New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-11
THE LRGlsLATURE YESTERDAY.


At eleven O'Clock the secretary, Mr.. La
maniere, in the absence of the Lieutenant
| Governor, called the Senate to order. The
body was short three of quOrum-the ab-
sence of Messrs. Demas, Hamlet, Weber
and Wheeler being notably conspicuous.
An adjournment was had for few mo-
ments, when the body reassembled with
like results.
The members of the Senate shortly after
entered the chamber of the House for the
purpose of electipg Senator in joint ses-
sion.
Upon returning to their chamber an ad-
meRt was had until to-day.
| House of Representatives.
At eleven o'clock yesterday there were
sixty-two members and Speaker Hahn
present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. NJ. New
man.
| Mr.. Warmoth offered concurrent resolu-
tion proposing joint committee to confer
| with similar number to be selected by the
body assembling at Odd Fellows Hall to
devise means for the speedy and legal
solution of the present difficulties.
The resolution was received in perfect
silence and went over under the rules.
Messers. Souer, Swazie and McMillen
were appointed TO confer with the Senate
on comparison of the journals of the re-
| spective houses relative to the election of
two United States Senators.
The Senate appeared about twelve
/ Nv 20,
| tenant Governor Antoine, from the Speak
| er's chair.
The rolls showed the presence of sixteen
Senators and sixty-six Representatives,
/ three in excess of quorum of both houses.
Both journals of Monday we're read,
showing the want of a quorum in both
| houses.
Lieutenant Governor Antoine stated the
object of the joint session the compliance
with the law in regard to the election of
Senator.
Assistant Secretary w. Fl. Green then
read the following:
Act of Congress. July IS. 1866; Revised
Statutes of Louisiana, page 753.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That the
! Legislature Of each State which shall be
chosen next preceding the expiration of the
| time fox which anv Senator was elected to
represent the said State in Congress, shall,
on the second Tuesday after the meeting
| and organization thereof, proceed to elect
Senator in Congress-, in the place of such
\ Senator so going out of Othce, in the follow
ing manner: Each house shall openly, by a
/ pipa voce vote of each member present,
l mama nna raraOn fnF SaDafOr in EoOpraaa
from said State, ard the name of the person
| so voted for, who Hhall have a majority of
| the whole number of votes cast in each
house shall be entered on the journal of
each house by the clerk or secretary thereof;
but if either house shall fail to give such
majority to any person on said day,
that fact shall bs entered on the journal.
At twelve o'clock, meridian, of the day fol-
lowing that on which proceedings are re-
quired 10 take place, as aforesaid, the
members of the two houses shall convene
in Joint assembly, and the journal of each
House shall then be read, and if the same
person shall have received a majority of all
the votes in each House, such person shall
be declared duly elected Senator TO repre-
sent said State in the Congress of the
Uaited States; but If the same person shall
not have reeeived majority of the votes
in each House, or if either House shall
have failed to take proceedings, as required
by this act, the Joint assembly shall then pro-
ceed to choose, by q UiUa rOee vote of each
member present, q person for the purpose
aforesaid, and the person having majority
of all the votes of the said joint assembly,
majority of all the members elected to
| both houses being present and voting,
shall be declared duly elected; and in case
no person shall receive such majority on the
first day, the Joint assembly shall meet at
twelve O'Clock, meridian, of each succeed
ing day, during the session Of the Legis-
latnre, and take at least one vote until
Senator shall be elected.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
whenever, in the meeting of the Legisla-
ture Of any State, vacancy shall exist in
| the represen tation of such State in the Sem
ate Of the United States, said Legislature
shall proceed on the second Tuesday after
the commencement and organization of its
session, to elect q person 20 MI such Ya,
| cancy in the manner hereinbefore provided
for the election of Senator for full term;
and if a vacancy shall happen during the
| session of the Legislature, then on the sec
, ond Tuesday after the Legislature shall
have been organized, and shall have notice
Of such vacancy.
Senator Burch moved the election of a
United States Senator for the term COM
mencing March 4, 1877.
Senator Blunt considered that the order
: of election should be first TO fill the vacancy
for the short term, according to the second
section.
Lieutenant Governor Antoine ruled that
this was not a motion to entertain at this
time, and that Senator Blunt's suggestion
did not prevent the entertaining of a motion
to elect for the long term.
The session agreed with the President by
a vote of 70 to A.
Mr.. Drury nominated William Pitt Kel
lOgg.
No other nominations we're made, Senator
Blunt first nominating Mr.. Plnchbaok ant
then Withdrawing the same.
Messrs. Lewis and De Lacy voted blank
Mr.. Drew voted for Mr.. Pinchbaek.
Mr.. Warmoth, when his name was called
said he would like to say word.
The President said there was no obieC
: ton.
Mr.. Warmoth said that he weuld simpl,
say that IN this emergency, when the gov
> srnment, of which this assembly is part
rests almost entirely on the recognition Q
the national government, and believin
that the record should be made as complet
!. as possible and the status of the govern
ment be settled as speedily as possible, an
in order that no question should bs raise
I as to the legality Of the certificate to
J. issued be would cast his vote for W.
Il Kellogg.