The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
~-eF fHE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE or LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
Tnrty.ar.. pay. Proceedings.
aTr ATE f,nAMnEH


Hon. i. A, Witt. Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate. in tho chair
On Gull Of the roll tho following Senators
answered 10 their names:
Messrg, Allain, Boatner. BraauH, Dneros, |
Ellis. Eusis Garland George dood9 miat iaa,a
Steven. stubbs. Texada White ana laehafis-
mont Ola, brewer Grover. Harper, Rely, Landry Vg-
VIE Wheeler si,i md Young IS
On motion Of Mr. Richardson tho reading Of
the journal in detail WIS dispensed with.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr., doode Chairman Of tho Judiciary Com
ynttee, reported fayorttby on Sehate bill No.
49,
On motion Of Mr. Goodc, tho rules were sus-
pended TO consider the report
On motion of Mr., aoode the report was
adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Goode, Senate bill No. lao.
entitled IAN oct TO amend section Of net No. 10,
entitled an net 10 authorize the Governor to np-
point an Assistant Attorney General, defining
his duties, md fixing bis compensation; to fix
The commissions which shall be- paid to the At
torney General upon oil sums collected by him
Ia liigatsd eascs. md paid into tho State
Treasury. and to repeal act No. 3d., approved
March 0, 1874.
WIS GUItSiuHENu GllgEDS5Bu DEu5lth Ebitt
athird time.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the constitutional
rules were suspended the bill read II third time.
FINALLY passed. title adopted and ordered sent to
the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Goode moved 10 reconsider the vote where
by tho bill finally passed and moved to ay that
motion on the table.
And tho motion 10 table was agreed TO.
The Judiciary Committee also reported favor
ably on sennte bill No t4s.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland the rules were sus-
pended TO consider the report Mt this time.
On motion Of Mr. Garland the report was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland Senate bill No. 14s
entitled An net relative to contests for judeia
and other offices. and providing tribunal to
try contested election enses. when the district
Judge md the parish Judge are Reused. or mo-
tion Is made to recuse them"
Was considered engfossed and ordered reud
q third time.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland the constitutional
rules we're suspended and the bill read a third
time
Mr.. Allain demanded the yeas and nays
The roll being called resulted as follows.
Yeas--Messrs Boatner. Breatk. Dueros Ellis,
Eustis, Garland, George Grover, Goode. Kelly
Mitchell. Perkins. Hobsrtson Rich trdson, san
dford, stubbs. Texaday Wheeler and laehatio@
Nays-Mre Allain-1.
Absent Meesrs. Bryant. Bureh. Cage. nnmont.
sutton. Twltehell. Wakefield, White and Young
lis.
The bill was finally passed. title adopted and
ordered sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Garland moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill finally passed and moved to lay
that motion on the table and the motion to table
prevailed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE,
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. /
New Orleans. April 6. 1877. J
TO the Honorable the Senate Of the State Of
am directed by tho House Of Representa-
uyes to inform your honorable body that the
!. House Of Representatives is now ready to meet
Dthe SENATE In joint assembly to ballot for Uni
tod States Senator
PETgh ). IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the Senate pro-
eeeded in O body to the hall of the House of Rop-
resentatives for the purpose of ballotng in Joint
session for United States Senator.
joint SESSION.
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate.
The roll Of the Senate WINS called when the fol-
lowing Senators answered TO their names:
Messrs Allan. Ducros, Ellis Eustls. Gar
land. George. Goode. Grover, Eelly. Mitchell,
Perkins. Robertson, sandf2rt, Steven, stubbs.
Texada. Wheeler. White and Zacharie-19.
The roll Of the House WINS called, when the fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon. l.. Bush. speaker and Meesrs. Aldge.
ron, Barbin BRADY. Buck. Berry, Bel, briggs.
ssa pRvy pnR D ofssy oypna Fb
ferguson, Fitzpatrick roerstert, .Gaskins. Gil
oapas Rsnnsd kes of Wnn Kelly yt Of o
\ leans, Kernochsn Kidd. Lyons. Leeds, Lamare.
ae i; NsWsom. Nunez. Porter. peralta. Pits.
Richardson. kidgley. hyland, Routon Randolph.
Relic, Robertson. sartain. singletan. Self Spill
onies' Toler. VOORHEES, Wood. Wilde. Williams.
Young Of Claiborne and Young Of East Baton
The President of the Joint assembly then de-
eared the object OF this JOINT assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for the term
commencing March 4, 1877
The Secretary Of the Senate read the names Of
the candidates to wit:
Hon. D. i. Jonas, Of Orleans. Hon. Randall l..
Gibson. Of Orleans. Hon. d. f. Kenner Of Or
leans, Hon. James Lewis. of Orleans. Hon. i. @.
Billings, Of Orleans Hon. Robert Richardson Of
ouachita, Hon. James L. Cole. OF West Baton
Rouge, and Paul Waterman. Of Orleans.
Representative Ryland withdrew the name Of
Hon. w. w. Carloss, of Webster.
Representative Jonas withdrew the name OF
Hon. 7. b. Lyons. Of East Feiciana.
Representative Stewart nominated Hon. II. G.
Warmoth. Of Plaauemines.
Senator Alan withdrew the name Of Hon.
Jas L. Cole, OF West Baton Rouge.
e Senator Allan nominated Hon. Geo. b. Smith,
OF West Baton Rouge.
Representative Ryland nominated Hon Jesse
X. Bell. Of Orleans.
Representative Sartain nominated Hon. l.. A.
Sheldon.
Representative Carioss nominated Hon. G. L.
Gaskins, of Lincoln.
Representative Stewart nominated Hon. L. G.
DiiIinf.u af Orlanna