The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TILE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.

SENATE CHAMBER STATE or tou1alAN

iJHnUFV Fhhtltu2. BHEbbH. lWil'Hiit= Nhhthoihi
and YounR-@16
Prayer by tho Rev. DR.. Palmer.
MESSAGE rnosr ruH uouRn.
10 tho Honorable th6sSenate Of Louisiana;
am directed by the House Of Hrp' rsenth-
lives 10 inform your honorable body TIM tho
House j. ready to proceed to ballot for United
PEiEn J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Iork.
On motion Of Mr. Robertson Tho reading Of
the Journal In detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. uoode. Chairman Of the Committee on
Judiciary submitted tho following report.
Rooms COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY. |
New DrIrnuR, FahrG4ry 4. 1917 !
the Honorable tho President mud members
Of the EehHtei
GetHen,da--Your Commtop on judiciary,
10 whom was referred House bin No. Az. en-
Titled ain net to amend aud ret nHr Tho net en-
Titled IAN apt TO amend and re enart sections
Nua. 1bD, 800 and gBl f. the ltovlaod $intut"H;
and 70 do. away with nnnoerstarf G'Rt' hnn
EXPENSES il the CHnGsltng OF niligihl blhuB. ,
approved March 20. 1879 respectfully report
faYptlthty thereon aud recommend s passhAo
Ha,ise bill No. Co. entitled An uct to amaud and
fu4onaet section 5000 of tho key'eCd $tatutes of
tho state Of louisiana respectfully rol uh'
AlAp, by direction Of the Renptc, submit tho
following resolution relative !" tho ,hpp2tnt-
s snl q ALA '1m"S Il reNHo .S rules oil ''
Resoiced ma u standing Oommlttro Of Ave DO
appointed by thn preRtdnnt of thn senate. to hn
known Ha tho tummitteo on RueA, 10 whom
small be rniur cfl nil motions or rcbo buttons "a
vhango the existing rulos of this body aud to
lleattons US IN their opinion may Eoeh Mecca
4. \. GOoDE Chairman.
Which lies over nndtr tho ruleg.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly tho senate proceeded
In Il body to tho Hall of tho House Of kerrcson-
r I,.,tta tI.xs t,,t-
Alon for United States Senator.
JOINT sEAsToN
The Joint session was called to order by tho
Hon. Louis A. Witt, lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate.
On n cali Of tho roll. tho fol owing Senators
answered 10 thoir nnmes.
Messra Detuaa, Ducroa. Ella. Eustia. Garland
George, aoode. Kelly. Mitchell. Ogden, Perkins
Richardson, II hprtson, Sandiford, Stubs. Ato-
Won, TeSada. Wheeler. White and Hachario-9o
On call of tho roll OF tho House the follow
ing members answered 10 their namos:
Hon, l.. BuHh speaker; and Mcfsrs. Aldipo
Aycopk. Bafhn. Hridger, 1lreatd. billieu, Row.
FltSpAtri X. fnorster. Gaakins Gillespie. Hun
Ro. Il W"" Tsy ~ ID 3'T Conan
Lyone,. Leeds. Lamaro, Lon, lconhnrd of Or
leans, Martin, ,MeunEe, Megehoe ,NpncI ,por-
ter parAltt. III r., Richardson, HS land, Ran
dolph, nlle. Robertson. Ridley. Shakespeare.
Self, Spilur. Stnsg. Steoe. Sellers, Smart, Tny.
lgr, Trpmnpet. Teller Voorhies. Washburne,
Wood, Williams, Young OF Claiborne Young Of
East Baton RouEe-6i.
Tho President declared u quorum present in
both houses aud that tho Joint assembly would
now preeeed to ballot for II United States Soma
tor for tho term commencing March next.
Tho Secretary Of the Senate real tho names
of the candidates, to-wit
Hon. d. +, Jonas OF Orleans: Hon Randall l..
Gibson of Orleans Hon. Il. c. Wicklffe of
West Felteana: Hon. W. b. Egan of Caddo
Hon. w. A. Robertson of ST. Landry.
The rolls Of the respective branches OF the
General Assembly were then called. with tho
following result
AycocE, Bridg I. Breard, lIowdcn Brady BUCK,
Berry. DelaytRne. Robertson. luke, Forester.
Ieonhard. Means. Newsom. porala. SpilIer.
stagg, steele, Ri,lg!ey. and Young of Claiborne
voted for Hon. D. Il. Jonas ?7'voics.
Steven and White, and re rc@entatives Barrett
Greasy ,EstoninG FtSp y lil Of Orlrans
nochan Rolie. Sell. Tromoulct and VOORHEES,
voted for Hon. r. l.. Gibson-l9 woes.
Ransators Grover Ogden. Perkins. Richardson
md TeNada, Und Representatives Boil. Duprc
Williams and Young Of Eas naton Rouge voted
senators Ellis. Eustts and Kelly aud Speaker
Bush and Representatives CarloSs. Jonas,
Lyons, teeds. McGeheC. Pitts Randolph,
Nmart. Taylor. and WnNhburne voted for the
,,saasicr r. Gsrlnad, ' Mitehcl snndifgrd.
Billion, Marlin. Hunen Rchardsopn ' and Sellers
Avoted for the Hon. ". A. Roberson-to votes.
Senator Dernas voted for the Hon. II. N.
y Oasden-i vote.
Total number Of votes cast. IS; noe ,ssary to u
chic ee, ~.
The President declared that us neither cand-
date had received majority of the votes cast
In j.int assembly. there was no election.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly. the joint assem-
bly, ADJOURNED until tomorrow. at u o'clock M.
and the Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
The Senate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Witt. President of the Senate.
On a call of tho roll tho following Senators
4 answered to their nance:
Messrs, Demas, nucros Ellis. Eustis. Garland,
nichardson. II hortson. Sandiford. Steven.
Stubbs Texada. Wheeler and H,charie--1a
Absent Messrs;;, Aain. Boatner. Breaux.
Harper. Landry. Stamps. sutton. TwitehcIl,
Wakefield. White and Young-Is.
MI. Kelly. Chairman OF the Committee on Ne
ropolitan Police. submitted the following re-
port:
RooMs CoMA1rrsG on NIErEnr,rrrAx Police. |
New Orleans. February e. 1877. !
To the Honorable the President aud members
s eli the Sepate:
NfAteH1cff--1 our CoMmtttec on metropolitan
Police having met The Committee on City Affairs
OF the House as u joint ,mmittco to prepare a
bill on police matters, have agreed TO House
bill No.. Il with amendments. Senators Grover
and Ogden dissenting and rcserying the right
q to offer amendments.
Respectfully,
". J. KELLY Chairman.
Which lies over under the rules.
On motion OF Mr.. Goode the journals for Feb
fnafy I'd. I'D. 5th, 9th and 7th were approved as
printed.
NOTICES or BILLS.
Mr.. Ducros gave notice that at some future
day he would introduce an act to repeal sections
2Ta7, a74s and 2749 of the Revised Statutes, ap
proved March IA. 1870. and all other laws max
ing il the duties of judges to order prori. the
assessor and collector Of taxes to assess and
collect special tax to pay judgements render
ed against Police Juries. -...-
sfr. Braaux gave notice that at some future