New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-27
On motion of Senator Allan the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow, at - NJ.
L. LAMANI ERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.


SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans January 2S, 1877.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
at 10 NJ, Hon. C. C. Antoine, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate, in
the chair.
On call of the roll the following Sena-
tors answered to their nance:
Messrs Allan, Baker, Blunt, Bryant,
Burch, Cage, Dumont, Harper, KelsO,
Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield,
Young-14.
Absent-Messrs Boatner, Breaux, Demas,
DncrOs, Jr., Ellie, Euetis, Garland, George.
Ola, Goode, Grover, Hamlet, Kelly, Lam
dry, Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, Steven,
Weber, Wheeler, White, 2 acharie-22.
No quorum.
Senator Allan in the chair
A committee from the House was an
nounced, informing the Senate that the
House of Representatives was ready to re-
oeive the Senate in joint session to ballot
for United States Senator for the unex-
pired term ending March A, 1879.
On motion of Senator Blunt, the Senate
proceeded to the hall of the House of Rep
resen tativee, for the purpose of taking a
ballot for a United States Senator for the
unexpired term.
JOINT SESSION.
The President of the Senate, Hon. c. G.
Antoine, took the chair and called the
joint assembly to order.
The Secretary of the Senate called the
roll of the Senate, and the following Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt,
Bryant, Barch, Cage, Dumont, Gla, Har-
per, Kelso, Stamps. Sutton, Twitchell,
| Wakefield, Young-i5.
Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Demas,
DucTos, Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George,
| Goode. Grover, Hamlet, Kelly, Landry,
Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, Steven,
| Weber, Wheeler, White, Zacharie-2l.
Representative Keeting, Speaker pro tenn
pore of the House of Representatives, then
ordered the Clerk of the House to call the
roll of the House, and the following mem
bers answered to their names:
Messrs Darlington, Bird, Brown of Cad
| do, Brown of Jefferson, Blair, Brewster,
| Bosley, Blasdel, Brooks, Blackstone, Car
vile, Como, Cole, Drury, burden, David
son, Drew, Dickinson. Dinkgrave,. Des.
marais, D'Ayy, DejOie,, Deyezin, Early, Ell
| llott, 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 Jonoe,
| H. Nj. johnson, Robert johnson, Keeting,
Kern, Lane, Lastrappes, Lewis, MaglOire,
Martin, Milon, Moore, Parip, RoutOn, Raby,
| Souer, Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton,
| SHINES, Thomas, Tolliver, Washington,
Watson, J, c. Watson, Warmoth, Walker
65.
The President then announced that there
were present fifteen Senators and sixty FIVE
members of the House of Representatives,
making eighty members OF both houses
Representative Dinkgrave, of the joint
committee, appointed to prepare rules for
| the government of the joint sessions, in
| behalf of the members of said committee
appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, submitted majority re-
port and asked the adoption of the same.
Senator Twitchell, in behalf of the mem
bers of the joint committee appointed by
the President of the Senate, asked further
time to bring in a minority report.
Which was granted.
Senator Burch rose to a point Of order
that the joint rules must be adopted by q
majority of each house of the General AS
sembly.
The President decided the point not well
taken.
Representative DIury moved the adoption
of the majority report.
The President decided the motion tt
adopt out of order, for the reason that the
report is signed only by the members Of tht
House committee.
Senator Blunt appealed from the decision
Of the Chair.
The President put the question as fol
lows: "Shall the Chair be sustained" ant
ordered the rolls of the Senate and HOusI
of Representatives TO be called, resulting
az follows;
Yeas-Allain, Bryant, Burch, Ola, II Arper
Kelso, Stamps, Twitehell-S.
Nays-Blunt, Sutton, Wakefield, Young
"A.
Absent-Baker. Boatner, Breaux. Cage
Demas, Ducros, Jr., Dumont, Ellis, Eustis
Garland, George Goode, Grover, Hamlet
Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Richardson, Robert
son, Steven, Weber. Wheeler, White
Zscharie-24,
Yeas-Blrd, Brown of Caddo, Burton
Brewster, Bosley, Blackstone, Gardere
Gracien, Hughes, Holt of East Batol
Rouge, Heath, KeetiDg, Magloire, Moore
Routon, Seveignes, Shelton, Thomas-1S.
ays-Barrington, Brown of Jefferson
Blair, Blasdel, Brooks. Carville, Como
Cole, Devezin, Drury, burden, Davidson
Dayries Drew, De Lacy, Dickinson, Dink
grave, Desmaris, D'Ayy, Deioie, Elliott
Early, Fobb, Claude, CAN'T, Gary, Hill o
Ascension, johnson of De Soto, FL. M. John
son, Robert johnson, Jones, Lewis, Las
trappes, Milon, Paris, Raby, Soqer, Swa zie
Simmes, TOlliver, Washington, Watson, j
C. Watson-43.
The President announced that there wa
not a quorum voting.
On motion of Senator Allan the Senat
withdrew to its chamber.
[Senator Allan in the chair.
The Secretary called the roll, and the 70
lowing Senators answered to their names:
Present-Allain, Bryant, Burch, Harper
Kelso, Stamps, Sutton, Waketeld-8.
Absent-Baker Boatner, Blunt, Breau1
Cage, Demas, Duoros, Jr, DumOnt, Ellii
Eustis, Garland, George, Ola, GoOde, Gre
yer, Hamlet, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Ricl
ardson, Robertson, Steven, Twitehel
f Weber, Wheeler, White, Young, zachari
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No quorum.
On motion of Senator Wakefield the San
ate adjourned until tomorrow at lively
O'Clock NJ.
L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,