New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-07
the members of the Senate. Article thirty
three of the Constitution

| the members of the Senate. Article thirty
three of the Constitution
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT.
Rule 2.-It shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent to preserve order, decide questions of
order, prevent personal reflections, contine
| members in debate to the question, and
| when two or more members rise at the same
| time. decide who shall be first heard; but
| an appeal in all such cases shall lie 10 the
Senate, end q member called to order may
extenuate or justify.
| if any Senator rises to doubt vote, the
| President shall order a call of the names of
the Senators voting in the affirmative and
| in the negative, without any further debate.
| Rule Ale shall rise to put question,
blu may state it while sitting.
| Rule 5-Before putting any debatable
| question the President shall ask: ''Are you
ready for the question: When, If it Is cyl
| dent that no Senator wishes to speak, the
| question shall be distinctly put in this FORM
to wit: 'As many Of you as are of the
| opinion that las the question may be) say
| aye" and, after the affirmative voice Is ex-
| pressed: "As many as are OF contrary
| opinion. say no." If the president doubt, or
il division be called for. the Senate shall
! divide. Those in the affirmative OF the
| question shall rise from their seats and their
number be counted by the Secretary. and
| afterward those in the negative. The Presl-
| dent shall then rise and state the decision
| Of the Senate.
| Rule 6.-All acts. addresses and joint
resolutions shall be signed by the Presi
| dent: and all writs, warrants and subpenas,
| issued by order of the Senate, shall be-
under his hand and SEAL altested by the
| Secretary.
Rule THE President shall have the
! right to examine and correct the journal
| before it is read. He shall have general
| direction of the Chamber. and shall have
| the right to name any Senator to perform
| any duties Of the Chair.
BUSINESS NOT TO BE INTERRUPTED.
Rule S-No Senator shall speak to an
other, or otherwise interrupt the business OF
| the Senate, or read any newspaper while
the journals or public papers re being read,
or when any Senator is speaking IN any de-
bate.
RULES IN SPEAKING OR DEBATE.
Rule Senators speaking shall address
the President. and when presenting pa
per shall first state its import. Senators
shall not speak more than twice on any
question without permission OF the Senate,
nor be Interrupted when speaking, except
by call to order by the President, or by a
Senator through the President provided,
that the mover of motion and the intro.
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privilege of opening the debate thereon,
and shall likewise have the privilege of
closing the debate, even after the previous
question has been demanded and ordered.
CALLS TO ORDER AND APPEALS.
Rule l0.-If any Senator. in speaking or
otherwise, transgress the rules of the Senate,
the presiding officer shall, or any Senator
may call him to order; and when Senator
shall be called to order by the presiding
officer or Senator, he shall sit down. and
shall not proceed without leave of the
Senate. And every question of order shall
be decided by the presiding officer without
debate, subject to an appeal to the Senate;
and the presiding officer may call for the
sense of the Senate on any question of
order. But when an appeal shall be taken
from the decision of the presiding officer,
any subsequent question of order, which
may arise before the decis on of such an
appeal by the Senate. shall be decided by
the presiding officer without debate, and
every appeal therefrom shall also be decid-
ed at once, and without debate.
EXCEPTIONABLE WORDS.
Rule ll.-If Senator be called to order
by al other Tor words spoken, the exception
able words shall Immediately be taken
down in writing, that the presiding officer
may be better able to judge OF the matter.
ABSENT SENATOR'S MAY BE SENT FOX.
Rule 12-No Senator shall absent him
self from the service of the Senate without
leave OF the Senate first obtained. And in
case LEES number than a quorum of the
Senate shall convene. they are hereby
authorized to send the SergeaE tat Arms, or
any person or persOns, by them authorized,
for any or all absent Senators, as the major
ity of such Senators present shall agree, at
the expense OF such absent Senators, re-
epectively, unless such excuse for non
attendance shall be made as the Senate,
when a quorum is convened, shall judge
sufficient and in that case the expense shall
be paid out OF the contingent fund And
this rule shall apply as well to the first con
vention of the Senate, at the legal time of
meeting, as to each day of the st ssion. after
the hour has arrived to which the Senate
stood adjourned.
Rule l3-A motion to adjourn shall al
ways be in order, excepting when. on the
call for the previous question. the main
question ehall have been ordered to be now
put or when Senator has the floor, and
shall be decided without debate.
RULE FOR DEBATE.
Rule lt-No motion shall be debated or
en- ertaint d until the same be seconded.
RULE FOR MOTIONS, DEBATE AND WITH !
DRAWAL
and seconded, it shall be reduced to writ |
ing, if desired by the presiding officer or
any Senator, delivered in at the table and
read, before the same shall be debated; and |
any motion may be withdrawn by the |
mover at any time before decision, amend |
ment or ordering the yeas and nays, except |
a motion to reconsider. which shall not be |
withdrawn without leave OF the Senate.
PRECEDENCE OF MOTIONS WHEN A QUESTION |
IS UNDER DEBATE.
Rule l6.-When a question is under &C. |
bate, no motion shall be received but
To adjourn; |
To proceed to the consideration cf execu-
tive business;
To lie on the table;
For the previous question; |
To postpone indefinitely;
TO postpone to day certain;
TO commit; OF,
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Which several motions shall have prece-
depce in the order they stand arranged; |
and IL notions to proceed to the consideration
OF executive business, to lie en- the table,
and for the previous question. shall be de-
cideG without debate; and motions to take |
UP or proceed to the consideration of any |
question shall be determined without de- |
bate upon the merits OF the question pro-
posed to be considered.
The motion to proceed to the cOnsidera- |
ton of executive business shall not be en-
tertained more than once during debate on
any one bill or resolution. unless by unani
nous consent OF the Senate.
DIVISION OF QUESTION
Rule l7.-If the question in debate con-
t ains several points, any Senator may have |
the same divided; but on motion to strike |
tut and insert, it shall not be in order to |
m owe for division of the question; but the |
rejection of motion to strike out and in