The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-24
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oP THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
--oF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
e.
porty.thira pays Proceedings.
EXTRA SESSION or 1917.

SENATE.
Forty-thira Days Proceedings.
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans. Saturday April 81. 1877. J
The Senate met pursuant TO adjournment. the
Hon. Louis A. Witt Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate. In the chair.
On q cali Of the roll the following senators
answered to their names:
Ellis. EustIs, Garland, George. Goode. Kelly.
Landry. Mitchell. Ogden Perkins. Riehlnrdson,
sandiford. stubbs. wheeler. White ana naeharie
Absent -.Messrs. Allan. Burch, Cage, Demas.
pum2nt aia Hroyasr H Hvsbe 9 WeEseld and
young-15.
Mr.. Cage. Senator elect from the Eighth sena-
forial District presented himself at the bar OF
the Senate and was sworn In.
Prayer by the Rev. Father Allen.
On motion of Mr.. Elstis the reading of the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr. Eusts the Journal OF the
10th instant was corrected 80 AZ to read Us fol-
lows:
On motion OF Mr.. Eustis the title OF House
bill No. 2T4 was am ended as follows
Strike out the words and with exclusive iur-
isdiction over cases In which the State of Louis
lana or the, city Of New Orleans may DO parties
.6kssAaE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. !
New Orleans. April II, ls77l
To tho Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate
lam directed to inform your honorable body
that the House of Representatives has passed
and asks your concurrence in the following
House Bill No. ass. IAN act requiring. hotel
keepers to provide rope In each ROOM etc. A.
House bill No. 5bs IAN act to provide for ne
removal Of the DISTRACTIONS to Navigation In the
mouth of Red River etc.
And to Inform your honorable body that the
House Of Representatives Is now prepared TO
receive the Senate In join assembly TO Daliot t9f
Senator.
n'Sp'''P' nTER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
state of Louisiana. !
New Orleans, April 40. 1877.
TO the Honorable the Senate Of the State of
Louisiana:
Genhe,nea--I am directed by his Excellency
the Governor to inform you that he has mp,
No. Ts, IAN act to amend and re-enaet section
saoa sG Se ae al q
areyenue for the same; TO- impose certain pen
altiss to repeal sections OF the revised Statutes
from section 12t7. Inclusive to section 1277, In
elusive and to repeal net No. 6 OF the acts of
1870. entitled .An act to. regulate public educa-
ton In the state of Louisiana and city OF New
Orleans and to raise n revenue for. that pur-
pose.' approved March 49, 1877; 10 authorize the
State Board of Education to appoint O treasurer
OF school funds In certain casesSa d TO author.
lie the Board Of School Directors for the city OF
New Orleans to change and designate the day OF
No. 10. Joint resolution requesting the sena-
ators and Representatives OF Louisiana In Con
gress to urge upon the Federal 9overnment the
adoption OF mems to remove the obstrteltons
to The commences OF the states of Texas, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana and the Indian Nation.
~ D. L. CAGE. Jr..
Private Secretary,
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly, the Senate pro-
ceeded TO the hall OF the House OF Representa-
tives TO ballot for u United States Senator.
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 fol-
lowing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Bnatner. Breaux. Bryant
Cage Ducros. Ellis. Eust.s, Garland, George
qfa, Goode. Grover, nelly. Landry, M1ich n,n.
ven, stubbs. 1exada. Wheeler and Zacha
The roll Of the House was called. when the
following members answered to their names.
DICE, l Aycock, Bridger. Breard, Biiin, Bowden
Barbin:, Barrett. Brady, Brooks. Buck; X, Bell II
B Bsliry grsfs B. a rsss1
pree. Estopinel. Ferguson, Fohb Fitzpatrick
fosse dqsha 81 ssef be
son. Jonas, Kennedy. Kelly Of Winn. Kelly Of
Orleans. Kern. Kernochan. Kidd, Lyons, LEEDS
dehee. Newsom. Nunez, Porter Peralta. Pits
Richardson. Ryland. Routon, Randolph, Rom
ero Role Robersoa Ra syys sartsa tase s staw
nrt. Steele sellers Smart. foillver, Tremoulet
Toier ~yoorhiss,, Washington. Was s i,oslI,
and Young OF East Baton Rouge-s6.
The President of the Joint assembly then de-
clared the object OF this jo Mt assembly was te
ballot for United States Senator for the tern
commencing March 4. 1877.
The Secretary of the Senate read the names o
the candidates, to wit:
Hon. b. T. Jonas. OF Orleans. Hon. Randall L
Gibson, Of Orleans. Hon. A. VOORHEES,. of Or
leans. and Hon. Geo. W. Dupre of Orleans.
Senator Zacharie nominated the Hon. r. Fl
Wilde OF Orleans.
Representative Stewart nominated Hon. ]. II
Senator Bryant nominated Hon. w. L. Nc
Nillen, OF Carroll.
The rolls OF the respective branches OF tn
General Assembly were then called with the fol
lowing result
Senator Allan and Representatives Brooks
Drury. burden. Dayries, .DAvy, Fobb, Holt
and Tolliver voted for Hon. J. Fl. oglesby-1
votes.
Senators Breaux and Sandiford and Repre-
SenlHtiVe9 Alul&6. DuShs ISin w
pafrick. Hin OF Orleans, Kelly Of Orleans, Kern
kernochan, Leeds McGehee, Role, Steele. Sci
lers Tremoulet, Williams, Young Of Claiborne
end Young OF East Baton Rouge voted for III
Hon. r. L. Gibson-20 votes.
Senators Ducros, Garland, Goode and Rich
ardson and Representatives Bush, Brady, Ores
sy, Duke, Forester. Gaskins. Gillespie, Jonas
Kelly, Kidd, Martin. Pitts. Richardson, Ryand
Robertson, Self, Spiller Smart aylor, Tolel
and Wood voted for Hon. A. Voorhees, votes
Senators Ola, Kelly. Landry. Wheeler an
White and Representative EstQpinal voted TO
Hon. r. 8. Goodies votes.
y Senators Perkins and Representatives Aycock
Breard. Bowden, Barrow, Barbin Berry
mond, Robe,t johnson. Lyons, Leonhard. New
SOM Nunez Porter, Raby. Shakespeare, Single