New Orleans Republican., 1877-01-21

| nlohArubOn, hODorteOn, Steven, Weber,
Wheeler, White, zacharie-20.
No quorum.
lSenator Allan 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
Tor United StaEes Senator for the unex.
pired term ending March A, 1879.
| 1.-THE President resumed the chair.
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 Sem
ators answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt.
| Bryant, Burch, Cage, Dumont, Gla, Harper,
Kelso, Landry, Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell,
Wakefield, YOung-l6.
Absent-Messrs. BOatner, Breaux, Demas,
DucrOs, Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George
Goode, Grover, Hamlet, Kelly, Ogden,
Richardson, Robertson, Steven, Weber,
Wheeler, White, Zaoharle-26.
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 CaddO, Burton, Brown of
Jefferson, Blair, Barron, Brewster, Bosley,
Brooks, Blackstone, Carville, Como, Cole,
Drury, burden, Davidson, Drew, De Lscy
Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Desmarais, D'Avy,
Denege, DeiOie, Early, 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, Jones, Fl. NJ. johnson,
Robert johnson, Keeting, Kern, Lane,
Lewis LastEaPpes' Magloire, Martin, Milon,
Moore, McMillen, Routon, Romero, Raby,
Souer, Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton,
SHINES, Stewart, Thomas, Tolliver, Wash
ingtOn, Watson, Warmoth, Walker-68
The President then announced that there
were present sixteen Senators and sixty
eight members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, making eighty-fOur members,
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. G. Antoine received the votes Of
Senators Allain, Baker, Bryant, Burch,
Cage, Gla, Harper, Landry, Stamps,
Twitchell, Young-ll.
Representatives Bird, Brown of Caddo,
Barron Bosley, Blasdel, BlackstOne,
Drury, burden, DejOie, Gardere, Gaude,
Hughes, Heath, johnson of De Soto, Keet-
ing, Lane, MaglOire, Moore, Thomas, Tolli-
yer, Washington-2l.
Hon. H. C. Warmoth received the votes
Of
Senators Blunt, Dumont-2.
Representatives Darlington Brown, Car
vile, Come, Cole, Drew, Davidson, De
Lacy, Fobb, Hahn, II. M. johnson, Robert
johnson, Jones, Lewis, Milon, Romero,
Snser, Seviegnes, Shelton, SHINES, Stewart,
Watson, Walker-23.
Hon. James Lewis received the votes Of
Senators Kelso and Wakefield.
Representatives Blair, Detiegs, Early,
Hill, Kern, SWazie, Warmoth-7.
Hon. Thomas C. Anderson received the
votes Of
Representatives Brooks, D'Avy, Desma-
rails, CAN'T, Gary, Martin, Lestrsppes-7.
Hon. M. II. Twitohell received the votes
Of
Representatives Brewster and Souer-2
For Hon. J. A. Gla:
Mr.. MCMillen-l.
For Hon. Efingham Lawrence:
Mr.. ROutOn-l.
For Hon. C. w. Keeting:
Mr. Grsoien-1.
For Hon. w. L. McMillen:
Mr.. Holt, of East Baton ROuge-l.
For w. B. Dickey:
Mr.. Holt of West Baton Rougs-l.
For Hon. NJ, Hahn:
Mr.. Dickson-l.
For Hon. A. ]. Dumont:
Senator Sutton-l.
Mr.. Burton voted blank.
The President announced the vote and
declared that no one having received ma
jority of the votes cast, there was no cleo
ton.
Senator Blunt moved that the joint as
sembly proceed to take second ballot.
Representative Keeting moved to lay that
motion on the table.
Whereupon the yeas and nays were de-
manded, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Allain, Bryant, Burch, Cage, Du.
mont, Gla. Harper, KelsO, Landry, Stamps,
Sutton, Twitchell, Wakefield, Young-l4.
Nay-Blunt-1.
Absent-Baker, Boatner, Breaux, Demas,
Ducros, Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George,
GoOde, Grover, Hamlet, Kelly, Ogden,
Richardson, Robertson, Steven, Weber,
Wheeler, White, ZachaFie-22
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Darlington, Bird,
Brown of Caddo, Burton, Brown of Jeffer-
son, Blair, Barron, Brewster, Bosley, Bias
del, Brooks, Blackstone, Carville, Como,
Cole, Drury, burden, Davidson, Drew, De
Lacy, Dickinson, Dinkgrsve, D'Avy, Dejoie,
Early, FObb, Gardere, Gsude, CAN'T, Gary,
Graeien, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt
of East Baton Rouge, Holt of West Baton
Rouge, Heath, johnson of De Soto, Jones,
III. M. johnson, keeting, Lane, MaRloire,
MilOn, Moore, McMillen, ROuton, Romero,
Raby, SOuer, Swazie, Snaer, Shelton,
Simmes, Thomas, Tolliver, Washington,
Watson, Warmoth, Walker-60.
Nays-Desmarais, Detiege, Lewis, Las
trappes, Seveignes-5.
The motion to table prevailed.
On motion of Senator Allan the Senate
withdrew to its chamber.
On call OF the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt,
Bryant, Burch, Cage, DumOnt, Gla, Kelso,
Sutton, Waketield-lI.
Absent-BOatner. Breaux, Demas, Duoros,
Jr., Ellis, Eustis, Garland, George, Goode,
Grover, Hamlet, Harper, Kelly, Landry,
Ogden, Richardson, Robertson, Stamps,
i Steven, TWitchell, Weber, Wheeler, White,