The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY JANUARY 81. 1879

"n" "oi"ihHbeu hon IL. A. Martel
Of St Landry.
Mr. Caryille nominated Hon. G. y. N
Wales, Of Iberville.
q Mr.. Nixon nominated Hon. T.. John Ellis of
Orleans.
Mr.. Parmelee nominated Hon. Louis A
Witt, of Orleans.
The rolls OF the respective houses were
called, with the following result:
Senators Ellis, Kelly, Merkel, Norwood.
Wales, Williams and Iacharip, and Repre-
sentatives Armstrong, Davidson Of Red
River. and Hightower voted for the Hon j j.
! w. SandifOrd- 10 votes
Senator Mitchell and Representatives Du-
cote, Fitzgerald, Hay. Hill, Landry, Mar
tin OF Claiborne, Renwick. Robeson, Ross.
Sharp. Stechmann and Smith Of jackson
voted for the Hon. j. g. Eagan ~ votes.
Senators Heron, keuner and Texada and
Representatives Catville. Como lott and
Pope voted for Hon @ B. N. Wales-7 votes.
Senators Bowden. Fontenot Garland, San
| dford and Representatives Bilieu. Carron,
Coco. Dupaty. Durio, Gearey. Guidry, Guber-
nator, Jones, Martin Of St. Landry, O'Bryan,
| Potts, SeratChey, Smith Of ST. Mary, Vidrine
and Walton voted for the Hon. y. A. Marte
| 20 votes.
Representatives Lddell. Lyons, Nixon.
Munday and Taylor voted for the Hon. j.. j.
Ellis votes.
Senator Benners. and Representatives
Arnauld, Bridger, Bienvenu, Bower. Car
ter, Gordon, Hammond, Hart Hasam,
lee, Reaney Redon, Smart, Steele, Schum-
pert, Torrey and Wise voted for the Hon L.
A. Wiltz-22 votes,
Representative Vance voted for the Hon
/. j. HightOwer-t vote.
Representative Coleman voted blank /
vote.
Seventy-nine votes cast; necessary 10 n
OH fort a,,tI b,
thatno one Of the candidates having received
a majority of the votes Of the General Assem-
bly,, there was no election.
On motion of Mr.. Norwood, further ballot
Ing at this time was dispensed with and the
Senate withdrew to It's own chamber
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
At 1890 o'clock .. m. the Senate returned
from the House. and was called TO order by
the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor
and President Of the Senate.
On a call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Breaux, Bennnrs, Bowden, Bryant.
Cahen, Deahoussaye. Ducros. Ellis, Fonte-
not Garland. Ola Harding Harper Heron.
Kelly. Kenner, Landry Merkel. Mitchell,
Norwood. Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford.
Seanland Stamps, Steven Stubbs, Sutton,
Texada. Wales, Wells, Wheeler Williams,
Iaeharie-34.
Absent Messrs. Cage, DeBouchel q.
INTRoDUCroS or JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. DeIaboussaye introduced
Senate bill No. 1Os. entitled
Joint Resolution calling upon the Board of
state Engineers TO make report to this
General Assembly Of the photographic
and topographic survey of Bayou Teche.
Ilp II I,,J he .F
Representatiues Of The State Of Louisiono in
Generdt assembly cOpufned, That the Board
OF State Engineers be and are hereby re-
quested to make report to this General As
survey OF Bayou 1eche, in accordance with
Joint Resolution No. 119, approved April
30, 1877
Which was read the first time
The constitutional rule being suspended by
four-fifths Affirmative vote Of the Senate
the resolution was read a second time.
On motion OF Mr.. Delaboussaye the resoIu-
ton was taken as engrossed and passed to
Its third reading
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-fif affirmative vote OF the Senate,
the resolution was read n third time and
finally passed, and its title adopted, and the
resolution was ordered to be sent to the House
for concurrence
Mr.. Delahoussaye moved To reconsider the
vote bywhich the resolution was finaIy passed,
and on his own motion the motion to recon
slider was laid on the table.
Mr. Mitchell called up
Senate bill No. 100, entitled
Joint Resolution to authorize the Governor
Of the State To take legal proceedings against
the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad, and
to employ counsel II he deems it necessary
Which had been laid on the table subject to
call. and the resolution was read the first
time.
Mr. Mitchell moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the resolution read
second time, with view to final passage.
BY a rising vote Of 1e yeas to 8 nays the
Senate refused to suspend the rule.
Mr. Mitchell moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended, and the resolution read
second time and placed on the calendar.
The motion prevailed and the resolution
was read second time
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Mitchell introduced the following reso-
luton, which lies over under the rules:
BE IL resoiUed by The Senate Of The State Of |
LOUtSUHn, j nat the chairman OF the COM t
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he is I
hereby directed and authorized to pay out Of /
the contingent fund the sum Of four dollars |
per diem each to Clarence Routh and John I
Donohue, policemen employed in the service +
Of the Senate during the session Of 1879.
Mr.. Harding called up the following reso-
luton
BE IL resolyed, That the Governor be re-
quested to furnish the Senate with full
statement Of his reasons for declining to ex-
change bonds with the New Orleans Pacific |
Railway Company, as provided by act No. |
60, 1878; and further, inform the Senate in
what respect the bonds rendered him by the |
said railway company failed to meet the re- /
quirements Of the law
On motion Of Mr.. Harding the resolution
was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. 81,
IAN act authorizing the State Superinterd-
ent Of Public Education to apportion, and the |