The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-06


his motion the bill was made the special order
OF the day for March 9Th ut y. IN.
Mr.. Ryland. Chairman. OH behalf Of tho Com
mittee on Agriculture. Immigration and Com
meree. reported on the Senate's concurrent
resolution respecting Captain james b. Eads,
favoraby recommending It's adoption by tho
House,
Ths resolution, on his motion. was concurrsd
In. and notice of concurrence sent to tho
Senate.
Leave OF absence was granted to Messrs. New
som and Woods for three days.
House bill No. 11e. on motion OF Mr.. Young. OF
Claiborne. and In accordance with the rseom-
mendation OF tho COMMITTEES on the Judiciary.
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Smart asked and obtained leave to with
draw from the files of the House of Its regular
session its bill No. 90.
JOINT SESSION
A joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose of further balloting for a.
Senator to represent tho State Of louisiana I'm
the Senate Of the United States for tho term
beginning March 4. 1877. Hon. i. A. Witt. Heu4
tenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
presiding.
The roll Of the Senate was called when ths
following Senators answered to their names:
land. George: Gogde. Grover. Kelly, Mitchell.
ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson San.
dit9rd, Steven, stubbs Texada, Wheeler. White
and Iaehare.
Twenty-one Senators and q quorum of tho
Senate.
The roll Of the House being called tho fol-.
lowing members answered to their names.
Hon L. Bush, Speaker: and Msssrs Aldige
Aycock Billieu. Batbin. Bridgor Breard, Bow
den. Barron, Brady. Berry Bell, Briggs, Cock
erham, ,Clarloss. Cfessy,, Delgygqe Duke. Du-
Huntington, Hammond, Hid Of Orleans Jonas,
ksI- n K,ennedy. Kelly Of Vim. Kelly q
Leonhard Of Orleans, Martin, Me(iehee. New
SON. hunez, Pgralta, Pitts, Richardson, Ryland.
Randolph, kole Robertson Ridgley singleton.
moulet. Ioler V0orhies, Washburne, Wilde.
Williams. Young Of Claiborne and Young Oh
East Baton Rouge.
Bixty-lve members and Quorum of the
House.
The presiding officer announced that the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana had
met in this Joint session, as required by law.
for the purpose Of balotng for Senator to rep
resent the State of Louisiana in the Benate of
the United States for the torn beginning March.
4, 1877.
Nominations were read as follows:
Msssrs Jonas Gibson Egan and Robertson.
There being no further nominations the roll
Of the Senate was called with the following re-
suit:
Senators Boatner and Steven voted for the
Hon b. T. Jonhs-2 votes.
;, SENATORS Ducros and Kelly yoed for the Hon.
Il. !. Gibson-2 votes '~stt
senators Breaux, Garland, Grover and White
voted for thu, Hon, ". A. hobertson-4 votes.
Senators Ellis, teQrge, 9oode, Stubbs Mitch
sandiiord Texada. Vince or and Zicharie voted
for the Hon. james O. Egan-la votes.
The roll Of the House was called. when
The following mombers voted for the Hon.
b. i. Jonas: h r.
Messrs ,Aycoek., Broard, Bowden.. Brady.
Hammond. Lyons. Leeds. Lea. Leonhard, New
som, Peralta. Pitts. hylund, Randolph, Barbin,
singleton. sptller. Stage, kdgley and Wilde
%.
The following members voted for the Hon.
Randall l.. Gibson:
Messrs. tAldige, Bell. Cressy. Delayigne, Fltz-
patrick, Hill Of Orleans. Kennedy, Kelly La
mare. Kernoehan. Porter, Self Bilieu and
Irsmoulet-tt.
The following members voted for the Hon. r.
G. Eghn:
Speaker Bush. and Messrs. pridger, Barron.
Cockerham, Carl0ss. Duke. skins, Jonas,
Kelly OF VIM. Kidd. R2lte. SELLERS. Smart.
Iayior, Washburne and Young OF East Baton
Rougs-tG.
W. Il. Robertson:
Messrs Gillespie, Martin McGehse, Nunez
Richardson. oler and VOOrhies-7.
Total vote 80 : necessary to choice 49,
No one candidate having received majority
OF all the votes cast the presiding officer de-
clared that there mad been no election.
On motion of Mr.. Ryland Of the House, tho
Joint assembly adjourned and the Senate With
drew to its chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
Mr.. Bridger offered the following resolution:
Rendered. That every member of this, Houses
whose name Is regularly the roll, who. by
Tuesday. sixth March. 1877, dos not answer roll
cali or give satsfact Try reasons for failing Ia
do 80, take the oath required by the constitution
and laws Us q member. aud take and occupy his
seat on this floor as II regular sitting member.
shall then and there. on Tuesday. tho sixth OF
March. 1877, by twelve meridian of said day, or
ut any ime thereafter. as The House may deter
dn be viz SeW baS s
election ordered in all cases where vacancies
are declared; it being the intent and purpose of
this resolution to notify and warn all absentees
Of its contents and purposes. that hereafter they
shall not haye any valid ground to urge that
the intended action of this House.
The resolution was adopted. " t'..
Mr. Bridger. Chairman. on behalf Of the Com
mittee on ELECTIONS and Qualifications. pre- !
scented the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives OF the state OF
Lou siana:
The Committee on Elections and Qualilca-
tions, to whom was referred the condensation OF
J. H. terguson VIZ. A. Dejoie n u seat In this
House, espectfully report that an examination
OF ths evidence submitted to them in this case
establishes to the satisfaction Of your COMMITTEES
that the contestant, J. H. Ferguson Ia legally
aud Justly entitled to u seat In this House as a
Sixteenth and Seventeenth wards. parish of
Orleans.
Your Committee therefore recommend that
said J II. Ferguson be declared entitled to
8 eat in this House as q Representative from the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
tenth Wards, parish Of Orleans, vice A. Dejoie,
and submit the appended resolution with %
view Of carrying out the conclusion thus
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