The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-21
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1917.
HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FmeeentA pays Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. Monday, March 10, rs

Present:
Hon. Z, Bush. Speaker. and Messrst Aldtge
Aycock Bridger. greard Bowde1 B3arb3a. Bill
Goekerham, Carioss. Gressy, Delavigne, Duke.
Dupree, Estopinal, Ferguson. Fitzpatrick, FoeT-
Jonas. Kennedy. Ksiy Of Winn. Kelly of Or
Lea. teqnhard. Martin, Means. acGehee, Ngnez,
Ridgeys Robertson, Singleton, ;, Self, Stage
stses; sesrs smart tv sadFtavln Iayt99r Toief
Young Of East Baton Rouge.
! sixty-three members and quorum.
The journal Of March II was approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from the
| Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER
| New Orleans, March 10, 1877.
! To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives, State OF louis
1 lana:
Gentlemen--I am directed by the Senate to in
i1l Houss Bill No. IS IN act % INIT thg appro
| priations and expenditures OF parishes and
municipal corporations to prohibit the Isue OF
| tain contracts and prescribing certain penal
ties with an amendment TO section four as an
| nexed to the bill.
Also. that the Senate has coneurred in House
| bill No. 1877. . An act to enable the city Of New
Orleans to promote the public health. and to af-
ford greater security against fire. by the estab-
lfshment Of corporation to be called the New
! Orleans Water Works CompanY: to authorize
the said company to Issue. bonds for the pur-
| pose Of extending and improving the said
/ works. and to furnish the inhabitants OF New
| Orleans an adequate supply Of pure and whole
goF bond; o o them no stock nd
| to provide Tor the liquidation Of the bonded
and floating debt Of the city Of New Orleans"
| with amendments az annexed TO the bill.
i'0'Ds' l0l'' JOHN CLEee.
/ Secretary Of the Senate
| JOINT SESSION.
| A joint session Of the General Assembly was
/ held for the purpose Of further baIloting for O
Senator to represent the State Of Louisiana in
the Senate OF the United States for the term
beginning March 4. 1877. Hon. L. Il. Witt Lieu
/ tenant Governor and President Of the Senate,
| presiding.
/ The roll Of the Senate was called, when the
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Dueres. Ellis, Eqstig, Gar
land. George, Goode. Grover, Kelly. Mitch
saindifo o steven Stubs. Texada, Wheeler
| White and Zacharie.
Twenty Senators.
The roll of the House being called, the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker. and Messrs.. A1dige,
| Ayeock, Brfdger, BTeard, BoWden, Barbins Bill
| Buck. Berry, Bell, Cockerham. CarIoss. Cressy.
DeIavigne. Duke. Dupree, Estepinal, Fitzpat-
rick. Ferguson. Forster Gaskins. Gillespie,
| OF VIM, Rely of Orleans. Kidd, Lyons,
Leeds. Lamare. Lea, Leonhard Of Orleans.
k sd oberson, kgiand, ko RidgIey.
1 sartain, Singleton, Self, Stagg Steele. Sellers.
Smart Taylor. Tolers VOORHEES, Washb ..
| Baton Rouge.
/ Sfxty-one members and q quorum.
The presiding officer announced that the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana had
metin this joint session. as required by law,
| for the purpose of balloting for q Senator to
represent the State OF Louisiana In the Senate
| of the United States for the term beginning
| March e. 1877.
| Nominations we're read as follows:
Messrs. Jonas, Gibson, Spencer, WHY and
/ Zacharie.
Mr.. Ridgley withdrew the name Of Hon. w. B..
| Spencer.
Mr.. Billieu, Of the House, nominated Hon. E.
E. Kidd Of Jackson
| There being no further nomin atoms, the roll
| Of the Senate was called, with the following
result:
Senators Garland, Grover, Ogden and Per-
kins voted for the Hon. B; 2; gonas1 q votes.
for the Hon e. absoas votes
Senator Btubbs voted for the Hon. W. G.. WHY
Il vote.
Goode. Kelly, Mitchell. Richardson, Robertson,
Steven. Texada, Wheeler and Zacharie voted
| for then Hon. II. IL. kIdd-l3 votes.
The roll of the House was called when the
following members voted for the Hon. B.
f. Jonas:
Messrs. Brfdger. Bowden, Berry, Bell, Cock
| erham, Robertson, Ferguson Huntington, Ham
| rnGnd. Lyons, LaTnare, Ieonhard, Porter. BY
land, Barbin, Singleton; Stagg. Toier, Voorhies.
%.
The following members voted for the Hon.
| e. l.. Gibson:
Speaker Bush, and Messrs. -AIdidge. Buck.
Cressy, Delavigne. Fitzpatrick. Kelly OF Orleans,
Taylor and Young Of East Baton Rouge-15,
The following members voted for the Hon,
z. e. Kidd:
Messrs. Aycock, Breard, sartafn. Barron. Car
loss, Duke, Dupree, EstinopaI Forester, Gas
kins. Gillespie Jonas, Kennedy. Kelly Of VIM
BilIieu. Steele and Rfdgley-23.
| Mr.. Sellers voted for the Hon. W. g. WHY.
| Total vote 80, necessary to a choice ~.
No one candidate having received majority
OF all the votes cast, the presiding officer de-
c1ared that there had been no election.
The name of Dir. Kidd was withdrawn at his
request.
On motion OF Mr.. Sartain. Of the House. the
joint assembly adjourned, and the Senate with
drew to its chamber.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE RESUMED.
After the joint session the roll of the House
was called as follows:
AIdige, byeock, Brearf, Bowden, Barron,
Buck. Berry, Bell, Briggs, .Barbin. BiTIieu
Gockerham, Carloss: Cressy. neIavigne, Duke
Dupree FstoDinal. Fitzpatrick, Forester
Ferguson. Gaskinss. Gillespie. Huntington
Hammond. Jonas, Kennedy. Kelly OF VIM
Kelly of Orleans. Kidd, Lyons. Leeds, Lamare
Nunez. Porter. PeraIta, Pitts. Richardson
Ryland. Role. Ridgley, Robertson, Singleton
Taylor, Tofer, VOORHEES,, Washburn, Wood
Young OF Claiborne Young OF East Baton Rouge
Sixiy-one members and a duorun-
Leave of absence for one day was granted to
Mr.. Sartain.
On molten of Mr.. Medehee, and under a sus-
pension of the rules. Senate bill No. 124, An
act authorizing the appointment of an Assistant