New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10

1 ADVOOA SsVeA
amendment on the table.
Senator Landry moved to adjourn.
Upon which the yeas and nays were de
manded BY Senator Robertson, resulting Al
follows:
Yeas-Audersou, Blunt, Cage, Chadbourn
Harper. Kelso, Landry, Pollard, Stamps
Sypher, Twitcheil. Weber. Whitney-l3.
| Navs-Alexander, Allan, Breaux, Brew
ster, Burch, Dumont, George, Goode, Greene
Grover. Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven
Wharton, White, Young-l7.
Absent Blackburn, Detiege, Eustis, G!a
Herwig. Masicot-6.
The Senate refused to adjourn.
The question recurring on the motion O
Senator Robertson. the yeas and nays were
demanded by Senator SJpher, resulting al
follows:
Yeas - Alexander. Anderson. Blunt
Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage, ChadbOurn
Dumont, George. Goode, Greene, Grover
ertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher, Wharton
White, Whitney, fOung-s6.
| Navs-Allain, Harper, Landry, Pollard
| Twitchell, Weber,.
Absent - Blackburn, Detiege. Eustis
| Gla-4.
And the amendment was laid on thu
table.
| THE President of the Senate in thu
chair].
| Senator Sypher offered the following
amendment to the substitute
| And that Senators and Representatives
| shall receive as full compensation three
| dollars per day.
Senator Pollard moved to lay tue amend
ment on she table.
Senator Whitney moved to adj ourn, upon
which the yeas and nays were demanded
by Senator Wharton, resulting as follows:
Yeas Blunt, Cage, Chadbourn, Harper
Kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Twi1chell, Weber,
Whitney-lO.
Nays-Allain. Anderson, Breaux, Burch
Brewster. Dumont, George. Goode. Greene,
Grover. Herwig, Kelly Landry, Masicot,
RoDea@Is Steven Wharton White
Absent-Alexander, Blackburn, Detiege,
Eustis Gia, Ogden, Sypher-7.
The Senate refused to adjourn.
On the motion to table the amendment,
the yeas and nays were demanded by Sem
ator Robertson with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander. Allan, Burch, Cage,
George, GOOde, Greene. Grover. Herwiy.
Kelly. Robertson Steven, Wharton, White
IOung-l5.
Nays-Blunt, Breaux. Brewster. Chad
bourn. DumOnt Harper, Kelso. Landry,
Mascot, Ogden. Stamps. Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, Whitney-lo
Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Detiege,
Eustis. Gls, Pollard-6.
Tnoro hoiru t;a roto Tho proo;Iaot o<
the Senate voted in the negative, stating
that under rule No. "a, no Senator could
vote upon a question where he was directly
interested, and as he. as President, was not
interested in said question was the only
one authorized to decide the question.
Senator Stamps moved to adjourn until
to morrow at tveiv o'clock NJ.
Senator Robertson called for the yeas
and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas - Alexander Blunt, Cage. Chad
bourn. Harper, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber. Wnitney-l0.
Nays-Ailain, Bresux. Bre Burch,
DumOnt, George, Goode Greene. Grover.
Herwig, Kelso. Kelly, Landry. Masicot,
Ogden. Robertson. Steven, Wharton. White,
YOung-20
Absent-Anderson. Blackburn. Detiege
Eustis. Ola, Pollard-6.
The Senate refused to adjourn.
Senator Landry moved that the whole
subject matter be postponed until Monday
next at P. NJ
Senator Wharton demanded the previous
question on the motion TO postpone.
Main question ordered.
On the motion to postpone the yeas and
nays were demanded by Senator Young, re-
sulting as follows:
Yeas-Blunt. Harper Landry, Mascot.
Sypher. Twitchell. Weber,.
Nays-Aiexander Allan, Breaux. Brew
ster Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Dumont,
George, Goode Greene, Grover, Herwig.
Kelso. Kelly, Ogden, Pollard, Stamps,
Steven, Wharton. White. Whitney-22
Absent-AndersOn, Blackburn. Detiege,
Eustis. Gis. Robertson, Young.
And the Senate refused to postpone the
subject matter.
Senator Sypher called for the adoption OF
his amendment.
Upon which the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Senator Breaux, resulting as
follows:
Yeas-Blunt, Breau1, Brewster, Cage,
Cladbourn, Harper. Herwig, Kelso. Mas;
cot Stamps, Syphe-, Twi;chel. Weoer,
Young-li
Nays-A!exauier Allan Bnroh, Dumont,
G ao-.e. .,o-1t. U.oeue, GcoveT, Kelly,
Landry. Ogden. Robertson, Steven, Whar
ton, White. iouDg-lb.
Absent-Anderson. Blackburn, Detiege,
E1stis, ella. Polard-6.
The Senate refused to adopt the amend
ment.
The question recurring on the substitute
of Senator Wharton. Senator Blunt moved
to refer the whole subject matter to the
Committee on Finance, with instructions to
report day after tomorrow,
Senator Wharton made the point of order
that the main question having been ordered
on the amendments. that the Senate was
still working under the operation OF the
previous question. and consequently the
motion of Senator Blunt was out OF order.
The President ruled the point well taken.
The substitute was then adopted
Senator Alexander offered the following
amendment to section one,
Strike out $2500 and insert $4,000 strike
out $4,000 and insert $4,000.
Senator Harper moved to adjourn
Upon which the yeas and nays we're de-
manded by Senator Robertson, resulting as
follows:
Yeas-Blunt, Cage. Chadbourn, Harper,
Landry. Sypher, Twitcnell, Weber, WHIT
ney-9.
Nays-Alexander Allan, Burch, Brew
ster, Dumont, George. Goode, Greene, Gro
yer, Herwig. Kelly, Masicot, Ogden, Rob