The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13

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j Notice Of concurrence was ordered sent 10 tn
Senate. % .#
Il Mr.. Ryland, chairman, on behalf Of the Com
mttee on Agriculture, Immigration and Com
merce, reported as follows:zts .,tt..se.i
Il To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
i House of Representatives: s -
4 getst5emen-Yeu committee respectfully bee
to make the following report: IA -,
I. On House bill No ITO TO repeal paragraph 8
section /. of an act to provide a revenue. ap
favorab1y, with q substitute.
| Respectfully submitted.
Chairman Of Tho COMMITTEES =, on A snT
Commerce. and Immigration.
On the motion of Mr. Ryland. the said substi-
tute was taken up. read. and under a suspen-
sion Of the rules was passed TO it's second read
ing and adopted In lieu of the original bill, be.
! coming -. .
House bill No. 227. An oct to amend and re-
enact paragraph eight of section one OF act num-
Der approved March 9Th. 1879.
The bill was placed upon the calendar on It's
second reading. zz#fsze... ..s= .y
.s BILLS INrRop UoED. ssa.
The following named members asked and OBJ.
tanned leave to introduce. out of the reg ular
order of business, the following entitled bills.
which were read and under suspension of the
constitutional rule were severally passed to
their second reading and referred to commit
tees, as follows: "~
by Mr. Singleton
House bill No. 22s IAN act relative to the .tak-
ing Of the testimony of physicians
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Bridger-
House bill No. 22e AN Act to repeal sections
$685. 1929 $780, 2747 274s 274a of the Revised Stat
utes of 1870, and portion of Article s25 of the
Code of Practice"
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
BY Mr. Ferguson
House bill No. $50. AN Act to amend and re-
enact Article GA of the Code of Practice
Referred to tho Committee on the Judiciary
BY Mr.. Delavigne-
House bill No. 23t. AN act to amend and re-
enact section No. 2447 of the Revised Statutes of
the State of louisiana
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr., Gaskins-
House bill Ne. 932. AN act to provide for the
transfer of papers aud DEGREES In SUGGESTIONS
from the parishes of Union. Jack on. Bien.
vile and Claiborne to the parish of Lincoln and
to provide the settlement of SUGGESTIONS. etc."
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Wilde t
House bill No. 49, IAN act to provide for the
appointment of registrars of voters throughout
the State; to define their powers and duties; to
provide for keeping q registry of legal voters;
to punish certain oifenses, and to repeal con-
ficting laws t5
The bill was made the special order of the day
for March H. at p. m.
BY Mr.. Lyons
House bill No. 234. AN act to repeal an act en-
titled an act to regulate proceedings in confess
tations between persons claiming judicial Of
lce."
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
BY Mr.. Hill, of Orleans
House bill No. 23b, An act to appropriate four
thousand dollars for the use of the militia Of
the State"
Referred to the Committee on Militia.
JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose of further balioting for
Senator to represent the State Of Louisiana In
the Senate Of the United States for the term be-
ginning March 4, 1877 Hon. LOUIS A. Wilt,
Lieutenant Governor. and President Of the SEN
ate. presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called. when the
Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux. Ducros, Ellis, Gar
land, George Goode, Grover, Kelly Mitchell,
Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, Sapdi-
ford Stubs. Texada Wheeler, and Zacharie
Nineteen Senators and quorum of the SEN
ate
answered to their names:
:. Hon. L. Bush. Speaker and Messrs. Aldige, |
l3ridger. Breard. Bowden. Barron. Brady, Bar
bin, Buck. Berry. Bell Briggs, Cockerham,
Fsssy Re1sns DaHs RSpe
osedy' K Kl5y IF VIM. Kelly Of Orleans kerno
lard Of Orleans. Means. Mcdebee. News "i M
.rtson, kyland, Role, Ridgley. sartain, ,shak-
Sellers, Smart, Taylor. Tremoulet, Toler. voor- |
lies, Washburne, Wilde. Williams, Young of |
Claiborne. Young of East Baton Rouge.
sixty-six members aHa q quorum ef The /
House.
The presiding officer announced that the GEN |
,ral Assembly of the State of Louisiana had met |
n this Joint session. as required by law. for the
purpose Of balloting for Senator to represent |
he State of Louisiana in the Senate Of the Uni |
ed States. for the term beginning March 4. 1877 |
Nominations were read as follows: Messrs |
fonas. Gibson. Robertson, Wheeler and Young |
There being no further nominations. the rol |
II the Senate was called. with the following re- |
suit: |
Senator Texadavoted for the Hon. D. f. Jonas
Il vote, |
Senators Breaux. Ducros, George, Perkins
tnu oanuIofu voted Tor the Hon. IL. IL. Gibson
votes.
- Senators Boatner Ellis, Garland, Goode.
irover; Kelly Stubbs. Mitchell, Ogden, Richard
,on, Wheeler and Zaeharie voted for the Hon.
W. A. Robertson--12 votes. -
Senator Robertson voted for the Hon. John
Young--1 vote.
The roll of the House was called when the
following members voted for the Hon. b.
T. Jonas:
Messrs. Bridger. Breard, Bowden, Brady.
Berry. Dupree. Gaskins, Huntington. Lyons,
lea. lombard, Medehee, Newsom, Pera Ia, !
Pitts. Ryland. .Bsrbin. Shakespeare, Singleton,
'piller. Stage, Ridgely and Wilde-2s. -
The following members voted for the Hon.
Randall l.. Gibson: -.
Speaker Bush end Messrs. Aldidge. Bell, Dol
lyigne, Robertson, Ferguson, Fitzpatrick, Hin
cans. Leeds. Lamare. Means. Kernoahan. Por-
err. Role, Smart Trem }ulet and Williamson
The following members voted for the Hon,
John Young:
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