The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OR THE
STATE or LOUISIANA.
SEN ATE.
Forty-Fifth pays Proceedings.
TxHouTrvE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana.

4
State of Louisiana.
New Orleans, Feb 28. 1877.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
the Hon. Louis A. Wilt Lieutenant Governor
and President OF the Senate. in the chair.
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs, Ducros Ellis. .Eustis, Garland, Gro
Eeha n9deon h sobsrtson' Sandford steven,
Stubs. Texada. Wheeler, White and hacharie-
e. Absant1Messrs. Allain. Boatner. Bryant,
Brea1lx. Bureh, Cage. Demas Dumont. George,
Ola Harper. Landry, stamps, Sutton. Twitehell.
Wakefield ard Yonng-17 Senators
Prayer By Rev DR. Markham.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Orleans. February %. 1877. J
10 tho Honorable the Senate Of the State OF
Louisiana:
tssufiemeu--I en- directed to inform your hon
orahls body that the House has concurred In
Semitic bin No. 7s, AN act to amend and re-en
oct sections 1910 and ltal Reylsed statutes s 81
offices 10 contest before the courts the election
OF their opponents, ...-,,,,
body that the House is now reads. to meet the
sienate in Joint assembly to ballot for u United
States Senator.,.
Assp9 sa " PiETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
On motion OF Mr. sanHiford. the reading OF
the journal in detail was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Ducrss, the Senate pro-
xeeied In d body to the hall of the House OF
Representatives for the purpose of balloting In
joint session for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon, Louis Al. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the senate. e
ON d cali Of the roll. the following senators
answered To their names:
sIessrs. Ducros. Ellis Easti5 qa arI,nti
George Goede. Grover, Kelly. Mitchell. ogden,
Perkins. Richardson, Il, bertson, San ~
Fteyen, Stubbs. Tesada, Wheeler. White and
zaeharfe-2o
on /, call OF the roll OF the House the following
ms,nbers answered to their names:
Hon. i. Bush, speaker, and Messrs. Aldige.
Aycoek, Barblp. Billien B.idger Breard Bow Sn,,
t eafIosf f tesss osrstar Giles
noshaa. Kellv 81 VIM, kelly 81 Orleans. Kidd
leans. Martin. Means, Metaehee. Nunez Porter,
peralta, Pitts, Ridgley, lsichardson nylasptd
aeton, Hen spiier, stage, sIsele. Sellers, Smart
Taylor Tremouet, Toler. Y orhless IN ashburne
wilde. Williams. Young Of Claiborne. and
Young OF East Baton Houge-o6.
The President declared a quorum present in
both houses, and that the joint assembly would
tor for the term commencing March next
The Secretary of the Senate read the names
OF Che candidates. to-wit
Hon. b. T. Jonas of Orleans, Hon; Randall L.
Gibson of Orleans, Hon. B. Q: Wiekliile OF Wes
feissna Hon VI n p 1, Esan OF oaddo' Hon.
Senator Texada withdrew the nominaSan Of
Hon. james Jeffries. of Rapides.
ATr. Waahburne nominated Hon. w. I. Hall o.
The parishof Morehouse
The rolls of the respective branches of the
General Assembly were then called, with the
= following result:
Senator George and Representatives ,Aycock
odsn araay Berry h9ee of Wsn Da gaes
Ton, Billieu, stagg, nidgley and Wilde voted for
81 fntor Kelly and Representatives Aldige
Barrett. Buck, Cressy, Estoptual. Fitzpatrick
Kelly 81 Orehns. Lamare, Kernochan. Pitts
Self Tremoulet and Toler voted Tor Hon, Han
sen tors Ogden and Perkins and Representa-.
tiYes Bell. Delavigne. Porter, Ryand. Barbln
Rouge waited for Hon. r, Q. Wickliffe-lo votes.
Senators Ducros aud Sandif9rd and speaker
Bush and Representatives Barron. Caross
Duke Jonas, Leeds, Lea, Means, Modehee. Ran;
sioiph, Smart and Young of Claiborne. voted
for the Hon; W; p. Egan. = votes. ,...,
tatiyer Gillespie, Martin, Nunez and Richard
son voted for Hon. W, A RICHARDSON'S votes; :,
senators Ellis, EusLS, dOoue DluDDS, mllcHeli
Il Richardson. Robertson. steven, Texada. Wheel
pr, White and Iaeharie and Representative
Bridgef, Breard,, qaskias, Kidd Leophard
Steele, Sellers, Taylor, VOORHEES, and Wash
burne voted Tor Hon. ". i. Hal-22 votes.
Total number Of votes cast &c. necessary to
choice As.
The President declared that as no one of thu
candidates had received majority of the vote
east III Joint assembly. there was no election.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson. the Joint assem-.
hly adjourned until to morrow. at II o'clock IN.
and the Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
The Senate was called to order by Lieutenan
Governor Wilt. President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following sena' or
answered to their names
!, Messrs. Ducros, Ellis, Eustis, Garland
Perkins. Richardson Robsrtson, Stubs, sandi
od ssysS sSs A @e Boa
Bryant. Burch, Cage. Demas, Dumont, g iar
per, Landry. Stamps. sutton. Twitehell. Wake
held, Whee.er aud 1oung-l7.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goode, chairman of the Committee oil
Judiciary. submitted the following report
which lies over under the rules
TO the Honorable President and Members o
the Senate:
Your committee have had under considera
ton House bill No. 81. entitled An net to limi
tho time within which the answers of gar
10 report the same favoraby with the following
insert In the leth line of the LIST section, afte
the word " twenty" the word judicial, ant
strike out In the 10th and 2ist lines the word
f.. GO0DE. Chairman.
no the Honorable the President and member
OF the Senate: 1...s
Your Committee on Judiciary have had unde
consideration House bill No.. 3d. entitled al
act 20 amend and re,epact sections apd Oh o.