The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-04
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
: OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1877.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Twenty-sixth Days Proceedings.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

HT6SSuG.
Hon. L. Bush, Speaker, and Messrs,. Aldige,
Ayeock, Bridger, Bfeard. Bowden. Barron.
Barbin. Buck. Berry Bell Cockerham CarIoss,
ces sy dSb rdf ax
Jonas. Kennedy Kelly Of. VIM, Kelly Of Or
Ieonhard Of Orleans IS. Martin Mar o Means, Modehee.
Nunez. Porter, Peralta, Pitts, Richardson.
RdgHy kyd 5 Sbe1 k9 se
Steele, Smart, Taylor. Tremoulet, Toler. Voor-
HES Wood. Wilde. Young OF Claiborne and
Young of East Baton Rouge.
Sixty-fve members and q quorum.
The journal OF March 31st was approved.
Hon. Frederick Fobb. of Ascension, presented |
himself at the Speakers stand. took the constitu-
tonal oath of office. and was seated as Repre-
sentative from the parish of Ascension.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
message was received from the Senate as
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans. April 2. 1871
To the Honorable the Speaker and members OF
the House of Re personalities:
Gentlemen--T am directed by the Senate TO in
form your honorable body that the senate has
conquered In House bill no s12. entitled an ae1
ses Of the State for he year ending The 31st day
of ecember.. 1877 /" with amendments as an
Also to inform you that the Senate has con-
CURED in House amendments to Senate bill NO.
to o sppoet addoua pocs Jurors e IN the
country parishes ETC
JOHN CLEGG.
Secretary,
The above entitled House bill No. 312 was
taken up and the amendments OF the Senate
were agreed to as follows:
1. Add after the item making appropriation
for the salary of the Attorney General the fol-
lowing: For printing and costs OF court.
where the State Is obliged to pay the same, to be
drawn upon the warrant of the Attorney Gen.
eral. seven hundred and fifty dollars"
Q. Under head Of Judiciary Department"
after the item making appropriation for the
salaries Of district attorneys. add the follow
ing: For salary Of interpreter of the First
District Court, parish Of Orleans. one thousand
dollars"
8. In the item making appropriation of forty
thousand dollars for the militia, after the word
| taxes add the words and licenses"
| 4, Under the head Of Miscellaneous" add the
| following items: For compensation to clerks OF
| Board of Canvassers; to L. s. Lehman, sixty
seven dollars; M. A. Mcdonnell, sixty dollars
| William Nickel, fifty-four dollars and fifty
cents; E. Leblanc, eighteen dollars; John
| Hurst, thirteen dollars"
| Appropriation for reimbursement Of money
| for State lands enormously sold. four thousand
dollars out of the evee and drainage fund.
| Appropriation for reimbursement of pur-
| chase money for school land warrants errone-
ously sold, two thousand dollars out OF funds
created by sale of said warrants.
The bill as amended was passed and notice OF
concurrence was sent to the Senate.
| Leave of absence for the remainder OF the day
| was granted to Mr.. Romero on account OF sick
| ness.
On the motion of Mr.. Steele leave Of absence
was granted to Mr.. Sellers for one day.
CONVERSATION WITHDRAWN,
At the request Of Mr.. Carloss. Of Webster. the
House gave its consent by unanimous vote to
hear the remarks of Mr.. Frank Heath, who had
heretofore contested the seat of Mr. Carloss as
representative from the parish of Webster.
Mr. Heath stated to the House that he had
been returned as duly elected Representative
from the parish of Webster by the Returning
Board, and that Mr.. Carlos had received the
majority OF the votes cast He therefore re-
nouneed and abandoned all condensation and
claim to the same which he might have as be-
ing returned by the Returning Board, and &C
knowledged Mr.. Carloss' right to the seat as
Representative from the parish OF Webster
| COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Mr. Jonas chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported:
| UnfaVOraDly On House Dlli mo. GUS, AL dct "
appropriate from revenues Of the years 1875
and 1876 certain sums to pay debts OF the Char
ity Hospital to provide for issue OF warrants.
and other purposes"
JOINT SESSION.
A Joint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose of further balloting for a
Senator to represent the State OF louisiana in
the Senate OF the United States for the term
beginning March 4. 1877, Hon. Louis A. Witt
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the SEN
ate, presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called. when the fol-
lowing Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatner, Breaux. Ducros. Ellis, Eus
o 1s aI Perkins Robertson, sandiford steven
Stubbs Texada, Young, Wheeler, White anC
Zacharie. -.
Twenty one Senator'S.
The roll of the House was called, when the fol.
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon. 1; Push. Speaker; and Messrs. Aldig, {
lieu. Berry. BELL. Cockerham Carloss. Greasy
baasP 1 Ayy 1at Fbb Poss E
a HnskEi Gillespie, Hammond. Jonas, Kennedy
Kelly Of VIM, Kelly, of Orie MS, Kernochan
Orleans orHa. s'Y Martin, aeass Medehse Newsom
Nunez. Porter, Peralta, ri Is. Richardson
Ryiand, Ridgley. Role. Robertson, Randolph
S Vaorhies Wood, Wide Young Of Claiborne and
Young of East Baton Rouge.
; sixty-seven members and a quorum.
The presiding officer announced that the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana had met
in this joint session. required by law. for the
purpose of balloting for Senator to represent
the State of Louisiana in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States, for the term beginning March 4. 1877
Nominations We're read as follows:
Messrs. Jonas, Gibson. Ellis, Richardson
Kenner. Crane. Lewis and Perkins.
There being no further nominal ons the roll
of the Senate was called as follows:
Senators Boatner. Ducros, Garland. Perkins
! Steven and Wheeler voted for the Hon. b. r
| Jonas
, Senators Breaux, Grover and White voted fol
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