The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--eF THE-
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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EXTRA SESSION or fsyr
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.


President oil the 30HHte, III the cbhtls
On n call of tho roll tho following nehatofs
answered to their names!
Measrs, Boatner Dueros. Ellis. Eugtis., Gar
land, Ola Goode, Kelly, MitgheIi. ogden ogden
Richardson, Robertson. handitord; steven ,ie
Stubbs. Texada. Wheeler.,White ana hachaf'e
Absent easrs Allain. 1reaux. BRYANT.
nar.h Gage ps" DR aas saps Sutton
Twitchell. Wakefield and Youpg-17.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson the reading OF
the journal In detail was dispensed with,
Mr.. Ogden moved that the journal Of the nth
instant be corrected so as to read;
mr.. wheeler offered the following amend
ment 10 House bill No. 2so
"'In section 10, line a. instead Of section d.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. doodle, chairman Committee ON Judiciary.
submitted the following reports:
Rooms BEeArg COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY,
New Orleans. April ~. 1877.
10 tho Honorable President and Members OF
tho beHatei
geattetnea-A majority of your committed to
whom was referred House bill No. goA report
nfavorabiy thoreon, and recommend thah u 40
not PASS h's'eG Y. T. ydoopE ohairmaa.
Which lies over under the rule.
Mr. Richardson, chairman Of Committee on
Agriculture and Commences. submitted the fol-
lowing report;
10 tho Honorable the Senate Of tho State Of
Louisiana.
Genttenen-Yo Committee on Agriculture
and Commerce, to- wBom was referred House
resolution No. qa4, report favorable and recon-
"on' '' '"730' HARDY RICHARDSON.
Which lies ovor under tho rules.
SPECIAL ORDER or THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 1b5. entitled AN act TO repeal
an act entitled An net to create a Board Of
Natal r,.,xs
10 vest the control and management OF public
Ievces In police jures 10 auth orize the appoint
ment of engineers. fixing their duties and
compensation; IL authorize the Governor to
contract for the construction and repairs of
certain evees. aud ID provide for the payment
thereof"
The following message was received from the
HousE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, April 10. 1877. !
Totle Honorable the Senate State Of louisiana
| nm directed by the House OF Repr. sente-
tves 70 inform your honorable body that The
House has te9gneurted n the sepia1e amendments
TO House bill No. 21S. An act to define and reg
iilgts tho duties of the reporter and tho pub
Usher Of the decisions of the, supreme Court,
10 inform your honorable body that the
Speaker has signed cnrollod House bill al, AN
act % charter tho l,aratars Sbip Canal Com
pany," Otto, aud TO ask the signature Of The Lieu
Aiso, that tho House Ia now ready to meot tho
Senate in JOINT assembly TO ballot for u united
'''''''' PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
Mr. Bonner obtained unanimous consent to
withdraw tho amendment offered by him TO
Senate bill No. 1853 on Wednesday.
on motion Of Mr. Boatnor. Senate bill No. 1bb
was taken up section by section.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson, tho Senate pro-
ceeded to the hall of tho House OF Representa-
tives TO ballot for United States Senator.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilts, Lieu enant Governor aud
President OF the Senate
The roll Of the Senate was called whom the fol-
owing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan. Bontncr, Breaux, Ducros,
Ellis. Eust 4, Garland Ola. uoode. RELY,
Ogden. hichat dson. Robertson. sandtford. Ste.
ven, stubbs, TeSada, Wheeler. White and
Iaeharie-le.
The roll of the House was called. when the
following members answered TO their names.
Hon. Louis .tueh, speaker, md Messrs. Al
dieo Aycoek; Brilg9r, greard B,llieeul Bowaen
By as0l SSss ' bqts
FL f1P a Tesge a IA r
VIM. Kelly of Orleans. Kern. Kidd. Lyons
tin. Means Mcoohsc, Nowsom. Nunoz,. Porter
Rapdoiph Romsro; &9ls. kiasley hob s|,,
Stn.!g. Stewart Steele sellers Smart. Taylor
Tremoulet Toler washburn. Wood Will
linhIE, Young OF Claiborne ana Young OF East
Baton Houge=@Se
The President OF the Joint assembly then de-
clared the object of this 10 mt assembly was to
ballot for q United States Senator for the tor IN
commencing March 4, 1877.
Tho Secretary of the Senate read tho names Of
tho candidates. to wit:
Hon. b, Il Jonas. OF Orleans. Hon. Randall T..
Gibson. of Orleans and Hon. Andrew Calcza. Of
Orleans.
Representative Billieu nominated Hon. Ed
ward McCuom of ! errebonne.
Representative Young nominated Hon. J. j.
Brown OF Orleans.
Representa- iys Bridger nominated Hon. W.
w. Farmer of OuaohitA
The rolls of tho respective branches of tho
General Assembly were then called witt, the fol-
lowing result
senator Garland and Representatives Duprec,
Claude. Hammond. Kidd. Lyons. Peralta and
Young OF East Baton Rouge. voted for Hon. J.
Representatives. Aycock. Bowden. Barbin.
Brady Ber y. Bell. Ferguson. Foerster. Gilles-
pic Lea, Newsom, Porter. shakspsare Single
ION anu WOOD voted Tor Hon. u. Il. Jonas-15
Senators Kelly, Richardson and santliford and
pat pssh Holt Yt oresnss key u orcans
Kernochan, Lamare. McGehee. Pitts Role.
stagg and Tremoulet voted for Hon. II. l.. Glib
son--l7 votes
Senator Allan voted for Andrew Caleza-1
vote
Senator ella voted for Hon. Il. Lawrence
vote.
Senators Dueros, Ellis, Goode. Grover. Mitch
ell. Robertson. Texada. White and Hacharie and
Representatives Aldige Billieu. Carioss. Cres.
BY. Kelly Of VIM Martin, Nunez. Richardson
Young Of Claiborne voted for Hon. Ed. McCul-
lom-23 votes,
Senator Ogden and Representatives Barron.
Brooks, BRIGGS, ID Irdon. D'Ayy, Fobb, Kern.
! Means Randolph. Romero, Robertson. Spiller,
= smart and Toler voted blank--Is votes.
Senators Boatner aud Stubs and representa-
lives Bush. Bri tiger. Breard, Duke. Gaskns
Jonas, leonhard, Ryland, Routon, Steele. Sellers
and Washburn voted for Hon. w. w. Farmer
Ia votes,
Representative Kennedy voted for Hon. L. II.
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