tho bill entitled IAN act regulating
tho mode Of assessing aud collecting tax 81 No
81 81 TINS HOUSE, presented ny tic Aptnt1lteH OF
ways md Mcans. Is very lengthy and would
require gfont deal OF time to cunsi Ier and
digest tho same properly in opon session.
Resoircd The senate toncnHTitg, That Joint
committee hr appointed. to consist OF the
Finance ommttoe OF the Senate and tho Com
mttee Of Ways and Means of the House. to
whom tho said bill shall bo referred with power
to rtyiRc aud digest tho Same thoroughly, and,
thereafter, to report Tho sumo to this HuuSn
with such recommendation. hmendm ehts.
alterations or additional clauses as may, In tho
opinion Of tho committee. tCud to SIM lily tho
assessment and collection of tnxcs reduce the
expenses therefor and insnr tho speedy colle3-
ton OF tbs revenues OF tho Stute.
MIR. Derry moved that tho rules bs suspended
that tho resolution DO tod with said bill No. III.
to be considered In connection herewith when
the bill should come up hs tho special order Of
tho day for this day at l o'clock y. m.
Tho House refused TO suspend It's rules and
the resolution lies over
JOINT SESSION.
At Il o'clock III. tho Senate catered tho Hall OF
Representatives, Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutcn-
ant Governor presiding. for the purpose Of
uniting with the House in II joint session Of tho
General Assembly with u view to further ballot
ing for q Senator to represent tho State Of Lott
sinna in the Sonate of tho United States for the
term beginning March 4. 1917.
On n call Of the roll tho following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Drmas. Dncros, Ellis, ,Euste. Car
nad Ggorg' rG9od" hoIIy Mtchc Of
ford. Steven Stubs. TeNndn. NheCler. White
and Xacharto-20.
And u quorum OF tho Senate.
On n call Of the roll of the House tho follow
Ing members answered to thctr nnmcs;
Hon. Louis Bush. Speaker and Messrs. Al
dige. Aycock. tarbtn. Bridger. Brcnrd 30 tdcn,
Barrett BIady. Buck Berry. Boil. Bileu,
tarloss. Greasy. pGay,igns. Duke, Dupre2",.
lrspio. Huntington. Hammond, Hill Of urGnus
Jonas. kernochan. Kelly Of VIM. Kelly of Or
ltnns, Lyons, Leeds. Iamare, Lon. Leonharl of
tor. poraa. Pitts. Richardson, Robertson. ky-
hand. Randolph. hollc. hidg!cy. Shakespeare
Self. Spior. Slagg. Steele; Sellers. Snart lay
Wood. Williams. Young OF Claiborne. Young
OF East Baton Rouge
Sxty-iour members and II quorum OF the
House.
Tho purpose Of this Joint session was an
nounccd by the presiding Officer and tho nomi-
nations were read as follows
Messrs. Jonas, Gibson. WickliTo. Egan and
Robertson.
There being no further nominations, the roll
of the Senate was called with the following re-
suit:
senator Stubbs voted for the Hon. b. L. Jonas
Scpators Ducros George. Goode. Robertson,
St wen and White voted Tor the Hon. Il. l.. Glib
SOM
and Tcxada voted for the Hon. Il. &. WicklitTe
b
Senators = Ills. Eustis and Kelly voted for the
Hon. W. Is. Egan-3.
Senators Garland Mitchell, Sandiford. Wheel
or and Zacharie voted or Hon. ". A. Robert
SON.
Tho roll of the House being called. the follow
ing members voted for the Hon. =. II. Jonas
Messrs- Adidge. Aycock. Bridgerr, Breard,
Bowdon. Brady. Buck. Berry, pelavigEnlfS, hob
Hammond, Lea. Leonhard. Means.
Newsom. Perata, spiier, sCagg. Steele, Ridge
ley and Young o. Claiborne-26.
The following members voted for the Hon.
Randall L. Gibson:
Messrs Barrett. Cressy Estopinal. Fltzpat-
rick. hill OF Orleans. Kelly OF VIM. Kelly of
Orleans. Lamarc. kernochan. Role, Self. Are
lnouet and Voc rhies-l3.
The following members voted for the Hon. Il.
c. Wicklihc:
Messrs. Bell. nuproe. Porter. Ryland. Barbn.
Tocr, Wood. Wilde. Williams and Young of
East Baton kouge-1O.
The following members voted for the Hon. W
B. Fgan
Speaker Bush and Messrs. Carloss. Jonas.
Lyons Leeds. McGehee. Pitts. Randolph. smart.
Taylor and Waskburne-u.
The following members voted for tho Hon.
". A. Robertson:
Messrs Martin. Nunez, Richardson. Bilieu
ami Scllers-5.
Total vote Sc; necessary to choice, A.
No one candidate having received majority
of all the votes cast. the presiding officer de-
clared that there had been no election, and the
Senate. on motion Of Senator Mitchell. with
drew to its chamber.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Mr.. Vcohies, on behalf Of the Committee ON
Railroads, offered House bill No. 100. joint reso-
lation favoring the passage of the bill now be-
fore Congress to ask aid for the cons ruet on OF
the Texas Pacific Railway Company. and ask
ing that the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany b made subsidized branch OF said main
line.
Under a suspension Of tbs rules the bill en-