The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OR THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1871

u-x,Arr CHAMBER,

srha sanat. met pursuant to adjournment
the Han Iouis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor
and President of the Senate, In the chair.
On n cali Of the roll. the following Senators
answered to their names: rr,,- r.,aua
Meesrs Boatner. Breaux. :, Ellis. E Wstis
earIana George. Goode, Grover, Kelly
Mitehel Perkins nj HARRISON kopeItsoIn, s an5
diford steven, Stubs, Texadas wheeler anu
1a xsbhsasrnaef-Messrs. Allan Bryant Burch, Gage
Dncros pumont. Ola Harpery handrIs' V Wbite
Htafnps, Sutton, TWltcheu, Waheheia' was"
and foung-1e
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, !
New Orleans. Marcn 2s lof'
no tha Honorable the Senate OF the STATE Oh
am direeted to- inform your honorable, e., BODY s
that the House has finally passed House p,a no.
20, IAN act to Incorporate the Madison Irahs-
portatton Company .+ Tho |
Itanse ia Ia now ready to meet the Senate in joint
aassmbIy to ballot for United States Senator.
Respectfully Fiji ]. TREzEyANg. IT,.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly. the reading OF the
journal in detail was dispensed with.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the Senate pro-
aHeded In n body to the hall of the House OF
Representatives for the purpose OF balloalng IN
joint session for q United States SENATOR
JoINT SESSION.
THE Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Ipuis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor ana
President of the Senate.
Tho roll of the Senate was called. when the
following Senators answered to their names;
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Ducros. Ellis, E WIS
TIL arlqnd Geopgs aooae ROBERTSON drotse San
diford, stubbs Texada. White ana Aaeharle-
10.
The roll of the House was called. When the
following members answered to their names:
Hon. l.. Bush. Speaker. and Messrs. ,hldlge'
Aunoph BridQer Brearu. BOWueH.
Buck. Billieu. Briggs oq %kea buS Gsr-
1sss o1sssff zpafricf asss
Gillespie. Huntington, Hammond; Hill Of , Or r.
leans Jones' Kennedy n, ksy 81 Mn es hs La
Dr nfe Lea A 9eonhard Of Orleans Mee
he Nuns7 Porter perasa ps saes
tsn Tazer on Toer e. G gHG5o19s
and Young OF East Baton Rouge
Sixty-two members and quorum.
The President of the joint assembly then de-
slared the object of this Joint assembly was 10
ballot for United States Senator for the term
commencing March A, 1877.
The Secretary of the Senate read the names Of
the candidates, to wit:
Hon. B. r. Jonas Of Orleans. Hon handali a. J.
Gibson OF Orleans, Hon. ii. l.. Garland OF 81
Landry. Hon. A. 3. George of Webster, Hon. O.
b. Wheeler Of Morehouse, ~
Representative Sellers nominated Hon. >. Ii.
Breaux, of Poiate Coupee.
Senator White withdrew the name Of Hon. Il.
sen afaa Te Sa Withdrew the name Of Hon.
c. b. Wheeler. OF Morehouse. ,su
Senator Robertson withdrew the name OF Hon.
A. B George, of Webster.
Representative Sellers withdrew the name OF
Hon. J. T. Brsaux IF pointe C9npeed; +ba Hon
Representative kidgey nominated the hoh
Cain Snrtsin, of Carroll
Representative Kidd nominated Hon. John
Smith. OF Jackson.
The rolls of the respective branches Of the
A.sn than called. with the
following result:
Representatives Breard CressY Ridgley and
Taylor voted for the Hon. Cain sartaln-a votes
Senator Texada and RepeeseFnsYes AyS oer
ser. Gillespie Lamare psra sn k Snn spe Her
W1oa Wde p%aRs oung
East Baton Rouge voted Tor the Hon. d.
Observation-Disclosures Bush Bowden,- Bell, Fitz
pafrick, Leeds, McGehee. Nunez Porter ko !
and Tremouiet voted for the Hon. r. l.. Glib
~ Representative Duke voted for the Hon. A
b. George vote. No., 1,u,,
Senators B9anep Brsa aods k RIGTof Perkins
Richardson, Robertson JSandiford. Stubs Mhlt
and zacharie and hepressntafl nss k kaqge
Az Kellv. Lyons, Lea, Pitts, Self Smart noor
hies and Young voted for the Hon. Louis Ie&a
Observation-Disclosures Barron. Briggs. Delavigne
Kelly. Leo hard. Steele and Sellers voted 10
the Hon r. Bsea1 6er v y3ees for the Hon. c.
" +
Wheeler vote.
Total number of votes cast. 80; necessary to
choice, A.
The President declared that as no one OF tn
candidates had received majority OF the Vote
cast In Joint assembly, there was no election
On motion of Mr.. Perkins the Joint assempl
adjourned, and the Senate withdrew to its ow
chamber.
The Senate was called to order by the Ho'
Louis A. Witt Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate.
On a call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Messrs Boatner Brean nIs G Rucr0s M HoS
Perkins, Richardson. Robertson, Sandifor
Steven. stubbs, Wheeler White and Iachareem e.
Dumont, Gla Harper, Kelly Landry, Ggdde
Stamps, Sutton Texada. Twitchell. Wakefie
and Young-16.
The President announced the following cor
mittee of conference on the part OF the sena
on House bill No. $780, viz: Senators dooo
Wheeler and George.
On motion of Mr.. Grover the President a
nounced the following committee OF con1eren
on the part of the Senate on House bill NO. i
viz: Senators Grover, Stevens. Stubbs, Brea'
~ and Garland.
MIR. Steven called up the following concurre
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolced That the said bill be referred IRE To- to
concurring and the Committee on Approprl
tions of the House, to act Jointly for the pnrpo
of re-adjusting, reducing the appropolatlons,
need be, within the limits of the revenues lor I
current year, and to designate the appr9prl
tions numerically, in regular order. ana pr
vide that the appropriations shall be paid IN
order designated.
Further; they recommend that provisions
made that no warrants be issued for any 81
seuuent appropriations, until the previous 0
has been paid in full
Adopted.
MIR. Goode introduced the following resol
ton:
Be itresolued bv the Senate; the House Of Rep
That the General AaSta