The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-30
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
.-oT THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
rvensy.Tnird Days Proceedings

pttt. m
the Hon. Louis a. WIZ, Ll o. .,aa "h,ir
On d call OF the roll epo 'o'0"
sra,gered 10 their names: ,,. oa
Nynaags Breaux Dueres Ellia, haSts 3,v Ts
tand George, doodle, Kelly. m wv epu,,,diferd
ysrklns IShaFFa assaa Whssef and Whgl5
st9yhen, messrs Allan. Boatner Burcn' bfg
ant Gage pumeptt ella 2 2Wiieba h"1 WSsslteeld
aYF gnng s' and zacharie-1e ,,.., 4ba
~, s,aaion of Mr.. Breaux. the reading OF the
;onrnal In detail was dispensed WIN
Tlbe Chair announced the following commit nv
,as ~ mart OF the Senate to seieet from 'io
calendar bills 10 be considered ey pleio'eA'o'
etc. steven. Ellis and Breaux.
nrraHTs OF coMMlTTEEs.
-. aooan chairman of the Committee on
rsaiciarv. submitted tho following report:
~ =. I5s,,s SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY,
tsooSi9 New Orleans. March ~, 1877.
a. 81, honorable the President and Members
of the Senate: ,.
aa. iidarntinn House bill No at. relative 70
wagrnurv. n majority OF them Respectfully L.
sart iinfavorahly thereon.
i. i. aooDE. Chairman.
which lies over under the rules.
All. aeorpe. on behalf of the special commit"
tae appointed to devise means for the purpose
"A supplying assessment rolls. reported SENATE
tssit No. 1as. entitled An act to supply assesS-
1nanf rolls and TO make new assessment fof the
,.es, ,s7e ana preyious years, where the ASSESS
snant rolls have been lost, destroyed or placed
havand the control of the tax collectors.
which was read a first time.
an motion Of Mr.. George. the constitutional
rulea were suspended and the bill read second
time. 4
- MI Richardson obtained unanimous consent
Ia take MP House bill No. $780, entitled An act
IN nppropriate the sum OF one hundred ana
tsftaan Thousand dollars. or 50 much thereof as
nav be deemed necessary to pay the per diem Of
the members officers and employees OF the
f4anaral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana and
tha contingent expenses thereof, for the extra
"A aaaaian. commencing on the I'd day OF March.
1s77..setc.
which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson, the constitu-
tional rules were suspended and the bill read a
second time, -.-,
Mr.. Robertson offered the following amend
rnent and moved its adoption:
Section /. Strike out oil after The word assem-
hlv, in lne1s. of section A. and insert In lieu
thareof the words "and by this act shall be sub
iact To the warrant Of tho Governor for purpose
necessary to secure tho establishment OF or the
defense OF the legal government OF the State
The warrants so drawn to be receivable Tor gen
ara1 fund taxes and licenses, us above provided
Adopted.
Mr., Goode offered the following amendment
and moved its adoption:
Proriaed Tho members of the General Assem-
bly shall only DO paid Tor the days they have
nett1alip attended, as shown by the journals
fhe Senate and House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. White the bill was referred
I'd the committee on Finance:
Mr.. Garland chairman of tho Committee OF
s,aima. submitted the following report
III prhuiHnnt and Members oil
the Senate of louisiana
Your Committee on Claims, to Wnom was re-
ferred House bill No.; 217, entitled An af t, tol
OrleanR.f respectfully report that after luil IN
yestigatian of the claim of said Tennlson; 1t =
their opinion that said claim Is JUST ana sho"i'
They therefore report tSyqrahy RP9n tbo sale
Chairman
On motion Of Mr.. Garland. the rules were
suspended to consider the report at this time
on motion Of Mr.. Garland, the report wa
adopted. g..
On motion of Mr.. Garland, House bfll No eli
entitled IAN act for the relief of Otto nj. TENN
son, of the parish of Orleans" was ordere
read a third time!
On motion of Mr.. Garland, the constitutions
rules were suspended. the bill read third time
finally passed, title adopted and notice OF con
currenee ordered sent to the House.
On motion of Mr. Kelly, the Secretary wa
directed to notify tho House that the Senate wa
ready to ballot for United States Senator.
Mr. Wheeler obtained unanimous consent t
call up House bill No. o. entitled An act t
ineorporate the Madison Transportation Com
pany.'
Which was read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler the constitutions
rl1les were suspe ded. the bill read u secon
time and referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions and Paroehial Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the Senate proceede
In Il body to the hall Of the House of Represen
satiyes for the purpose Of balloting In Joint ses
sion for a United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by tn
Hon Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor an
President OF the Senate.
The roll Of the Senate was called. when tn
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Breanx Ducros Ellis Eust M;.a ga
fand George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell
Ogden, Perkins. Richardson. Robertson. saf
dford. STUDIOS, Steven, Texada. Wheeler. Whit
and Xacharie-21.
The roll Of the House was called. when tn
following members answered to their names:
Hon L. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. Aldig
Aycoek, Bridger Breard. Bowden, Barron
~ Buck. Billieu Brady, Berry. Cockerham; Ca1
Estop oafssy psyFisn PIE oer
ter. Gaskins, Gillespie; Huntington, Han Ian
mond. Hill Of Orleans jonas. Kennedy hen
LID Of VIM, Kelly of Orleans. Kernochan, Lyon
stfS Leeds. Lamare, Lea, LeOnhard OF Urlean
Martin. Means, McGehee, Newsqm., Nnne
Ryland, Romero, Role. Rob ertson. Shakspear
Singleton, Self, Sttagg, Steele Sellers smaar
Sartain. spiller, Taylor Tremoulet, t., Iole
and Young OF East Baton Rouge-6s,
The President of the joint assembly then de
elared the object Of this joint assembly was
ballot for a. United States Senator for the teri
commencing March 4, 1877.
The Secretary of the Senate read the names
the candidates, to wit:
Hon B. +. Jonas of Orleans, Hon. Randall
q, Tnl, Sr,nith Innl