The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-16
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
--or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
-oF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Thirty-eighth Days Proceedings.

Tho Senate met pursuant 10 aujournmeht,
the Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor
and President of tho Senate. In the chair.
On d call of the roll the following senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Ducros. Ellie, Eustis. Garland. George.
Goode. Kelly, Mitchell. Ogden, Perkins h isih
ardson. Hob rtson, Sandifora, steven souops'
Texada Wheeler, White zacinfie asaux prv.
Ant, Burch. Cage. nemas. Dumont, CIR gr9v 'e,T
Warper, Landry. Stamps, Sutton, Twltchell.
Wakefield. Young-17.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell. the reading oil the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
To the Honorable. the President and members
OF The Senate of the state OF Louisiana;
I nm directed by the House OF Representatives
To INFORM your honorable body that the House
u ready to proceed 70 ballet Tor United STATES
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the Senate CEN
cured In the following House amendment to
Senate bill No 10: Insert In line 3d. after the
word furry or any two of them in the absence
from the parish OF the third
MFR. aoods. Chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary. submitted Senate bill No. 90. entitled
..An not relative to the principal and sureties
Al official bonds" which, on motion OF Mr..
Goode. was read d first aud second time under
4 suspension of the constitutional rules,
Under O further suspension of the rules tho
bill was considered engrossed. read third
time, finally pissed. title adopted and ordered
to be sent to the House for concurrence,
On motion of Mr. Goods. the vote whereby
Senate bill No. o. was finally passed was recon-
sidered. and that motion was laid upon the
table. g..-...
on motion Of Mr. Kelly. the Senate proceeded
Isst. u, hal NJ IA nj ~
tatiyos for the purpose Of balloting In Joint ses-
sion for United States Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll. the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Demas Ducios. ELLIS, Eustis. Garland,
George aoode, Kelly. Mitchell, Ogden, Per-
Stubbs, Toxada. Wheeler. White and Zach
arie--20.
Ona call OF the roll of the House. the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Hon, L. Bush. Speaker, and Messrs Aldige,
Bowden.. Barron, Barrett Brady, Berry. Bell.
Briggs, gressy, Delavigne, Duke, Dupres, Esto-
nt Fpaa1s Fostg a q Iaas onas
Kelly of -Winn. Kelly of Orleans. Kernochan,
Lyons, Leeds. I.auare, Lea Leonhard OF Or
+
nez Porter. Peralta, Pitts. Richardson. Ryland
peare Sell. spiller, stagg. steoe Sellers. Smart,
Young of Claiborne, Young OF East Baton
Rouge-63.
The President declared quorum present in
both houses and that the joint assembly would
now proceed to ballot for United States Sena-
tor for the term commencing March next.
The Secretary OF the Senate read the names
OF the candidates. to wit:
Hon. D. +. Jonas Of Orleans, Hon. Randall u.
Gibson of Orleans. Hon. II. @. Wiekliffe of West
Telicinna, Hon. w. ID. EgaH Of Caddo, Hon. w.
A. Robertson OF st. Landry.
The rolls of the respective branches of the
General Assembly were then called. with the
following result:
Senators Garland and Texada. and Repre-
sentatives Kelly Of Winu.. Martin, Nunez and
Sellers voted Tor Hon. w. A. Robertson-e votes.
Senators Demas, Eustis and Robertson. and
Representatives. Greasy, Lombard, Peralta,
Role. Self md Young OF Claiborne voted for
Hon. r.. A. Witt votes,
sentative Billieu veted for Hon. Il. D. Whites
Votes.
Senators Gooae. Kelly. Stubs and Steven.
Bowden, Brady. berry. Robertson, Duke. Foers-
ter, Gaskins. Gillespie. Hun ipgton, Hammond,
Lea. Means. Newsom. Pitts, Richardson. shak &
peare. Steele and kidgley voted for Hon. b. T.
Senator Dnoros and Representatives Aldige.
Fitzpatrick. Hin OF Orleans, Kelly of Orleans,
Leeds, Lamare, Kernochan, Stagg and Tremou-
letvoted for the Hon. r. \; Gibson-1s votes. J,
BsTpbin spier Toler WOOD Williams Villa and
Young 81 East Baton Rouge voted for tho Hon
Senators Kills. George. Mitchell and sandi-
ford, and Speaker Bush and Represent atves
ayIor and p Washburne voted for the Hon. W. B.
Egan--12 votes.
Total number of votes cast, 80: necessary to a
choice. "a.
Tho President declared that as no one of the
candidates had received majority of the votes
east in Joint assembly there was no election.
On motion OF MIR. George, the Joint assembly
adjourned until tomorrow at IL o'clock NJ, and
the Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Wiltz. President of the Senate.
On cali of the roll. the following Senators
answered to their names: sassss
Messrs. Denas, Ducros, Ellis, Eustis Garland.
George. Goode. Grover. Kelly. Mitchell, Ogden.
Perkins Richardson, Robertson. Steven, Stubbs.
Texada. White and Zacharie--19.
Bryant. Bureh Gage, Dumont. GA. Harper,
Landry, sandiford, Stamps sutton. Twitchell,
Wakefield. Wheeler and Young-i7.
ACTION ON REPORTS LYING OVER
The following report Of the Committee on
ROCKS COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY, |
New Orleans. February 8. 1877.
10 the Honorable the President and members
of the Senate:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Judiciary. to
& whom was referred Hoase bill No. 40. entitled
an act to amend and re-enact the act entitled
An act to amend and re-enaet sections Nos.
$50, $50 and 3sf OF the Revised Statutes. AMI to
do away with unnecessary costs and expenses
In the cancelling OF official bonds approved
March 20. 1873. respectfully report favorabiy
thereon and recommend its passage.
Respectfully, ID
F.s. GooDE. Chairman.
Was. on motion of Mr.. 6oode. adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
Senate bill No. IA. entitled AN net to repeal
section 1912 OF Rays Revised Statutes of the
State of Louisiana" was. on motion of Mr..
Goode. indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. Enstis Senate bill No. 90 en-