New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-02
Mr.. Blackman moved the previous ques-

Mr.. Blackman moved the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Hunsaker raised the point OF order,
that he was entitled to the floor, as he &C.
cupied the floor when the resolution was
last under consideration.
The President held the point Of order not
we'll taken.
Mr.. Blackman raised the point of order,
that there being two motions before the
the Senate, a motion to adopt the resolution
and one to refer. the previous question had
reference to the motion to adopt.
The President held the point of order not
we'll taken. as the motion for reference was
made after the motion to adopt.
Mr.. Campbell raised the point of order,
that the previous question was the motion
to commit.
The President decided the point well
taken.
Mr.. McMillen appealed from the decision
of the Chair, and yielded the floor to
Senator Hunsaker.
Mr.. Ray raised the point of order that,
under rule ten, discussion was out OF order.
The Chair held the point of order by
Senator Ray not we'll taken.
Mr.. COPELAND raised the point of order
that the Senator from st. James should
confine his remarks to the question OF
appeal.
The Chair held the point we'll taken, and
requested the Senator from st. James to
confine his remerks to the question.
Mr.. Ingraham raised the point that the
Chair was to decide all questions of order
and on appeal without debate, and the
gentleman from St. James was out OF
order.
The Chair again called the Senator OF
st. James to con6ne his remarks to the
question.
Messrs. Coupland and Sypher both re-
spectively called the Senator from st. James
to order.
Mr.. Hunsaker claimed protection from
the chair against Interrupt ton, and finally
yielded the floor.
Mr.. Blackman called for the previous
question on the appeal of Mr.. McMillen.
which call the President held in order.
Mr.. McMi,len appealed from the latter
decision.
On debate having arisen, the President
stated that under rule ten all subsequent
points of order were not debatable.
Mr.. Hunsaker called for executive SEES
sion, which call being seconded by Mr..
Harris, the Senate went into executive ses-
sion.
Executive session having been raised. the
order of the day was announced.
Mr.. Blackman raised the point of order,
that no rule established the time for the
regular order of the day at one o'clock.
The President announced that he followed
the invariable custom of the Senate in thus
calling for the order of the day.
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone the Or
der of the day one half hour.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to table the motion
to postpone.
On call of the yeas and nays, the motion
was tabled by the following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Butler, Campbell. Gallup,
Harris, Hunsaker, jerks, kelso, Lynch,
McMillen, holland, Raglan, Swords, Twitch-
ell WilcOX-15.
Nays-Blackmau, Bowman, COPELAND,
Daigle, Herwig, Ingraham, Lewis. OHara,
Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thompson, Todd-l3
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY-BILLs ON
THIRD READING.
House bill No. 29l, joint resolution ap-
pointing special committee Of the House
and Senate to prepare an address to the
Congress of the United States upon the
subject Of the existing revolutionary crisis
in the State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Harris in the chair.]
Passed its third reading.
Mr. Harris moved its final adoption, and
called for the previous question.
The main question was ordered, on call
of the yeas and nays, by the following
vote:
Yeas-Barber. Butler, Campbell, Gallup,
Harris, Hunsaker, jerks, kelsO, Lynch,
McMillen, holland, Pinchback, Ragan,
Swords, Twitchell-l5.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, COPELAND,
Daigie. Herwig, Ingraham, Lewis, O'Hara,
Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thompson, Todd, Will
cOx-l4
The bill was finally adopted, on call OF
the yeas and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Butler, Campbell, Gallup.
Harris, Hunsaker, jerks, kelso, Lynch,
McMillen, holland, Pinchback, Raglan,
Swords, Twitchell-l5.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, Coupland,
Daigfe, Herwig. Ingraham, Lewis, O'Hara,
Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thompson, Todd,
Wilcox-l4.
The title was then adopted.
Mr.. Barber moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally adopted. and
to lay that motion upon the table.
Mr.. Coupland raised the point of order
that, the title having been adopted since the
adoption Of the bill, the motion adopting
the latter could not be reconsidered with
out first reconsidering the former.
The President held the point not we'll
taken.
The motion to reconsider was then tabled.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. 300, an act authorizing
Darius Hebert and Pauline Hebert, of the
parish of Caldwell, to adopt Narcissus Ger
trude Hebert.
Read its second time, and, on motion OF
Mr.. Blackman, indefinitely postponed.
| Senate bill No 266, to be entitled an act
relative to contributions to be raised by the
Citizens Bank of Louisiana, and the resale
of property purchased in foreclosure OF
stock mortgages, to the Committee on Banks
and Banking.
On motion OF Mr.. Lewis, the bill was
made the special order of the day for Satur-
day next at one o'clock Z. NJ
By Mr.. Twitchell:
Senate bill NJ. 29l, to be entitled an act