The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-24
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from the


MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from the
Senate:
SENATE CHANpEn, L.
New Orleans. Aprff21. 1877.
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members Of
the House OF Representatives:
Gentlerneu--I am directed to inform your hon
Senate bill No. 1874. entitled Joint resolution
providing for the payment of the mileage and
Returning Board but n 1t 50 elected and not en-
titled TO seats, and authorizing the Governor to
act No. Al Of the regular session OF 1877, youeh-
ers for said mileage and per diem IA well as for
other Legislative expenses" and requests the
y yUmr oody In the same.
''' john cLEdG.
Secretary of the Senate.
The above entitled Senate bill was taken UP.
read, and under q suspension of the rules. was
passed to Its second reading.
Under O further suspension OF the rules the
bill was passed TO It's third reading.
On the final passage Of the bill the yeas and
nays were called foe by Mr.. Lea. with tho follow
ing result:
Yeas-Hon. L. Bush. Speaker. and Measrs.
Aldige, Bridger. Breard. burton, Bowden, Bar
cessr Como brary pasrs be safs i Dag
ttopinal, Fobb. Fitzpatrick, Gaude CAN'T. Gas
Of VIM. Kelly of Orleans. KIDD. ,Lyons. Lewis.
hee Nswsom Porfsr Peral f mchard.on. as
land Robertson. .Houton, Randolph. Ronero.
sollel r haby, singleton, semmess ewart Sol
k ksr. Wpond. Young o. Claiborne and Young Of
Nays-Mesgrs. Aycoek. Bell. Carloss. Duke,
Means. Pitts, Shakespeare. Self. ,spiller. Stagg.
Steele. 3 Smart, Taylor, Iremoulet and Wash
The bill was passed and the title was adopted,
Mr.. Kely, of Vim. moved q reconsideration
of the vote by which the bill was Fl aally passed.
and on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid upon the table.
Pending the consideration of the above bill,
by consent Of the House, Messrs. Fl. g. War;
| moth. OF Pladuemine. Andy Bosley Of Red
River, H. M. Johnson, Of Terrebonns. and John
| q. Lewis Of Natehitoches. presented themselves
| ut the Speakers stand, took the constitutional
| oath Of Office, and were seated as Representa-
| tiyes from their respective parishes.
Hon. A. d. Milon was also sworn In IA member
| from Pladuemine. subject to contest, vice II. r,
Kernochan. who withdrew. in accordance with
resolution passed April II, 1877.
| Mr.. O. II. Brewster, by consent Of the House
addressed the Speaker and announced bis with
drawal OF all claims to d seat In this House as
Representative from the parish OF Onachita.
| Mr.. Bird. OF East Baton Rouge, In like manner
withdrew his claims to the seat now occupied
| by Mr.. Dupree.
! Mr.. Shelton. Of Morehouse, stating that he had
| been returned by the Returning Board rs elected
| a Representative from that parish. renounced
bis claims to a seat In favor of Mr. Hammond.
| Mr.. A. II. Holt also renowned all claims to a
| seat in this House as Representative from the
parish OF East Baton Rouge although returned
| as such by the Returning Board.
Mr. Johnson. OF De Soto. returned es Repre-
sentative by the Returning Board. appeared on
| the floor and renowned oil claims to q seat In
favor Of Mr.. J. q. Pitts.
Mr.. Como addressed the House on q question
OF privilege.
Hon. /. J. Souer was sworn In rs q RepreSen~
tative from The parish Of Avoyelles. subject to
contest. vice Mr.. Barbin. withdrawn under tho
resolution Of April IT. 1877.
Senate bill No. 14s AN act relative to contests
for judicial and other Offices, and providing q
tribune to try contested election cases when the
district Judge and parish Judge are recused or
motion is made to recuse Them"
This bin was taken up under the favorable re-
port Of the Committee on the Judiciary. read
, the first time. and under suspension OF the
rules read second time, and under further
suspension OF the rules was read o third time
and passed.
The title was adopted.
On the motion of Mr.. Kelly, OF VIM. the
, House adjourned.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief CLERK