New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-07

committee was in order.
The President declared the point not well
taken.
Senator Grover made the point OF order
that amendments to the majority report are
in order.
The President declared the point of order
well taken.
Senator Eustis offered the following as
substitute for rule forty two, to wit:
That after the call shall have been made
for the introd uctiOn Of resolutions, it shall
! be in order for the introducer Of any bill or
resolution which shall have been referred
| to committee, to inquire OF the chairman
of said committee why the said bill OF reso-
! luticn has not been reported, and upon the
reasons given for failure 10 report u snau
! De in order for the introducer OF said bill or
| resolution to offer q resolution lnetructlng
said committee to report at fixed time.
| and the Sena to shall at once vote upon eaid
resolution OF instruction.
| Senator Allan rose to the following point
of order, THAT according to rules thirty
| one, line nine fold rules), the considera-
ton OF the report is out of order, as it must
| lie over"
| The President ruled the point not well
| taken, as the Senate had already taken up
| and partially acted upon the majority re-
| port.
Senator Twitchell moved to lay the sub
stitute offered by Senator Eustis, CD the
! table.
Senator White called for the yeas and
| nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Birch,
Deriege, Ola. Harper. Herwie, helso,
Stamps, szpher' Twitchel'' Weber, whit
Nays-Alexander, Blackburn, Breaux,
Gage. Chadbourn. Eustis, Gooce, Greene.
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Steven. White,
Young, Wharton-l5.
Absent-Brewster, Dumont, George, Ian
dr., Mascot, Pollard, Robertson-7.
Senator Eustis moved the adoption OF the
substitute.
Senator Burch called for the yeas and
NAYS on the adoption Of the substitute, re-
sulting as follows:
Yeas-AlexandeI. Blackburn, Breaux,
Cage, Chadbourn, Eustis, Gocde, Greene,
Grover. Herwig, Kelly, Ogden, Steven,
Wharton, White. Whitney, foung-n
Nays-Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Burch,
Detiege. Ola. Harper, Kelso, Landry,
Stamps Twitchell, Weber-l2.
Absent - Brewster, DumOnt, George,
Mascot, Pollard, Robertson. Sypher-7'
Senator Whitney offered the following
amendment to rule fifty-one:
Add to rule ffty-one the following:
''Sergeant-at-AIms or dOorkeepers ad-
uniting others than the above. except by
permission of the President OF the Senate,
shall be dismis ed from Office"
Senator Chadbourn moved the adoption
of the amendment
Senator Cage moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Adopted.
Senator Steven offered the following
amendment to rule sixty-four:
Resolred. That the word majority" in
line six, rule sixt y-four, be stricken out and
the words ''tour -fifths" be inserted in lieu
thereof.
Senator Whitney moved to lay the
amendment ON the table.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays. resulting as follows:
Yeas-Allain. Blackburn. Blunt, Breaux,
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Dumont, Harper.
Herwig. ke!so. Masicot, Stamps, Sypher,
Twitchell, Weber. Wharton. Whitney-1S.
Nays-Alexander, Anderson, Detege.
Eustle, Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Og-
den, Steven, White-1l.
Absent-Brewster, George. ella, Landry
Pollard, Robertson, Young.
Senator Sypher moved to adjourn until /
tomorrow at twelve O'clock NJ.
Senator Allan called fer tia yeas and
nays.
Yeas-Alexander. Anderson. Blunt, Du-
mont, Goode, Harper, Kelly. Sypher.
Yopng-9.
Nays-Allain. Blackburn, Breaux, Burch.
Chadbourn, DetIege, Eustis. Greene, Grover.
Herwig. kelso. Masicot. Stamps, Steven.
Twltcheil, Weber, Wharton, White, Whit
ney-l9
Acknowledgements. Cage, George. ella,
Landry, Ogden. Pollard, Robertson-S.
The Senate refused to adjourn.
On the call of Senator Blackburn the
Senate went into executive session.
Executive session baving been raised On
tia call of the roll the following Senators
ans ~e~Ad to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Allan. Blackburn Blunt, Breaux, Burch.
Cage, Chadbourn, Deteige, Dumont. Goode.
Greene, Harper, Herwlg. Kelso. Landry,
MasIcot. Stamps, Steven, Svpher, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, White, Whitney, Young
Absent-Messrs. Brewster, Enstis. GEORGE.
Ola, Grover, Kelly. Ogden, Pollard, Robert
SON..
On molten of Senator Burch rule sixty
one OF the majority report was adopted
Senator Whitney moved to reconsider
the vcte by which rule forty-two was
adopted.
Senator White moved to adjourn, and
called for the yeas and nays
feas-Alexander. Allan, Breaux. Eustis,
Goode. Greene, Grover, Steven. White,
Iourg-l0.
Nays - Anderson, Blackburn. Blunt.
BuIch, Cage, Chadtou1n, Detieee. Harper,
Herwig, kelso, Landry, Mascot. Stamps,
s s9 TwitchelI, Weber, Whitney, War
Absent-Brewster, Dumont. George. Gla
Nelly, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson-S
The Senate refused to adjourn.
Senator Ilasicot called for the previous
question on the motion to reconsider.
Senator White called for executive ses-
sion.
Senator Burch made the point of order
that second call for executive session
pending the consideration of the same sub
Ject matter was oat of order.
The President decided the point of order
we'll taken.
Senator White called for the veas and
nays on the call of the previous question:
1eas-Anderson, Allan. Blackburn.
Blunt. Bnrch CaOo c-'