The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or THH
STATE or LoUrsTANA.
thirteenth nays Proceedings.

Hon. J. @. Moncure, Speaker, and Messrs
xilel.. Armstrong, Barthelmy, Brent, Bridger
Riayenu, Board Brown Of Tensas, Brown 0
JEFFERSON, Cerron, Garter Coco, Coleman
ealr, Dupaty, Ducote, Frazier Fitzgerald
eiesrey, Guidry, Hammond, Hart Hasam
iisv. Hite, Hightower, HoIzhalb. Jeffries
Jenkins, Jones, Landry. Lauer, Liddell, Lott
LYONS, Martin Of ST. Landry, Nixon. Nc
Ey P hskseR s Nsss,sy k kess RB erzeR
Robescp. Ross. Ryland, sharp. Smart
arratchley, Steele, Steehmapn. Smith Of
isoksoll, Smith Of st. Mary, Scott, Schum.
tert, Vance, Veazey, Vidrine. Walton, Watson
Welsh and Young
Seventy members and quorum.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
The Senate:
New Orleans. January n, 1879.
n the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives.
I am directed to inform your honorable
hoiy that the senate has finally passed
Eenate bill No. 81, entitled
IAN act providing for the continuance ol
slIts and criminal prosecutions In this State
where the attorney for any Of the parties
therein shall be absent as member OF the
constitutional convention to assemble April
H. 1879
also, TO inform you that at Ia o'clock m.
thls day the Senate will meet the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES In Joint Assembly to ballot
for United States Senator, In accordance
with law.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.
JOINT SESSION.
A message having been received from the
senate informing the House that that body
MAS ready to meet the House In Joint session,
ss required by law, for the purpose Of elect
Ing United States Senator,
The House being ready to receive the Sen
ute, the President and members Of that body
were announced.
The General Assembly was called to order
by Hon. L. A. Wiltz, Lieutenant Governor
and President Of the Senate, and the roll
being called, the following Senators answered
b their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Bryant,
Cahen. DeDouchel, DelahOussaye, Ducros,
Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Harding, Harper.
Perkins, Richardson. Sandlford, Scanland,
Steven. lstubbs, Sutton, Texada, WALES, Will
liams Zaeharie--29.
Absent -Meesrs. Cage, Ola, Landry, Mer-
kel, Stamps, Wells, Wheeler.
The roy Of the House was called, when the
followlHe r Nned Representatives answered
Hon. J. @. Moncure, Speaker, and Messrs.
Allen, Armstrong, Arnauld Barthelmy, Brent,
Bridger. -Rienvenu, Board. Bower, Brown OF
Carville, Coco, Como, Coleman, Cordil1, David
B0n Of IbervIlle, Demas. Decuir, Dupaty, Du-
cote, Durio, Frazier, Fitzgerald, Gearey, Gui-
1rY Hammond, Hart, Haeam, Hawkins, Hay,
Hlte Hightower, Holzhalb, Jenkins. Jones,
& Landry, Martin Of Claiborne, Marquee.
Nixon. Munday, McElroy,. Mckee. Nealey,
Nettlee, O'Bryan, Parmelee, Pope, Potts,
Rabouin Reaney, Redon, Renwick, Robeson,
Ross, Ryland, Sharp. Smart, Scratchley,
dSt. Mary. Scott, Schumpert. Taylor, Vance,
Veazey, vidrlne, Walton, Watson, Welsh,
Wise and Young-S2.
The object Of the joint session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly was announced.
The following nominations were made:
M. g. Bobe.
wa. Seay.
w. J. Castell.
Aristide Mary.
]. Q. Landry.
The roll OF the Senate was called, when
Senator Cahen voted for the Hon. M. g.
Bobe-1 VOTE
Senator's Bowden, Kelly, Mitchell, Sandi-
ford, Scanland. Stubs, Texada, Wales and
Williams voted for the Hon. w. A. Seay-9
votes.
Senators Benners, DeBouchel, Ellis, Fonte-
not, Garland, Kenner, Steven and Zacharie
voted for,the Hon. w. J. Castell-s votes.
Senator'S Bryant. Harper, Stamps and SUIT
ton voted for the Hon. Aristide Mary votes |
Senators Breaux and Harding voted for the
Hon. J. 0. Landry-2 votes.
Senator Delahoussaye voted for the Hon. T.. |
vote.
Senators Heron and Norwood voted for the |
Hon. X. G. Wicklifre-2 votes.
Senator Perkins voted for the Hon. r. II.
Ryland-1 vote.
The roll Of the House was called. when
Messrs. Board, Coleman, Davidson OF her
Vile. Ducote. Frazier, Hawkins, Hite and
Murrell voted for M. G. Bobe-s votes.
Messrs. Moncure, Armstrong, Blllieu, Car
er, Gearey, Hammond, Hay, Hightower, Jen-
rims, Jones, Liddell, Martin OF Claiborne
Sealey. Parmelee, Pope, Potts, Redon Rem.
wick, Ross, Ryland, Smart, scratchley.
'chumpert. Vance, Walton, Watson, Welsh
md Wise voted for the Hon. W. A. Seay-2s
'otes.
Messrs. Arnauld, Brent, Carron, CordilI.
)upaty, Fitzgerald. Guidry, Hart, Hasam.
Hill, Holzhalb, Lauer, Martin Of st. LANDRY.
darquez, McElroy, Mckee, Nettles, O'Bryan,
sabouin, Reaney, Sharp, Stechmann. Taylor.
Veightman and Young voted for w. J. Cas-
ell--25 votes.
Messrs. Bourgeois, Brown Of Jefferson. Car
lille, Como. Demas. Decuir. Smith of st.
Larry and Veazie voted for Aristide Mary-s
utes
Messrs. Allen and Nixon voted for Hon. J,
}. Landry votes.
Messrs. Bridger, Lyons and Munday voted
% the Hon. R. Il. Ryland-3 votes.
Mr.. Bower voted for Mr.. Muse VOTE