The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-26
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
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STATE or LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1871
SENATE.
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EXTRA sEssfoN or 1871

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SENATE CHAMBER, /
Naw Orleans, Tuesday, April "A, 1e77
nh. u.nata mot pursuant to adjournment the
Han, Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor anu
President of the Senate, In the chair.
On d call OF the roll the following Senators
answered to their names.
Nlesers. Allain, DuHtasr. Dreaux, prynngt lsgI
Burph, Gage, pentaH, Duerus puinons. lslls.
s essnd oessss ssSs e qe9Ds Daas afsYssr Ysr.
Eina Riehardson, HpbAftson Handifefa htainl's
slsa sybes s9Wsto wen. an Tsfaa Twlssae
Absent@Mr. Y0ungAh
Mr.. William Harper, Senator elect from the
Twenty.Fifet Senatorial District and Mr.. Sans
,al Wakefield, Senator elect from the Four
teanth panatorial District. appearing at the bar
al the Senate, were sworn In BY the President.
Prayer by the Rev. Father Allen
On motion oil MI Kelly the reading OF tho
journal Ia detail was dispensed With.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr., pproh submitted the petition Of Mr.. Blunt.
giving notiee of confess Of the seat Of Senator
j, w. sandiford. which was read and referred to
the Committee on Elections.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES,
Mr., Tesala. chairman of the Committee on
Enrichment, submitted the following reports
fsooMs COMMITTEES ON ENnolhM5sr .sl1 AND
New Orleans. April a., 1877,
ta the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate.
ge,aisp,sn-rour Committee on Enrolment
and & rssRaIaltsg R,Il sas ID sp3ou1 3 ia ~ COR
Hesp1sisWS'iiss LEWIS rFxApA. Chairman.
Mr.. Grover chairman Of the Committee on
,gorporations, submitted the following feports
Rooms COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS
AND pAHoeHtAL AFFAtHs.
New Orleans April 10, 1877. J
TO the Honorable President and Members Of
the senatel
t9saiie,asp=4Your committee, to whom was re-
ferred Hnune bill No. gla, entitled Joint resolu..
tinn for tho relief Of the police jury, parish OF
Jefferson left haaks bag Leave tn I rep2rt @ 1N tavora
titled. An act TO incorpogate the D9naldson-
vile Bridge Company, at Donaldsonville' par
- = Respectfully. .aa,,, ..,...
Which lien over under the rules
Mr. ooode called UP the following concurrent
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
RESOLVED. bp The House of Representatives nf
the state of Ie,ttstaaa, tie Senate sonenft,a,
Thas xs ma Tho y , and ~ hour when n I ths
General Central Assembly shai sdiqagn sine De. and
that his Exceleney I. 7. Nichols, Goyernor OF
the State OF Louisiana. be informed Oh the auop-
tion OF this resolution.
aEssAaE FROM TrsG HOUSE.
HousE or REPRESENTATIVES,, |
New Orleans. April a, 1877. !
no the Honorable the Senate of the State Of
Louisiana:
lam directed by the House Of Repreesentatives
ser b eshy ta, nass .ae bib and
aHk the eoncurreAee OF The Senate In the same.
Wy. .z,n ~. ..s :. A !. ast 4. ..t.s.;s, r. ~
Maclip 70 lnHttute suit against the State OF
nease Bin No, sei,. An act relative to the pay
House Bill No 300 AN act fixing the time Of
holding the aiatriet court In the Third Judicial
The parishes OF iberia y. Mary and ST. Martin
am also directed ~ the House of Represen.
yss g aor e tsa sesas esa IN" h oa hs
assembly '0 'a pkfhs He''sf J. iss sS2Si+
On motion of Mr. Boatner, the Senate pro-
seeded to the hall of the House of Representa-
tives to ballot for United States Senator.
The Joint session was calle1. to order by the
Hon, Ious A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
The roll of the Senate was called when the FOL.
lowing Senators answered TO their names:
aieasrs, Allan. Boatncr, Breaus. Bryant rgangt
Barsh age nemas sor pufIHs a aae aaen rayas s
uarpsr. Te Reliy. Landry, Mitchell, Ogden Per.
kins, Nichatdson, Robsttson,, ,san9ifotd. Steven,
wssaf wsRssasd 'Sfss Wheeler. ' White. Young and zaoa
rie..-38 N,
following members answered to their names.
Hon. Louis Hush. Speaker. and Messrs. Al
slge, Ayeeck. Brown of Gadho, Bridger. Breard
Burton, Bowden, Brown of Jefferson, Barron
rs s rsas hsS Sross hg asy srGHso orass saS oo%o sn
Cole. Drury, burden, Davidson. Dayries
psiavlgne. brew. Dtckinsen, De Lacy,
Bbssissass bsis Duke ps'Sasss Rfosna Delssss Ess
Fitzpatrick. Forester, Claude Can't. Gary;
g assssoa eSsD Sassss asiffmS as hssa @ n
Johnson. jonas, Kennedy, kee,ing, Kelly Of
Leeds, Leeds IeoShard Of Caddo, Lamere, Lewis, Lea.
oeap nagsr aaMssm Mssn NNae Nsas
noraer. le Mfi Psraita. .aid Pits Rehardson % Kyand
Routon. Randolph. Romero, Role. Raby .souer
shakspeare. Sell, snaer, spillerS i semmes. % sstagg
Tm Thomas. sfein Tremoaet Toer, vcoralss' washing,
ton. Washbarn., Warmoth. Walker, Wood
Wilde. Williams, Young OF Claiborne and Young
Of East Baton Rouge-it6.
The President OF the Joint assembly then de-
clared the object Of this 10 mt assembly was to
ballot for a United States Senator for the term
commencing March 4 1877.
The Secretary OF the Senate read tho names Of
the candidates. to wit.
Hon. b. r. Jonas. of Orleans. Hon. Randall L..
Gibson, of Orleans Hon. A. VOORHEES,. of Or
leans. Hon. Geo. w. Dupre, OF Orleans. Hon. r.
H. Wilde OF Orleans, Hon. J. II. oglesby. of
Orleans. Hon. w. l.. McNillen. of Carroll. and
Hon. w. H. Dinkgrave, of Madison.
Representative Jonas nominated Hon. II. NJ.
Spofford. OF Orleans.
Senator Bryant withdrew the name Of Hon. w.
T., McMillen. OF Carroll.
Representative Kennedy withdrew the name
OF Hon. w. @. WHY. OF Carroll.
Senator Demas withdrew the name of Hon. w.
III. Dinkrrave.
Representative Stewart withdrew the name of