New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-13


To the Honorable President and Members Of the
| Senate:
Your Committee on Claims, to whom was
referred Senate bill No. So, and act for the
relief of DR.. Philip Yeiser, after careful
consideration your committee respectfully
report unfavorably on the same and
recommend its indefinite postponement.
very rs'p1 +. B. STAMPS Chairman.
Mr.. Anderson asked leave to withdraw
the bill No. 49, as above reported.
Mr.. Wharton made the following point of
order:
That rule ffty-fve forbids the claimant
from Withdrawing the bill after the commit
tee had reported adversely, inasmuch as
there is no pretence before the Senate that
report was made up.
The President sustained the point of
order.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps, the report of
the committee on Senate bill No. So was
adopted, which indefinitely postponed the
further consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Whitney, chairman of the Committee
on Elections and Registration, submitted
the following report, by unanimous con-
| sent:
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Elections and Regis
| tratiOn beg leave to report, that they have
considered the report Of the State Board of
| Returning Officers, and respectfully recon-
mend its adoption, and that 5000 copies be
printed for general distribution.
Z. L. WHITNEY,
! Chairman.
| Mr.. Whitney, under a suspension of the
rules, called up the foregoing report, and
moved to adopt the report.
| Mr.. Young moved to strike out ''two
thousand" and insert five thousand"
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to table the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Young. to amend the report, by
striking out 'two thousand and inserting
''fve thousand"
The Senate refused to table the motion to
amend by the following vote.
Yeas-Burcb. Chadbourn, Detiege, MAST
cot. Stamps, Wharton-6.
Nays-Alexander, Anderson. Allan,
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Cage, Crozier, Du-
mont, Ola, Greene, Harper, Kelso, Landry,
Pollard, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney, Young
10.
Absent-Blackburn Eustis, George, Gro
Steven, Sypher, White-lI.
The President stated the pending cues
ton to be to adopt the amendment of Mr.
Young.
Mr. Whitney moved the previous ques-
ton.
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays by two Sena-
tors, the Senate voted to adopt the amend
ment by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Allan. Blunt, Brewster,
Cage, Crozier, Dumont, ella, Greene, Har-
per, KelsO, Landry, Pollard, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton. Whitney, Young-ls.
Nays-Anderson, Burch, De:iege, Mast
cot, Stamps.
Absent Blackburn. Breaux, Chadbourn,
Eustis, George. Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Og-
den, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, White-l3.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney the report>was
adopted as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Wharton the report of
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
form as follows be taken up by unanimous
consent:
COMMITTEE ON RRTRENCHMENT AND Reform,
New Orleans, February 6, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Retrenchment and |
Reform having had under consideration a |
bill entitled an act relative to fees and |
emoluments of the Auditor of Public Ac- |
counts, beg leave to report that they have |
had the same under consideration and |
its immediate passage.
DAVID YOUNG,
Chairman;
ALLEN GREENE.
o. FL. BREWSTER.
Mr. NNh;<pov ,,oorol A. e.
Their consideration Of the report and bill till
next Monday.
Elm. Young moved to table the motion to
postpone.
Mr.. Blunt seconded the motion.
Mr.. Young, before any vote had been
aiken, withdrew the motion to table.
Mr.. Blunt refused to withdraw the second.
Mr.. Burch made the point of order that
,nder rule fifteen the mover has a right to
withdraw his motion before a decision,
amendment, or ordering of the yeas and
lays, except the motion to reconsider. !
Mr.. Allan, in the chair, sustained the
Joint Of order and read rule fifteen.
1.-THE President in the chair
Mr.. Blunt then moved to table the
notion to postpone till Monday.
On call of two Senators the yeas and NAYS |
we're ordered.
The Senate refused to table by the follow.
ng vote:
Yeas-Blunt, Brewster, Cage, Dstieac,
lasicot, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, War
On-9.
Nays-Alexander. Allan. Breaux, Burch,
;rOzer, Dumont, Ola, Greene, Kelso, Pol
ard, Weber, Whitney, Young-l3.
Absent Anderson, Blackburn, Chad :
ourn. Eustis, George, Grover, Harper, Her
,ig, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Robertson,
teven, White-l4.
The question then required upon the mo-
ion to postpone.
Mr.. Stamps moved the bill be taken up
nd considered section by section.
MIR. Allan made the point of order tina |
he motion to postpone to day certain had
recedence of the motion to adopt the bill, j.,
ection by section, under rule sixteen
The President sustained the point of !
rder made by Mr.. Allan. and announced
,e pending question to be to postpone until
[onday after the morning hour.
Mr.. Brewster in the chair.
While Mr.. Wharton was debating the
otion to postpone, in opposition thereto, .
IF. Whitney raised the point of order that
ending the question to postpone the bill :
as not debstsble on its merits.
The Chair did not sustain the point and
+. Wharton was permitted to continue the
sbate.
1.-THE President in the chair.] II