New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-08

any motion may be withdrawn by the
mover at any time before decision, smend
ment, Or ordering the yeas and nays, except
motion to reconsider, which shall not be
withdrawn without leave of the Senate.
PRECEDENCE OF MOTIONS WHEN A QUESTION
is UNDER DEBATE.
| Rule !6-When a question is under de
bate, no motion shall be received but
| To adjourn;
| To proceed to the consideration OF execu
| tive business;
| To lie on the table;
| For the previous question;
To postpone indefinitely;
To postpone to day certain;
To commit; or,
| To amend.
| Which several motions shall have prece-
dencs in the order they stand arranged;
and motions to proceed to the consideration
| OF executive business, to lie on the table,
| and for the previous question, shall be de-
| cided 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 he considered.
The motion to proceed to the c0nsiiera-
| ton Of executive business shall not be en-
| tertained more than once during debate on
| any one bill or resolution. unless by unanl-
NOUS CONSENT VI Tue OcUdtc.
DIVISION OF QUESTION
Rule l7.-If the question in debate coz
| tains several points, any Senator may have
| the same divided; but on a motion to strike
out and insert, it shall not be in order to
move for division of the question; but the
rejection of motion to strike out and in
sert one proposition shall not prevent a me-
| ton to strike out different proposition;
nor prevent subsequent motion simply to
strike out; nor shall the rejection OF a me
ton simply to strike out prevent a subse-
quent motion to strike out and insert.
FILLING BLANKS.
Rule lS-In filling up blanks, the largest
sum and longest time shall be first
OBJECTION TO READING A PAPER.
Rule l9-When the reading Of paper,
other than joint resolutions or bills, is
called for, and the same is objected to by
any Senator, it shall be determined By j
vote of the Senate, and without debate.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - PRIOR SPECIAL
ORDER.
Rule 2O.-The unfinished business in
which the Senate was engaged at the las
preceding adjournment shall have the pre-
ference it the special orders Of the day.
YEAS AND NAYS.
Rule 2l.-When the yeas and NAYS shall
be called for by sny Two of the Senator's
present, each Senator called upon shall, I'M
less for special reasons he be excused By the
Senate, declare openly, and without debate,
his assent or dissent to the question. In
taking the yeas and nays, and upon call
Of the Senate. the names of the Senators
shall be called alphabetically.
Rule 22.-When the yeas and nays shall
be taken on any question in pursuance of
the above rule, no Senator shall be per-
mitted, under any circumstances whatever,
to vote after the decision is announced
from the Chair.
Rule 23.-Every Senator who shall be in
the Senate when question is put, shall
give his vote, unless this Senate for reasons
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 and nays; each Senator
shall be allowed two minutes to explain
said vote; and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary to put in 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-
diately interested, or in any case where he
was not present wien the question was put.
Upon division and count of the house on
any question, DO member without the bar
shall be counted.
Rule 25-Au questions On amendments,
not extending to the merits, being short
of the final question. shall be decided by
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,
OF to hear any such read.
RECONSIDERATION.
Rule G.-When question has been made
and carried in the affirmative or negative,
whether previously reconsidered or not. it
shall be ID order for any Senator of the
majority to move for the reconsideration
thereof; but no motion for the reconsidera-
ton of any vote shall be in order after the
bill, resolution, message, report, amend
meat or motion upon which the vote was
taken shall have gone out of the possession
of the Senate, announcing their decision,
except q resolution confirming or rejecting
a nomination by the Governor; nor shall
any motion for reconsideration be in order, |
unless made on the same day on which the !
vote was taken, or within the two next |
days Of actual session of the Senate there |
after; but a motion to reconsider vote !
upon q nomination shall always-if the |
resolution announcing the decision Of the |
Senate has been cent to the GovernOr-be |
By motion requesting the !
Governor to return the same to the Senate.
When any question may have been decided |
by the Senate, in which two-thrds of the |
Senators present are necessary to carry the |
Affirmative any Senator who votes on that |
side which prevailed in the question may |
be at liberty to move for reconsid-
Iteration; and a motion for reconsideration
shall be decided by a majority of votes; but |
no motion to reconsider vote upon nc |
ton to reconsider shall be in order at any
time.
Rule 2S-When tie Senate is equally
divided the Secretary shall take the de-
,ision of the President.
MORNING BCsINESS-PETITIONS, REPORTS
ETC.
Rule 29.-After the journal is read, the
officer ehall lay before the Senate
messages from the Governor, reports from
the executive departments, aud bills ana
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, unless the reference is oh.
iected to by Senator at the time such petit
ton, memorial or other paper is presented.
And bofora anx refitinn or mem0rial adj