New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-27
TKentx.third Days Proceedinaa.

Twenty.third Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATION,
New Orleans, January rs, lsT1 }
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Clerk of the House called Mr.. Keeting
to the chair, the Speaker being absent.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs Bird, Brown of Caddo, Burton,
Brown of Jefferson, Blair Brewster, Bias
del, Bosley, Brooks, Blackstone, Carville,
Como, Cole, Drury, burden, Davidson,
Dsvezin, Drew, De Lacy, Dickinson. Des-
marais, D'Avy, Dstiege, Dej9ie, Early,
Glen, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt of
E ist Baton Rouge, Holt OF West Baton
Rouge, Heath, johnson of De Soto, H. M.
johnson, Robert johnson. Kseting. Kern,
Lane, L4strappes Lewis, MsglOire, Martin,
Milon, Moore, Routon, Raby, Souer, Snaer,
Swaz'e, Seveignee, Shelton, SHINES. Stew
art, Thomas, 1olliver, Washington, Watson,
j. G. Watson. Walker-63.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Leave of abst nee for ten days was grant
ed to Mr. Martin, of Lafayette.
Mr.. Drew rose to a question of privilege.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Heath presented the petition of
Hodge Raburn, eontesting the seat of W.
S. Cockerham, representative of the parish
of Bienville, which was referred to the
Committee on Elections and Qualifications.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. Desmarais gave notice that he would
at some future time introduce bill to re-
peal act No. los of the acts of 1860.
On melton of Mr.. johnson, of De Soto, q
committee of three members was appointed
to inform the Senate that the House was
the purpose of going into an election for a
United States Senator fort the vacant unex-
pred term.
The Chair appointed Messrs. johnson, of
De Soto, Elliott and Blasdel as said COM
mittee
The committee returned with the infor-
nation 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
orabIe Senate of the State of Louisiana.
The President of the Senate, Hon. G. C.
Antoine, took the chair and directed the
Secretary to call the roll of the Senate in
joint session.
The following Senators answered to their
names:
Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt, Bryant,
| Burch, Cage, DumOnt Gla, Harper, KelsO,
| Stamps. Sutton, Twitchell, Young-l4.
The Speaker of the House of Representa-
! ti7es then ordered the Clerk to call the roll
of the House, and the following members
answered to their names:
Messrs Darlington. Bird, Brown of Cad.
| do, Burton, Brown of Jefferson, Blair, BOs-
| lev, Brewster, Blasdel, Brooks, Blackstone,
| Carville, Como, Cole, Drury, burden, Da-
wilson, Drew, De Lacy, Dickinson, Des-
marsis. D'Avy, Detiege, Deioie, Devezin,
| Early, Elliott, Fobb, Gardere, Claude, CAN'T,
Gary, Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hughes,
Holt of East Baton Rouge, Holt of West
Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson of De Soto,
| H. NJ. johnson, Robert Johnson, KeetiDg,
| Kern, Lane. Lewis, Lastrappes, Magloire
Martin, Milon, Moore, McMillen, RoutOn
Rahy, Souer Swazie, Snaer, Sevegnes
Shelton, SHINES, Stewart, Thomas, Toll
yer, Washington, Watson, j. c. Watson
Warmoth, Walker-67.
The unfinished business yesterday lbeina
vote on an appeal from the decision O.
the Chair, in this; That he decided that il
was not strictly in order to vote on the
adoption of the report of the committee or
the part of the House relative to rules gov
erning the joint session, as the committee
on the part of the Senate had not sub
mitted report and had asked for further
time. The presiding officer put the ques
ton: "Shall the decision of the Chair b,
sustained"
The rolls of the Joint assembly wer
called with the following result:
Transformations Allan, Bryant, Bureh
Cage, Ola, Harper, Kelso, Stamps, Twitch
ell-9.
Representatives Bird, Brown of Caddo
Brewster, Bosley, Blackstone, Dejoie, Gar
deere, Gracien, Hughes, Holt of East Batol
Rouge, Heath, Kseting, Magloire, Moore
McMillen, Ssveignes. Stewart, Thomas
Warmouh, Walker-20.
Nays-Senators Blunt, Sutton.
Representatives Darlington, Burton
Brown of Jefferson, Blair, Blasdel, Brooke
Carviile. Como, Cole, Drury, burden, Da
wilson, Devezin, De Lacy, Dickinson, Dee
, marais, D'Avy, Detiege, Early, Elliott
Fobb, Claude, CAN'T, Gary, Hill of Aseer
} sion, Holt of West Baton Rouge, Johnso
of De Soto, Il. M. johnson, Robert johnson
| Kern, Lane, Lastrappes, Lewis, Milol
, Paris, Routon, Raby. Souer, Swszie, Snae
! Shelton, SHINES, Tolliver, Washington
] | Watson, j. C. Watson-46.
Senators Dumont and Young vote
blank.
The decision of the Chair was not su
tanned.
Senator Allan made the point of ord
that the whole subject matter was out
order, being contrary to the law regulatir
the election of United Statas Senator, al
asked for a reading of the Statutes of Il
United States relative thereto.
The President decided the point of ord
as being we'll taken, but inasmueh as t
joint assembly had refused to sustain I
Chair in the decision made yesterday, t
9 only thing in order was taking vote
the motion made to adopt the majority
, port of the joint committee.
: The question recurring being the mott
to adopt the report and accompanying ruli
The previous question was called for
Senator Blunt.
!, The main question was ordered.
A Senator Burch asked for division of t
). question.
Granted.
The following vote on the adoption
O. the report was taken;
Yeas-Senator Blunt-f.
Representatives Burton, Blasdel, Brool
II Drury, Davidson, Dickinson, Dinkgra'
DeHmarais, D'AYy, Detiege, EObb, Ga
Rouge, Holt of West Baton Rouge, Jol
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