The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY a. 1870

Jury Of the parish of West Baton Rouge to
seale, consolidate and bond the Indebtedness
Senate bill No. 81, entitled
An act 70 amend and re-enact article OIL
OF the CODE OF Practice, SO as to give a rea-
| sonanle delay within which petitions for re-
tha Gn may pe hed at the country terms of
Senate bill No. So. entitled
AN act TO amend and re-enact sections 6.
~ and rs OF act No. 81, entitled an act to in
corporate Morgan's Louisiana and Texas
d;aa th ana steamship Company; to expe-
Lance Of railroad between New Orleans
La, and Texas, and between New Orleans
North Louisiana and Arkansas; to declare
and define the powers and liabilities of said
company; to grant the right of way for the
construction Of the road; to authorize the a ar
preparation of lands"
Respectfully, JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate
JOINT SESSION.
message having been received from the
Senate informing the House that that body
was ready to meet the House In joint session,
as required by law, to ballot for United
States Senator.
The House being ready to receive the SEN
ate, the President and members of that body
were announced.
The General Assembly was called to order
by Hon. l.. A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor and
President OF the Senate, and the roll being
called, the following Senators answered to
their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bryant, CAGE.
Zane nebGuchel, Delahqussaye Ellis, Fon-
ner, Merkel. Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins.
Sandiford, Scanland, Stamps Steven Stubhs
Sutton, Texada, Wales, Wells, Williams
Zacharie.
Twenty-Five Senators present.
The roll OF the House was called, when the
following named Representatives answered
to their names:
Hon. j. Q. Moncure Speaker, and Messrs.
Allen, Armstrong. Arnauld, Barthelmy, Brent.
Billieu, Bienvenu, Board, Bower, Bourgeois,
Brown OF Tensas, Brown Of Jefferson, Carron,
ham, Davidson Of Red River, Davidson Of
Ducote, Durio, Fitzgerald, Gearey Guidryy,,
Gordon, Gubernator, Hart, Hawkins, Hill,
Hite, Hightower, Jeffries, Jenkins, Lauer,
Martin of Claiborne, Marquee, Nixon, Nun,
day. McElroy, Mckee, Neaiey, O'BryaD,
rope, Potts. Reaney, RedoD, Renwick,
kyland, Sharp. Smart, Scratchley, Steele,
Stechmann, Smith OF St. Mary. Scott,
IN.
watson, We1ghtman, and Young
Seventy-one members and quorum.
The following nominations were made:
Boiling Williams.
o. s. Violet.
J. D. Watkins.
William Bell.
T. Fontelieu.
Emmett ID. Craig.
J.H. Hassinger
L. v Reeves.
The roll of the Senate was called, when
Senators Ellis, Harding Heron, Kelly,
Merkel, Norwood, Perkins, Sandiford, Ste
ven, Texada, Wales and Zacharie voted for
the Hon. Boiling Williams votes.
Senator Fontenot voted for the Hon. 0. H.
Violet vote.
Senators Scanland, Stubs and Williams
voted for the Hon. J. d. Watkins -3 votes.
Senator DeBouchel voted for the Hon. VIM.
Bell vote.
Senators Delahoussaye and Sutton voted
for the Hon. T. Fontelieu-2 votes
Senator Cahen voted for the Hon. j. III.
Hassinger-1 vote.
Senator'S Breaux and Bryant voted for the
Hon. l.. V. Reeves-2 votes.
Senators Benners and Mitchell voted for
the Hon. w. A. Robertson-2 votes.
Senator Cage voted for the Hon. F. P.
Stubbs-1 vote.
Senator Harper voted for the Hon. Louis A.
Wilt vote.
Senator Wells voted for the Hon. F. G.
Zacharie-1 vote.
The roll Of the House was called, when the
following members voted:
Messrs. Moncure, Armstrong Bower, Da-
wilson of Red River, Fitzgerald, Gearey,
Jeffries, Jenkins, Nealey, Parmelee, Potts,
Ross and Young voted for the Hon. Boiling
Williams IA votes.
Mr.. Durio voted for o. S. Violet vote.
Messrs. Carter, Liddell, Lott, Martin OF
Claiborne, Munday, Renwick and Vance
voted for the Hon. J. d. Watkins votes
Messrs. Arnauld, Brent, Bienvenu, Dupaty,
Gordon, Gubernator, Holzhalb. Marquee, Nc
Elroy and Mckee voted for VIM. Bell-1O
votes.
Messrs. Barthelmy, Board, Bourgeois,
Brown Of Jefferson, Carville, Como, Coleman,
Davidson of Iberville, Demas, Decuir, Ducote,
Hawkins, Hite, Landry, Smith of st. Mary,
Veazey and Warmoth voted for T. Fontelieu-
IS votes.
Messrs. Allen, Hightower, Nixon, Smith Of
j ackson and Watson voted for E. d. Craig-5
votes.
Messrs. Cunningham, Hart, Lauer, Nettles,
Redon, Sharp and Stechmann voted for J. H.
Hassinger-7 votes.