Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-28

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MssissiPrI--An anomaly III the history of 1.cgisla-
ton has been recently presented in this State The Lee
gsature assembled the 10Th January at Jackson in
pursuance OF the proclamation of the Governor. HIS
Message was received by both Houses and Commit
tee OF the Senate was appointed the 2ls iniorm
the House OF Representatives, that they ready
proceed to business. The usual Committees were APP
pointed and in the House of Representatives u report
was made by the Committee on Elections in favor of
the claims OF the new counties, which had been formed
since the census of 1893 the right of representa-
ton, member of the Committee alone dissenting
inns report was sustained by almost unanimous
OF the House Some Joint resolutions were passed aud
ihe ordinary routine OF legislation went on, in both
Houses, until the 9th, when the House received
Message from the Senate, stating that they had APP
pointed the next day, IL o'clock for an adjournment
SINE de-, and asking their On tile 2sth
tins resolution of the Senate laid upon the table but
was afterwards referred 10 Committee ofsevcn On the
18th the Senate appointed committee inform The Co
vernon that il their intention TO adjourn sjae die
The Governor refused to recognize their right TO do So
Tor longer time than three days, without the consent of
the House After receiving this communication the Sc
nate broke up sine dc, and left the House sit by
itself. On the Both the House was adjourned by the
Governor until the first Monday in January next
Inc moving cause of this strange condnc the part
Oh Tue oenate may be found IN the fact that large
jority OF the House were in favor of bringing mue
diatey the election for L. S Senator TO which nine out
OF t'cetcc of the Senate opposed
Resolutions disappearing the OF the Hon John
Black, and inviting him To resign his in the Senate
OF the u States as well as nstrucng their Senators
vote tor eNpunging from the journals the Resolution of
censure passed upon the President carried in the
House of Representatives by vote of 3S to IL.
we give below the communication of Gov Runnels
TO the Senate on receiving the information of their in
tenon TO adjourn
TO The President of The Sctalc:
SIR-liaving received Il communication from the
House over which you preside, advising the Exccu-
tive that that branch of the Legislature do not recon-
nize the House of Repre- as constitutions Nv
organized branch of that body and that Senate viii
adjourn to-day ut four clock II. NJ this resolution be-
ing Indefinite, inasmuch it does state whether
or not the Senate designs adourning sine die or whe.
Their is designed to adjourn for the space of three
without the concurrence of the House Representatives
which they have the right TO do: at loss To- know
now 10 the provisions of the Constitution
Section I'D, Article Sd, which declares follows sNci.
Their House shall, without the consent of the other nd
Journ Tor more than three days any other pac,
than that IN which they may be sitting" Now, il is
clear under THIS provision OF the Constitution that
liner House can conSuutonally adjourn lo9er time
than three days. and the only mode pointed out lv
winch tile two Houses be adjourned without Their
JOINT concurrence is laid down Section 9Th Article 5L
oil the Constitution which provides that sin of dsa
greement between the two Houses with respect To In,
time of adjournment the Governor may aGiourn lo,r
10 such time as he shall think proper exceednr the
day OF the stated meeting of the Legislature The rb
oil bare majority OF the Senate indeed the entire mum
Der OF that body To Judge of the consttutionay of the
House OF Representatives denied in the broad and un-
questionable language of the Constitution in Section
ioth Article Ind, of that instrument which declares as
follows, that each House shall judge of the qualifications
ana elections OF its own MISUNDERSTANDING lan0nn0,
can be clear Who can doubt the right of each
House TO organize its own body and prescribe such
rules tor their government they may think propcr
s Executive OF this State issued wTits of election for
Ion of one representative from each of the six
- laid oft at the last session of the Iersla.
kzed their constitutional right TO such re-
5aipe, and entertans as little doubt of
r. Indeed, there is doubt left
ecutive, having been sustained bv
pice of the House of Representa-
h.ibnnal known u the Constu.
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