The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE or LOUISIANA.
SENATE.

EXTRA sEssros or 1877.



ina Hon. Louis A. Wits. Lieutenant Governor
and President Of tho Senate. In tho chair.
IN n cali of the roll the following Senators
answered To their names;
Hustle GARLAND, George, ag2de. Grover, Kelly.
M,'p ssaa Nsasfft a fSps sven Tesad Wheel
Assea ssess: Asip, bryant, na 70 a Gsss.
TWitehsii Wakefield aud Young 10.
on motion Of Mr.. aoode tho reading OF tho
journal In detail was dispensed with.
MESSAGE FROM rite HOUSE.
IIouaH or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. March ~, 1877. '
no the Honorable tho Senate Of tho State OF
am directed to inform your honorable body
That the House II now ready to meet the Senate
In Joint assembly to ballot for United States
Chief Clerk
SPECIAL ORDER or TfrE DAY
benHte bill Mo. ig2, entitled An not to repeal
an act entitled An aot TO regulate tho conduct
and maintain the freedom and purity Of aees
tions 10 prescribe tho mode Of making returns
thereof: 10 provide for tho election Of return
Ing officers and define their powers and dutiss;
IN prescribe the mode OF entering on tho rolls Of
the Senate and House Of Representatives nnd to
enforce Aft. t6s Of the Constitution, being Act
No. w.. approved Nov. 99th, 1872. To provide the
tilne and manner Of holding elections and maxi
ing the returns thereof. 10 define tho powers
and duties. 10 provide for tho appointments oil
Commissioners and otber officers 0E election to
provide for tho maintenance Of the freedom and
purity Of elections, and for tho punishment OF
officers and other persons who may Violate The
election laws by making false returns. Of altar
A
Ing 10 perform their duties; 10 punish persons
for false. fraudulent or illegal voting. aud to
punish violence or intimidation. TO provide
Che manner of entering o. tho rolls OF tho House
OF Representatives, and to enforce Art. 100 Of
Tho Constitution. and generally to secure and
provide for q FREQ, fair aud peae6abe election
throughout the State. and 10 repeal conflicting
iaws.'s
Wm on motion Of Mr.. White postponed until
aftor Joint session.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly. the reading of tho
journal In detail was dispensed with.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson tho Senate pros
aeadod In u body to the hall Of tho House of
Representatives for tho purpose OF balloting In
Joint session for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
Tho Joint session WIS called TO order by the
Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor and
President Of tho Senate.
Tho roll Of the Senate was called. when the
following Senators answered to their names:
MnaarA. Boatner, Dueros. Ellis. Enstis, Gar
land. George. uoode, Grover. Kelly, Mitchell. Og-
den, Richardson, RobartHcn, snndiford, Steven.
Stubbs Tesaaa, Wheeler. White and 8acharie
40
The roll Of tho House VIVA called when the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon, l.. Bush, Speaker and Messre Aldlge.
Ayoock. Erldser, .Breard, Dewden. Brady. Buck.
Barfon, Briggs, Berry, Bsll. o9ekerhams l. CIR.
inul, Ferguson, FL 5patriek, Forester, aaeltihs.
dllespie. Huntingdon. Hammond, Jonas. Zen Zen
hard u or ies, i Martin Msaes Msdshee
NSse k Egnss f2 oSr. rs Eo R' h Ess
Shakespeare, sartnin Singleton. Self. spiller.
stagg., Steele, Sellers, Smart, TAYLOR Trem-
oana r 81 GeSens and young " hat Baton
HonGe-~aa.
The President Of the Joint assembly then do
elared the object OF this Joint assembly was TO
ballot for United States Senator for tho torn
commencing March 4. 1877.
The seeretaryof tho Senate read tho names of
the candidates. to wit:
Hon. ID. r. Jonas, of Orleans. Hon. Randall L.
Gibson Of Orleans, Hon. John Smith, Of Jack
aen.
Representative Buck nominated Hon. Il. John
Representative Hammond nominated Hon. L..
A. Sheldon, Of Orleans.
Representative Grassy nominated Hon. John
H. Billion, of Lafourche.
Representative Ridgley withdrew tho name Of
Hon. Cain sartan, Of Carroll.
The rolls Of tho respective branches OF tho
General Assembly were then called. with tho
following result:
Senators Boatner and Ducrog and Represen-
Il,.1 y1.,, hA Hall
nupreo, Eetopinal. Ferguson, Forester. Leeds.
Nswsom hagley RWyla9nd shassp pei single
s Sosd be aon NfoS Maas S Votes
senator Kelly and Representatives Deavigne,
Fitzpatriee, Lamese. Porter and Tremouiot
Senator droyer and Representatives Adige
McGehee and sartain voted for the Hon. L. A.
Senators Ellis and Goode and Representatives
Barron, Briggs. Cockerham Carloss. Greasy,
Duke, Gillespie, Huntington Kennedy. Kelly Of
Lem ani e es e Of oreans Mer1 Means 'N a
nee. Porallta Role, Robertson, Toler. Voorhees,
and Young Of Claiborne, voted for the Hon. j. D.
senators aas i RSstis Garland. George, Mitchell.
Ogden, nichardson. Rober!son, sandiford. Ste
se Snd afss mepe
Jonas. Pitts. Richardson, self, Steele. Sellers,
Taylor end Young n East Bate Baton Rouge voted
Meaars. Billien, Brady. Buck and Soiler
voted for the Hon. 70. John Ellis votes.
Total number OF votes cast. 81: necessary to
choice. ~.
The President declared that rs no ono Of the
candidates had received u majority of the votes
cast In Joint assembly. there was no election.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, the Joint assem-
bly, adjourned, and the Senate withdr to its
own chamber
The Senate was called to order by the Hon.
Louis A. Wilt Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident OF tho Senate. in the chair.
On a call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Breaux. Duc,os,, Ellis, Eustis, Gar
land George, Goode. Kelly. Mitchell. Ogden,
ada, Wheeler. White and Zachare-ls.
Absent Messrs. Allain,, Boatner Bryant.
Burch, CAGE Dumont, Ola, Grover. Harper,
Twitcheil Wakefield and Young-17.