The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-13
From the Springfield tIli,) Journsl'l
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Legislature, an interesting day IN Spring
Gsld and remarkable day for Illinois
For the first time in the history of this
State, the Governor has been called upon
10 exercise the power vested IN him by
adiourning the Legislature.
| We have already explained the eondi- f.
ton of things in the two houses as 1t ex-
listed on Monday evening, with reference
TO their disagreement on the resolution
for adjournment In consequence of the
Senate being without quorum, this state
Of facts continued to exist yesterday morn
ing The House met at half past nine
o'clock. Une of the first acts after the
opening OF the session, was TO r9"Se, 6y
d strict party cote, q take w H. 6W op-
propriaf71ng $lo0 900 .tor the relief Of SICK
and rounded Mtnois soldiers. Its next
act was to take up and pass local rail
road bill.
At fifteen minutes past ten O'Clock,
Colonel Hirschbeck, the Governors phi
vate secretary, made his appearance IN
the hall, and addressing the Speaker, be-
gan to read the following
PROCLAMATION ny THE GOVERNOR:
| ro tas 6sserai Assm8lv ia S;ite Of Illinois:
WHEREAs, On the eth day of June,
A. ID. 1868, the Senate adopted joint
resolution to adjourn sine de on said day
nj 6 o'clock, p. NJ which resolution, upon
being submitted on the same day 10 the
House of Representatives, was by them
amended by substituting the 22nd day OF
lime. and the hour oi Il o'clock. NJ,
which amendment the Senate thereupon
refused to concur in; and
I WHEREAS, The Constitution of this
State contains the following provisions,
to-wit:
SECTION Is, ART. 4. In case Of disa-
greement between the two Hous with re-
Isrect to the time Of adjournment, the
jGovernor shall have power to adjourn the
/ General Assembly to such time as he
thinks proper, provided it be not period
beyond the next constitutional meeting Of
the same and
/ WaERKAs, fully believe that the in
terests of the people of the State will
be subserved by speedy adjournment ;
the past history of this Assembly holding
out no reasonable hope of beneficial results
to the citizens of the State or the army in
the field from lis further continuance.
Now, therefore, iu consideration of the
existing disagreement between the two
Houses, with respect to the Adjournment,
and By virtue of the power vested in me
by the Constitut on as aforesaid,
Richard Yates, Governor of the State
/ Of Illinois, do hereby adjourn the Gene
lal Assembly now in session, to the Sat
urday mex preceding the first Monday in
January, A. d ls65.
Given at Springfield this, the 10th day
d of jane, A. d. 1908.
RICHARD YATES, Governor
At the same moment the Proclamation
was being read to the Senate by Lieut.
n Gov. Hoffman, after which he pronounced
!. that body adjourned, and left the chair
) The Proclamation was q bomb shell
among certain partisan members in both
houses. Never since the days of tn
I trump Parliament was saeh scene
g witnessed in the "Rump Legislature" o
9 Illinois. During the reading in tn
q House, the Speaker kept humping will
y his gavel vigorously, but was unable Ell
. Their to drown the readers voice or put
. stop to the reading The reading havin
4 been ended, Mr. Speaker Buckmaster dc
q clarcd the act by the Governors Secrets
J. ry out OF order (seemipgly ignorant {
IS TIE fact that communications from til
= Governor are always in order) and dsrt
spectful to the House, aud announce
4 that he should not regard it, but that th
House would proceed TO business.
Mr.. Burr felt inclined To proceed wit
the business Of the House, nolwithstand
ing las he said) the high-handed and al
70 binary attempt of the Executive to prt
rogue the House, but as the Senate ha
If obeyed that Proclamation. and they wei
!. powerless to do any business, he though
i 1t best TO acquiesce in the same and &C
Is journ, and let their constituents and til
10 Democracy know who was responsible fc
!, the failure to make appropriations, etc.
Mr.. Buckmaster. who had previousl
announced his determination to disregar
the Proclamation. arose and said, in sui
" stance, "lf the Governors proclamatio
y has any effect at all, no action on Ii
le part of this House is necessary. Their,
- fore, leave the chair" lie did $
- throwing down his gavel in disgust.
70 A meeting of the faithful way tho
fse loudly called for, and Mr.. Burr gave n
70 tice that they would assemble in caucu
= immediately. at the caucus room, ali
70 the s'Tent."
70 Thus expired, with the most horrib
y contortions, what was once the Legisl
ture of Illinois.
- In adjourning the Legislature Go
~ Yates has performed an act which, und
|, the Constitution, he had the undoubt.
&c right to perform. This has been conc
- ded by the opposition, themselves, al
~ only called in question when they pc
'a' ceiycd its exercise would interfere wi
their partisan schemes. He has dol
more. He has performed an act call
- for and approved by the best men of
EN- parties 10 the State, aud has entitled hi
nj self to the thanks and the appreciation
! the people. He has relieved the State
all an lntolerable nuisance and an expeI
be which was resulting in no advantage
o.. the people or the soldiers.
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