The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29


Hon. b. A. Martel-16 votes.
Senator Perkins voted for Hon. H. L. Gar
land-1 vote.
Representatives Arnauld,. Gordon and Nc
Kee voted for Hon j. McCall-3 votes.
Senator Sutton voted blank.
Representatives Bower and Rabouin voted
for the Hon. Louis Texada--2 votes.
Representatives Cordill, Jenkins, Marquee,
Redon, Scott and Walton voted for MIR. l..
Christ-6 votes.
Representatives Munday and McElroy
voted for the Hon. l.. A. Wi1tz-2 votes.
Representatives Lauer, Scratchley and
Torrey voted for the Hon. j. G. Moncure-3
votes.
Representative Hite, Landry and Sharp
voted blanks votes.
Representatives Barthelmy, bourgeois,
Carville, Como, Davidson Of Iberville, Decuir,
Ducote, Hawkins, Murrell, Veazey and War.
moth voted for the Hon. John Yoist-11
votes
Eighty-six votes cast; necessary to choice
forty-four; and the President announced
that, no one of the candidates having received
a majority OF the votes Of the General Assem-
bly,, there was no election.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins, further balloting
at this time was dispensed with, and the
Senate withdrew to its own chamber.
AFTER JOINT SESSION.
At 70 80 D. 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, Bryant,
Cahen, DeBouche, Delahoussaye, DucrOs,
Fontenot, Garland, Ola, Harding, Harper,
Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Landry, Mitchell,
Norwood, Perkins, Richardson, Sandiford,
Scanland, Stamps, Steven, Stubs, Sutton,
Texada, Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Zacharie
80.
Absent-Messrs. Cage, Ellis, Merkel, Wales
4
Consideration was resumed OF Senate bill
No 81, which was under consideration at the
time the Senate proceeded to joint session,
the pending question being the adoption of
section of the bill.
MIR. Wheeler In the chair.l
Mr.. Harding offered the following amend
ment:
In line 26 strike out the word Governor"
and insert in lieu thereof the words, "mayor
of the city of New Orleans with the advice
and consent OF the city council
By rising vote Of II yeas to II nays the
amendment was lost.
THE President of the Senate In the chairl
Mr.. Garland offered the following amend
ment which was adopted, to wit:
In line IS strike out the word "six," and
insert in lieu Thereof the word -four
Section was adopted as amended.
Section was read.
Mr.. Garland offered the following amend
ment to section q:
Strike out the words "every fourth year."
and insert leach alternate year" In line A.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Garland offered the following amend
ment. which was adopted:
In section 2, In line Is and 16, strike out the
words 'thirty-six hundred" and insert "two
thousand
Mr. Garland offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
In section 2, line 10, strike out words "two
thousand five hundred" and insert the words
Fifteen hundred"
Mr. Zacharie moved to reconsider the vote
by which this amendment was adopted.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Section was adopted as amended.
Section was read.
Mr. Harding offered the following amend
ment, which was lost by rising vote Of
yeas to is nays:
In section 3, line 4, after the word rules"
insert 'and," and strike out "and ordi-
nances."
Section was adopted.
Section was read and adopted.
Section 5 was read.
Mr. Harding offered the following amend
ment:
In section 5, strike out lines 7, 8, o. 10, Ii, H.
10, IA, Is, Is.
The amendment was lost
Section was adopted as read.
Section was read.
Mr. Harding offered the following amend
ment:
In section 6, line 81, strike out the words
"said board" and insert In lieu thereof 1.-THE
State"
Mr.. Harding moved adoption of the amend
ment, and demanded the yeas and nays:
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Benners, Bowden, Bryant,
DeBouchel, Fontenot, Ola, Harding, Harper,
Nays-Messrs Breaux, Ducros, Ellis, Gar
land, Heron, Kelly, Kenner, Norwood, Per-
kIns, Richardson, Sandiford, Steven, Stubbs,
Texada, Wheeler, Wells. Williams, Zacharie
-18.
Absent Messrs. Cage, Cahen, Delahous-
save, Landry, Wailes-5.
And the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Garland offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
In line "a, section 6, erase the word suit
and insert the word writ"
Mr.. Garland offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
Strike .out In section all after the word
dollars" in line IS; all the words thereafter,
to and including the word attached" In line
81.
Mr. Stubs offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
In line 50, section 6, strike dut "suit" and
insert writ"
Section was adopted as amended.
Section was read.
Mr.. Zacharie offered the following amend