The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27

but without debate. III the decision be i
j favor 81 the member Called 70 order, ne sl1a
ID liable to the censure uf the Convention.
Kule No. 15 Of the printed copy wa
stricken out.
n Rule Nos 1e, " and Is were adopted as fol
lows.
i RULE 1g,AThe motives Of members shall
not be- criticised or called In question III de
bate, IA member present shall not be Hd
/ dressed or mentioned BY his name. Aliusions
to the social status, condition, On lnflfmitiet
Of a member are forbidden as personalities
| and against order and deeorum.
Number aud Length of Speeches.
i RULE t7,-No member shall speak more
] than twice on the same question, nor more
i than half Oil hour On each occasion, without
leave OF the Convention, nor more than once
until every member choosing to speak shall
tion shall have the right to open and close
the debate, even after the main question shall
have been ordered, and In case the PROPOSE.
tion comes from any COMMITTEES, then the
member making the report from the commits
| tee shall have thB right to open and close the
debate In like manner.
| Visiting Seeretarys Desh
Ing called, or votes are being counted, no
member shall visit the Secretary's desk.
Rule No 10 was amended by striking out
at the end thereof the words ''near him, 7 and
adopted, amended as follows:
Respect to the Chair.
RULE 1e.--While the President Is putting
any question or addressing the Convention,
none shall walk out OF or cross the hall.
While d member 10 speaking none shall pass
between him and the Chnlf or entertain audi
Bile private discourse.
Rule No. 20 was adopted, as follows
Interesting Voting -Abseatees.
RULE 2n.--No member shall vote on any
question In the event OF which be IS imfne-
diately Interested, nor In any case where he
was not within the bar OF the Convention
when the question was put; and when any
member shall ask leave to vote, the President
shall PROFOUND TO him the question. Were
you Within the bar before the last NAME was
| called r.
Rule No al, on motion OF Mr.. Robertson,
| was DO amended as to read as follows:
Voting and Exploration Of Votes.
RULE 2t.-Every member who shall be In
| the Convention when a question ls put. shall
give his vote unless the Convention for Tea-
sons assigned shall excuse him. No member
shall be allowed to make any explanation OF
vote he ID about TO give, Or ask to be ex-
| oused from voting, after the Secretary, under
order Of the Convention shall have COM
menced calling the yeas and nays; each
member shall be allowed two minutes TO ex-
plain said vote; provided, notice Of said In
tention has been given before the call OF the
roll has been commenced; and it shall be the
duty OF the Secretary to put In q separate list
the names OF absentees, In every call OF the
yeas and nays.
The rule was adopted as amended.
Rule No. 70 Of the printed list was stricken
out.
Rules Nos 20, q and % were adopted as
follows: Z
Motions-Hos pa. III
RULE 25.-When motion ID made and Sec
onded. 1t shall be stated by the President or,
being In writing, IT shall be handed to the
Chair, and read aloud by the Secretary, be-
than fifteen words shall be written before -
ing offered.
Motions, etc, 10 BE Written aSad SigaM.
RULE a. Every motion. except adj
journment and likHbrief notion shal be re-
duced to writing bylh&nemher. intrA aucing
the same, and eael, nefN Per shall q Ach his
name to every ordinane resalntlod am s ID.
hint him before Il shali il RI siyed b1 Ehe Chair
or read by the Secretary.
Withdrawal Of Nptio1
Any motion may be whdi wn BY the
mover ut any time before Hon, amend.
ment, or ordering the yeas at nays, except
a motion to reconsider, which shall not be
withdrawn without leave iii the Convention.
VISITORS.
RULE 25-No person shall be admitted
within the bar but members and officers OF
the general or State government, and others
hereinafter named, unless upon invitation OF
the President Of the Conyention. The Prest-
dent shall, at the request Of any ten men,
beers and employees OF tbs Convention.
Rule No. 2G was read, 3D. follows:
Dipision of Question.
RULE 26.-By consent Of the Convention
question may be divided before 1t Is put, but
such question shall comprehend points SO
distinct and entire, that one OF them being
taken away, the other may stand entire.
on the first member, the second 10 open to de-
bate and amendment But II the motion be
to strike out and insert, 1t shall not be In
order to move for division of the question;
but the rejection Of q motion to strike out
and insert one proposition, shall not prevent
a motion to strike out and insert q different
proposition; nor prevent subsequent motion
simply to strike out; nor shall the rejection
Of d motion simply to strike out prevent O
subsequent motion to strike out and insert
Mr. Allan offered as an amendment the
following:
Ally IHGIH0eI Iihy td1i lUL LLG ulfl5lOu vi
question before or after the main question
is ordered"
The amendment was lost, and rule No. &c
was adopted.
Rules Nos. n and % we're adopted, as fol-
lows:
Order Of Business.
RULE 27.-When question Is under debate
no motion shall be received but
l. To adjourn;
q To lie on the table;
B. For the previous question;
4. To postpone to day certain;
s. To commit;
6. To amend; or -.m.......
Z. To postpone indefinitely;
Which several motions have precedence in
the order in which they are arranged, and no
m otion to postpone to q day certain, to COM
NIT or to postpone indefinitely, being decided.
shall be again allowed on the same day at
the same stage Of the motion or proposition.
A motion to strike out the enacting words of
q motion shall have precedence OF motion
to amend and, II carried shall be considered