The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-05

Rule 40 was read to the House, as follows:
No person shall bs admitted within the bar
but members OF the Senate aud officers of the
general or State government, unless upon tfl-
vltatiorl OK O meDiber Ok the House, with the
consent OF tho Speaker. The Speaker shall,
ut the request OF any ten members, clear the
hall OF all persons except members and eun-
ployees OF the House, ..f.
The Speaker (Mr. Kavanagh In the chair)
ruled that under tho above rule No. 20 he was
authorized to order the House cleared OF all
except members and officers OF the House, fn-
cluding members OF the Senate and State
officers. aeH.g- ...
Mr.. Billiu appealed from the ruling OF the
Chair In so much as 1t referred to Senators
and officers OF the State government.
Mr.. Farmer moved that the House adjourn
until Ii o. m. tomorrow,
The yeas and nays were ordered and re
suited 40 follows:
Yeas Messrs. Aitken, Allaln, Atkins, Bar
ry, Baskln, Bulow, Carron, Cayolle. Cos
grove Debel, Dickerson, Dudenhefer, Far
mer, Faulkner, Frazier, Gardner, Hathaway
Heidenhaln. Ives, Jacks0n Of st. Mary, Jones
Landry, Lueke. Lyons, Nixon, Morgan, Nc
Roche Schneider, shaIffer, st. Cair, Verret,
Williams Of Terrebonne, Young Of Iberia--38.
Nays-M Messrs., Archer, Billiu, Buchanan.
Harris, Henry, jackson OF Natchitoches Jof-
frion, Kavanagh, Kirk, Kteinpeter, Lancas-
tor, Legendre, Letten, MahOney, Milaudon,
Donald, Mcdowell, Newsom. Ogden Of Bos-
sier, Pearce,. PhiDps.. Richardson, Kobertaon,
Shepherd, Talton, Varnado, Vaughan, Vim
cent, VOORHEES,, Weems, Williams Of More
house Wss Y Y'qs Ct s nsydon
Devereaux, billiard, Herring, Pope. String
fellow-7.
The motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
Mr.. Grain presented the following explana-
ton:
/ signed the petition for the enforcement OF
rule 20 under the impression that by the en-
forcement Of said rule only lobbyists would
be excluded from within the bar OF tnts House.
and not Senators and officers of the State,
and that had no thought OF the lottery Dill
'''''''''' II. E. GRAIN.
Mr.. Robertson moved the previous question
on the appeal, which was seconded by the
House. The question was put, "Shall the de-
clslon Of the chair be sustained as the judg-
ment Of the House"
The yeas and nays were ordered, and re-
suited as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Altken, Allan, Atkins. Bar
ry, Baskin, Bulger, Bulow, Carron, Cayolle,
Ss o De6e F1aasr Gsaa
Gardner, Hathaway, Hldenha!n, Ives, Jackson
of st. Mary, Jackson OF Natchitoches, Jones,
Landry, Lucke, Lyons, gMillaudon, Nixon,
Morgan, Mcdonald, Ogden OF Bossier, Phil
lips, Pollard, Pritehagd, Quinn, Roche; schnei-
Williams OF Terrebonne, Yen, Young of Iberia,
Young Of Bt. Landry-f7, Q &.
NaystMessrs. Archer, Bfillu, Buchanan,
Butler qade Gafsy Esazs ss Franz Franz abson'
Kirk, Kleinpeter, Lancaster, Legendre, Let-
Cullough, Mcdowell, McLeroy, Newsom.
Pearce, Phipps, Richardson, Robertson, Snep-
Weems, Williams OF Morehouse, Wise-49.
Absent Messrs. Armstrong. Davidson,
Devereaux, billiard, Herring, Pope. String
fellow-7. ....., ,r.--e-s. 49,. ss-+
Mr.. Kavanagh not voting.
The decision OF the chair was sustained,
and the Sergeant-at-Arms instructed to clear
the House of all but members and employees
| Mr.. Robertson moved that the representa-
tives of the press be allowed inside of the bar
| OF the House.
On this motion A members voted yea and
| 33 voted nay.
| Mr.. Farmer, rising to point OF order,
| claimed that tho motion was not agreed TO
ten members opposing the same.
| The Speaker ruled the point well taken,
| but ruled that under rule No. 20 any Lnen-
Der might invite tho members Of the prass
| inside the bar.
Mr.. Faulkner moved that the Houss invite
the members of the press wikhia the bar.
| Motion was lost.
Mr.. st. Clair arose to o question O. pFiv1-
| lege, called attention OF Speaker an mem
/ x..,..ana.l a., slx.h p~~a