The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-11

senators a Kelly and Stubs voted for the Hon,
! DE- y onaS--2 yui,s.
sena a.,sd Dueros and White voted for tho Hon
Senators Garland, Mitchell Texada and
Whseief voted Tor the Hon W. A. Robertson--a
senators Ellis and doode voted for the Hon.
Jonn Young votes.
Senators Beatner, Perkins and Zacharie voted
for the Hon. Louis Texada-3 votes. 'o'7'i
III vote. ~ '--' 'AoA' ~ =. IsSan
The roll of the House was called. when the
following members voted for the Hon. John
Young:
Messrs; Bridger, Breard. Barron. Carloss,
Duke, Gaskina; Gillespie Jonas. Kennedy
ksy Of Man Kidd. Means, sDiLer. Steele and
The following members voted for the Hon.
B. r. Jonas.
= Messrs. Aycock. Bowden, Brady, Buck, Berry,
gockerham. Ferggson.., Dupree. huntington.
h 9bersd asa heeds sd aswsSsm Peraa Pits
ton, stage and Young Of Claiborne~22. =
The following members voted for the Hon
Randall L. Gibson:
n; Messrs. Aldige. Bell, Delavigne, Estopinai.
mare mar lL,,s,o.nhaEd. Ksrnochan McGehees Porter
SSelI, Biliien. Smart. Tremoulet. Williams and
fonng OF East Baton Rouge-18
me following members voted for the Hon.
G. b. Wheeler:
a. Messrs. Briggs. Cressy Rolle. Sellers. Taylor
The following members voted for the Hon.
| W. A. Robertson:
| hies-4. 80 VA "Ho '"of-
| Total vote 81; necessary to choice 49,
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. Boatner, Of the Senate. the
| Joint assembly adjourned and the Senate with
| drew TO its chamber.
MESSAGE FROM TIE GovERyoR.
| ne following message from his Excelency
| the Governor wa3 recsiyed:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
:. State Of Louisiana
New Orleans. March 9, 1877
| To the Honorable Soeaker and Members of the
| ~, House OF REPRESENTATIVES, of Louislana:
, GeIttense7s-I am directed by his ExcelIency
the Governor TO inform you that he has this day
approved and signed the following acts origf-
na ea In your honorable bod5. emitted respect
An act 70 provide for the transfer of rights
anu Iranchses 20 purchasers Of railroads under
IvIeclosure Oh mortga 70 upon the same. to pro-
vide Tor the organization by such purchasers OF
new railroad mpanies; to authorize suah new
lssd companies Ntssra rights i and dS powers
IAN a AMENDING and re en- Section s77s
q the, devised " atutss. denaing duties OF the
s.a.s hTeasnreT. aefng snd proyiding for the
peaing all laws in conflict Herewith" : & -
An act to authorize the police iTIry of the par
ish for an anount sufieient to build '' parish
An act to incorporate Morgans Louisiana
and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company;
maintenanee of RAILROAD between ap' New Or
between New Orleans. North Louisiana and
ARKANSAS TO declare and define the powers
and a ds Of said company; to grant the
rlgHb OIL way for the cons ructlon of ths road;
70 authorize expropristion Of lands to own
and run steamships and other vessels; TO con-
in said company the right to exercise all pow
ers incidental to and necessary for ths building
ana maintenance OF railroads to the State OF
Texas, and to North Louisiana and Arkansas
'f DUNCAN s. CAGE. Jn.
Private Secretary.
BILLS INTRODUCED 49, US
The following named members asked and OBJ
tanned leave TO introduce. out OF the regular
order OF business, the following entitled bills,
which were read and under suspension OF
the constitutional rule were seyaraEly passed
to their second reading and referred to COM
mittees. or passed as follows:
By Mr.. Gaskins
House bill No. 2l5. an act to repeal act No. 9s,
approved November so. 1872, entitled An act to
regulate the conduct and maintain the freedom
and purity OF elections; to prescribe the mode
OF making returns thereof; to provide for the
powers and daties; to prescribe the mode OF
entering ON the rolls of the Senate and House OF
representatives; and TO enforce article one
hundred and three OF the CONSTITUTE n To pro-
vide the manner and time of holding elections.
and making the returns thereof; to define the
duties and powers OF officers of election to pro-
vide for the appointment of commissioners.
and other officers of election; to maintain the
freedom and purity OF elections, and to provide
for the punishment OF officers and other per-
sons who may violate the election laws, by
making false returns. by false or illegal voting
or by acts of violence and intimidation. or by
negl ct Of duty: to provide the manner of enter
ing on the rolls OF the Senate and House OF
Representatives; to provide the manner Of con-
testing elections IN certain cases; to enforce
article one hundred and three of the oonstitu-
ton; to provide fyr the punishment OF persons
registering illegally as voters; to secure free,
fair and peaeeable election throughout the
State. and to repeal conflicting laws.
The bill was made the special order oil tbs
day for March 10, at one .. m.
By Mr. Huntington
House bill No. 2ls. An act to define and regu-
late the duties Of the reporter and publisher OF
the decisions Of the Supreme Court"
Referred TO the Committee on the judiciary.
By Mr. Huntington
House bill No. T9. AN act to authorize the
publication OF digest Of the decisions OF the
supreme Court In the official journal"
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY MIR. Smart
House bill No. al. IAN act to amend and re-
enact section $3.50 Of the Revised Statutes Of
1870" a,-.g4
Referred to the Committee on Parochial Ar
fairs. 's
By Mr.. Ferguson
House bill No. 222. AN act to authorizes the
sity OF New Orleans to receive the unpaid bal
ances due the FIremen's Charitable Association
u the Fifth, sixth and Seventh Districts, parish