New Orleans Republican., 1877-01-21
adjourned until Monday. ,Japuary IS, at
L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.


at 10 A. H., Hon. c. c. Antoine, Lieutenan
Governor and President of the Senate, il
the chair.
On call of the roll the following Sen
ators answered to their names;
Present-Messrs. Blunt, Bryant, Cage
Gla, Harper, Kelso, Stamps, S1tton-S.
Burch, Demas, Ducros, Jr., Dumont, Ellis
Eustis, Garland, George, GoOde, Grover
Hamlet. Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Richard
son, Robertson, Steven, Twitchell, Wake
field, Weber, Wheeler, White, Young
Zaoharie-28.
No quorum.
On motion of Senator Stamps the Senate
took q recess until 1l:55 A. M.
RECESS.
The recess having expired the Secretary
called the roll, and the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt
Bryant, Burch, Cage, Dumont, Gls, Harper
kelso, Landry, Stamps, Sutton, TwitchelI
Wakefield, Young-l6
| Absent-Messrs. Boatner, Breaux, Demas
| DuorOs, Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George,
Goode, Grover, Hamlet, Kelly, Ogden
Richardson, Robertson, Steven, Weber
L
No quorum.
| [Senator Young in the chair.
A committee from the House was an.
nounced, informing the Senate that the
House of Representatives was ready to re-
ceive the Senate in joint session to ballot
for United States Senator for the unex-
pired term ending March 4. 1879.
The President resumed the ohair.1
On motion of Senator Cage the Senate
proceeded to the hall of the House of Rep.
resentatives for the purpose of taking bal
lot for United States Senator for the unex-
pired term.
JOINT SESSION.
The President of the Senate, Hon. C. C.
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 SEN
ators answered to their names:
Present-Allain, Baker, Blunt, BRYANT.
Burch, Cage, DumOnt, Gla, Harper, Kelso,
Landry, Stamps, Sutton, Twitcbell, Wake
| field, YOung-l6
Absent-Boatner, Breaux, Demas, Ducros,
kTOOQ6,
Grover, Hamlet, Kelly, Ogden, Richardson,
Robertson, Steven, Weber, Wheeler, White,
Zaoharie-20.
The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives then ordered the Clerk to call the roll
OF the House, and the following members
answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Darlington,
Bird, Brown of Csddo, Brown of Jefferson,
Blair, Barron, Brewster, Bosley, Brooks,
Blackstone, Carville, Como, Cole. Drury,
burden, Davidson, Drew, De Lacy, Dick
ensOD, Dinkgrave, Desmarais, D'Avy, De-
tiege, Deioie, Early, Gsrdere, Gaude, Gary,
CAN'T Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hughes,
Holt of East Baton Rouge, Holt of West
Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson of De Soto,
Jones, II. NJ. johnson, Robert johnson,
Keeting, Lane, Leonard of CAddO, Lewis,
MaglOire, Martin, MilOn, Moore, MeMillen,
ROutOn, Romero, Raby, SOuer, Swazie
Snaer, Seveignes Shelton, Stewart, Thomas,
Tolliver, Washington, Watson, WarmOth,
Walker-64.
The President then announced that there
were present sixteen Senators and sixty
four members of the House of Representa-
tives, making eighty members. A quorum
of the duly elected members of both
houses.
A ballot for United States Senator being
in order, the rolls of the Senate and House
were called, resulting as follows:
Hon. @. c. Antoine received the votes Of
Senators Allan, Baker, Bryant, Burch,
Harper, Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell-S.
Representatives Bird, Brown, Barron, Bos-
ley, Cole, burden, Dejoie, Gardere, Ora
Glen, Heath, Keeting, Lane, A. B, Holt,
Leonard. Magloire, Moore, Thomas,
Walker-lS.
Hon. James Lewis received the votes Of
Senators Blunt, Kelso, Wakefield,
YOung-4.
Representatives Brown of Jefferson, Blair,
Brooks, Csrville, Drew, DeLacey, Detiege,
Early, Gary, Hill, johnson, Jones, johnson
of Terrebonne, Martin, Milon, Rabv, Swazie,
Tolliver, Washington, WatsOn-2O.
Hon. Taylor Beattie received the votes
Of
Senators Cage, Gls, Landry-S.
Representatives Drury, Hahn, Hughes,
o. Holt, H. M. johnson, Gaude-6.
Hon. William Il. Hunt received the votes
Of
Representatives Dinkgrsve, Romero aad
Shelton-3.
Hon. Thomas C. Anderson received the
votes Of
Representatives Desmarais, D'Avy and
Gantt-3.
Hon. H. G. WarmOth received the votes
Of
Representatives Lewis, Snaer and Se-
veignes-3.
Hon. M. II. Twitchell received the votes
Of
Representatives Brewster and SOuer-2.
Hon. Pierre Landry received the votes
Of
Representatives Como and Diokinson-2.
For Hon. j. A. Ola:
Mr.. MeMillen-l.
For Hon. George Gracien;
Senator Dumont-l.
For Hon. David Young;
Mr.. Stewart-1.
For Hon. Efingham Lawrence;
Mr.. ROutOn-l.
For Hon. r. j, Walker:
Mr.. Warmoth-l.
For P. B. S. Pinchback:
Mr.. Davidson, of Iberville-I.
Mr.. Darlington voted blank.
The President announced the vote and
declared that no one having received ma
iOrity of the votes cast, there was no cleo
ton.
On motion of Senator Allan the Senate
withdrew to its chamber.
On a call of the roll the following Senators
anawered 10 their names: