New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

the journals of the seventeenth and eight
zenith days sessions were dispensed with,
and they were approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualifi-
cations, through its chairman, submitted
the following report, which was received:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS,
New Orleans, January %, 1877.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Elections and Quail
feations have the honor to report that thew
have had the following contests for seats in
this House under consideration: George E.
Paris vs. E. NJ. Huntington, fourth repre-
sentative district, Orleans; w. L. Evans
w. G. Elliott and George Devezin VS.. John
Fitzpatrick, j. D. Hill and George Foer-
ster, third representative district, Orleans,
and John c. Watson VS.. Charles E. Lea, of
st. Helena, and would report faVorsbly
upon the following named contestants and
recommend that they be seated as members
of this House, subject to contest: George
E. Paris. fourth representative district, Or
leans; w. L. Evans, w. G. Elliot, George
Devezin, third representative district, Or.
leans; John c. Watson vs.. Charles E. Lea,
of st. Helena.
Respectfully submitted.
NHNAOG OAOhAt
Chairman;
OSCAR HOLT,
W. e. GARY,
c. w. KEETING,
NICHOLAS BURTON.
Mr.. Drury moved to adopt the report, on
which the yeas and nays were ordered,
with the following result;
Yeas-Barrington Bird, Brown of Caddo,
Burton, Brown of Jefferson, Blair, Brew
ster, BOsley, Blasdel, Brooks, Blackstone,
Como, Cole, Drury, Dayries, Dinkgrsve,
Desmarais, D'AvY, Detiege, DejOie, Duke,
FObb, Gardere, Claude, CAN'T, Gary, Hill of
Ascension, Hughes, Holt Of East Baton
Rouge, johnson of De Soto, Jones, H. M.
johnson, Robert johnson, Keeting, Lane,
Lastrappes, MaglOire, Martin, Million, Moore,
McMillen, ROutOn, Romero, Raby, Souer,
Swszie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES,
Stewart, Thomas, TO.liver, Washington,
Watson, Walker-56.
Nays-Carville, burden, Davidson, Ora
Glen, Kern, Walker-6.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Stewart moved reconsideration of
the vote by which theIreport was adopted.
Mr.. Drury moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table, on which the yeas
and nays were ordered, resulting as follows:
Yeas-BarringtOn Bird, Brown of Caddo,
Burton, Blair, Brewster, Bosley, Blasdel,
Brooks, Blackstone, Como, Cole, Drury.
Dayries, Drew, Dinkgrave, Desmarais,
D'Avy, Detiege, Early, FObb. Gardere,
Gautt Gary, Hughes, Holt of East Baton
johnson of De Soto, Jones, Keeting, Kern,
Lane, Lastrsppes, Magloire Martin, MilOn,
Moore, ROutOn, Romero, Raby, Souer, Swa-
zie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES,
Thomas, TOlliver, Washington, WatsOn-49.
Nsys-Speaker Hahn, Brown of Jeffer-
son, Carville, burden, Davidson, De Lacy,
Gracien, II. NJ. johnson, Robert johnson,
Lewis, MeMillen, Stewart, Walker-l3.
Carried.
Messrs. w. L. Evans, George Devezin
and w. G. Elliott were sworn in as Repre-
sentatives of the third representative dis.
trict of Orleans, subject to contest.
Mr.. John G. Watson was sworn in as
Representative of the parish of st. Helena,
subject to contest
NOTICES OF BILLS
Mr.. Jones gave notice that he would at
some future time introduce an act to abel
ish the Office of tax collectors, and place the
collection of taxes in the hands of the sher.
ifs.
Mr.. ROuton, according to previous notice,
introduced House bill No. 90, an act making
an appropriation for the leveeing of Jones
and Hibbs' bayous, in the parish of Cata-
houla, Louisiana.
Read first time.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rules the bill was again read, and ordered
to be referred to the Committee on Lands
and Levees, when appointed.
On motion of Mr.. Snaer a committee of
three members was appointed to inform the
Senate that the House was ready to meet
that body in joint session for the purpose of
going into an election for a Emitted States
Senator for the vacant unexpired term.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Snser, Rou-
ton and Watson of Madison, as said COM
mittee.
The committee returned with the inform
alton that the Senate would be ready to
meet the House in joint session in few
minutes.
JOINT SESSION.
The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the hon
orable Senate of the State of Louisiana.
The President OF the Senate, Hon. C. G.
Antoine, took the chair and Eairected the
Secretary to call the roll of the Senate in
joint session.
The following Senators answered to their
names:
Messrs. Blunt, Bryant, Bureh, Cage, Du-
mont, ella, KelsO, Landry, Stamps, Sutton,
Wakefield, YOung-l2.
The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives then ordered the Clerk to call the roll
of the House, and the following members
answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Darlington,
Bird, Brown of CRddO, Burton, Brown of
Jefferson, Blair, Brewster, Bosley, Blasdell,
Brooks, Blackstone, Como, Cole, Drury,
burden. Davidson, Dayries, DeYezin, Drew,
De Lacy. Dickinson, Dinkgfave, Des-
marais, D'Ayy, Detiege, Dejoie, EARLY,
Evans, Elliot, Gardere. Gaude, Can't,
Gary, Gracien, Hughes, Holt Of East Baton
Rouge, johnson of De Soto, Jones, II. M.
johnson, Robert Johnson Keeling, Kern,
Lane, Lewis, Lastrappes, Magloire. Martin,
Milon, Moore, MeMillen, E0nton, Romero,
Raby, Souer, Swazie, Snaeg. Seveignes,
shelton, Simmee, Stewart, Thomas, Toll
liver. Warrington, Watson, John q. Wat
son, Walker-67.
Senator Young moved that the Joint as
sembly adjourn until la.morraw at twelve
o'clock NJ. on which the yeas and nays
were demanded, with the lpllaNing result:
Ysas-Senators Bryants Ce<e, Dumont,