The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-06
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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state or LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.

EXTRA SESSION or 1877.


ffan, I,nu,s A, wilts Lieutenant Governor ana
Iraniaent al The Senate IN The chair.
a., d aai, II the roll the following Hehatots
answered to their naneHi
Masara Attain, Baatnnf HtehuS, DnnrgH,
Es. Euata aaflana ,aot a aeanea i hfls
hf s,a,ahi whsaieg, White and hanhafelip,
At,sant@ MeasfH. bryant. Dnteh. CAGE, pu-
mont gla 9 as,e fs assy@h sutton hwehs
Wakefield and Young 10,
On motion Of Mr., Mitchell. tlsa reading Of tho
journal In detail was dispensed with.
HHponss on COMMITTEES.
Mr., aooda. chairman Of the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary. reported for n majority Oh the com
mit,ae untayorably on House bill No. aa4 ehtis
lied z An act 10 provide Tor the proper anu uni
fosin record ef surveys. to prescribe the duties
and movers Of parish surveyors" etc,
Mr., Tasada, Chairman of the Committee on
1nnsoliment. submitted the following report
HaoMs COMMITTEE on ENnoitMHnf
New Orleans, Apfi 1. iHTf. J
10. The Honorable President and Members OF
the senate
Geniisneu@ Your Committee on Enrolment
and ilnprasatnent respectfully report as prop
nrly enrolled Senate bills Nos. las and 1913,
Aesp9 IItWis rrxApA. Chairman.
The President appointed Mr.. Allain member
III tho following rommiterst Enrolment ana
ttnsreasment, Public Education, Auditing and
auneryaine the Expenses Of The benate. rehi.
tantjsry, Corporations and paroehlal Affairs.
Charitable Institutions, Parks and Public Bniid=
inas, Fiections aud Elections and Registration
Mr. Steven, chairman Of The Committee on III"
nance. reported favofably on House Bill No. s1s,
entitled "An act TO amend Oh act entitled An net
making tho warrants issued for The salary 81 oil
!. constitutional otIleefs aeefuing after the fret
- fa..
mud licenses due aud payable In the same year
10 the general fund Of tho State approved Feb"
fuary 10, tHfT,'
On melton Of Mr.. Steven tho rules were suH-
nendaa to consider the report nj this time.
On melton ef Mr.. Steven the report was adopt
cd,
On motion OF Mr.. atevan the rules were Hus-
pended 10 consider the report nj this time.
MBHsAaR rBoM THE aeusH.
The following message waH roceisedi
HouHH or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. April 4, 1877,
10 tho Honorable the Senate of the state Of
louisiana
f,pHifsmet4I nm, drerea by tho House Of
Representatives TO inform your honorable BODY
MI AN hrt ia define tho phiert OF drainage ass
HesHmnnt and to regulate tho collection or
Also. that ueuse has passed finally. and q e
concurrence In same, House bill No, sas An
act la provide for tho obtaining and puhlishihG
the fepertH q banks, Observation-Disclosures anu saw
And 10 Inform YOU that the House Of Repro
aentaiivcH IL now really 70 meet thn senhtn ~
Joint assembly TO ballot for United States Sen
~ fGfgR J. TREz.EvANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr., Steven House bill No a7b.
entitled IAN act to amend an net entitled An
net making the warrants issued for the SALARY
OF oil constitutional officers aeeraing after the
tAt day of January, 1877 receivable for all taxes
and licenses due and payable IN tho Hame year
to tho general fund Of the State. approved Feb
ruary 10. 1877" was ordered road third tlme
On motion of Mr. Steven. tho constitutional
ruloa were suspended, the bill read n third tmc
finally passed, title adopted, and notice OF con-
eurranea ordered eent TO tho House
Mr.. Steven moved TO reconsider tho vote
whereby the bin finally passed aud moved to Ia,
that motion on the table. and the motion te
y table prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Steven tho Senate proceeded
In n body TO the Hall of the House of Ropfesen
iatlyaa for the purpose of balloting in Joint aes
aion for United States Senator.
JOINT aERstoN,
The Iolnt session waa called to order by thu
Hon. Louis A. Willis, Lieutenant Governor saift
President of the Senate.
The roll of tho Senate was called. when the
following Senators answered to their namoa
Mesara-@Boatnef. Drcaus. pueros. Ella
Euatia. Garland, George doodle. Grover. Kelly
Mitahel Perkins. RobertHon Sandifotd. stubbN
Taxa1ss Wheeler. White and Hacharie@ia.
Tho roll OF the House was called. when th
following membere answered to their names:
Hon, L. Bush, Speaker, and Measra. Aldige
bin. buck, Berry, Dell, Briggs, Cocker
ham,, oarleee, oressy. burden pnelayisn,,
gobh, Ferguson. Fitzpatrick. ,foerster., qaa
Rims, tuilleapie Huntington, Hammond, III
ge Sr 81 orsns kad Lynn
leads. lIannre, Len. Loonhard Of Orleans. Mar
Tin, MeGehee, Newsom. Nunas, Porter, pernla
Rolle, Robertson, sartain. Shakespeare, Single
ton Self splsr siasg s, s'SelS, Smart Taylor
Claiborne. Young of East Baton Rouge-To.
The President of the Joint Assembly then dc
clared the object of this Joint assembly was I
ballot for a United States Sekator for the terri
commencing March l. 1877.
Tho Secretary of the Senate read tho names {
che candidates, to wit:
Hon. B. 4. Jonas. Of Orleans, Hon. Randall
Gibson, OF Orleans. Hon. John Smith. of Jack
son, Hon. IL. John Ellis. of Orleans, Hon. l.. A
sheldon. OF Orleans. Hon. d. 4. kenner. OF o.
leans. Hon. VIM. Rufus Crane. of Orleans, Hoi
James Lewis. of Orleans.
kepresentative Lamare Withdrew the Name
Hon. Edmund Il. Abel. OF Orleans.
Representative Buck withdrew the name {
Hon. j.. J. Ellie OF Orleans.
Representative Buck nominated Hon. j.
Hill. OF Orleans.
Representative sartain nominated Hon. Il.
Billings. of Orleans.
The rolls Of the respective branches OF tn
General Assembly were then called. with tn
following result:
Senators Perkins and Stubs and Represer
tatives Bowden. Barron. Barbin. Berry Bel
sCockerham, payries, Ferguson. Gaskins, GILES
pia. Hill. Lamare Porter, Peralta Mdgle,
Randolph Robertson. Singleton, Spiller. Stagl
Stelee. Smart ard Wilde voted for the Hon. b. /
Jonss--25 votes. SUI.