Mr. President : Your committee herewith report that they have examined the credentials of members claiming to be elected to the senate, and find the following named gentlemen entitled to seats therein: First District-P. W. Birkhauser. 66 -George H. Stone. Second District-Church Howe, Sixth District-C. V. Gallagher. Thirteenth District-E. W. Arnold. We further report that D. T. Hayden from the third district, William Marshall from the eighth district, and J. T. Clarkson from the fourteenth district report that they have left their credentials at home; your committee believing that they have been elected to the senate from the districts named recommend that they be admitted to seats therein. No person has presented credentials from either the tenth, twelfth, or nineteenth districts. CHAS. K. COUTANT, E. E. BROWN, CHARLES H. BROWN. On motion of Mr. Brown, of Douglas, AFTER RECESS. The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names: Messrs. Arnold, Birkhauser, Brown of Douglas, Brown, of Lancaster, Bonnell, Cheney, Clarkson, Coulter, Coutant, Cuppy, Dorsey, Gallagher, Grimm, Hayden, Howe, Jewett, Kimmell, Ley, Marshall, Norval, Otterstein, Scoville, Seaman, Stone, Tefft, VanWyck, Wigton, and Mr. President-28. Mr. Brown, of Douglas, presented the credentials of Mr. Beck, from the tenth district, and Mr. Sullenberger, from the twelfth district, which, on motion, were referred to the committee on credentials. The committee on credentials presented the following report: Mr. President: Your committee to whom was referred the credentials of Messrs. Beck and Sullenberger, report that they have examined the same and that they are entitled to seats in the Senate. CHARLES K. COUTANT, Chairman. Mr. Clarkson moved that a committee of two be appointed to wait upon the Secretary of State, and request him to administer the oath of office to members of the Senate. The motion was sustained and the chair appointed Messrs. Clarkson and Birkhauser. The committee appeared with Hon. Bruno Tzschuck, Secretary of State, who administered the oath to the members of the Senate, and the same was subscribed by them as follows: We, and each of us, do solemnly swear that we will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Nebraska, and will faithfully discharge the duties of members of the Legislature according to the best of our ability, and that at the election at which we were chosen to fill said office we have not improperly influenced in any way the vote of any elector, and have not accepted nor will we accept directly or indirectly any money or other valuable thing from any corporation, company or person, or any promise of office for any vote we may give or withhold on any bill, resolution or appropriation. E. W. ARNOLD, P. W. BIRKHAUSER, E. E. BROWN, M. B. CHENEY, J. A. McMEANS, JOHN D. SEAMAN, O. P. SULLENBERGER, C. H. VANWYCK, of January, 1879. W. B. BECK, B. F. DORSEY, Subscribed in my presence, and sworn to before me this 7th day BRUNO TZSCHUCK, Secretary of State. Mr. Coutant submitted the following resolution: Resolved, that the rules of the last senate be adopted as the rules of this senate, with the exception of rule 27, which shall be amended to read as follows: "27. All standing committees shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor elect." Mr. Birkhauser moved to amend by adopting the rules of the last senate as the rules of the senate at this session. The question being upon the amendment, the ayes and nays were demanded. Those voting for the amendment were, Messrs. Beck, Birkhauser, Brown, of Douglas, Bonnell, Cuppy, Dorsey, Gallagher, Grimm, Stone and Van Wyck-10. Those voting against the amendment were, Messrs. Arnold, Brown, of Lancaster, Cheney, Clarkson, Coulter, Coutant, Hayden, Howe, Jewett, Kimmell, Ley, Marshall, Norval, Otterstein, Scovill, Seaman, Sullenberger, Teft, Wigton -19. So the amendment was lost." The question recurring upon the original resolution, the ayes and nays were demanded. Those voting in favor of the resolution were: Messrs. Arnold, Brown, of Lancaster, Cheney, Clarkson, Coulter, Coutant, Hayden, Howe, Jewett, Kimmell, Ley, Marshall, Norval, Otterstein, Scovill, Seaman, Sullenberger, Tefft, Wigton-19. Those voting against the resolution were: Messrs. Beck, Birkhauser, Brown, of Douglas, Bonnell, Cuppy, Dorsey, Gallagher, Grimm, Stone, Van Wyck-10. So the resolution was adopted. The rules as adopted are as follows: STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE. 1. The president having taken the chair, and a quorum being present, the journal of the preceding day shall be read, to the end that any mistake may be corrected that shall be made in the entries. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the senate. 2. No member shall speak to another, or otherwise interrupt the business of the senate, or read any newspapers while the journal or public papers are being read, or when any member is speaking in any debate. 3. Every member, when he speaks, shall address the president, standing in his place, and when he has finished shall sit down. 4. No member shall speak more than twice in any one debate, on the same day, without leave of the senate. 5. When two members rise at the same time, the president shall name the person to speak; but in all cases, the member who shall first rise and address the president, shall be entitled to the floor. 6. When a member shall be called to order by the president or a senator, he shall sit down; and every question of order shall be decided by the president, without debate, subject to an appeal to the senate, and the president may call for the sense of the senate an any question of order. 7. If a member be called to order for words spoken, the exceptionable words shall be immediately taken down in writing, that the president may be better enabled to judge of the matter. 8. No member shall absent himself from the service of the senate without leave of the senate being first obtained. And in case a less number than a quorum of the senate shall convene, they are hereby authorized to send the sergeant-at-arms, or any other person or persons by them authorized, for any or all absent members, as a majority of such members present shall agree, at the expense of such absent members respectively, unless such excuse for non-attendance shall be made as the senate, when a quorum is convened, shall judge sufficient; and in that case the expense shall be paid out of the contingent fund. And this rule shall apply as well to the first convention of the senate at the legal time of meeting, as to each day of the session after the hour has arrived to which the senate stood adjourned. |