The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24

pealed, and insert In lieu thereof the word
ITO amend and re-enact an act TO inoorpo-
rate the town OF Providence
House bill No. 115,
ITO amend an act to incorporate the town
Your committee, to whom was referred.
Senate bill No. 10, the object OF which IA In
secure the payment OF judgments against
parishes, request that said Bill be referred q
the Committee n e. the e JvWdkleilarg Z e.,
Mr.. Kelly. chairman OF the Committee On
Health and Quarantine, submitted the follow
ing report, which was received:
To the Honorable President and Mem,ers ~
the Senate Of the Stats Of Louisiana:
Your Committee ON Health and Quarantine.
TO whom was referred
Senate biii No. 81,
Peg leave TO report the same favorabIy,
with the following amendments:
In lines one and two Of the title, strike ont
the word amending" to the figures ats77, in
elusive; and In line "a OF the same add tils,
words and repeating all provisions Of laws
ana parts OF laws In conflict Herewith" after
With these amendments, your committees
recommend the passage OF the bill.
All Of which IL respectfully submitted.
J.F. KELLY. Chairman.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Breaux obtained unanimous consent "a
introduce at this time, without previous no.
tlee,
Senate bill No. 70, entitled
IAN act to change the name OF William
Henry Dark"
Which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-fifths affirmative vots OF the Senate.
the bill was read a second time.
On motion OF Mr.. Heron the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on the judiciary.
with instructions to report general law On
the subject.
The hour OF Ia O'Clock m. having arrived.
the Senate proceeded In body to the Houso
OF Representatives.
JOINT SESSION.
The Joint Assembly OF the Senate and Of
the House OF Representatives Ct Louisiana
was called to order by the Hon. Louis q.
Wilt, Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate, who announced that the object Of
the joint session OF the General Assembly
was the election OF United States Senator
for the term commencing March 4, 1879.
The President directed the Secretary to cali
the roll OF the Senate, and it appeared the fol-
lowing named Senators were present:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Bryant.
Cahen. DeB0ucheL Delahoussaye, Fonfen0k
Garland. Ola, Harding, Harper, Heron,
Kelly. Kenner, Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins.
Sandiford, Scanland, Steven, Stubs, Sutton
Texada Wales, Williams Zacharie-N.
Absent Messrs. Cage, Dueros, Ellis, Lam
Dry, Merkel. Richardson, Stamps, Wells,
Wheeler-g.
The Clerk called the roll Of the House, ard
1t appeared the following Representatives
we're present:
Hon. J. G. Moncure, Speaker; and Messrs.
Allen, Armstrong, Arnauld. Barthelmy,
Brent Brent Board sa B y Bourgeois, Broyn q
Carvilie, Coco, Cordill, Davidson Of fberviIle,
Demas, Decuir, Dupaty, Dneote, Estopina1.
Frazier, Fitzgerald, gearey Gufdry, Guber-
nator. Hassn Hawkins, Hay, Hite. High
Landry, Lauer, Lott, Lyons Martin Of 81
Landry, Martin Of Claiborne, MARQUEE, Nixon.
Munday, Murrell, McElroy, Mckee, Par
melee. Pope, Potts, Reaney, Kedon, Rem
scratchiey, stechmann, Smith II Jscfsons
Smith Of 1T. Mary, Scott, Schumpert, Tay-
Tor. T0rrey, Veazey. Vidrine, Walton, Watson.
Weightmap, Wise, Young-66.
The President announced that there were
present ninety-one members Of the General
Assembly, and quorum.
Nominations for United States Senator
being In order,
Mr.. J. M. Martin nominated DR.. j. A. Tsy.
lor, OF st. Landry.
Mr. Zacharie nominated Hon. Edmond Nc
Collam, Of Terrebonne.
Mr.. Benners nominated Hon. G.. A. Breaux.
of Orleans.
Mr.. Wales nominated David s. Barrow, of
Iberville.
Mr.. Weightman nominated Hon. r. G. Zach-
arie, Of Orleans.
The rolls Of the respective houses uer0
called With the following result:
Senators Fontenot, Garland. Heron. and
Representatives Moncure, Carron, Davis,
Gearey, Holzhalb, Jones, Lott, Martin OF st.
Landry, MARQUEE, OBryan, Parmelee, Rs
bouin, Redon, Robeson, Scratchiey. Smith d
Wise voted for the Hon. j. A. TayIor-3
votes.
Senators Stubs and Zacharie and Repre-
sentatives Biliieu, Board, Dupaty, Jehries
and Reaney voted for the Hon. Edmond No
Collam-7 votes.
Senators Benners. Bowden. DeBoucheI.
Harding, Scanland and Texada, and Repre-
sentatiyes Bower, Brown Of Tensas, COrdfIl.
Frazier, Gubernator, Hasam, Jenkins, 1Auers
Pope, Mckee, Renwick, Sharp snd Stech-
mann voted for the Hon. q. A. Breaux-D
votes.
Senator Wales and Representatives Bar
thelmy, Bourgeois, Brown q Jefferson, ~
Vile, Como, Coleman, Davidson Of IberviiI6s
Hawkins, Hite, Smith Of st. Mary and war
moth voted for the Hon. David Bafrow-1
votes.
Senators Breaux, Bryant, Cahen, DeIa~
houssaye, Ola, Kelly, Kenners Mitchell, Nor
wood, Sandiford, Stamps and Williams, and
REPRESENTATIVES Allen, Armstrong, .Arnauld,
Carter, Demas, Qecufr. Dacqte, Estoplnal
~ Ciainorne Nixon, McElroy, Nettles, Potts.
Ross. Scott. Veazey and Walton voted for the
Hon. r. @. Zacharfe- 33 votes.
Senator Harper voted for Hon. John j.
Koran, OF CalIdo-1 vote.
Senator Perkins and Representatives Mum
day. RyIand and Torrey voted for Hon. T.. B.
senator Sutton voted for Hon. Pierre
Iandry-1 vote.