The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-15

all before the word IN" IN Inc ~, to-wlts ln
all parishes except the parish OF Orleans COL,
factors shall receive on the fret six thousand
dollars ten per cent, and on all sums In excess
q Sly ,9a bs se see per to the Senate
amendment 10 the 25th lne ,,. a..
THAT after the word one in the 10th line
there be inserted the words and quarter SO
that 1t shall read zone and quarter per cent;
That the House agree to tho Senate amend
i That In line az the words lone and half be
struck out. aud that the word Two" DO inserted
ntleu thereof.
That tho House agree TO senate amenament.
Goth line, same section.
In section d line s. that the House agree to the
Senate amendment, .,,
that tho House agree to the Senate amend-
ments.
thre s l BE- struck ~ out and the word four Il.
''NA's - w. Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS TEXApA.
JAMES d. HILL.
On motion OF Mr.. Texada the rules were sus-
pended to consider the report at THE time.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. March IL. 1877. J
10 the Honorable. the President and Members
of the senate of the state OF Louisiana:
1 am instructed to inform your honorable
body chat the House is now ready to meet the
Senate in Joint assembly. to ballot for United
o'''es s0'''''' PETER ]. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Wheeler offered the following amendment
10 the report and moved its adoption:
In line strike out 5000 and put In TO-
Co.,
On which mot on Mr.. Richardson demanded
the yeas and nays. The roll being called. re-
suited MS follows
Yeas Mcsers. Demas, Ellis. Garland Kelly,
Rehertson Steven, Wheeler; n.,.a,
George. Goode. Mitchell. Ogden, Perkins, Rich
ardson. sandiford, Texada, stnhbsa12
pacns fas a hs aecy srsfan Ss, ss
Stamps, sutton. Twitchell, Wakefield. White
Young and gaeharie--17.
And the amendment was lost.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the Senate pro-
ceeded in a body 10 the hall Of the House of Rep
resentatives for the purpose of balloing in Joint
session for a United states Senator.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
On q call OF the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names;
Messrs. Boatner. BreauN. Demas, Dncros.
Ellis, Garland, George, Goode, Grover, Kelly,
Mitchell, Ogden Perkins, Richardson. Robert.
son, sandiford, Steven. stubbs, Texada. Wheel
or. White and Hacharie.
The roll Of the House being called the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Hon. l.. Bush, speaker; and Messrs. Aldige,
Buck. Berry. Bell Briggs. Barbin, Bilieu,
Goekefham, CarlQss, Cressy. l,elayigne, Duke,
Dupree. tstopinal Fitzpatrick, Forester. Eergu;s
Orleans. Jonas, Kennedy Kelly OF Winn, Kelly
of Orleans. kernochan, Kidd, Lyons, Leeds,
Mes Mea s On Nanez Parter
reralta, Pitts. Richardson. Kyand, Robertson,
Role, Ridgley, sartain. Shakespeare, Singleton.
1remoulet, Toler, VOORHEES,, Washburne, Wood,
Wilde. Williams Young OF Claiborne and Young
OF East Baton Rouge-eT.
The President of the Joint assembly then de-
elarcd the object of this Joint assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for the torn
commencing March a. 1877.
The Secretary Of the Senate read the names of
the candidates. to-wit:
Hon. b. F. Jonas of Orleans. Hon. Randall T.
Gibson of Orleans. Hon. p. J.. Kennedy of JEFF
Eerson.
Representative VOORHEES, nominated A. s. Her
ron of Baton Rouge.
Senator Breaux nominated Hon. Allen Jumel
Of Iberville.
Senator Ellis withdrew the name of Hon. H.
d. Ogden w@
The rolls OF the respective branches of the
General Assembly were then called. with the
following result:
Senators Garland, Kelly and Stubs. Speaker
Be s efs srsay Bepy Bell
hard. Negsom, Pitts, Richardson. Barbin. shak;;
and Wilde voted for the Hon. B. F. Jonas.-2s
HSenator Texadaand Representatives Aldige,
tressy. uelavigne, ROBERTSON, Estopinal, FitZ-
patrick Hill of Orleans, Kennedy Kelly of Or
leans, Lamare, kernochan Rolie Smart, and
Tremoulet voted for the Hon. Il. L. Gibson--l5
Senator Wheeler and Representatives sartain,
Sellers, and Young OF Claiborne voted for the
Hon. II. j. kennedy--4 votes.
Representative Mctfehee voted for the Hon
w. Al. Robertson-l vote
Representative Kidd voted for the Hon. John
Senators Breaux, Dueros, Grover. Mitchell
Ogden. Robertson. Sandiford and Steven voted
for the Hon. Alien Jumel-S yotes.N
representative Washhurne Voted for the Hon.
NJ, ID. Egan.
Senators Boatner, Ellis, George Goode, Per-
kins. hichardson and White, and Representa-
lives uarloss, Duke, Dupree. GasRins Jonas
Lyons, Leeds, Lea, Martin. Nnnez. Means, Por-
ser, Peralta, Ryland Self. Sniller, Ridgley, To-
ler, Noorhlest Williams aud Young OF East Ba
ton Rouge vote d for Hon. A. s. Heron.
ley,
Total number Of votes cast 50; necessary to a
choice Is.
The President declared that as no one OF the
candidates had received majority Of the votes
cast in Joint assembly, there was no election
On motion Of Mr.. Boatner. the Joint assembly
adjourned. and the Senate withdrew to Its own
Shamber.
The Senate WAS called to order by the Hon.
Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senator's an
swered TO their names:
Messrs. Boasner. Breaux. Demas. Ducros, IL