The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-20

OFFICIAL JOURNAL
a.or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A-or THE-
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
4Azzz
ErTRa SESSION or fy7:.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.

KrrRs SESSION or 1877.

rortieth nays preeeedinxs.
sHNATn CHAMBER,
New Orleans. Wednesday APRIL IN, 1871
Tho aanats met pursuant to adjournment. the
Hon Ionis A. wilts, Lieutenant Governor and
President Of The penats, IN the chair
On a call Of tho roll the following Senators
answered to their names
Neaars. Aliajn, iloatner, nuarps, Ellis. lfueis
Garland. George, aoode, Kelly Mitchell. Ogden
ParkinH Richardson. hnbnrtaor, bandford
nteyen.. stubbs, Tesada. Wheeler, White and
Sa Abssn nessrs r,reaas bryant. pureb. Gage
Defnas, Dumont. Ola, urpyer, Harper, Landry,
HtampH. Sutton, TNitehsll Wakefield and
YoungAib,
On motion OF Mr.. Richardson the reading Of
the journal In detail was dlspensed with.
ACREAGE FROM Ttin HOUSE,
liovHH or REPRESENTATIVES,. |
New Ofleans, April 10. tB7T.j
TO the Honorable the Senate Of the State OF
louisiana
fentie,nea.@t nm directed by tho House pf
Representatives to inform your honorable body
shat the ftoule has oon,ugfsa IL senate bill No,
1866. substitute for Senate bill No. 100, An api tp
amend section. u Of nn not entill An ast g
amend an act 70 create hspscih layns district
within certain Limits prsHeribed IN this att an'
am alao directed tn inform your honorable
body Tint Tho aouse Ii i,ow ready to meet tho
Senate In Joint assembly to ballot for u United
MATES Bnnutnr.
PETER J. rREzEyANT.
Chief Clerk.
on motion OF Mr.. Robertson. the Senate pro-
eeeded TO tho hall Of the House of Repreaeht}-
tiveH to ballot for ii United States aeoater
Tho Joint session Was eaiod to order by tho
Hon. Louis A, Witt Lieutenant Governor and
President OF the Senate.
Tho roll Of tho Senate was called when the fol
lowing Senators answered TO their nanesi
hIeasrs. Allaip, Duaros, Ellis. EuBiis, OAKLAND
Code Kelly, Mitchell Qgdel. Perkins, Rich
asan W9oerpw h naaald9t s.eysn s'ooes
The roll Of the Houss was called. when the
following members answered to their nanes
Hon, i. Bush, speaker, and Mesars, Alaige.
kyeogl, pridger lsrearl., D lieu, Bgwlen, Bar.
ron, parbln. brady buck. berry Bell g h.s
fesrpter, Vaakins, af'liespie, huptinston, Ham.
u VIM ks p Il osan ke aS'9Ks asaoa
u Orleans. Msttla Mssaas, M S,, sI Nsyy:
son, Rldgley, Ryland, 1iouton, Randolph, Role,
Robertson. Sartain, Shakespeare, sngleton, Self,
sTs sss fss ssw sporss ssS Wso
wilde. Williams. Young Of Claiborne and
Young eflisast Batnn' Houge.
6evants-sx members and quorum,
The President oil the joint assembly then de-
slarad tho object Of this Joint assembly VIVA 10
ballot for u United states Senator for the term
commencing March 4, 1877.
The Secretary Of the aenatceead tho names of
the candidates, to wit;
Hon. D. 4. jonas, Of Orleans, Hon, Randall L.
Gibson, of Orleans. Hon. Andrew CalaBa. Of
Orleans, and Hon. II. d. Kerno'han. Of Plaque
mines.
Senator Robertson withdrew tho name OF Hon
H. H. Kernoehnn, Of paduominea,
The roll of the respective branches Of the
General Assembly were then called with The fol
Lowing result:
eenaturs Ducros, Etlia aud pcrkina, and Repre-
renlativeg Aycack, lsreard BoWdnn. lsarbin Bel.
Gillespie, Hammond, Lyons, Lerda, Lponhard,
Newsom. perala Richardson, ltidgley, Isshak-
ssra W sss' sna Ws is voted for ~" Hon. I
Jonas@9n vofea.
senators 90, d., Kelly, Richardson md Ssndi.
Kelly q ornana, ,Kernoohan. XVII Lamarei
Young of East Baton Rouge, voted for Hon. II.
4, tiihson-ai votes.
senator Alain voted for Andrew calesa--l
senatore ogden. Robertson, steven, stubbs
and Texada, and Rsnrcsenta tyea Br,dger. Bnr-
Huntington, Kennedy. Kelly OF VIM Lon.
Means, Meushsa. hunes porte'. rtla. ny,and.
hhesn naS " ss s aais
fP'N''
blAnk-~9l votes
Representatives. Routon Stewart and Sell
Senators Grover and wheeler and Represent
alive Bush voted for the Hon. h. O. Billings
votes, -
' Senators ni usrand Mitchell and zacharIe voted
for Hon. II. j. Kernoehan % votes.
Representative Kern voted for Hon. T. j. Ken
nedys-1 vote,
Total votes east 81: necessary to n choice AS
The President declared that IA no one of tho
candidates had received majority of the votes
east In Joint assembly there was no election
On motion OF MIR. ELLA tho Joint assembly
adjourned. and tho Senate withdrew to its own
chamber.
Tho Senate was called to order by the Hon.
Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident OF the Senate.
On a call OF the roll tho following Senators
nswered to their names:
Messrs, Allain. Breanx. Ducros, Ellis, Eustis
Garland George, Gpede, Grover. Kelly
Mitchell Ogden, Perkins. Rishardson sand
ford. Steven, Stubs. Texada. Wheeler and Zac-
Absent Messrs. Bon nor. Bryant Burch. Gage
Demas pnmont Ga Haze l,,h Lapdfy koscrt-
White and foung-l6
REPORTS or Committees
Mr.. Goode. chairman OF the Committee on
Judiciary. submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the President and Members of
the Senate:
The Judiciary Committee to whom was ro-
ferred House bill No; a7a, 70 almond and re-
same favorahly with the following amendments:
Insert after the word reporter" In the eikh-
teenth line Of the flrss section the words or
clerk. Strike out the word passage in the
third line OF the second section and insert in
lieu thereof the word "promulgation." and
strike out all the words in the remainder Of the
section subsequent thereto. Also farorabiy en-
House bill No 22s
Which lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Grover. chairman Of the Committee on
Corporations. submitted the following report:
Rooms COMMITTEES ON CORPORATIONS