The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-10
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEM- bly,
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION or 1879.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.

OF THE
SENATE CHAMBER. STATE or LOUISIANA
New Orleans. Monday. January 7, 1878.

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Pursuant TO the requirements Of the seven
tecnth article of the constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, the Senate met In lbs chamber,
al the Capitol, in Now Orleans
At the hour OF 10 M. Hon. l.. A. Witt,
Lieutenant Governor of the State by virtue
Of the constitution, called The SENATE TO order
On coll OF the roll the following Senators an
swered TO their names:
Senators Allan, Boatner, Brea,x, Bureh,
Gage, Demas, Ducros. Dumont, Ellis. Gar
land, George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Landry.
ertson, Sandiford. Stamps, Sutton Tsxada
Wakefield, Wheeler, White, Young and
THthatie-29
Absent Senators Bryant, Ola. Harper
Steven. Stubbs and Twitohell-G.
The President declared quorum presents
Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Hubert.
The President laid before the Senate the
credentials Of Senator elect Cornelius ODon-
nell, Of the Fourth Senatorial District.
Mr.. O'Donnell appearing nj the bar Of the
Senate the President administered the CON
Htitutional oath. .f
On motion of Mr.. Robertson IL was ordered
that the rules Of the last session of the Senate
be adopted temporarily. ,Jslat.
On motion of Mr. Robertson it was ordered
that the SENATE proceed to tho election OF
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Minute Clerk,
Sergeant4at-Arms, Assistant Sergeant at
Arms, Chief Enrolling Clerk and Door
Keeper. I5i 4&
Mr.. White offered tho following resolution !.
Resolved That the Secretary, Assistant
Secretary, Minute Clerk. SergeMIt~at-ArtnR.
Assistant Sergeantat-Arms, Door-seeper
and Chief Enrolling Clerk. 70 be elected
Con with tho express understanding that their
compensation from the date 81 thor election
will BIO not that provided by net No. II Of 1879,
hut such as may be fixed Mt this session. that
the Office Of Postmaster, provided under act
No. II of 1879, be and the same Ia hereby do
clared vacant and that said vacancy BIO not
filed that no election be had TO I'LL Che place
of Assistant Minute Clerk. which shall re-
main vacant
On motion of Mr.. White tho resolution
was adopted
The President announced chat nominations
were now In order.
Mr.. Garland nominated John Clegg. of
Lafayette, as Secretary.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Senators Allain, Boatner. Breaux. Buroh,
Gage Demas, Dmcroe, Ellis, Garland, George
den, 0'Donnell, Perkins, Richardson. Rob
ertson Sandiford, Sutton, Texada, Wake
field, Wheeler, White, Young and zaobarie
Senators Duinont and Stamps voted blank
49,.
Tho President declared Mr.. Cegg duly
elected as Secretary of the Senate
Mr.. Robertson nominated Mr.. John Fitzpat-
rick as Assistant Secretary of the Senate
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Senators Allain, Boatner Breaux, Burch,
Cage, Demas, Ducros Ellis, Garland George,
Goode, Grover, Kelly, Landry, Mitchell. Og-
den, O'Donnell, Perkins Richardson Robert
son, Sandiford, Sutton, Texada, Wakefield,
Wheeler White, Young and zacharie voted for
Senators Dumont and Stamps voted blank
%.
The President declared Mr. Fitzpatrick |
duly elected Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Mitchell nominated Mr. M. Reee Bryan,
OF Claiborne, as Minute Clerk.
Mr.. Demas nominated L. Lamanere, Jr., of
Orleans. HG5e .su
The roll being called resulted as follows:
For Bryan-Senators Boatner, Breaux, Du- |
eros Ellis, Garland. George, Goode, Grover, |
Kelly, Mitchell, Ogden. O'Donnel, Perkins,
Richardson, Robertson, Sandiford, Texada,
White, Young and Iacharie 30.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Allan, Burch, |
Gage, Demas Dumont Landry, Stamps. Sut-
ton. Wakefield and Wheeler--10.
The President declared Mr.. Bryan duly
elected Minute Clerk of the Senate.
Mr.. Sandiford nominated Thomas A. FAIRIES,
or Orleans, as Sergeant-at-Arms
Mr.. Allan nominated Myles Sharkey, of
Orleans.
Mr.. George, by request, Withdrew the name
OF Mr.. Sharkey.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
1,r Eariau Eonot,ro AIlosp pn,tnnr
Breaux, Burch, Cage, Ducros, Ellis Gar
land George Goode Grover, Kelly, Landry, |
Mitchell, Ogden, O'Donnell, Perkins Rich |
ardson. Robertson, Sandiford, Texada, Wake
Blank Senators Demas. Dumont. Stamps
and Sutton
The President declared Mr. FAIRIES duly
elected as Sergeantat-Arms
Mr.. Robertson nominated Frank d. Ogden,
of Orleans, as Assistant Sergeant -atArms.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
For Ogden-Senators Allain,4 Boatner, |
Breaux, Burch, Cage, Ducros, Ellis, Garland, |
George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Landry. Mitch |
son. Sandiford, Texada, Wakefield, Wheeler, |
White, Young, Zacharie -25.
Blank-Senators Demas, Dumont, Stamps |
and Sutton-4.
The President declared Mr.. Ogden duly |
elected Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mr.. Robertson nominated Joseph Nc |
Mahon as Doorkeeper.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
For Mcmahon Senators Allan, Boatner, |
Breaux, Burch, Cage, Duoros, Ellis, Garland, |
George. Goode, Grover. Kelly, Landry, |
son, Robertson, Sandiford, Texada, Wake
field, Wheeler, White, Young and Zacharie-
&c.
Blank-Senators Demas, Dumont, Stamps
and Sutton.
The President declared Mr.. Mcmahon duly
elected Doorkeeper,
Mr.. Zacharie nominated A. II. Harris, of
Orleans, as Chief Enrolling Clerk.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
For Harris-Senators Allain, Boatner,
No Dxtnvpc 10 |