The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-05


ing named Representatives were present:
Hon. J. Q. Moncure., Speaker, and Messrs
Bridger, Billieu, Bienvenu. Board, Bower,
Bourgeois, Brown OF Tensas Brown Of Jeffer-
son, Carron, Carter, Carville, Coco, Como,
Coleman, Cordill, Cunningham, Davidson
81 Red River, Davidson Of Iberville, De
mas, Decuir, Dupaty, Ducote, Durio, Frazier,
Fitzgerald, Gearey, Guidry, Gordon, Guper-
nator. Hammond, Hart Hasam, Hawkins,
Hay, HUI, Hite, Hightower, Holzhalb, Jei-
Tries, Jenkins, Jones, Landry. .Lauer, Lid
dell, Lott, Lyons, Martin Of claiborne, Mar
Mckee, Nealey, Nettles, GBryah. Parmsfee,
Pope. Potts, Rabouin, Reaney, Redon, Rem
wick, Robeson, Ross, Ryland, sharp. Smart,
Stechmann, smith OF jackson, Smith OF ".
Mary, Scott, /Schumpert,. Taylor, Torreey'
watson, Welsh, Wise. Young-89
Tha~ President announced that there were
present one hundred and twenty-one MEM
bers of the General Assembly, and quorum.
Nominations for United States Senator
being In order,
Mr.. Murrell nominated Hon. II. q. War
moth, OF Plaquemines.
Mr.. Texada nominated tho Hon. b. +.
Jonas, OF Orleans.
The rolls OF the respective houses were
called, with the following result:
Senators Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Ducros,
Ellis, Fontenot, Garland. Harding, Heron,
Kelly Kenner, Merkel, Mitchell, Norwood,
Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford, Scanland,
Steven, Stubbs, Texada, Wales, Wells, Will
Moncure, Armstrong, hrnauld, Brent,
Bridger, Billieu, Bienvenu, Bower. Brown OF
Tensas, Carron, Carter, Coco. Oordill, Cousin,
Cunningham. Davidson OF Red River, Dupaty,
Durio; Fitzgersld, Goarey, Guldry, Gube i1',,
Hightower, Holzhalb, Jefrries, Jenkins,
Jones, Lauer. Liddell, Lott, Lyons, Martin Of
vt. Landry, Martin Of Claiborne, Marquee
Nixon, Mupday, McElroy, Mckee. Nealey
Nettles. O'B,yan, Parmelee, Pope, POTTS.
Rabouin, Reaney Redon, Renwick, Robson,
Ross, Ryland, Sharp. Smart, Scratchley
Steehmann, Smith of jackson, Scott. Sehum-
pert, Taylor, Torrey, Vance, Vidrine, Walton,
Warmoth, Watson. Welsh, Weightman, Wise
and Young voted for the Hon. b. L. Jonas 90
votes.
Senators Bryant, Gage, Cahen, Delahous-
sage. Ola, Harper, Landry, Stamps, Sutton
and Wheeler, and Representatives Barthel-
my, Board, Bourgeois, Brown OF Jefferson,
Carville. Como, Coleman, Davidson OF Iber-
Frazier. Hawkins, Hite, Landry. Murrell
Smith Of St Mary and Veazey voted for the
Hon. I'll. q. Warmoth- 20 votes.
One hundred and twenty-seven votes cast.
Necessary to choice, sixty-four. And the
President announced that the Hon. b. f..
Jonas, having received a majority Of all the
votes cast in this joint session OF the General
Assembly, was duly elected United States
Senator for Louisiana for the term commence
ing March A, 1879.
On motion OF Mr.. Jeffries the President ap-
pointed committee OF three on the part of
the Senate, and five on the part of the House,
to wait upon Mr.. Jonas and inform him of his
election.
The President appointed as said committee
on part Of the Senate. Messrs. Texada Steven
and Stamps. and on part of the House Messrs.
Jeffries, Brent, Arnauld, Warmoth and
Decuir.
The committee appeared at the stand &C.
oompanied by Mr.. Jonas, who was introduced
by the President and announced in his re-
marks to the General Assembly his aceep-
tance of the position to which he had just
been elected.
On motion OF Mr.. Garland the President
Joint Assembly had been convened having
been accomplished, the Joint Assembly stood
adjourned sine die.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
At o'clock p. 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 call OF the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners Bowden, Cage,
Ducros, Fontenot, Garland, Ola, Harding,
Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Merkel, Perkins,
ID .ais.
Steven, Stubbs, Sutton, Wales, Wells,
Wheeler, Williams, Zacharie-26.
Ahsent-Messrs. Bryant, Cahen, DeBouchel,
Delahoussaye, Ellis, Harper, Landry, Mitch
ell, Norwood, Texada-1O.
Consideration was resumed of House bill
No. 142. the pending question being para
graph of the bill, which was read.
M. Steven offered the following amend
ment to paragraph s. which was adopted:
In line SO strike out the words two hum
dred and fifty" and insert zone hundred" In
lieu thereof.
Mr.. Steven offered also the following
amendment to paragraph 8, which was adopt
ed:
In line o5, after the words cotton press"
insert "two hundred and fifty dollars" and
following that the words, from each owner
or keeper OF a."
Mr.. Stubs In the chair.
Mr.. Breaux offered the following amend
ment to paragraph s.:
In line 80, strike out the word three" and
insert "five."
Mr.. Garland demanded the yeas and nays
on the amendment.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Cage, Della
houssaye, Ducros. Fontenot Garland. Gla
Harding, Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Merkel,
Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins, Richardson,
Sandiford, Stamps, Steven, Texada, Wales
Wells, Zacharie-24.
Nays-Messrs. Bowden, Harper, Stubs,
Sutton, Wheeler, Williams-6.
Absent-Messrs. Bryant Cahen, DeBouchel,
Ellis, Landry, Scanland-6.
And the amendment was adopted.
Paragraph was adopted as amended.
Paragraph was read and adopted.
Paragraph 10 was read.
THE President of the Senate in the chair
SPECIAL ORDER.
The hour OF / o'clock having arrived,
Senate bill No. 6, entitled