The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-16
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
--OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Th,rty-eighth pays Proceedings.

The House was eAtlea 70 oEuer W Al LOW eioeh
a. M Present:
Hon. I. Bush, Speaker: and ,Messrs Aldige.
Aycook Barbin. Bilien, Bridger, Breard.
Bowden. Barron. Barrett Braty. Berry. Bell.
Briggs qEsssy pslaYlgne Duke plHpreg as
Die, Hammond. Hill Of Orleans. Jonas. Kelly Of
VIM. Kelly Of Orleans. kernpchan, Lyons.
h k M hsrs ee Cen N n Po
ter, Perata, Pitts. Richardson. Robertson. Ky-
land .RandoIph. Role, Shakespeare Self, spiner.
S Ias si Rideef e'lTf eer Washburne Wool
Williams Young Of Claiborne. and Young OF
East Baton Rouge.
sixty-three members and q quorum Of the
House.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father Hubert
Of the Catholic Church.
The journal of Monday, February 10. was ap
PETITIONS MEMORIALS. ETC.
Mr. Tremoulet presented ths petition OF mer-
chants constituting the Coffee Trade of the
City of New Orleans. asking that the House
will not interfere by act passed or by privilege
granted, with the present mede of conducting
the coffee business. and particularly with the
inspection and weighing Of coffee. and that
the House except coffee Us we'll as cotton from
the act to Incorporates the Board of Trade.
The petition was referred to the Comm ittee
on Agriculture. Immigration aud Commerce.
Mr. Bowden presented two petitions of resi-
dents of the parishes Of st. Martin anil Iberia
against the passage of House BIT! 81. >. which
we're orderedto be filed with said bill :
LEAVE on ABSENCE.
On the motion of Mr.. Bewden leave OF absence
was granted to Mr.. spiller for four days. be-
ginning on Friday. February 16.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Mr. Lsa OF st. Helena. gave notice that he
would at some future day Introduce bill for
the protection of game during certain seasons
of the year, and providing penalties for the
destruction of thesame.
Mr. Steele give notice of a bill creating an
additional justice of the peace and constable in
the parish of Union.
BILLS rNTRoDuCED.
Mr.. Martin asked and obtained leave to intro
duce. without previous notice given, bill en-
titled House bill No. ia, An act relative to the
town OF Royyille in the parish Of Lafayette.
Under suspension of the constitutional rule
the bill was passed to its second reading placed
upon the calendar, and referred to the Commit
tee on Corporations.
SENATE B1LLs-F1RsT READING.
The following Senate bills were severally
read and under suspension Of the rules,
passed to their second reading and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary:
Senate bill No. %. IAN act relative to the re-
cusation Of judges and district attorneys in
criminal cases, and to amend and re-enact sec
ton 1os7 OF the Revised Statutes of the State Of
Louisiana Approved 1lth March. 1907
Senate bill No. So, IAN act to provide for the
PRONUNCIATION of laws when the Governor has
failed, or shall fail to return the same as re-
uuired by article GO of the constitution. as in
cases where after reaching the Governor. the
enrolled copy has been lost or mislaid. or for
any reason not been returned: and to provide
for the signing by the President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House Of duplicate enrolled
copies Of all laws"
And Senate bill No. 81. AN act to remit PEN
allies on delinquent taxes IN certain cases."
JOINT SESSION. -.
At12:25 o'clock p. m. the Senate entered the Hall
Of Representatives, Hon. Louis A. Witt Lieu
tenant Governor. presiding, for the purpose Of
uniting with the house In joint session of the
General Assembly with q view to further ballot
Ing for Senator to represent the State of Lou
isiana in the senate OF the United States Tor the
term beginning March 4, 1877.
On call CT the roll, the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Demas, Ducros, Fills. Eustis, George,
Garland Goode. Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden Per-
kins, richardson, Robertson, sandiford, Steven.
Stubs. Texada. Wheeler. White and Iacharie.
Twenty Senators and quorum OF the Senate.
On call Of the roll of the House. the follow
ing members answered to their names: ~-E'
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker: and Messrs. Adtge,
Aycock. Barbin, Bridger,. Breard, Bewden.
Barron. Barrett: Brady. Berry, Bell, Briggs.
Biliea Grsssy pslaYisne Duse papres rs
jonas jon Kelly Of VIM Kelly Of Orleans. Kerno.
chan ayoMR hed as o.
Nunez. Porter. peralta. Pitts Ryland, Richard
son, Randolph, Robertson, Role. Ridgley, Self,
ar sfKg @soa
Young of Claiborne. Young of East Baton
Rouge.
sixty-three members and quorum OF the
House.
The purpose Of this Joint session was an
nounced by the presiding officer. and the nomi-
nations were read as follows:
Messrs jonas. Gibson. Wickliffe. Egan, Rob-
ertson, White and Wilt.
There being no further nominations, the roll
Of the Senate was called with the following re-
suit:
Senators Demas. Eustis and Robertson voted
Senator's Wheeler and Zacharie voted for the
Hon. Il. ID. Whfte-2 votes.
voiea fSp Hone o9sf JONAS s' Votes ana
senator Dueros voted for the Hon. r. L. Glib
SOM vote. rr..
Senators Ogden, Perkins aud Richardson
voted Tor the Hon r. G. Wickliffe-3 votes.
Senators Ellis. George, MITCHELL andssandi-
ford voted for the Hon. W. ,. Egan-4 votes.
Senators Garland and Texada voted for the
Hon. w. A. Robertson-2 votes.
The roll of the House was called when the
following members voted for the Hon. L. A.
Witt:
Messrs. Cressy. Leonhard. Peralta, Role. Self
and Young of Claiborne-6.
The following member voted for the Hon. E.
d. White:
Mr.. Billieu-1.
The following members voted for the Hon.
b. F. Jonas: .r 4
Messrs. Aycock. Bridger, Breard. Bowden,
Brady, Berry. Duke. Forster, Gaskins, Giles
pie. Huntington. Hammond. Lea, Means. New
som, Pitts. Robertson, Richardson, Ridgley,
Shakespeare and Steele-2I.
The following members voted for the Hon.
Randall Z. Gibson: