The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-01

10 thu Honorable the President and Members
Of the Senate
The Judiciary uommittee. have had under
abolish he oiiiee Of Public Admihintrater
throughout the State except In the parish 81
oflaans,. ete,, and report the same iasefah,F
Insert liz the seventh line Of the third section
after The word "sueeessions," the wotds ~ u
R esen Y II ,ee pasb 81 Orleans IN Tie TWEEN
frsiitst and twehty.seeoha lines OF the fourth
Alao. favafahly OH Senate bill Mo. tsf. An act
to amend and reaehaet art, No. II OF the acts of
ana 4 and report uniayorably Oh henate bill No.
no, An act DECLARING Il crime TO exercise any
functions Of officers without being legally en-
titled SO to do.
Respectfully
r. i, aoopE, Chairman
Which lies over under the rules.
Mr. Steven, Chairman of the Committee on
FINANCE, submitted the following reports
noeMa ssNArE FiNANeH COMMITTEE,
New Orleans. March W, ts1T.
TO the Hon. the President and Members Of the
senatet
tsealismen@ Your committee to whom was re-
fefted Houae bill No, %, beg to report On The
same favorahlr ne amended,
very WIFI. 'ssaF'ihsvEN Chairman,
On motion Of Mr. Steven tho rules were ats
sended to consider the report at tha time
On motion of Mf, Steven the report was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Steven the rules were suH.
nep1ed 60 consider the bill at this timn.
On motion OF Mr.. Steven House bin No, esa,
entitled An act TO appropriate The Hunt of one
hundred aud fifteen thousand dollars, or 40
much thereof as may be deemed necessary to
pay the per diem OF tho members elficers and
employees Of the General Assembly of the state
of Louisiana, and the contingent expenses
thepnd day of March. ief7,' etc.
Was ordered read third lime,
On motion OF MIR. Steven, the constitutional
rules were suspended, the bi read third time
and finally passed,
MIR. Robertson offered tho following amend
naent "a the title,
After the word 'ls7T" add the words :" and To
nay the expense necessary IN secure the defense
and establishment of The legal state Govern.
nent.e
title adopted aa amended and ordered sent TO
she House for con ,urrenee.
Mr., Steven moved TO reconsider the vote
whereby the bill finally passod, aud moved to
lay that motion on the table and the motion to
table prevailed.
asBesAan FROM Tag HOUSE,.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. March ~. 1a17. I
Louisiana;
ana directed to inform your honorable body
that the House Ia now ready 10 meet the Senate
IN Joint assembly TO ballot for a United States
Senator,
PETER ], TREzEyANT,
Chief Clerk.
On motion Of Mr.. Sandford the Senate pro-
aeeded In body to the hall of tho House OF
Repreaentativea for the purpose Of halloting in
Joint session for United States Senator.
JOINT sEssloN,
The Joint session was called to order by the
Hon. Louis A, WiltE, Lieutenant Governor and
President 81 tho Senate.
The roll OF the Senate was called when tho
following Senator'S answered to their names;
Messrs. noatncr, Breeux.pueros Ellis, Eustis
len, perkns Richardson, Rehertsoap, v ssn ok
ford, Steven, Stuhhs, Texada, Wheeler White
and zaeharie-at,
Tho roll Of the House was called when Tho fol.
lowing members answered to their names:
Hon, 7, Bush, Speaker. and Messrs. Aldige.
ron BRADY, Berry, Bell Briggs, Cocker
nam, Carloss. Greasy. Dayries. lelavigne. Duke.
Dupree. Essopinal, fersqson, Tilapatyigk, Foer.
leans, Kelly q VIM, Kelly OF Orleans, kerno-
cham KIDD, kennedy. Lyons, Leeds. Lamare.
ore Mfg era m' f ks
arison. Ryiana, Ridgley. Randolph. Role. Rob
srtson, Sartain, Shakespeare Singleton, Self
Tess s os ssess sssr W ss w nfslss
Rouge-eT.
The President OF tho Joint assembly then de-
ciared the object of this Joint assembly was to
ballot for United States Senator for the term
March a. ls15.
The Secretary OF the Senate read the names Of
che candidates to wit:
Hon. b, +. Jonas Of Orleans, Hon. Randall l.
Gibson OF Orleans Hon. John Smith, of Jack
son. Hon. h. John Ellis of Orleans. Hon. L, A.
sheldon. OF Orleans.
Representative Young withdrew the name Of
Hon. r. II, Ryaud. of East Feliciann.
Senator Texada withdrew the name of Hon.
L. q. Randolph, of Grant
Representative Brady nominated the Hon |
Hardy Richardson, OF Washington.
Representative Spiller nominated NJ. B. Nun.
ey, of Orleans.
Representative Kidd nominated Hon. 7 n |
Watkins. Of Webster.
Representative Gillespie nominated Hon ID. |
r. kenner, of Orleans.
Tho rolls of the respective branches Of the
General Assembly were then called. with the
following result:
Senator stubbs and Representatives. Aycock,
Berry, Bell. Delavigne. Ferguson, n.y. |
land nat&rtson, Singleton, Stagg, Steele and |
y Usg of Claiborne voted for the Hon. b. +. |
.as-I3 votes.
representatives Rillieu. Estopinal. Fitzpat- |
AcS. Kernochan. Leeds, McCehee. NuneE. Role |
and Tremoulet voted for the Hon. r. L. Gibson |
q Votes.
Representatives Kennedy and Sartain voted |
for the Hon. L. A. Shsldon-2 votes.
REPRESENTATIVES Kelly of Orleans, Lamare. |
Lnonhard, peraita. Pitts, Ridgley, Shakespeare |
Self Spiler, and Young OF East Baton Rouge. |
roted for a. u. Muncy-l0 votes.
Senators Ellis. George. Richardson and Steven, |