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

such special orders snail be postponed BY
direction of the Senate.
MAJORITY REQUIRED TO MAKE SPECIAL
ORDER.
No bill, joint resolution or other subject
shall be made q special order for q partlcu
lar day and hour without the consent Of
two-thirds of the Senators present.
ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY.
All questions relative to the priority OF
the business TO be acted upon shall be de-
cideG without debate, but no motion to call
up bill out of its regular order shall be
allowed, unless by unanimous consent OF
the members present.
The unfinished business in which the Sen
ate was engaged the last preceding its ad-
journment shall have the preference in the
order of the day: and no molten or any
other business shall he received without
special leave Of the Senate until the former
is disposed of.
Rule 3.-In the order of the day, bust
ness shall have precedence as follows:
l. Unfinished business.
:. Special orders.
3. Action on reports of committees lying
over.
4. Senate bills and joint resolutions On
second reading
5 Senate bills and joint ret olutions on
third reading.
g. First reading Of House bills and Joint
resolutions.
I. Second reading of House bills and Joint
resolutions.
s. Third reading of House bills and Joint
resolutions.
MAKING UP THE JOURNAL.
Rule 3S-The titles of bills anu Joint reso-
lntions, and such parts thereof only as shall
be affected by proposed amendments, shall
be inserted in the journal.
Rule 33.-The proceedings of the Senate
shall be entered on the journal as concisely
rs possible, care being taken to detail a true
aud accurate account of the proceedings;
but every vote of the Senate shall be entered
on the journal and a brief statement Of the
contents OF each petition. me mortal or paper
presented to the Senate shall also be insert
ed in the Journal.
Rule 40.-ihe files of the Senate NAV be
inspected by the members. but 10 paper
shall be Withdrawn shereirom without the
conaent of the Senate.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rule 1.-THE following standing commit
tees shall be appointed by the President, at
the commencement Of each session, with
leave to report by bill or otherwise:
l. Committee On Judiciary seven men,
bers.
,. Committee on Finance. seven members.
}. Committee gu Militia, tive members.
4. Committee on Enrolment and EEg
ment. seven members.
s. Committee on Claims, seven members
9. Committee on Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures, ire members.
!. Committee on Public Education, seven
members.
8. Committee on Printing, seven men,
bers.
9. Committee on Banks and Banking,
seven members.
10. Committee On Auditing and Super
vising the Expenses of the Senate, five
members.
ii. Committee on Federal Relations. five
members
T.. Committee on Peniten:iary, seven
members.
l3. Committee on Corporations and Paro-
chial Affairs, seven members.
ii. Committee on Charitable Institutions,
nine members.
10. Committee on Public Lands and
Levees. nine members.
Is. Commute on Parks and Public Build
lngs, seven memb ers.
Il. Committee on Railroads and Internal
improvements, seven members.
Is. Committee on Health and Quarantine.
seven members.
-. Commit. lee on Libraries. five mem
beIs.
70. Committee On Pensions, five members.
II. Committee on Drainage, Canals, and
Inland Navig alton. five members.
-. Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
form, i've members.
2}. Committee on Elections, seven mem
bers.
"a. Committee On Metropolitan Police,
five members.
%. Committee on Elections and Registra-
ton, seven members
70. Committee on Apportionment. seven
members.
REFERENCE 70 STANDING OR SELECT COM
Mites.
Rule i2.-When motions are made for
reference Of the same subject To select
committee, the question on reference to the
standing committee shall be first put.
EXECUTIvE Observation-Disclosures ON
NOMINATlONs.
Rule l. When nominations shall be
made by the Governor TO the Senate. they
shall unless otherwise ordered bv the Sen
ate. be referred to appropriate committees;
and the final question on every nomination
snail be. Will the Senate advise and con
sent to this mem nation! g. which question
shall not be put on the same day on " hich the
nomination 10 received. nor on the cay on
which it may be reported by a committee,
unless by the unanimous consent OF the
Senate. Nominations neither approveu nor
rejected during the session at which they
are made, shall not be acted upon at any
succeeding session without being again
made by the Governor; and it the Senate
shall adjourn 10 take !. recess for more than
thirty days. all oniDatiGGs pending and
not finally acteu upon at the time o. taking
such adjournment or recess, shall be re-
turned 70 the Governor, and shall not be
atterward acted upon. unless again submit
ted to the Senate by the Governor; and all
motions pending to reconsider a vote upon a
ehall fall on such adjournment or
recess; and the Secretary OF the Senate
shall thereupon make ont and furnish to
the heads OF departments, and other officers
the list CT nominations rejected or not con-
firmed as required by law.
MATTERS CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET.
Rule "A. All confidential communications
made by the executive OF the State to the
kept inyioiahly secret until the Senate take
Oft the Injunction Of secrecy by resolution.
SECRECY OF REMARKS ON NOMINATIONS.
Rule 45-Ail information or remarks con-
corning the character or qualifications of
any person nominated by the Governor to
Office shall be kept secret, but the fact that
a nomination has been made shall not be
kept secret.
CLEARING OF THE SENATE.
Rule as When acting upon confidential
or executive business, the Chamber shall
be cleared of all persons except the Secre-
tary of tho Senate, the principal or execu-
tive clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms and door
keeper. the assistant dOOrkeeper, and such
other officers as the presiding officers shall
think necessary; and all such officers shall
be sworn to secrecy.
SEPARATE BOOKS TO BE KEPT.
Rule F.-The proceedings of the Senate,