The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-18
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OR THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF REsESrArlvEs.
FeFtieth Days Proceedings.
HouHB or REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans, La, February 10, 1877.

| New Orleans. La February 10, 1877.
The House was called TO order Present.
Hon, L. Bush. Speaker; and Msssrs. ,Alaige
| Ayeoek, Barbin. Bilieu. bfidger, Breafd, Bow
| UarloBs, Ufessy Deiavigne, Duke. Duprea, Es-
| topinai Fitzpatrick. Forester, .Gaskins. aiiles-
| pie, HUNTINGTON. Hammond. Hill of Orleans,
| Jonas, Kelly Of Winn, Kelly Of Orleans. Kerno.
| chan, Lyons, Leeds. Lalnare. Lea. Ieonhard OF
| Orleans, Martin Means. Medicines. Newssom
| srtson, Hyand. Randolph, HIlgley, Shakespeare,
Self. Stngg.. Sellers. Smart, Taylor. Trsmeuiet.
i Ioier, Washburnes W9ed, Miliamst Young OF
| Claiborne and Young OF East Baton Rouge.
| Sixty-two members and quorum OF the
| House.
| Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Palmer. Of
the First Presbyterian Church.
| The adoption Of the Journal OF Thursday
! February 10, Twas postponed on motion OF Mr..
i Mefiehee.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. berry presented the memorial OF mer-
1 chants OF New Orleans protesting against and
| objecting to the passage of the bill TO ineorpo-
rate the Board of Trade Of New Orleans. Re-
| ferred to The Committee on Agriculture. Immi-
grafton aud Commerce.
| MIR. Meaehee offered the following resolu-
| tien.
! RESOLVED, That when the House adiourns
daily after the noon session, it shall adlsnrn
i IL
session.
| Mr.. Brady moved to amend by fixing the
| hour of meeting each day at 10 o'clock a. m.
| Mr.. Kerneohan moved as u substitute the fol-
| lowing;
Resoioed. That the, House meet every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday evening. till the close OF
the session. at o'clock.
| Both amendments were laid upon the table.
On the motion TO lay upon the table the orig
with the following result:
Yeas-Messrs. Barrett. Brady, Berry, briggs,
Barbin, Hiliiet, Uafloss, 9askins. Huntington.
Hammond, Jonas. Kelly OF VIM. Lamate. Lea.
Nanez nsrata aanda q Roe
Nays-Speaker Bush, and Messfs. Add 70. Ay-
cock. Brldger, Breard, Bowden, Barron, Bell
Fs ssss Forester alesple, Rely 81 Or
Orleans, Martin, Means, Meuehsse Eewsom,
stagg, Sellers Smart, Taylor, Toler, Washburne
Wood and Williams--ao nays.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
The motion to adopt the resolution was lost.
Mr.. Brady moved that when the House adj
journs each day 1t shall be to the hour Of 10 a.
m. The motion was carried.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Steele of
Union for four days. beginning Monday. Feb
ruary 10.
Mr.. Berry presented the memorial of j. NJ,
Weymouth, which was referred to the Commit
tee en- Claims.
JOINT SESSION.
AT 10 o'clock m. the Senate entered the Hall of
Representatives, Hon. Louis A. Wilt, Leuten-
ant Governor, presiding. for the purpose Of
uniting with the House In Joint session Of the
General Assembly with view to further ballot
ing for a Senator to represent the State of Lou
isiana In the Senate OF the United States for the
term beginning March 4, 1877.
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Denas, Ducros, Ellis, Eus-
tbs, Garland, George, Goode, Grover, Kelly,
Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robert
son, Sandiford, Tex tdas Wheeler and Zaeharie.
Twenty Senators and aquorum Of the Senate.
The roll OF the House was called and the fol-
| lowing members answered to tleir names:
Hon. L. Bush, Speaker: Messrs. Ayceck, AL
dige, Bridger Breard, Bowden, Barren Jarrett,
loss. Uressy. Delayigna. Duke. Dnpree. Estopi-
| nal, Fitzpatrick. Forester. Gaskins. Gillespie,
- M a x Ke 0eafs
| Lyons. Leeds. Lamare Leonhard of Orleans
Lea Martin Means. McGehee. Newsom. Nuneg.
e e9sl Ranaoioh koe Rdgey shaRsDe nap
self, Stagg. Sellers, Smart. Taylor Tremoulet,
| Toier. Washburne. Wood, Williams, Young Of
Claiborne. and Young Of East Baton Rouge.
sixty-three members and quorum of the
House.
This purpose OF this joint session was an
nounced by the presiding officer. and the nomi.
nations were read as follows.
Messrs. Jonas. Gibson. Wiekliffe. Egan. and
Robertson.
MIR. AIdige. at The request of Mr.. Buck. with
drea the nomination. Of Hon. Z. Bush Of Or
leans.
There belnc Is other u nainations. the I'LL s.