New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-18

| While the Senate had refused 70 recon
| slider that particul item by direct vote,
the motion now included the same. and the
motion to reco nsider what the Senate had
| refused to reconsider was out of order.
The Chair su stained the point of order.
On call of two members the Senate went
into executive session.
! Executive session having been raised, on
4 call of the roll the following Senators
I answered to their names:
| Messrs. Anderson, Barber, Blackburn, Bel
| den, Brewster, Crawford. Cage, Chadbourn,
| Greene, Harris, E. +. Herwig. Harper ln-
graham, Kelso, MasicOt. Merrill, Pollard,
Key, Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell. Weber,
| Wharton, Whitney-2i.
quorum present.
/ Mr.. Wharton in the chairl
Mr.. Harris moved to dispense with the
further conside ration of the appropriation
bill item by item, and moved to adopt the
1 bill on second reading, and on that motion
moved the previous question.
Main question was ordered.
Under operation of the previous question,
the further reading of the bill was dispensed
with on a call Of the yeas and nays by the
following vote:
| Yeas-Barber, Blackburn, Blunt. Butler.
| Brewster, Chadbourn, Cage, Greene, Har.
ris, Harper. Ingraham, kelso. Masicot.
Pollard, Rey. Sypher. Stamps. Twitchell.
! Weber-l9
! Nays-Anderson, Belden, Bovee. Craw.
ford. E. F. Herwig. Merrill. Whitney.
| Wharton-S.
Before the question REQUIRED on the mo.
ton to adopt the bill on second reading, Mr..
| Anderson moved the following item:
Appropriate on to pay bonds issued TO
| New Orleans and Nashville railroad, due
| April |, 1873, Nos. 226, S3, 223, 225 22l
and IA, $1,000 each, $4,000.
Mr.. Wharton made the poin. of order
that the Senate had refused 50 adopt the
said item.
The Chair sustained the point of order,
and declared the item out of order under
rule thirty-six.
Mr.. Whitney ffered an additional Sec
! ton.
The Chair decided the motion out of
! order.
I The Chair stated the question to be the
| adoption of the bill on second reading.
On call for the yeas and nays the Sen.
ate refused to adopt on second reading by
the following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Bstler, ChadbOurn. Harris,
Z. F. Herwig, Harper, kelso, Masicot. Pol.
| lard, Rey, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber-l3.
| Nays-Anderson, Black burn, Blunt, Bel.
den, Bovee, Brewster, Crawford. Cage.
Greene, Ingraham, Merrill, Stamps. Whar-
ton, Whitney-l4.
| Mr.. Harris moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Senate refused to adopt the
bill on the second reading.
The Senate voted to reconsider.
The bill was then taken up and read as a
| whole for information.
Mr.. Anderson made the point Of order
that the motion made by Mr.. Harris to re-
consider the vote was not in order. Mr.. Har.
ris not voting with the majority.
The Chair sustained the point Of order
and the Chair was sustained by the Senate
on motion of Mr.. Cage
The Chair stated that the bill was then
on second reading and subject to amend.
ment by cutting down items of the bill, but
not to introduce new items, as under the
rules the same must have been referred to
the committee.
Mr.. Harris moved that the item appropri.
atirg for Benjamin Bloomfield $1,000 be
| stricken out.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the motion lie
on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays. the Senate
| voted to lay on the table.
Yeas Anderson. Barber. Blackburn,
Blunt, Cage, Greene, lngraham, kelso.
| Rev. Stamps, Twitchell-ll.
Nays-Brewster, Bovee. Crawford, Har.
riS. Herwig. Pollard. Sypher, Weber.
Wharton. Whi;ney-l0.
Mr.. Harris moved to strike out four
thousand and insert one hundred.
Mr.. Bovee made the point of order that
the bill could not be amended.
The Chais decided the point no: well
taken.
Mr.. Harris moved the previous question
The main question was ordered.
Under operation of the previous question,
and on call of the yeas and nays. the Senate
refused to strike out and insert by the fol
1 lowing 70 e;
Yeas-Belden. Brewster, Crawford. liar.
ris, E. F. IIerwis, Pollard. Sypher. Weber.
| Whitney,.
Nays Anderson. Barber. Blackburn,
| Blunt. Bovee. Cage Chadboucn, Greene.
! Harper, 1ngraham, KelsO. Mascot. Rey,
| Stamps. Twitchell-l5.
Mr.. Pollard moved to adopt the item,
and called for the previous question.
Main question was ordered.
Under operation of the previous question
the Senate adopted the item by the follow
ing vote. on call of the yeas and nays:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Blackburn,
Blunt, Belden. Cage, Chadbourn, Greene.
Harper. Kelso, Masicot. Pollard. Rey,
Stamps, Twitchell, Weber-l6.
Nays-Bovee. Brewster, Crawford, Har-
ris Z. f. Herwig, Svpher, Whitney,.
The item to pay the veterans of 1872 s7j.-
00J was read.
Mr.. Bcvee moved to strike ou: $1,000
and insert $ij 600
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the amendment
or the table.
TIE amendment was tabled.
Mr. Harris then moved to strike out 80.
0oo and insert $4,000.
! Amendment adopted
Mr.. Blunt moved to adopt the bill on
second reading. and moved the previous
| question.
The main question was ordered
Bill adopted on second reading.
Nix. Twitch.N moved that the cous.itu
tional rule be suspended.
! Tic constitutional rule was suspended,
tie bill read the third time and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ingrailam raised a question OF privi-
| ie 70 uDOn the remarks of Mr. Wharton de.