New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-15
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Ninth Oay,s Eessi0us

Ninth Oay'e Eesstous
| SENATE CHAMBER.
I New Orleans. January il. 1879.
| The Senate met pursuant to adjournmer
and was called to order by the Hon. c. (
Antoine. Lieutenant Governo. Of the Stat
and President OF the Senate.
The following Senators answered to the
names.
I Messrs. Alexander. Allan, B!aekbur.
| Blunt. Breaux, Brewster, Burch, CroZie
Detiege, Ola, Greene. Harper. Keist
Landry. Masicot. Pollard. Stamps. Twitchei
Weber. Wharton. Whitney, Ioupg-222.
! The President announced that there va
a quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
| The Secretary commences! - read II
| Journal.
| On motion Of Mr.. Blunt, the further read
! ing OF the journal was DISPENSE with. an
| the journal corrected and approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
Hous8 OF RKpRzsRS-Ar-vrs
NV Orleans. January IL. 1855.
To the Honorable Pzesiden: and Members of til
SENATE:
have the honor to inform you that tn
House has ccncurred in Senate joint yesclr
sion No. 9. Respectfully.
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
Mr.. Wharton called 70. the reading OF t!ls
report Of tie Committee ON RHles. which
was the special order Of the Senate at this
time.
The report was read.
On motion CT Mr.. Brewster. the repor,
was considered, rule BY rule.
The amendment to rule Eve was taken
up. IA follows:
Amend rule five so as to read o. follows:
Before pntting any debatable question the
President shall ask, 'Are you ready for the
question: When, if it is evident that no
Senator wishes to speak. the question shall
be distinctly pu. in this form, to wit: ''As
many OF you as are Of opinion that ias the
question may bel say yea" and after tho
affirmative voice ia expressed, "As many az
are OF contrary opinion. say no." If the
President doubt. or if division be called
for. the Senate shall divide. Those in the
affirmative ni the question shall rise from
their seats. and a1terward those in the
negative. The President shall then rise and
state the decision Of the Senate.
Mr.. Brewster moved that the amendment
Of the committee be adopted.
Mr.. Whitney offered the following amend.
meEt 10 the committees amendment:
After the words 'rise from their seats"
The words land their number be counted by
The Secretary
Mr.. Whitney's amendment was adopted
md the amendment Of the committee 60
'ule Eve was adopted as amended. and the
'ule. as rule five. as amended, was adopted.
The report on rule nine was taken up, and
If. Stamps moved to amend the report bv !
triking out the words thirty minutes
Adopted.
The rule Is amended was made to read: !
Rule 9-Senators speaking shall address |
he President, and when presenting a paper |
hall first state its import. Senator'S ellall |
OF speak more than twice on any question |
7ithous permission Of the Senate, nor be |
Interrupted when speaking except by cali
. order by the President or by Senator |
through the President. Provided that the I
lovfr of motion and the introducer Of
or bill shall have the privilege of
penIng tue debate thereon, and shall like.
Use have the privilege of closing the de.
ate. even after the previous question has |
cen demanded and ordered.
And adopted.
Report OH rule nineteen was read, as fol.
ws:
Rule lo--amend by adding at the end Of
'ld rule: But the reading Of O resolution
bill shalt not he dispensed with without
e concurrence Of tour-ffths ct the mem.
srs present.
Nj. Bre'ss:e: moved to adopt the :eport
the committee.
Mr.. B,.-ch called for the special cyde. 81
q day.
The special order va. pos:pone.! for
irty minutes.
Mr.. Sypher offered tha following amend
snt as a substitute for the amendment OF
e committee. which WIGS adopted an fol. :;
vs.: Insert after the word ''pape1" in
lie nineteen Che words, ''other than Join.
'oiu:;on, OF bills" .
Rule lno.een IVES then adopted q.
,eEie~!.
'lr. brewster moved to ndop: the report .
he cciE1;,:fe "n rule tweuty-;hree, IS
lows: =
;u,e :a:--A;uend by aidin. ut the end u h
4 rule: Ana it shall be the duty Of the !,
,retary {" pn: IN separate list the names :
abseu;'ts in every cal! OF the yeas AID
~:
he amendment was adopted.
he rule was adopted as amended. q
lr. brewster moved to adopt the repor.
the committee On rule tweuty -mae, as v
owe:
.nle ga Amend by etriking out lines "
live. thir:een and tcarteen and inserting F
he fifteenth line. after the word "order," Il
lthon! regard to the length Of time re. =.
red"
h. amendment: was adopted. anil ruls -
pted ae amt nded.
[r. brewster moved to adopt the report =,
tine eom:ui:tr on rule 1hir.y-ei2h.. as
ows:
ME 3s-!amend By striking OUT the word ct
IN The line next to the last on =
9 seventeen, and insert 1.-TWO thirds"
he amendment was adopted. and the -
"a amended adopted. j.
+. Brewster moved to adopt the repor.
the committee On rule thirty nine. rs q
,wa: i
uie >.-AnfNd AS follows: | ie
, the order Of the day business shall Sc
e precedence as follow.: 6.
Unfinished business. "a
Special orders. :"
Action on reports of committees " iAg N
Z. Nj
Senate bills and Joint resolutions On G pa
nd reading. 1y
Senate bill, and joint resolutions On so
d reading. H1
First reading of Hcnse bills and Join.
iutions.
Second reading Of House bills and Joint FL
buttons.
Third reading Of House bills and join: u,
buttons.