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.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
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| Twenty-heG0nu nay y FFWsGeulHEhs
| HousE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
| New Orleans, Tuesday March al, 1877.
| The House being called TO order. the roll was
called IN follows:
Hon, l., Bnsh spenker, aud Meesrrsgt -, Al
Sasoss 1Ga pessy pSsvsas baes baprs Gso
pinsl, Ferguson. Fitzpatrick, Forester. 0gsklhs'
2f Orleans. kernsehan MIDI Lyons, Leeds n H.
''ass SsS q fv
F Ess r r. Eeh ssgssn ssqs hass
ssIllsr s,sss stss|s sser@S sss % f"y W'I:
llams. Young v 81 Claiborne. and Young Of East
| Baton Rouge.
sisty.eight members and q quorum.
JOINT SESSION.
Tho Senate was announced md invited 70
| enter.
A Joint session OF tho General Assembly was
| held for the purpose Of further bhllothg Tor
/ Senator 10 represent The State Of Louisiana In
the Senate Of tho United states for tho term be-
ginning March 1, 1877. Hon. VIII Steven, Of the
Senate presiding.
The roll Of the Senate WINS called. when the
following Senators answered TO their names
Massrs nesas isod paa,os Es Esf
r75n n, nshsEaeaa WRSSse Will
| and Haeharie
| Twenty-one Senators.
Tho roll Of the House being called, the follow
ing members answered 10 their names;
Hon Il hush. Speaker apd M +, A9iss
Ayeoa ss 99sdge s pEa srs ae n R9wae Rsr
| ham, qarlosa, Cresey. DelaYigne. Duke, Dupree
gst9piaa aFI,grgasoo n,tt9estrek roerstsar
Jonaa. kchhedn p KellY d VIM Kelly Of Or:
leans, Kefneehan, Kidd, Lyons. Leeds. LhmsTe.
Lea, Leenhard Of Orleans Martin; Means, Nc
Hoha s; ssp yIah M kdgley ' aos, Nobsrtten
sartain,. shakapears singleton, self, ppill,er
T sss s ssss Ws s W Ts Ws Yonas
OF Claiborne. and Young OF East Baton Rouge
sixty-nine members and aquorum.
| Tho presiding officer announced that the Com
ernl Assembly Of the State of Louisiana had met
In this Joint session. Us required by law. for the
purpose Of balloting for Senator TO represent
tho State OF Louisiana In tho Senate of the Uni
ted States for the torn beginning March 4. 1877.
Nominations were read hs follows
Messrs. Jonas. Gibson. Tosada, George. Snr-
thin and Smith.
Mr.. Ridgey Withdrew the name of tho Hon.
Gain Hartain, of Carroll.
Mr.. ellis withdrew the aamo OF the Hon, Lewis
Texadn. Of Rnpides.
MIR. buck. of tho House. nominated the Hon.
u. J. Ellis, OF Orleans.
Mr.. sartain of the House. nominated the Hon.
l.. A. Sheldon. OF Orleans.
MIR. Greasy OF tho House nominated the
Hon J. s. Billiou. Of Lafoureho.
There being no further nominations tho roll
Of the Senate was called as follows
Senators Boatner and Duoros voted for the
Hon. u. u. Jonas.
Senators Ellis and Goode voted for the Hon.
Senators Euetia. Garland. George, Mitchell.
Ogden, Richardson. Robertson. Sandiford, Bte-
Won. stubbs, Texada and Wheeler voted for tho
Hon. q. IL. ELLIS
Tho roll of tho House WINS called, when the fol.
lowing members voted for the Hon. .. y.
Jonas:
Meysrs. Aycoek. Bridget Bowden... Berry.
Bell, Dapree. Estopinal. Ferguson. Forester.
Leeds. Newsom. Hdgiey, .Ryland. Shakespeare.
Singleton Stlgg, Smart, Wood Wilde and Will
The following members voted for the Hon. H..
l.. Gibson:
Mesgra. pelaygne. Fitzpatrick Lamafe. ror-
ter and Tremouiet-s.
The following members voted Tor the Hon. L.
A. Sheldon:
Messrs. Aldige. MeGehoe anil sartain-a.
The following members voted for the Hon,
II, John Ellis:
Messrs. Biieu. Brady, Buck and spiller-4.
Tho following members voted for tho Hon. J.
8. Bilien:
Messrs. Barron, Briggs. Coekerham, Carloss.
Grossly. Duke. Gillespie, Huntington, Kennedy.
kelly,of Winn, Kelly OF Orleanss, kerneehan.
Poralta. Role, Robertson. Toler. VOORHEES, and
Young Of Claiborne-24.
The following members voted for The Hon.. G.
II. Ellis:
Hon. l.. Bush, Speaker and Messrs. Breard.
| Guekins. Hammond, Jonas. Pitts, Richardson.
| Htseig SplterA Tuylpf Y6unV
Baion Rouge-i2.
No one candidate having received majority
Of all the votes east. the presiding officer de-
clared that there had been no election.
On motion of Mi. Robertson, of tho Senate
tho Joint assembly adjourned. and the Senate
Withdrew to It's chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
| After Joint session. the roll Of tho House WINS
called as follows:
Hon; I. Bush, Speaker, and Msssrs Aldige.
den. Barron. Brady, Berry. Bell. Briggs. Cock
erhum, Carloss. Greasy. Dsla igne. Duke Du-
stass ms. Gillespie. Huntington. Hammond.
HIN of Orleans. Jonas, Kennedy. Kelly of VIM.
f oeap kdd Ly9Mn
Perelta. Richardson. Ryland, Role. Rldgley.
smart Tayse TosF
VOORHEES, Wood, Wilde, Williams. Young Of
Claiborne, and Young Of East Baton Rouge.
Sixty-seven members and u quorum.
On the motion of Mr.. VOORHEES, the House took
q recess for one hour.
After recess the roll Of tho House was called.
as follows:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker, and Messrs Aldige,
Aycock Bridger, Breard Billeu. Barron
loss. Greasy, Delavigne. Duke. Dupree, Esto-
pinnl, Ferguson. Forester, Fitzpatrick, Gaakins.
Gillespie, Hammond, Hill Of Orleans. Jonas.
Lyons. Leeds, Lamare. Leonhard Of Orleans.
| Martin, McGehee Newson,, Nunez Porter, Pc
Ridgley, Rolle. Sartain, Shakespeare. Singleton,
Self, Spiler. Sellers. Smart. Taylor. Tremoulet,
Toler, VOORHEES,, Wood. Wilde, Williams,
Rouge.