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

Messrs. Darlington, Bird, Brown of Cad
do. Burton, Brown of Jefferson. Brewster,
Blair, BOsely, Blssdel, Brooks, Blackstone,
Carville, Como, Cole, Drury, burden, Day
ries, Davidson, Drew, Dickinson, Dink-
grave, Deemarais, D'Avy, Detiege, Deioie,
Devezin, Early, Elliot, Fobb, Gsrdere,
Claude, CAN'T, Gary, Gracien. Hill of Ascen-
sion, Hughes, Holt Of East Baton Rouge,
Holt of West Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson
OF De Soto. Jonee, H. NJ johnson, Robert
johnson, Keeting, Kern, Lane, Lastrappes,
Lewis, Magloire, Martin, Milon, Moore, Nc
MilleD, Paris, ROuton, Rsby, Swazie, Sn ser,
Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES, Stewart, Toll
liver, Thomas, Washington, Watson, j. G..
Watson, Warmotb, Walker-69.
The jolnt committee on rules to govern
the joint session reported progress.
Senator Burch, by unanimous consent,
submitted the following motion, which was
read and adopted:
l move that joint committee to consist
OF two members of the Senate and three
members OF the House, be appointed by
their respective presiding officers, for the
purpose of preparing and placing before
this joint session an expression of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
relative to the bill now pending before Con-
gress relative to counting and determining
cast at the election held November Z, 1876.
Senators Burch and Baker, on the part of
the Senate, and Representatives Dinkgrave,
Blackstone and Walker, on the part OF the
House, were appointed as said joint com
mittee.
Senator Young moved to proceed to vote
for United States Senator for the unex-
pred term.
Carried.
The following vote was taken:
For Hon. C. c. Antoine
Senators Allan, Baker, Bryant, Burch,
Ola, Harper, Landry, Stamps-S.
Representatives Brown of Caddo, Bos.
ley, Blasdel, Drury, burden, Dejoie, Gar.
dere, Hughes, Heath, KeetiDg, Magloire,
Moore, Shelton, Thomas, Walker, j. c. Wat.
son-l6
For Hon. James Lewis:
Senators Blunt, Sutton, Wakefield
Yeung-4.
Representatives Bird, Blair, Brooks
Drew, Desmarais, D'Avy, Detiege, Deve
Fan, Elrly, Elliot Gary, Hill of Ascension,
johnson of De Soto, Jones, Kern, Lewis
Lastrappes, Martin, Mllon, McMillen, Paris
Rsby, Singleton, Swazie, Tul.iver, Washing
TOMS.
For Hon. j. R. West:
Senator Twitehell-I.
Representatives Brewster. Blackstone
Cole, FObb, II, M. JohnsOn-5.
For Hon. T. Morris Chester:
Representatives Burton, Brown of Jeffer
| SOM
For Hon. II. c. Warmoth:
Representatives Dayries, Claude, Como
| Stewart
For Hon. George Gracien:
Senator Dumont-I.
For Hon. j. NJ. Davidson:
Representative Carville-l.
For Hon. P. B. S. Pinchback;
Representative DavidsCn-l.
For Hon. Thomas C. Anderson:
Representative Gantt-1.
For Colonel Alex Smith, of East Batol
Rouge:
Representative Holt of East Baton Roug
| Il
For General w. P. Dickey:
Representative Holt of West Baton Roug
| Il,
| For Hon. William II. Hunt
Representative D,ckinson-1.
| For Hon. Ethngham Lawrence:
Representative ROuton-l.
For Hon. Pierre Landry:
Representative Simmes-l.
| For Hon. Jules Seveiguee:
| Representative Warmoth-1.
Representatives Dinkgrave, Gracen. Rol
ert johnson and Watson of Madison vote
| blank.
For Hon. r. j. Walker, of Tensas:
Representative Seveigues-1,
Total number OF votes cast eighty.
Necessary to a choice forty-one.
No election.
Representative D'Avy moved to procee
to another ballot.
Senator Twitchell moved that the Senat
withdraw to it's chamber.
Carried.
The House resumed its session, Mr.. Kee
ing, Speaker pro TEN, in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Drury, the House WI
adj urned until tomorrow aJ twelve o'cloC
M.
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.