The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-22

Continued ff0m Tnfra ra&1
The resolution Of Mr.. Dupree relative to tn
charter of the Louisiana Board OF Trustees
tho American Printing House for the Blind. etc
which was offered March 19. was taken up undo
the rules and adopted.
The Speaker appointed as members OF tn
COMMITTEES raised By said resolution. Messrs
Dupree, Hill, Eyiand, Tremoulet and Lyons.
JOINT SESSION. %
Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose Of further balloting for {
Senator To represent the State OF louisiana fr
the Senate of the United States for the tern
baoinnina March 4, 1877, Hon. L. A. Wilt, Lieu
tenant Governor and President Of the Senate
presiding.
The roli of the Senate was called. whom tht
following Senator's answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Ducros, Ellis, Eus
is garaa adsn agRGdhe G9roVe s MtGhg
sandiford, Steven, Texada. Wheeler and Zacha.
RE.
Twenty Senators.
The roll of the House being called. the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Hon. Louis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs. Aldige
hy s 1 g B BsssEa Bsu
Carloss. Cressy Delaytgne, Duke, Dupree. Es-
topinal. Ferguson. Fitzpatriek, Foerster, Gil
jonas jonas Kennedy, Kelly Of VIM. Kelly Of Or
leans. Kidd. Kernochan, Lyons, Leeds, Lamare.
Lea, Leonhard of Orleans, Means, McGehee,
land, Role, .hidgley Robertson, Shakespeare.
Singleton; SELF stage Steele sellers. s TnJ
Taylor wTrsimoae Toier siarns WOOD
Sfxty-three members and quorum.
The presiding officer announced that the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana had
met In this Joint session. as required by law. for
the purpose of balIoting for Senator TO repre-
sent the State of Louisiana in the Senate OF the
United States for the term beginning March l.
1877.
Nominations were read as follows:
Messrs. Jonas, Gibson and WHY.
Mr.. Wheeler withdrew the name OF the Hon
w. g. WHY.
Mr.. Kennedy Of the House nominated the
Hon. Hugh Kennedy of Orleans.
MIR. sandtford Of the Senate nominated the
Hon. w. NJ. Levy. of Natehitoches.
There being no further nominations the roll
of the Senate was called with the following re-
suit:
Senators Ellis, Eustis, Garland, Stubs and
Richardson voted for the Hon.B. +. Jonas-5
Senator Ogden voted for the Hon. r. L. Gibson
Senators Boatner. Breaux.. Dueros. goode,
Mitchell, Perkins. robertson. SandifoTd. Steven
and Texada voted for the Hon. W. M. Levy--1o
Senators CT ,ver,. Kelly Wheeler and Zacharie
voted for the Hon. Hugh Kennedy-4 votes.
The roll Of the House was called when the
following members voted for the Hon. B. +.
Jonas:
Messrs Aycock, Bridger, Breard. Bowden,
Berry. Delavtigne Robertson Duprse; Forester.
1esss Isonhard n Rits Esharason. Kzsad
Barbin. Shakespeare. Singleton, Stagg, Steele.
Ridgley, Toier. Washburn. Wood and Wilde-2s.
The following members voted for the Hon. r.
L. Gibson:
Speaker Bush and Msasrs. Aldidge Cressy.
Orleans, Lamare, reans, kernochan, McGehee.
Nazez, peralta- Role. Tremoulet and Williams
lie.
The following members voted for the Hon.
Hugh Kennedy:
Messrs. Barron, Ferguson. Duke, Kennedy.
Kelly OF VIM, and Taylor-6.
The following members voted for the Hon.
VIM. M. Levy:
Messrs. Buck, Bell, Cockerhan. CarIoss,
Jonas. Kidd. Lea, Self. Billieu, Sellers, Smart
and Young OF Claiborne--i2.
Total vote 80, necessary to q choice AZ,
No one candidate having received majority |
Of all the votes cast, the presiding officer de-
clared that there had been no election. /
On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler Of the Senate. the |
Joint assembly adjourned. and the Senate with !
drew to its chamber.
HOUSE BUSINESS RESUMED.
After joint session the roll of the House was
called as follows:
Hon, l.. Bush, Speaker, and Messrs. Aldige.
Barron Brady Brady" Buck. Berry. Bell. Cock.
sr1am. Carloss, Cressy. Delavigne, Duke Du-
9ree. Estopinal. Ferguson. Fitzpatrick, Foersts r.
cans. Jonas. Kennedy Kelly Of -Winn. Kelly Of
+ea. Le2nhard Of Orleans. Means. McGehee.
and. Role. Ridgiey., Robertson, Shakespeare
singleton, Self, Steele, Sellers, Smart. Stage,
Wide Williams. Young of Claiborne.
eixty-two members and quorum.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following named members asked an d OBJ
aimed leave to introduce the following bills.
which. under a suspension Of the rules, we're
,assed to their second reading and referred as
ollows:
By Mr.. Huntington, chairman Of the Com
nittee on claims
House bill No. 27l. An act for the relief of
thomas Fl. Handy Civil Sheriff of the parish of
orleans"
,laims.
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole
BY Mr.. Ferguson ;
House bill No. 49, AN act to amend and re-
nact article 4ss of the Code of Practice
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Bush
House bill No. 273, An act prescribing the
3rm Of all bills offered and all acts passed by
ne General Assembly"
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Hill of Orleans .,.7s
House bill No. 274. AN act to vest the Third !
istrict Court for the parish of Orleans with
lrisdictfon tn all civil cases where the amount J
i dispute exceeds one hundred dollars. exclu-
We of interest, and to empower said court to i
lake special rules for the trial of appeals from
lstices' courts. Is
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary q
BY Mr. Hill Of Orleans