The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-23
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY. january 2.

THURSDAY, January %.
The House was called To order ut IL O'Clock,
Speaker Ogden In the chair, and seventy
four members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Hubert.
INTRODUCTION or MEMORIALS AND REso-
LUrIoNs.
BY Representative Attain resolution
from thasbuArd of school directors OF Concor-
dia parrish showing that David Young.
claimant for seat In the House had settled
with that hoard, aud giving the basis OF such
settlement, The resolution was referred To
the Cammittee on Elections.
BY Representatives NmcPntAA memorial
from tue sehool hoard of Calcaseu, relat ing
10 tho disposition to he mnde of certain school
lands. Referred TO the Committee on Edu-
cation.
BY Representative Cade-That the Com
mittaa on Elections and Quail teati pus be au-
thofizAd to nj for tho registration and poll
Il books and boxes of the parish OF St Bernard
to be used ia deciding the contest of Casintr
Morrero for the scat of b. Il. Mtllaudon.
Adopted
q BY Representative Rillu-That the Com
mfttee on Judigi Try ba l51creased from seven
B TO ten members Adopted. and the Speaker
named Measra. Feaz i. VOORHEES, and Butler
rs the adu NAL memhers of the committee.
Notice OF Intention to Introduce bills at
8 some future day was given by a number OF
q Representatives.
Representative DAVIDSON rose TO u question
#of inquiry He desired to know what the
members We're To do for stationery.
The Speaker said that III his opinion the
members were entitled to stationery Mt once.
q The article of the new constitution requiring
Stationery to be furnished by the lowest bid
q der under contract wAs imperative until some
legislation was perfected to cover its proy-
slons. he would like To have the sense OF the
House upon the suhl -.
REPRESENTATIVE Gusgroye Thought the opn-
Ion or the Speaker Wis correct. He read from
the constitution to sustain this position, and
u I,atN- h.N
4 subject were lii force until new legislation put
4 the provision ~ the constitution relative 70
stationary AMI puhlte printing into ~ ".
Representative OK ten, IF Boseer, called
the attention Of the House 70 the schedule,
u wherein 1t Ii provided thateXtstinR laws were
Il lin force and not succeeded by the constitution
until that instrument was given effect 70 ny
Il legislation.
The opinion If the Spe4 ker was then sus
n tanned Ivy tho House, and the Sergeant nv
Arms instructed 70 furnish members viii
such stationery Hi WIS required.
THE ERECTION Or A SENATOR.
The Senate was announced, and the twc
houses were called 10 order by Lieut.. Gov
MeEnery, who stated that the object of the
Joint session was to ballot for United States
Senator, and that nominations were now II
I order.
Senator Cunningham placed Ia nomination
on behalf of the Democratic party ot th'
State of Louisiana, Hoa Randall y 4 Gibson
i of Orleans VINO had been selected ~ can
didate hy a laiut caucus OF that parry.
The nomination was seconded hy Kepfe
sentative jackson, OF st. Mary, who repre-
] santed on this hoar hnth the ID 'mocrattc anI
Republican parties OF his parish.
Senator d 4aas desired To know II the cleo
ton of Gen. Gibson could not pc made by &C
/ clamatian. Eher" hvtg some doubt expressed
as to this. he move that tue nominations b
closed aud the joint assembly proceed T.
ballot.
The roll of the House WIS then called ant
1t was found tn It Grn. q b5on had received
all the votes etst-thlIty-four i'll the Senat
and ely hty. eight In the House.
Lieut.. Gov. McEnery declared that Ger
Gibson. having received a majority Of all tn