The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Returning Board Quorum In BOth
Rranchea.

Returning Board Quorum In Both
| Branches.
Yesterday the House completed the Returning
Board quorum, quorum that cannot be dis
puted by any Republican, not even Mad. Wells,
himself The Senate has boosted Of such quo
rum since February. This, therefore, puts the
Legislature--not out Of doubt, because it's au-
thority has never been doubted--but beyond even
the questions and suspicions OF the Radicals.
Like Cmsar's wife, ii 10 now above suspicion.
| The following are the members o I the House
and Senae ttat have taken their seats at the
Odd Fellows Hall
The senate.
| The following eenators, elected by the people
and returned seated by The Returning Board, oc-
cupy their seats:
Allan R. Boatner d., Breaux b., Bryant r.,
Ducros D., E lis D., Eustis D., Ola r., George
D., Goode D., Grover D.. Kelly D., Mi cheli D.,
Ogden D., Richardson D., Robertson D., Steven
| D., Texada D., Wheeler r., White D., and Zach
| arie D.-2l, OF whom IL are Democrats and Re-
pnblioans.
| In addition to these, the following members Of
| the Senate, elected by the people but not re-
| turned BY the Returning Board, Messrs. Per-
kins, Sandiford and Stubs, all Democrats, occu-
by seats, making the Senate consist Of "a men,
| bors; s more than quorum. Of these ri, 8 more
| than quorum, are Returning Board members.
The House.
In the House, the following members elected
BY the people and returned by the Returning
Board, occupy seats:
Adige D., Aycock D., Bridger D., Bowden D.,
Barron r., Brady D., Brooks r., Buck D., Berry
D., Bell D., Briggs D., Drury r., burden r.,
Dsyres r., Delavigne D., De Lacey r., Drew R.,
D'Avy r., Duke D., Estopinal r., Fobb R.. Fisz-
patrick D.. Forester D., Claude r., Ga-kins D.,
Gillespie D., Holt R., Huntington D., Fill Of Or
leans d. Johnson Robt r., Jonas D., Kennedy
l., Kelly of VIM D., Kelly Of Orleans D., Kern
r., Kidd D., Leeds D., Lamare D., Lea D., Leon
hard D., Newsom D., Nunez D., Peralta D.. Rich
ardson D., Routon R., Romero r., Raby R.,
Shakespeare D., Singleton D., spiller D., Stage d.
Stewart R., Steele D., Sellers D., Self D., Tollver
B., Toler D., VOORHEES, D., Washington r., Wat
son r.. Walker, R., Wilde D., Young D.-e5 MEM
bers Of whom 43 are Democrats, q Republicans
and Independent.
In addition to these there are the three MEM
bers from the Seventh Ward, Messrs. Greasy,
Rolle and Tremoulet, all Democrats.
The following gentlemen, who were elected
in November, but counted ont by the Returning
Board, also occupy seats in the House:
Breard, Carloss. Dupree, Hammond, Lyons,
Martin, McGehee. Means, Porter, Randolph, BY
land, Smart, Taylor, Washburn, Williams and
Young 6 members, all Democrats.
gOf these, Messrs. Carloss, McGehee, Means
and Smart, have no persons contesting their
seats; Mestrs. yons, Porter and Randolph come
from the parishes of Grant and East Felciana,
for which the Returning Bosrd made no returns.
Mr.. Brown, Of Vernon. returned elected by the
Returning Board. retired in favor Of Mr.. Smart;
Swayze 9, the Radical claimant for Q seat from
West Feliciana, in favor Of McGehee, acknowl-
edging the latser's election; Heath in favor Of
Carloas and Long in favor Of Mems.
There have been seated on contests six MEM
bers: Barbin 3D. in plaza Of Souer, Billion Cd
in pIaoe Of seyaignss, Ferguson CD il plaes Of