New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21

~r' oofcn moved to indefinitely POSTPONE
the resolution.
MI. Wharton in the chair.l
Mr.. Cage moved to table the motion t.
indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Burch desired to speak on the motion
The chair declared that debate was out O
order.
MIR. Burch made the point of order, tina
under rule nine he has right to clos,
the debate.
Mr. Wharton in the chair, ruled that al
though rule nine allowed the mover to clos
the debate, after the previous question hat
been demanded, and ordered; yet rul'
sixteen plainly states that the motion to
table must be decided without debate. Th'
motion to table was pending. He therefor'
ruled that the point Of order was not vel
taken.
On call Of two Senators, the yeas and nay
were ordered.
The Senate voted to table by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Allain, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster
Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier, CHA, Harper
Keiso, Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-1S
Nays-Alexander, Burch, Detiege, Du
mont, Greene, Herwlg, Young.
Absent--Anderson, Blackburn, Eustis
George, Grover, Kelly, Masicot, Ogden
Robertson, Steven, White-l1.
Mr.. Brewster moved the resolution be
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Burch moved the resolution be re-
terred to its appropriate committee.
Mr.. Whitney moved that the resolution
be considered by the Senate as if in com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Blunt to moved to table the motion
Of Mr.. Whitney.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
were ordered.
The Senate voted to table by the following
vote:
Yeas-Blunt, Brewster, Cage, Crozier, Du-
mont, Ola, Greene, Harper, Landry, Pollard,
sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton.l4.
Chadbourn, Detiege, Herwig, KelsO, Mast
cot, Stamps, Whitney, Young-l2.
Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Eustis,
George, Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, White-l0.
The question then required on the motion
of Mr.. Burch to commit the bill to its ap-
propriate committee.
The bill was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Young moved to suspend the Senate
rnles to take up the following:
House bill No. l0l, entitled an act making
an appropriation Of $I5S,O00 out of the
general funds in the State treasury, for the
payment of per diem Of members, officers
and employees of the General Assembly, etc.
The previous question was moved.
The main question was ordered.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
we're ordered.
The Senate, under operation of the pre-
vious question, voted to suspend the Senate
rules by the following vote:
Yeas-Allain, Breaux, Cage, Chadbourn,
Crozier, Dumont, Greene, Harper, Herwig,
Kelso, Landry, Masicot. Pollard, Stamps,
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney,
YOung-l9.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Burch, Detiege,
Sypher-5.
Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Brewster,
Eustis, George, Ola, Grover. Kelly, Ogden,
Steven, Whlte-l2.
The bill was ordered to be taken up and
considered section by section.
Mr.. Chadbourn called for the special
order, Senate bill No. 8, entitled an act to
in corporate the Louisiana Telegraph Com
pany; to grant right of way thereto, and to
confer certain privileges and franchises.
The bill was taken w and fixed for to-
N orrow at one O'Clock.
Mr.. Blunt called uD Senate bill No. 80,
" hich was also fixed for next Tuesday at
M.
The question then required on considera-
ion of House bill No. l0t, section by Sec
ion.
Mr.. Cage moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was ordered to be considered
ection by section.
On call Of two Senators the yeas and nays
we're ordered, with the following result:
Yeas-Cage. Crozier, Ola, Greene, Har-
'er, Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pol
ard, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton,
Vhitney-l5.
Nays-Alexander, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Burch, Detiege. Dumont-S.
Absent - Anderson, Blackburn, Chad |
'oucn, Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly, Og-
eD, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, White,
,oung-13.
Mr.. Cage moved to suspend the constitu-
ional rule.
Mr.. Burch made the point of ordec that |
he pending motion was the motion to |
onsider the bill section by section, holding |
b at that motion came up properly before |
he Senate for final disposition. |
Mr.. Wharton, in the chair, ruled that the |
oint was not well taken; that the bill was
EFF ore the Senate on it's first reading, and |
lat the vote of the Senate had effectually |
isposed of the motion to consider section |
y section.
Mr.. Cages motion to suspend the consti- |
ntional rule was then adopted by four.
fths vote.
Mr.. Stamps moved to refer the bill to the |
ON Finance.
Mr.. Cage moved the bill be considered as |
in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Burch made the point Of order that |
y rule forty -four the question of reference
, stan ding committees had preference over
le motion to refer to.select committees.
Mr.. Wharton, in the chair, sustained the |
oint of order, and decided the reference to |
lie standing committee was first pending.
Mr.. Stamps then withdrew his motion to
sfer to the Committee on Finance.