New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-19
IN THE HATUHE OF ARGUMENT.

, l. :. a Notorious lac: .ha. when q G,.!t-
. 'c";."e body tin@s !ts.f working under a
. :c!" wi-!ch prohibits argument. members
! GENERALLY are immediately seize. WIN an
. uLc.ntroliatle ,:esI:e 70 spout. An instance
Of TIE .!EI occurred il the United States
Sen.-e or t,e twelfth. while counting The
e!ect.-a! votes. Mr.. Tguu bull. Of Illinois,
VII, seems 20 have grown morose and
crai.bed since his rejection By tie people q
b. Stale. attempted 20 atd lea: ::om Tie
3usioH history ot Louisian 20 . resolution
winch be sen: ap 20 be read. The scene
IS reported in :he Globe q. follows:
Mr.. Trumbu.l-I offer a substitute, which
l seLG 20 the desk.
The Chief Clerk read as fellows:
WHEREAs, The constitution Of tie United
States lie glares that each State shall ap-
point. ia such NiaIrer as the Legislature
thereof NAV direct the Lumber Of electors
OF I. s!dent and Vice President 70 which
,.vn Safe may oe entitled; ard whereas.
au election for electors Vas held n the
Sratc .t Louisiana On tho fourth day Of
November. 49,. II pursuance 20 the con
stitlrirn and laws of the Tnited States and
o: the Sta:e Of Louisiana; aud whereas, the
Official returns ot saIG election "ere trans
InltteG: 20 the Governor Of the stare as re-
GuiIed BY the laws thereof and by him
UptLtd d and laid before "a returning board.
rt which tie Governor was * otficio. "A
melnuer. 20 Dc can9assed by said
board in Pursuance of .te laws
"t said State: and whereas. before
The canvass ot e.id returns was completed
SAID returning board was enjoined and Ie-
strained iron. further proceeding by an
r;'!e: OF Z II. Durell. United States Judge
y = =
me otIciaI returns so received and opened
Dy :ne Governor were tabuiated by the
assistant - cretaly OF said returning beard.
and are now il the possession OF the Senate.
tCou. which !: appears that 7. {. Manning.
&. A. Weed, Andrew 5 Heron. Hugh }.
Campbell, Louis Bush, Allen Thomas. L. V.
and }. c. Moncure received q majority OF
votes cast Tor electors az said elt ction; and.
whereas. said Governor caused LISTS of the
DanIes Of said electors to be made. certified
and delivered az required by the act .:
Congress of March /. 1902
Nj. Wes.-l raise the point cf order on
the reading OF that preamble. :na: = Is IN
the nature Of argument.
NJ. TrumouiIELet il al be read first.
Mr. Conkins-!t need net be lead. neces-
.aIIiv.
Mr.. West-The same point Of order was
taken against the Senator from New York.
the Vice FIesident-The proposition has
not been read.
Mr. West-Enough OF J: has been read for
mv satisfaction.
The Vice President-That may be. bu:
lie Chair thinks il is the night oi a Senator.
20 submit paper
NJ. Conkljng-I beg leave 20 ask ques-
ton ot the Chair. Where partr has been
so far read as 20 show that it is out OF OF.
der. is i: the right Of any Senator 20 ha7.
the whole oi il read. The point OF the Sen
ator from Louisiana is that this is on: Of CI-
der Uy reason Of what has been read. II he
is in the !ight about that. submit there is
no reason Why it sUould Re read through.
Mr.. Trumbu!l-Can nct the SeL4+e hear
i read hsi0.e deciding Oponlt ]: .s ataily
through.
Nr. sherm an-You might as vel send Up
he C0HGrtSStO;tut GtG6e
The Wee Presiden.-It Is q question 20
he decide b7 tie Ser&tt. az ;he ttaI has
stated. Is tie Senate :edoy 1or the cues
ton!
Mr.. Trumbu.l-Wha. IS .he question
Whether nv amendment shall lie :eaC !
The Vice Presden--TLe question Is.
whether the Senate VIII receive :h.s Is IA
amendment.
Mr Trumbull-Without having il read
The Vice President-As far as i has been
read. i having been sufficiently disclosed
by the reading that il is not III order under
the :wenty-se1Ond JOINT !u!e. Iha: IS tie
point made.
Mr.. Stevenson-1s it no: the right Of :.
Senator to have paper read How Can we
vote knowingly withou. having II read
The Vice Presldent-Each Senator votes
on the part which mas been read. The Sen.
ator fr, II Louisiana makes the point of or.
der that that disclOses the fact that this
proposition is not IN order under The twen-
tv-secUnd joint rule; and I there IS any
doubt about i, the Senators will vote in the
negative SO that II shall be rea': through.
Nj Conk.ing, 70 Mr. We5.-Le: Us vote
that Is al. you want.
The Vice observation-disclosures. YOU who
are ia favor Of considering the amendment
as far az read. in order. under tie twenty
second Joint rule, VIII say aye: those Gl-
posed VIII say no. Putting tue question !
Mr. Stevensun-l ask for the yeas "Ld
nays. This "a an important question: II
apples no: {, &c day alone, but - al tine.
The yeas ami nays we're ordered. IN be.
irg taken. resu..e!-yeas y, n@y- -'-..
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bayari. Ca-pro;er. Gas
sery. Cooper. Feutor. E>n1!-tu i Mary.
land. Hanlin. Hi. Joh":ton. :"!'y. Ma.
chen. Norwood. Ransom. He. -..H'>Air'.
Stevenson. Stockton. Tt;.:ln.,:,. !gtcr.
Trumbull ard EickeCs-!'.
Nays-Ames. Anthony. foreman. tald-
We'll, Chandler. tlaN Ni'h. me- 'Lh!lhS'
Corbett. Cragjn. EGInun'.s. fer.r "t C'n-
necticut. Ferry Of Michigan. flanagan.
Frelinghuysen. G.!her-. Harlan. Hove.
Logan. Morrill, of Name. Nor,i1 Of Yer.
mont. Nye. Pooi. Ramsey. Sawyer. She:-
man. Sprague. >teway' and west,
Absant-Alcorn. El&.:. Brovn,ow.
Buckingham, Cameron. Davis, Go,dtAwalte.
Hamilton. 0. Texas. Hitchcock. Lewis Nor
ton. Osborn. Patterson. P"mtlov. P!at'.
Robertson, Schu"z. ) 'ott. Spencer. Simmer.
Wilson. Window and Nr!ght-!3
The Vice Presjdent-Ihs hs Stnate refuses
70 receive the a:.i.Hdiuen'. - al II :eAI -
III 0TGe".
NJ member * the Senate inev better
,ban Mr. Trumbuli did tia: his stump
speech in the thin guise {: a preamble 20 a
resolution was gu; a: o!,it:. md Yet ne
accomplished lis Office; n I..;, = it read.
AMI thus published IL the G!2be. as his
view &C the Louisiana question Thanks
to tie rramp:ness of Senate" West. how.
ever. !: vii! al5o sand as 4 witness OF
Trumbuil's disregard -: Iue- wien he
w,utS - serve ar interest or a pTtjtilct.
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