The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29
luomh,,n0 larceny" and all Of lines 30, 81


O In section strike out the words give
hundred" and insert In lieu thereof, mot less
than one hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand"
10. At the close of line Is add "And In case
he shall not give such bond he shall be con-
fined In the house OF detention or common
jail, as the case may be, for q term OF not less
IL. In section 4, In line 49, strike out the
word parish and insert In the stead thereof
the word "town."
~. Ia line 10 strike out the words "the
State" and insert ''cty or town wherein the
proceeding Is had"
10. In line 81 strike out the words cor par
ish."
In section 6, line II, insert after the word
month" the words cor during the period OF
his detention"
a. After section insert:
Sec 7. Be ii further enacted, ETC., That In
cities or towns where no special house OF de-
tention shall have been established, Migrants
and suspicious persons failing to give bond
and security. when required to do So agree
ably to the preceding sections, shall be COM
mitted and detained In the ordinary prison.
Is. In section strike out the figure "7' and
insert ''9"" in lieu thereof.
| SEC. 8. BE il further enacted, etc.. That the
provisions OF this act shall form and are here
by constituted q part of the police regulations
| OF all cities and incorporated towns within the
limits of the State.
| On motion of Mr.. Breaux, amendments to
7 inclusive were adopted seriatim.
| The hour Of IL o'clock m. having arrived,
the Senate proceeded In a body to the House
OF Representatives.
JOINT SESSION.
| The Joint Assembly of the Senate and Of
the House Of Representatives OF Louisiana
was called to order by the Hon. Louis A.
Witt, Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate, who announced that the object OF
the joint session OF the General Assembly
was the election of a United States Senator
for the term commencing March 4, 1879.
The President directed the Secretary to call
the roll Of the Senate, and 1t appeared the fol-
lowing named Senators were present:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Della
houssaye, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland,
Harding, Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Mitchell,
Norwood, Perkins, Sandiford, Stubs, Texada,
Wales, Williams, Zacharie-21.
Absent Messrs. Bryant Cage, Cahen, De-
Bouchel, Ola, Harper, Landry, Merkel, Rich
aTdson, Scanland, Stamps, Steven, Sutton,
Wells, Wheeler-15.
The Speaker directed the Clerk to call the
roll of the House, and it appeared the follow
ing Representatives were present:
Hon. J. G. Moncure, Speaker; and Messrs.
Allen, Armstrong, Arnauld, Barthelmy,
Brent. Bridger, Billieu. Bienvenu, Board,
Como, Coleman, Cordill, Davidson Of her
vile, Demas, Decuir, Ducote, Durio, Esto-
pinal, Frazier, Fitzgerald, Gearey. Guidry,
Gubernator. Hammond Hart Hasam,. Haw-
kins, Hay, Hite,. Hightower. Holzhaib, JEFF
dell. Lyons, Martin Of St. Landry, MARQUEE,
Munday, Murrell, Nealey, Nettles, OBryan,
Parmelee, Pope, Potts, Reaney, Renwick,
Scrstchesy Steele stschmann, Smith Of jack
son, Schumpert, Torrey, Vance, Vidrine,
Walton, Welsh-69.
The President announced that there were
present ninety members of the General As
sembly, and a quorum.
Nominations for United States Senator
being In order,
! Mr.. -- nominated Thomas Overton, Of
Avoyelles.
Lafourche.
| Mr.. Jenkins nominated Mr.. Jno. Phelps. OF
Orleans.
| Mr.. Parmelee nominated Mr.. Samuel NJ
Todd, Of Orleans.
| Mr. nominated Mr.. David Hughes,
OF Orleans.
The rolls Of the respective houses were
called, with the following result:
Senators Bowden, Ellis, Fontenot, Garland,
Kelly ,Kenner. Mitchell and Stubs, and Re-
representatives., Allen. Arnauld, BienveDu,
Carron, Durio, Frazier, Guidry, Hite, Jeffries,
day, Nealey, Nettles, Q Bryan, Reaney, Smart.
Schumpert, Vance. Vidrine and Welsh voted
| for the Hon. John s. Billieu- votes.
Senator Texada, and Messrs. Barthelmy,
Brent Board, Brown Of jefferson, Coco
Como, Coleman, Davidson OF Iberville, De-
mas, Decuir. Ducote, Hawkins, Hay Landry
and Murrell voted for the Hon. Thomas Over
ton-16 votes.
Senators Breaux, Ducros, Sandiford, VIII
liams and Zacharie, and Messrs. Armstrong,
Lauer, Potts, Robson, Ross, Smith OF Jack
son and Walton voted for the Hon. John
Phelps-17 votes
Senator WALES, and Messrs. Bower, Guber-
nator, Hammond, Hasam, Parmelee Redon
Scratchiey, Steele and Taylor voted for the
Hon. S. M. Todd-1O votes.
Senator Benners and Messrs. Billieu. Fitz-
gerald, Hart. Holzhalb,. Stechmann and
Weightman voted for the Hon. David
Hughes votes.
Senators Harding, Heron and Norwood,
and Messrs Marquee, Ryland and Torrey
voted for the Hon. Lewis Texada-6 votes.
Mr.. Bridger voted for the Hon. F. P.
Mr.. Lddell voted for the Hon. r. G. Man
ning-1 vote.
Mr. Sharp voted for the Hon. J. d. HILL
vote.
Mr.. Warmoth voted for the Hon. Louis A.
| Wiltz-1 vote.
Ninety votes cast; necessary to a choice
forty-six. and the President announced that,
no one of the candidates having received ma
iority Of the votes Of the General Assembly,
| there was no election.
| On motion Of Mr.. Norwood further balloting
at this time was dispensed with. and the
Senate withdrew to It's own chamber.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
At IL 80 q. m. the Senate returned from the
House, and was called to order by the Hon.
Louis A.Wiltz Lieutenant Governor and Pres
| ident Of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Benners Bowden, Cahen, DeBou-
| chei, DelahOussaye, Ducros, Ellis, FOntenOt,
| Garland Harding HarDer HarrOD KalIv