The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
-oF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OR THf--
STATE or LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
SENATE.
rourteentn nays rrceeeainEs.
EXTRA SESSION or 1871.


Hon. Louis A. Witt Lieutenant Governor and
President OF tho Senate. in the chair.
On catl Of the roll, tho following Senator's
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux. Ducros. Ellis, Gar
land. GEORGE, Goode. Kelly, Mitchell. Perkins,
Richardson, Robertson ,asangdiford. stsyeni,
Absent Messrs. Allan. Bryant, Bureh, Cage,
DENNIS, DnInont Eusfie, Gia,N Grover. Harper,
Landry, Ogden, stanps Sutton, Twiteheli.
Wakefield and Young-fI
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson. the reading Of
the journal in detail was dispensed with.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was rseeiyed from the
House OF Representatives:
HousE or REPRESENTATIVES,, [
New Orleans. March II. 1877, !
To The Honorable the Senate Of Louisiana:
/ am INSTRUCTED to, inform your honorable
body that the House has conquered In the foi-
Senate bin No. 90, An act To- regulate and
limit The liability Of parishes of this State. tho
In criminal proceedings and trials before JUS
tees 81 the peace and IN district ana parish
Senate bill No. "a, substitute for House bill No
ss. An act to auth olizs the Governor TO appoint
ain Assistant Attorney General, defining his
suties and fixing his compensation. etc.
Also, that the House has cQncurred in senae
authoriss tie Police Jury to provide for fund,
Clssiborne to verify the legality of sqfd indebt
edness and ascertain its amount, etc"
Also that the House has finally passed the
following House bills and ask the concurrence
OF the Senate in the same. e.-,.,r,-
House bill No. 260 substitute for Senate pill No
o. San act to amend and re-enact section SIX
hundred and sixty-cight of the Revised statutes
And House bill No. 217. AN act for the relief
Of Otto hi. Tennison of the parish Of Orleans"
Also House bill No. 257, Joint resolution re-
garding surveys /, of Tangipqsa he river &c;
nuesting Representa- ives In. Congress TO urge
Government aid In clear ng Bayou Lafourehe,"
Also. That the House has concurred in SEN
ate amendments to the following House bills.
viz. "a. -. it,.
within which ths answers of garnishees may be
djgproyed or trayerssd, and to repeal oil laws
and parts Of laws ia conflict with the provisions
Also, House bill 10. It's, AN act making the
receiving or delivering Of seed cotton in the
night time sold, bartered or otherwise disposed
Of. d misdemeanor, and prescribing the penalty
am also instructed 70 inform your honorable
Senate IN Joint assembly to ballot for Q United
h''''i FhlzhI IT, rnn IN ,,.:.
Mr. Steven obtained unanimous consent to
submit report of the Finance COMMITTEES on the
revenue bill. Immediately after the return OF the
Senate from Joint session.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the Senate proceeded
In "a body to tho hall Of the House of Representa-
tfyes for the purpose Of baiotng in joint session
for d 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 call of the roll the following Senators an
swered to their names: fszs .E.s Ga &
.Msssrs. Boatner, Breaux. Ducros. Ellis, Car
sna George a9ode ar96ysF mey mfGhg
Steven. Stubbs. Texada. Wheeler. White and
Zacharie--2o. Sc @~ VA. na
On call Of the roll of the House the follow
ing members answered to their names: arc
Hen; 4; Bush, Speaker; and d Messrs hldige,
1ockerhan, ft 6ario s dressy Teiavisne. Duke,
Enpe sssR jopa
Kelly Of VIM. Kelly Of Orleans, .Kernochan.
aaa LyoMn leeds aaaas de o
land, Rolls. hideley, Robertson, sartain shaks-
ma Taer ss iass ros ses
Washhurn, Wood, Wilde, Young OF Claiborne
and Young of East Baton Rouge-67. a
The President of the Joint assembly then de-
elared the object of this Joint assembly was to
ballot for a United States Senator for the term
commencing March 4. 1877.
The Secretary Of the Senate read the names of
the candidates. to-wit
Hon. B. T. Jonas OF Orleans. Hon. H taatt1Ei Z.
Gibson OF Orleans. Hon. w. g. WHY Of Car
roll.
Representative Ridgley nominated the Hon.
VIM. b. Spencer, of the parish Of Concordia.
Senator Boatner withdrew the name of Hon.
Il. G. Zacharie, of Orleans.
The rolls OF the respective branches Of the
General Assembly. were then called. with the
following result t
Senator Garland and Represe ntatives Aycock.
Foeser
lespie, Lyons, Leeds, Leonhard, Newsom. Nu-
neg, Porter Pitts. Richardson, Ryland, Barbin
Shakespeare, Singleton, Stage. Toer. VOORHEES,,
Washburn, Wood Young Of Claiborne, ana
Young Of East Baton Rouge. voted for the Hon
Senators Senators D1cr st Kelly and White and Repre-
sentatives Aldige, Buck, Briggs. Cressy. Della
yigne. Fitzpatriek, Kelly of Orleans, Lamare,
let voted for the Hon. Il, u. Gibson--,16 votes.
Senators Grover. Stubs and Richardson and
ses T sa Hsn Wyys 1 aae
Senator breaux voted for the Hon, !. G. Zach
al senator Boatner Ellis George, Goode. Mitch
III. Perkins, Robertson, Sandiford. Steven. Tex
ada Wheeler and Iacharie. and Representa-
I'VE BSs K Bdss n grs Kidd G f
Self, Billieu, Steele. Sellers. Smart. Taylor,
nidgley and Wilde voted for the Hon. VIM. b
Spencer--30 votes. a a .-.a....,.,.
Representative McGehee voted for the Hon
w. A. Robertson--1 vote
Total number Of votes cast, Sc necessary to
choice. a.
The President declared that as neither candi-
date had received q majority of the votes cast In
5ointassembly, there was no election.
On motion of Mr.. Boatner, the Joint assembly
adjourned. and the Senate withdrew to its own
chamber.
The Senate was called to order by the Hon
Louis Al. Witt. Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate,
On d call OF the roll the following Senators an
swered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Ducros. Ellis. Garland
4 nIanrrrn Gnndn Irnunr Kelly. MITCHELL Per