The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-07

Briggs, Dupree, Hammond, Kennedy, steele
lIayi9r. Toler ana Young of Claiborne votet
vet Vetes sns h0n' u b wheeler OF h0ren0ose-l
Total number of votes cast 81 necessary to G
choice 43.
The President declared that as neither eandi
date had received a majority of the votes cast II
Joint assembly, there was no election.
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins, the Joint assembly
journed until tomorrow at Ia o'clock M, ant
the Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Wilt. President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators an
swered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner. Breaux, Ducros. Ellis. Gar
land. George. Goode. Grover, Kelly, Mitche
Ogden: Perkins. Robertson. sandiford, htubbs
:, Absent Messrs: Allan. Bryant. Bureh. Gage
Demas. Dumont. Eustis. Ola. Harper, Landry
klchards9n, stamps. Steven, Sutton, Twitchell,
Wakefield and Young-T.
Mr.. Grover called up the special order Of the
day. Senate bill No. 49, entitled IAN act to repeal
act No. "a. approved September IA, 1868: act No
A. approved February II. 1869; act No. ST, APP
proved March 9. 1869; act No. %, approved
March g. 1869; act No. "a. approved March 80
1870; act No. 81. approved March S. 1878; act No.
81. approved March 20. 1873; act No. 80. approved
February 26, 1874: act No. co. approved March
IT, 1874. and act No. 16. approved March "a, 1876
and to organize the police Of the city of New
Orleans; to create Police Board therein, and
to limit the cost thereof. and to give the man.
agement and control of the Fire Alarm ] ele-
graph to the city of New Orleans"
And House bill No. II, entitled IAN act to re-
peal act No. ~ approved September IA, 1868 act
No. Al, approved Feb. a. 1869; act No. 81, ap-
proved March 6, 1869 act No. 90, approved March
s, 1862 act No. "a. approved March g. 1870: act
No. 81, approved March g. 1873; act No. G4 ap-
proved March 90. 1873; act No. 80. approved Feb.
&c. 1874: act No. 60, approved March IT, 1874. and
act No. 16, approved March a. 1876 and to au-
thorize the city of New Orleans to establish.
organize and maintain a proper and sufficient
police force, to preserve order and good govern
ment within the corporate limits of said city,
anato assume control Of the Fire Alarm Tele-
graph. and to pass ordinances providing for the
control. direction and pay of the said police
force. and to limit the annual expense of the
same"
On motion of Mr.. Robertson, they were post
pened for ten minutes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Ellis obtained unanimous consent to in
troduce, without previous notice, Senate bill
No. 1903. entitled IAN act to authoriz, the
Auditor of Public Accounts to accept and ap-
prove the bonds of State tax collectors. and to
repeal all laws requiring said bonds to be ap-
proved by any other officer"
Which was read q first time, and on motion OF
Mr.. Ellis the constitutional rules were suspend
ed and the bill read a second time.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES. !
~ New Orleans. March 5. 1877.
TO the Honorable the Senate of the State of
Ge,aleme,a-I am instructed to inform your
honoroble body that the House has concurred in
Senate concurrent resolution relative to CANT
James B. Eads and the South Pass Jetties.'
Also, that the House has passed House bill
No. IT'S. An act making the receiving or de-
ivering of seed cotton in the nighttime. sold
bartered, or otherwise disposed Of INSIDE
and prescribing the penalty therefor"
and ask the concurrence of the Senate in the
same.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellis the bill was considered
,ngrossed and'ordered read third time.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellis the constitutional rules
we're suspended to place the bill upon its third
.eadng. The bill was read third time, finally
passed. title adopted and ordered sent to the
House for concurrence.
Mr. Ellis moved to reconsider the vote whereby
ne bill finally passed AMI moved to lay that
notion on the table.
Carried.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Goode offered the following resolution:
Whereas, the following Senators, viz:
Z. T. Allatn, Fourteenth Senatorial District.
j, II. Bryant, Sixteenth Senatorial District
Il F Vhirtpap ri nj tria
Thos. A. Cage Eighth Senatorial District
J. a. Dumont Fifth Senatorial District,
J. A. Ola, Seventeenth Senatorial District
William Harper. Twenty-first Senatorial Dis
Pierre Landry, Seventh Senatorial District.
L. b. Stamps, sixth Senatorial District.
Isaac Sutton. Ninth Senatorial District.
M. f. Twitchell. Twenty-second Senatorial
s. Wakefield, Fourteenth Senatorial District.
David Young. Fifteenth Senatorial District.
Have been absent from the Senate since the
st day of January. 1877.
Whereas. the names of the said Senators have
cen carried on the roll of the Senate, and have
aid date and
district should be represented in this Senate in |
rider tn at their rights and interests should be |
roperly understood and protected; therefore, |
Q it
Resolved That the Committee on Election be |
ERECTED to inquire whether the seats of the said
bsent Senators should not be declared vacant |
III 10 report WLaL acLAon SnOulu De LaReA IN |
le premises.
Which lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Robertson offered the following resolu-
on:
Resolved. That for the remainder OF this ses-
on whenever the business on the calendar of |
lie Senate shall not have been disposed of be-
re 81 O'Clock .. M. recess shall be taken
ntil Z D. m. and an evening session be held.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, the rules were
appended to consider the resolution at this
me.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson. the resolution
rs adopted
On motion of Mr.. White. the special order Of
g day, Senate bill No. 50 and House bill No. II.
ere further postponed for ten minutes.
Mr.. White offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the regular business shall be
me through with daily. before any special
der or other business be attended to- after
day.
Mr. White moved a suspension of the rules
consider the resolution at this time. and de-