New Orleans Republican., 1877-01-20
Seventeenth Day's Proces diDgu.

conditions the said st PAtricks Hall can be
purchased by the State to serve the pur-
poses of State Capitol.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that at some future
time the following entitled bills would be
introduced
By. Mr.. Dinkgrave:
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
punish the crime of bribery, approved De-
cember 26, 1872.
By Mr.. Jones:
A bill to incorporate the town Of Water
loo, Pointe Coupee
By Mr., Lsstrappee
A bill to divide the parish of st. Landry,
giving part Of it's territory to the parishes
of Lafayette, Vermilion and Rapides, and
for other purposes.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualif-
cations, through its chairman, submitted
the following report, which was received:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QuALlRicAT oNs,
New ORLEANS January 49, 1877. !
To the honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF RepIest natives:
Your committee beg leave to report the
following substitute for the resolution re-
ferred to them declaring the seat of A. Es-
topinal, of St. Bernard, vacant, and recon-
mend its adoption:
ResolUed, That Albert Estopinal, of the
parish OF St. Bernard, be and he is hereby
expelled as o member OF the House.
GEORGE DRURY, Chairman
NICHOLAS BURTON.
CHARLES W. KEETING,
o. HOLT,
w. G. GARY,
GEORGE GRACIEN.
Mr.. Drury moved to adopt the report, on
which the yeas and nays were demanded
with the following result;
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Bird, Brown of
Caddo, Burton, Blair, Bosley, Blasdel,
Brooks, Blackstone, Como, Drury, Drew,
Dickinson, DinkgrRve, D'AvY, Dejoie,
Early. Fobb, Gardere, CAN'T, Gary, Gra-
Glen, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Bolt of
East Baton Rouge, Holt of West Baton
Rouge, johnson of De Sote, Jones, ii. M.
| johnson, Robert johnson, Keeting, Kern,
Lane, LastraDpes, Magloire, Martin, Mi
| Ion, Moore, Raby, Snuer, Swszie, Snaer,
Seveignes. Shelton, TOlliVer, Washington,
| WatsOn-47.
Nays-Brown of Jefferson, Cole, David.
son, De Lacy, Dssmarais, Detiege, Gaude,
| McMillen, Routon, Romero, Simmes,
Thomas, Wsrmoth-l3.
No quorum voting, call Of the House
was ordered, with the following result:
Speaker Hahn, and Messrs Bird, Brown
! of Caddo Burton. Brown of Jefferson,
| Blair, BreWster, Bosey, Basdel. Brooke,
| Blackstone, Como, Cole, Drury, Davidson,
Drew, De Lacy, Dickinson. Dinkgraye'
DeFmarais, DAvy, Detiege, Dejoie, Early,
Fobb, Gardere, Gaude, CAN'T, Gary, Gra-
Glen. Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt of
East Baton Rouge, Holt of West Baton
Rouge, johnson of De Soto, Jones, H. M,
johnson, Robert johnson, Keeting, Kern,
Lastrappes, Lane, Lewis, Magloire, Martin,
Milon, Moore, MoMillen, Routon, Romero,
Raby, Souer, Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes,
Shelton, Smmes, Thomas, Tolliver, Wash
ington, Watson, WaHmoth-62.
Mr.. Drury moved to suspend the ruleslso
as to permit Messrs. Brewster and Lewis to
vote on the adoption Of the report Of the
Committee on Elections and Qualifications,
on which the yeas and nays were demanded,
with the following result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Bird, Brown OF Cad
| do, Burton, Blair, Brewster, Bosley, Bias
del, Brooks, Blackstone, Como, Drury,
/ Drew, De Lacy, Dickenson, Dinkgrave,
Desmarais, D'Ayy, Deioie, Early, FObb,
Gardere CAN'T, Gary, Gracien, Hill OF AS
| eeusion, HUGHES, Holt Of East Ba'cn r uge.
| Holt of West Baton Rouge, Johnson ol
| De Soto, Jones, H. M. Johnson, Robert
johnson, Keeting, Kern, Lane, Lastrappee,
| Magloire, Martin, MilOn, Moore, MeMllleni
| Romero, Raby, S0ueT, Swszie, Snaer, Sc
| veignes, Shelton, Simmes, Thomas, Tolliyert
| Washington, Watson-54.
Nays9Brown of Jefferson, Cole, David
son, Detiege, Gaude, Lewis, Routon' war
moth-9.
Rnles suspended.
Mr.. Brewster voted in the affirm ative.
Mr.. Lewis voted in the negative.
TwO.t thirds of the members voting in the
affirmative, the report was adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Jones a committee OF
three members was appointed to inform the
Senate that the House was ready to meet
that body in Joint session for the purpose oi
| going into an election for a United States
Senator for the vacant unexpired term.
The Chair appointed Messrs, Jones
Lewis and Gary as said committee.
The committee returned with the informa
tion that the Senate would be ready tc
meet the House in joint session in few
minutes.
| JOINT SESSION.
The sergeant-at-Arms announced the hon
orable Senate Of the State of Louisiana.
The President of the Senate, Hon. G. c,
Antoine, took the chair and directed the
Secretary to call the roll of the Senate in
joint session.
The following Senators answered to their
| names:
Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Bryant, Bureh
/ DumOnt, Gla, Landry, sutton, Wakefield
| YOung-lO.
The Speaker of the House of Represents
| tives then ordered the Clerk to call the roll
OF the House, and the following members
answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn, and MessFs. Bird, Brown
Of Caddo, Burton, Brown OF JeneEsen
| Blasr. Brswster, Boaley, Blasdel, Brooks
BIaekstOne, CaEville, Como, Cole, DruFy
Davidson, Drew, De1agy, Dickinson, pank