The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-04
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OR THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
rxTTA SESSION OF 1877.
SENATE.
Tveuty-s,xth pays Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.

rveuty-s,xth Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER.
Now Orleans Monday. April Q, 1877.
T,he Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
tha Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor
ana President Of the Senate. in the chair.
On q call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names: -.
Megsrs BoatneE greaax ood Pue Eav E ME-
Eusts se Ga1a Perkins Sss9ndord Stubs Steven
: Tsxada. wheeler. White and zacharie119,
Absent Messrs. Allan, Bryant, buren, Sage,
ao Sa Gr0Y ssam nsrR saon Twsche
Wakefield and Young-16.
On motion of Mr.. Steven. the reading OF the
journal In detail was dispensed with
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goode, chairman Of the Committee on Ju-
dietary, submitted the following report:
Rooms SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
New Orleans, April 2, 1877.
TO the Honorable the President and Members
OF the Senate:
Your Committee on Judiciary have had under
consideration Senate bill No. 13s, An act au-
remove for cause or Incompetence any oflicer
or appointee whom he may have appointed
under existing laws" and report the same Ia
Strike out the word EXECUTIVE In the fifth
line of the first section, and Insert In 1eu tnefe-
of the worn Governor
Strike out the title and insert in lieu thereof
-'An act to authorize and empower the Governor
to remove for cause or incompetency any offlcer
or appontee whose appointment Is vested III
am 1A0oA i. s. GOODE, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the rules were sus-
pended to consider the report ut this time.
On motion of Mr.. Steven. the report was
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, April Q, 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members
Oh the Senate:
am directed to inform your honorable body
that the House has concurred In Senate DILL l35,
An act to supply assessment rolls" etc.
Also that the House has concurred In. WIN
amendment senate bill 1s2, An act to repeal
AN act to regulate the conduct and maintain
the purity OF elections. ETC.. act No. 9s. approved
November 30 1872" etc.
Also, that the House has concurred In Senate
amendments to House bill 312, making appr0-
priations for the general expenses OF the state
And 10 inform you that the House Is now
ready TO receive the Senate In Joint assembly to
ballot for United states Senator.
"esD'''l''ffiE PETER fi J. rEEzEyANT.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the rules were sus-
pended to take up Senate bill No. 1873. entitled
IAN act authorizing and empowering the Gov
ernor to remove for cause or incompetency any
officer or appointee whose appointment Is
vested in him under existing avs
On motion OF Mr.. Steven the bill was consid-
cred engrossed and ordered read third time.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the constitutional
rules were suspended. the bill read third time,
finally passed, title adopted and ordered sent to
the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Steven moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill was finally passed. and moved
to lay that motion on the table.
ALL ,atfo -. Inv ont fnhJA nrnyajiaU
On motion of Mr. Robertson the Senate pro-
ceeded in a body to the hall of the House of
Representatives for the purpose Of balloting in
Joint session for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Witt Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
The roll of the Senate was called. when the
following Senator's answered to their names:
Messrs Boatner Breaux, Ducros, Ellis, ,Eustis,
qarlapd George G1ode Gr9yer aely og
Stubs, Texada, Wheeler, White, Young and
Zacharie--21.
The roll of the House was called when the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon, L. Bush, Speaker. and Messrs; Aidige.
Barbin. Berry. Bell Carloss. Cressy., Burden.
Deaviene.. D'Avy.. Duke. D4pree. Estopinal.
Ferguson Fobb FlzOatriek Foerster G RaiId 8,
VIM, Kelly Of Orleans. Kernochan. Kidd
Lyons, Leeds, Lamare Len. Leonhard q Or
Porter, Peralta, Pitts Richardson. Ridgley, Ry-
land, Randolph Role Robertson, Sartain. Shak-
speare, Singleton. Self. spiller, stagg. stewart
Wilde Young of Claiborne and Young of East
Baton Rouge ~sGs
The President OF the joint assembly then de-
clared the object of this joint assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for the term
commencing March d. 1877.
The Secretary of the Senate read the names Of
the candidates. to wit:
Hon. b. T. Jonas of Orleans, Hon. Randall L
Gibson, of Orleans. Hon. John Smith. of Jack
son, Hon. f. John Ellis, of Orleans, Hon. l.. A.
Sheldon. OF Orleans. Hon. D. +. Kenner. of Or
leans. Hon Hardy Richardson, Of Washington
Hon. William Rufus Crane. of Orleans. Hon
James Lewis. of Orleans. Hon. L. G.. Perkins, Oh
East Feicana.
The rolls of the respective branches of the
General Assembly were then called. with the
following result.
Senators Boatner. Ducros, Garland. Perkins
Steven and u heeler, aud Representatives Ay-
cock. Breard. Bowden Barbin. Berry, Bell Cock
erham Duke Ferguson. Forster. Gas kins, Gil
lespie, Hammond, Kelly. Lamare. Leonhard
Newsom. Nunez. Peralta, Pits, Robertson
Shakespeare. Singleton; Steele, Wilde and Young
Senators r Breanx Grover and White, and Rep.
resentatives Aldge, Buck Cressy. Delavigne
Estopinal. Fitzy atrick, Kennedy, Kelly. kerno-
chan, Kidd, Role and Toler voted for Hon. H. L.
,Gibson-14vo es.
Senator George and Representatives Billieu
Lea. Martin. Randolph, Sphler. voorhies and
Wood voted for Hon. Hardy k1chardson-s
votes.
Representatives Barbin. DAvy, Fobb and Sar-
tain. voted for Hon. James Lewis votes:
Senators Ogden and Robertson and Repre-
,sentatves Bridger, Leeds. Stage and Taylor
voted for Hon. Il. John Ellis g votes :.
Senators Ellis. Goode. Kelly. Sandiford
Etubbs. Texada and Zacharie and Representa-
diyes Bush, Carloss. Dupree, Jonas. Lyons
Means MeGehee. Porter, Richardson. Ridgley
Rouge voted for Hon. L. G. Pprkins-21 votes.
Representative Stewart voted for Hon. E. G.
Billings vote
Total number of votes cast, 81; necessary to 6
choice. Al.