The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-16


CORPORATE the Madison Transportation Com
pany.'
On Senate bin No "a, entitled An act to In
parish Of Madison"
| On Senate bill No. a. entitled An act to bet
ter secure holders Of life insurance policies in
this State to provide o reserve therefor. and
Favoraby with amendments.
! Respectfully submitted, vo,,a
| Chairman.
| Mr.. Washburne, Chairman Of the Committee
| on Lands and Levees asked for further time for
| that committee to report, and on his notion
! House bill No. GAG. entitled An act to provide
| for more adequate protection Of the allusial
| lands Of the State against the dangers and dam
| ages Of overflow" ETC., was made the special or
| der Of the day for March 10. i D. m,
Mr.. Leeds, chairman on behalf Of Special
| Committee on City Affairs presented the follow
| ing report;
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
Your Special Committee on City Affairs re-
ports on House bill 49, ey s tE,,s Chairman
| Mr., Huntington, chairman on behalf of the
| Committee on Claims, presented the claim of
| Thos. fl. Handy. Civil Sheriff Of the parish Of
| Orleans, which was referred to the Committee
| on Claims.
| Mr.. Wilde asked and obtained the leave Of the
| House to introduce without previous notice q
bill to be entitled House bill 252, An act to In
corporate Jackson Fire Company No. 1s of the
city of New Orleans"
| The bill was read and under o suspension of
| the rules was passed to its second reading, WIS
taken as engrossed read third timo, passed
and title adopted.
| House bill No. 22s AN act relative to the
] Ii the.
| following amendment In line six after the
| word e witnesses" insert in civil causes
| This bill being the unfinished business Of
March 49, was taken up on its second reading
and amended in theThrst section by inserting
after the word Witnesses" In line six the
| words in civil cases."
| The bill as amended was taken 40 engrossed.
| and under suspension of the rules was read
third time and passed; the title was adopted
JOINT SESSION.
| Ajoint session of the General Assembly was
| held for The purpose Of further balloting for q
| Senator to represent the State OF Louisiana In
tho Senate OF the United States for the term be-
| ginning March 1. 1877, Hon. Louis A. Wilt.
! Lieutenant Governor and President OF the Sen
ate. presidina
| The roll Of the Senate was called. when the
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Dueros. Demas. Ellis.
Sfgaef oass fertiess nobsr
son sandiford Steven. Stubbs. Texada. Wheel
or White and Iaeharie.
Twenty-one Senators and quorum OF the
Senate.
The roll of the House being called, the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker. and Messrs. Alaige
Bin. Billieu Buck. Berry, Bell. Briggs. Cocker
ham. Carloss, .Gresay, Delavigne. Duke, Dupree.
a 81 os easkn sons a9 ken
chan, Kidd, Lyons. Leedsi Lalnare Lea, Leon s
Robertson. Rylana Role, Ridgey. sartain,
sesrs Fsya s0f Fufs rsr oo sE
Washburne, Wood, Wilde. Williams, Young of
Claiborne, Young Of East Baton Rouge.
sixty-six members and quorum.
The presiding officer announced that the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana had met
in this Joint session, required by law. for the
purpose Of balloting for Senator to represent
the State Of Louisiana la the Senate of the Uni
ted States, for the term beginning March 1, 1877.
Nominations were read as follows: Messrs.
Jonas. Gibson and Kennedy.
Mr.. Sartan. of tho House. withdrew the name
Of Hon p. J. Kennedy, Of Orleans, and NOM
mated Hon, w. G.. WHY. Of Carroll.
There being no further nominations. the roll
of the Senate was called. with the following re-
suit:
Senators Dueros, Garland, George, Goode and
Kelly. voted for Hon. b. T.. Jonas-s votes
Senators Mitchell, Sandiford, Texada and
White voted for the Hon. Randall dibson--4
, | votes.
senators Ogden Richardson, Robertson and
| Steven, voted for Hon. A. s. Herron--4 votes.
Senator Breaux voted for Hon. A. Jumel-1
| vote
Stubs and Wheeler, voted for the Hon. w. q
Senator Zacharie voted for Hon. G. B. whesler
| Il vote.
The roll Of the House was called when the
following members voted for the Hon. d.
T. Jonas:
Messrs, Aycock, Bewden Brady. Berry, Cock
erham, CarlQss. Robertson, Ferguson Duke,
Gaskins. Gillespie Leeds Lea. Leonhard ,t Of
Barbin. Shakespeare, Singleton, spiler, Stage
Washburne and Young -23.
The following members voted for the Hon.
Randall L. Gibson:
Speaker Bush end Messrs. Aldldge,. Buck
Delavigne, Fitzpatrick, Hill. Kelly Martin
Means. Peralta and Tremoulet-11.
The following members voted for tho Hon.
A. 8. Heron:
Messrs. Dupree, Jonas, Lyons, Self. Smart
yoorhies, Wood. Williams and Young OF Baton
| Rouge-9.
The following members voted for the Hon
w, q. Wyly:
Messrs. Bridger. Breard, Sartain. Bell. Briggs
Huntington, Kennedy. Kidd. MeGehee, Numez
Porter. Ryland, Bilieu, Sellers, Ridzely, Taylor
Toler and Wilde-1s.
Mr. Lamare voted for the Hon. A. Jumel-1.
The following gentlemen voted blank:
Messrs. Cressy Kelly OF VIM and Role.
Total vote 81; necessary to choice A.
No one candidate having received majority
of all the votes cast, the presiding officer de
| clared that there had been no election.
On motion of Mr.. Boatner. Of the Senate, the
Joint assembly adjourned and the Senate with
drew to its chamber.
Mr. Kidd Chat man, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Enrolment. reported as correctly en-.
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