The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04
upon them respectively by the constitution

upon them respectively by the constitution
OF the said State; and
Ranized Legislature OF the State Of Louisiana
! under said government after having con-
: tinued to ballot for o United States Senator
on each successive day from the ninth day OF
January, 1877, until the twenty-fourth day OF
April, In said year, did, In pursuance OF the
requirements Of law, and In accordance with
all the forms thereby prescribed, on the said
last mentioned day, to wit: the tWenty.tourth
day OF April, 1877, elect Henry NJ Spofford to
represent the said State In the United States
Senate for the term Of six years, commencing
on the fourth OF March, 1877; and
Whereas, the credentials OF tho said Spot
ford were duly executed by Francis L. Nichols,
the then lawful Governor Of said State; and
Whereas, II fs manifest that the cOnetitu-
ton of the United States In providing that
each State should be represented by two Sena-
tors, ito be chosen by the Legislature there
OF" designed and Intended that such choice
should be made by that Legislature which
might be recognized by the people of the
State as lawfully constituted and co-ordi.
nate branch of the duly constituted and
recognized government OF the State.
SECTION !. Be II Resolued by The General
Assembly Of The State Of Louisiana, That the
State Of Louisiana protests against the wrong
and Injustice done to the people and said
State by the recognition Of said VIM. Pitt
Kellogg as q United States Senator from said
State, and respectfully but most earnestly
ItVuttSL3 LllS 1SIlHbt Ol LILO UUIIeu tobbteH, Ill
the name Of law and justice, to declare that
the said Kellogg was never duly elected as
the representative of the State of Louisiana
In the Senate of the United States.
SEQ 2. BE Il further Resotued. ETC., That
the State Of Louisiana protests against being
deprived Of the equal representation in the
Senate OF the United States guaranteed to
each State by the constitution of the United
States, and respectfully but most earnestly
requests that Henry M. Spofford, the duly
fniln tori uo1H tpfa for h1f torn
OF six years from the fourth OF March. 1877,
may be admitted to a seat Ia that honorable
body
SEC. 3. BE IL further Resotred etc, That
forwarded by the Clerk Of the House OF Rep
resentatives OF the State OF Louisiana to the
honorable President Of the Senate of the
United States and to the Hon. b. +. Jonas,
Senator from Louisiana.
| On motion OF Mr.. Kidd the resolution was
adopted by the following vote. the Senate
having ordered the yeas and nays to be en-
tered on the journal:
Yeas-Messrs. Ably, Augustin. Brian, Buf-
fiDgton, Campbell, Cunningham, Davey,
Fontenot, Foster, Hagan, Harris, Kidd,
Parlange, Pollock, Robertson, Rogers, Steele,
Story, Vance, Walton. Watkins 26.
| Nays-Messr5 Demas, Riard-2.
4 Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the concurrent resolution was
adopted, and on his own motion the motion
! to reconsider was laid on the table.
/ On call Of Mr.. Robertson, the Senate went
into executive session.
After executive session, upon the opening
Of the doors, the Hon II. l.. Luckett in tht
chair, the following named Senators were
present:
Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Brian, Burlington
Campbell, Cunningham. Davey, Demas. Fon
tenot, Foster, HaRan, Harris, Kidd, Lucas
Luckett, Marston, Newton, Nunez, Parlange
| Pollock, Riard Robertson, Rogers, Steele
Story, Vance, Walton, Watkins-2S.
On motion OF Mr.. Augustin the Senate ad
journed until Monday, February 2, at j.
O'Clock N. JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.