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


assigned shall excuse him. No Senator shall
be allowed to make any explanation OF vote
he is about to give, or ask to be excused
from voting, after the Secretary, under or
der of the Senate, shall have commenced
calling the yeas snd nays; each Senator
shall he all0 wed two minutes to explain
said vote; and it snail be the duty OF the
Secretary to put in d separate list the
names OF absentees in every call OF the yeas
and nays.
Rule 24-NO Senator shall vote on any
question in the result OF which he is imme-
uiateIy interested, or in any case where ne
was not present when the question was put
Upon a division and count of the house on
anv question, 70 member without the bar
shall be counted.
Rule 25.-All questions On amendments,
not extending to the merits, being short
Of the final question, shall be decided by a
majority of the Senators present, although
a greater number be required for the de-
cisiOn Of the final question.
NO PERSONS ADMITTED TO PRESENT PETI-
TONS, ETC.
Rule 26-No motion shall be deemed in
order to admit any person whatsoever
within the doors of the Senate Chamber to
present any petition. memorial or address,
or to hear any such read.
RECONSIDERATION.
Rule 27.-When question has been made
and carried in the Affirmative or negative,
whether previously reconsdered or not, 1t
shall be ID order for any Senator of the
majority to move for the reconsideration
thereof; but no motion for the reconsldera-
ton Of any vote shall be in order after the
bill. resolution, message. report, amend
ment or motion upon which the vote was
fak op oil, oil hov m
of the Senate. announcing their decision,
except resolution confirming or rejecting
nomination by the Governor nor shalt
any motion for reconsideration be IN order,
unless made GA the same day on which the
vote Was taken. or within the two next
days Of actual session OF the Senate there
after; but 4 motion to reconsider vote
upon a nomination shall always-lt the
resolution announcing the decision of the
Senate has been sent to the GoyernOr-te
by motion requesting the
Governor to return the same to the Senate.
When any question may have been decided
by the Senate, in which twC-thirds of the
Senators present are necessary to carry the
any Senator who votes on that
side which prevailed in the question may
be at liberty to move tor reconsld-
deration; and a motion for reconsideration
sh all be decided by majority OF votes; but
u
ton to reconsider shall be IL order at any
time.
Rule 2S-When tie Senate is equally
divided the Secretary shail take the de-
cisiOn of the President.
ETC.
Rule 29-After the journal is read, the
officer shall lay before the Senate
m aSs auaS from, tbea C,vnypnr renortS from
the executive departments. and bills and
Joint resolutions, or other messages from
the House of Representatives. He shall
then call for
Petitions and memorials;
Reports of committees:
Notices of bills;
The Introduction OF bills;
The introduction of joint resolutions;
The introduction of resolutions.
All OF which shall be received and
disposed OF in such order, without re-
gard to length of time required. unless
the unanimous consent of the Senate shall
be otherwise given, and every petition
Or memorial, Or other paper. shall be re-
ferred of course without putting question
for that purpose. unlt IS the reference is OBJ
ected to by Senator al the time such petit
ton, memorial or other paper is presented.
And before any petition or memorial, ad-
lTteScu " tEt SENATE. sudlt Dc TcCelStu anu
read at the tai lie. brief statement of the
contents of the petition or men orial shall
verbally be made by the introducer
NOTICE AND PRINTING OF BILLS, ETC.
Rule 30.-One DAYS notice. al least, shall
be given Of an intended motion FOR leave to
bring in bill or Joint resolution, unless by
unanimous consent of the Senate; and no
bill or Joint res olution reported by COM
mittee shall be printed for the use of the
Senate until after the first reading; IOr
papers or documents be printed for the use
Of the Senate without special order.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Rule 81 Livery tiil and joint resolution
shall receive three readings previous TO its
being passed, and the presiding officer shall
give notice 10 each whether it be first
second CT third; which reading shall be on
ID rec different days. unless tour-titths of
the Senate direct otherwise. And all TeSo-
utions proposing amendments to the con-
or to which the appreciation ami
signature of the Governor may be requisite,
shall be treated, in all respects. III the in
PRODUCTION and form OF proceeding on them,
n the Senate, in a similar manner with
bills; and al other resolutions and reports
# committees shall lie or the table one day
or consideration.
COMMITMENT.
Rule 32-No bill or Joint resolution shall
De committed or amended until it email
lave been twice read. after which it may
De referred TO a committee
Strike out old rule thirty.hree.
FINAL QUESTIONS.
Ruie 33.-The final question upon the |
econd reading of every bill, resolution or |
constitutional amendment originating in the |
senate and requiring three readings pre- |
-ious to being passed, shall be whether it !
hall be ensrossed and read third time; !
.ud no amendment shall be received for dis |
ussion at q third reading ofany bill, resolu- |
ion, or amendment, unless by unanimous |
consent OF the Senators present; but it shall |
It all times be in order before the final |
passage Of any such bill, resolution or con-
titutional amendment, to move its commit |
nent; and ehou1a such commitment take |
,lace, and any amendment be reported by |
he committee. the said bill, resolution or |
amendment shall be again |
cad second time. and may be considered |
md debated, and then the aforesaid ques- |
ion shall be again put.
AMENDMENTS TO APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Rule 3i-No amendment proposing ad- |
litional appropriations shall be received to |
my general appropriation bill unless it be
made to carry out the provisions of some |
Existing law, or some act or resolution pre-. |
'iouely passed by the Senate during that |
essioD, or moved by direction of stand |
ng or select committee of the Senate, or in |
pursuance of an estimate from the head of |
ome of the departments; and no amend |
nent shall be received whose object is to
provide for private claim, unless it be to
larry out the provisions of an existing law. |
All amendments to general appropriation
bills reported from committees of the Sen.
tie, proposing new items of appropriation, |
hall, one day before they are offered, be |
eferred to the Finance Committee, and all |