The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OR THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Forty-Eishth Days Proceedings.

answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Ducnros, Ellis III, EYstis. Gar
Perkins. Richardson. Robertson, sandflford
steven. stubbs, Texada. Wheeler White. Zach.
Absent Messrs. Allan. Breaux Bryant
Burcb Gage Demas. Dumont. Cha, Grover
Harper. Landry. Stamps. Sutton, Twitchel
Wakefield. Young-16.
Lieutenant Governor L. A. Wiltz in the chair
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the reading of the
journal In detail was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly the Secretary was d.
rected to notify the House that the Senate was
ready to proceed to ballot for United States Sen.
.ator:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from the
House Of Representatives:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. February 81, 1877. !
To the Honorable the Senate Of the State OF
Genttenen-i am instructed to inform your
honorable body that the House has CONQUERED
n Senate bill No. 81 :, An act I? INCORPORATE The
Noe
am also instructed to inform your honorable
body that the House Is now ready to meet the
Senate in joint assembly TO ballot for United
States Senator.
''i pgsTEn j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Ogden the Senate proceeded
in body to the hall of the House Of Rel resen-
tatives for the purpose of balloting 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.
On D call OF the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Ducros, Ellis, Eustis Gar
land, George. Goode, Kelly, Mitchell. ogden.
Steven. Stubs. TeSSda, Wheeler, zaeRarie"ia.'
On a call ofthe roll of the House the following
members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker; and Messrs. AIdige,
den. Barron. Barrett. Berry. Bell. Briggs, Cock.
topinal. Fitzpatrick. Forester. Gaskins. Giles
pie. Huntington. Hammond Hill OF Orleans,
n9eSsn k KYd Of Wn fs s Of orsaps kr
Leonhard, Martin. McGehee, Nunez Porter.
beralta. PITTS, Richardson. tRylsnd, R,dgley,
gleton, Self, Spiller. Stage Steele. sellers.
SNmarrt. Tayler Treamr,o,Hlet, Toler, Voorhiess,
borne, Young Of East Baton Rouge-64.
The President declared quorum present in
both houses, and that the Joint assembly would
now proceed to ballot for United States sena-
tor for the term commencing March next.
the candidates, to-wt:
Hon. ID. IT, Jonas of Orleans, Hon Randall L.
Gibson OF Orleans. Hon. II. G. Wicklfre of West
Feliciana, Hon. W. b. Egan of Caddo, Hon. w.
A. Robertson of st. Landry, and Hon.W. 4. Hall
OF Morehouse.
The rolls of the respective branches Of the
General Assembly were then called. with the
following result:
Senators Robertson. Wheeler and Zacharie
and Representatives Hammond and Washburne
voted for the Hon. w. L. Halls votes.
Senators Boatner. Ducros and Stubbs.- and
Representatives. Aycock. Bridger. Breard, d w
den. Berry, tDelavgnee,, Robertson. Forester,
Leonhard, McGehee. Peralta, RolIe Shakespeare.
singleton, stagg, Steele, Ridgley and Voorhies
Re hyn she and y2ses
tiyes Aldige, Barrett. Bell, Cressy, Estopinal.
Fitzpatrick. all OF Olleans, Leeds, Lamare,
Randall l. Gibson-13 votes.
Senators Eustis., ,Goode, Ogden, Perkins and
Richardson. and Representatives +, D,nypree. ny,
Young Of East Baton Rouge voted for the Hon.
X. C.yWicklitre-12 votes.
:, Senators George, Sandiford and Texada, and
Cockerham. Carloss. Jonas. Pitts Randolph,
Smart and Young of Claiborne voted for the
Hon. w. b. Egan-13 votes.
Senators Ellis. Garland and Steven, and Rep
resentattves Gaskins, Gillespie Martin, Nunez.
Richardson. selt. Bil!ieu, Sellers, Taylor and
Total number of votes cast 50; necessary to a
choice ~.
The President declared that as neither candi-
date had received majority of the votes cast
in Joint assembly, there was no election.
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins. the Joint assem-
bly, adjourned until tomorrow at u o. clock M,
and the Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Witt, President of the Senate
On a call of the roll. the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Boatner. Ducros, Ellis, Fus,is Gar
land. George. Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell,
Ogden, Perkins Richardson, Robertson Stubbs
Sanditord. Steven. Texada, White and Zach
Absent-Messrs Allan. Breaux. Bryant,
Landry. Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield
Wheeler and Young-16.
On motion of Mr.. Ogden, the Senate went into
executive session.
Executive session being raised, on n call of the
roll the following Senators answered to their
names:
Messrs. Boatner, Ducr2s, Ellis, Fustis, Gar
Perkins. Richardson, Robertson. Sandfford,
Steven. stnbbs. Texada Wheeler, White and
Absent-Messrs Allain, Breaux, Burch, Bry-
ant, Gage. Demas, Dumont. ella. Harper,
Landry, Mitchell, Stamps. Sutton. Twitchell.
Nakeneid ana 1oung-l6.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. So, entitled :" An act to repeal
act No. "a approved September a. 1868; act No.
A. approved February 81. 1869; act No. 81, ap-
proved March G. 1869; act No. 90. approved March
9. 1869; act Ne. o. approved March 80. 1870; act
No. Sc, approved March 8. 1878; act No. 64, ap-
proved March &c, 1878; ,act No. SO, approved Feb
ruary Is, 1874 act No. CO. approved March II, 1874
and act No. l6. approved March a, 1875 and to
organize the police of the city of New Orleans
TO ereafe.a Police Board therein and to limit the
cost thereof. and to give the management and
control OF the Fire Alarm Telegraph to the city
of New Orleans.
And House bill No. II, entitled AN act to re-
peal act No. "a, approved September IA, 1858: act
No. A, approved February 81, 1869: act No. 81.
approved March 6. 1859; act No. o. annrnved