The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-01

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/ Ing members answered otheir nafnes.
Present. Hon. &. bush. Speak and Messsrs
Aldige. Ayrock, Bridger. Dreard. Bowden Bar
ron, Barrett Billieu. Buck. Berry Bell. Briggs
hstepna Taesiros fose asns
leans. Jonas, Kennedy. Kelly of VIM. Kelly 9
9rssn aa e sas Means Msshes
| Newsom, Nunez, Porter, Peralta. Pitts, Richard
| son. Ryland. Robertson Role. Ridgley. shak
speare, Self, SpilIer, Stagg. Steele. Sellers
Smart. Taylor, Tremoulef. Toler. VOORHEES,
Washburn, Wood, Williams, Young of Clai
borne, Young Of East Baton Rouge.
.sixty-ave members and a quorum OF the
House.
The purpose Of this joint session was an.
nounced by the presiding officer, and the noEli-
nations were read. as follows:
Messrs. Jonas, Gibson, Wickliffe, Egan and
Robertson.
There being no further nominations. the roll
OF the Senate was called, with the following re-
suit:
Senator Texada voted for the Hon. B. r.
Senators Boatner, Ducros, Kelly Sand ford
Steven and White voted for Hon. Randall l..
Gibson 6.
ardson and Wheeler voted for Hon. n. @. Wick
llffe-6.
Senators Mitchell and Robertson voted for
the Hon. w. b. Egan-2
Senators Demas, Eustis, Garland. George.
Ogden and Zaeharie voted for Hon. W. A. Rob-
ertson-6.
The roll of the House was called. when the
following members voted for the Hon. D. i.
Jonas:
Speaker Bush, and Messrs. Bridger, Breard,
Bowden. Berry. Briggs. Forester, gaskins.
Huntington. Hammond, Leonhard, Newsom,
Richardson. Shakespeare. Billieu. stagg, Steele.
smart. kidgiey, feorhies and Young OF Clai-
borne-N.
The following members voted for the Hon.
Randall L. Gibson:
Messrs. Barrett, Buck Estopinal. Fitzpatrick.
Hill of Orleans. Kennedy, Kelly of Orleans.
Leeds, Lamare, kernochan and Self-11.
The following members voted for the Hon. Il.
9. Wiekliffe:
Messrs, Aycock, Bell, Carlosg, CressE. Rob
Ryland, Role. Barbin, Bp Her. Taylor, Toler,
Rouge--1s.
The following members voted for the Hon.
W. B. Egan:
Messrs. Aldige, Barron. Duke, Jonas, Means
MeGehee, Pitts. Tremouet and Washburn-g.
The following members voted for Hon. ". A.
Robertson:
Nessrs. Delavigne, Gillespie. Kelly of VIM.
Nunez and Selers-5.
Total vote, SO; necessary to choice a
No one candidate having received a majority
of all the votes cast, the presiding officer de-
clared that there had been no election. and the
Senate. on the motion of Senator Perkins
withdrew to its chamber.
NOTICES or BILLS.
Mr.. Jonas, OF Orleans. gave notice thai he
would at some future day. introduce a bill to
repeal act No "a, approved September H. 1868;
act No. A. approved February 81. 1869; act No.
81, approved March 6. 1869 net No. o. approved
March 8. 1869: act No. "a. approved March 30.
1870: act No. 81. approved March g. 1873: act No.
g. approved March &c. 1873: act No. 80, approved
February 2s, 1s74; act No. go, approved March
H. 1874: and act No. 10. approved March u, 1876:
and to authorize The Mayor and administrators
OF the city of New Orleans to organise and
such police as may be necessary for
the order and good government of said city.
Mr.. Wilde gave notice of AN net for tho relief
John Jas. Taylor and Phoebe Ann Duncanson,
duly recognised as heirs and ordered to be put
In possession of the succession of Milton Tay-
lor"
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. Young of Claiborne by consent of the
House
House bill No. &C. entitled. An net to abolish the
office of District Attorney pro tenlpore.
The bill was read the first time. and under q
suspension of the constitutional rules by ris-
ing of vote of the House of So yeas to nays. the
bill was passed to its second reading, and read
q second time.
On motion of Mr.. Kidd, it was considered rs
engrossed and under further suspension OF
the rules. on the further motion of Mr. Kidd.
the bill was read third time and passed. and
the title was adopted.
Mr. Jonas. without previous notice. intro
duced House bill No. 81, entitled AN act rela-
tive to insurance companies not Incorporated
by the laws of this State. and requiring them to
appoint agents on whom legal process may be
served"
Under suspension OF the constitutional rule
The bill was pissed to its second reading, and
was referred to the Committee onthe Judiciary
Mr.. Hill. without previous notice. introduced
House bill No. IS, entitled An act relative to the
transfer of stocks. to amend and re-enact SEQ
ton 313 Of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana"
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was passed to Its second reading.
and was referred to the Committee on The Judi
ciary.
Mr. Washburne. without previous notice. in
trodueed House bill No. SO. edtitled IAN act to
regulate the manner Of issuance and payments
Of State warrants, and to repeal al laws in con-
fict herewith
Under q suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was passed to its second reading.
and was referred to the Committee on the Judi
cary.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 4s, entitled an act authorizing
the Governor to appoint an Assistant Attorney
General. defining his duties and fixing his COM
pensation: to fix the commission which shall
be paid the Attorney General upon all amounts
collected by him and paid into the State treas
ury. and 10 repeal act No. IS. approved March 8,
1874.
Being the special order Of the day for this
day at one o'clock. was taken up in lieu OF
House bill No. 49, on its second reading and was
read section by section.
Mr.. Ryland moved to amend the first section
by inserting after the word appoint" IN the
sixth line. the words "on the recommendation
of the Attorney General"
On this motion MIR. Kidd called for the yeas
,,d =, ro with tho fo1loyuiup rapult RI yuit.