The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-06
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Thirtleth Days Proceedings.

SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Now Orleans, Saturday. Feb, 9, 1877.
Tho Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment
the Hon. Louis A. Wilt. Lieutenant Governor
and President Of the Senate. in the chair.
On q call Of the roll. the f. lowing Senators
answered to their names:
Present-SEessrs, Boatner Breaux, DucrOss
Ellis sits Garland. George GOode, Grover
Kelly Mitchell. Ogden, Perkins. Richardson
Robertson. Sandford, Steven, Texadh and
Absent-Mcssrs. Allain. Bryant. Burch. Gage
Demas, Dumont Ola. Harper. Landry, Stamps
sutton Twitehell. Wakefield. Wheeler, Young
and Iacharie-18.
Prayer by Rev. Father Massardier.
Mr.. Robertson rose to personal explanation
and had read by the Secretary the photographed
testimony of Gen. T. G. Andersen at Washing
ton.
Mr.. Robertson then made the following state.
ment:
1t is only because am q member of this Sem
ate that deem 1t necessary to Ilake an expla-
nation with reference to the reported testimony
of Ih?s. O. Anderson admit that hed e S
charge of his duties to the people OF this Stae
as member Of The Returning Board My 3b,
motives were likely to influence the Returning
Board in their decisions.
will state that the whole object aud tenor Of
my conversation with him were to impress
upon Mr.. Anderson th5t it was his duty to com
ply strictly with the law, and | never had any
Conversation with him, except with view &c
induce him to discharge his duties legally and
honestly and to impress upon him that il he
wanted q safe Republican guide, to follow the
rulings of the House Committee OF 1875, OF
which Hon. w. A. Wheeler was prominent
member.
On motion of Mr.. Eustis the reading Of the
journa in detail was dispensed with.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES. 0
Mr., Goode chairman of the Committee on Jul
dietary submitted the following report:
To the Honorable the President and Members Of
the Senate.
Your Jud lciary Committee have had under
consideration Senate Bill No. A. to unite the
Louisiana state University with the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical College, and report that the
same Is unnecessary, Inasmuch a. the said bill
was duly enacted at the session Of the General
Assembly in the year 1875. was approved by the
'o'o''''l anu :" ' fl GooDE, Chairman
February sd. 1877.
Which, on motion of Mr. Goode. was received
+ Mr.. Goode asked a suspension of the rules to
consider the report at this time, and the rules
were suspended.
On motion of Mr.. Goode the report was
adopted.
Mr. Zacharie, Chairman Of the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
To the Hon. President and members Of the
Senate of Louisiana:
Your Committee on Elections and .Qualifca-
tons, to whom were ferred the credentia = OF
Eighteenth Senatorial District, at the special
election held January 81, 1877. beg leave TO re-
specially. report that they have examined the
that f. P. Stubs received 1851 five hundred and
ninety five votes. there being no opposition.
Your committee therefore recommend the
passage OF the following resolution:
kesolred, That +. p. Stubbs be declared duly
elected as senator from the Eighteenth District.
and that he be now sworn In and seated Is sueh
in this body. y: q. IACHAR1E -
Chairman Committee on E.eetions and Quaiin-
tons OF the Sena-e.