, 1869-06-30

i.ous . tts:l not exceed . Eundrcd, ind the st.,sut
says" y, al consiEt OF OF huHakta ta=m5ers MIST
then. tie IIcute, to wcsu II one actually, be com
posed {! ore hund1e; uea1heEs. So, mere u
Io QoI5g i'll exlstenf while there Is less thho Ont
1a nsd aeS ss na a sa' Ss IL zee
House, taen We ran rx gu>.um 81 II. Ine Hoss
>hc" h::cE 4ea7s mag, and ,.ses oiten means shal
III legislation; aud be!:ere!: ce:er has been con
:cudr htfore, aud is no: :h1. II requires ont
ilulnre7 tlr:ulaeEs TO constitute legal Il 1se O.
keprv-sn,atlyes Now. 4 II d9es 1oi Tc9 lire onf
4 irsa! House OF Representatives may he deanea
Us consisting ct all the members existing a, q
given I.I1c, he they 1cT OF nla7'J. who have the
right IL. or mar be compelled " [ake :eats III ,ht
ECEse TaCo 1E St.ssoH- .-.. -..
And i: may nhareviate o.. a-Earneot to here gel
= ,olera'!y clear idea Of the nAture aud mode OF
settling Quoyum: 4 quos01l Is The smallest nun.
TER OF ueuat.4rs OF cbTpor3H Or Legislative body
tiat csa t,nd the whole ~ ofl:tal action. Il y
eSisAttvG hodr, or &c sae validity Of tht acts Of
-!the-, that quorum tho1if lsar a.y g.sen pro.
portion 20 the whole. Thc 21u4ttr OF which the
-lnosuin OF any boly consists depends on the char
ter CT CONSTITUTION o1 ,c.. soiy, and EaJ lie en-
Il HE charter OF constitution Of the body does
nnr liz TIC quorum, CT S!Tc the basis for nxpg II,
tie roI5lr by t.. common Law. determine II tluS
|. Il : drtnlte nuh:b-r q ,..sons csnAttute
Tie lod:, q majority Is q1o:s.1n Of. Is common
:. II sa indefinite numu:r, then any number
Present can act.
2. E@, II the charter G-es :se Quorum. that con,
trola. II the charter or constitution nxes The nuu
hcs, !La. ends the question TIE number SO flxed
~" aues ~ ~ -. I LIE 'a'iu
Sometimes ;nG chz1ser CT consultation, Instead
M W nssen ~ = .ne w ~ tne .t ~, e N
question s, IL Determining It, Ehat 2rc tha: LaSis
aud rp!e: The question Is not then one OF gener.
n1 ~, ~: M - 80 -.iE H4p! @ ~ Vha- NE ~. ~
s~rer. .al,ed, the cl..e Is at aH end Sacli Is tht
tase a: t,a-: The Constitution has given the hasss
ue',.t - - ~ - ~ w. s"t',.., ~ " -, ;,.,,,s
tt.r - nou+e " Rtnr.sen.s.,rrs and wh.
,ht :; Ta.,,e ~ - ouo,n,n 70 10 ..nsI5sd r. nrn
cett nnd.vsta n ntsaaneiv Il ascIr,H,n1nT what u
nrnrn11 nf tne ind;ana Hans nnder The In,,tsns
tuns:if1.tinnl Tne has,s X H1ni;r1t;r dsciaTsd in
annIhrr nnr. nf :ne rnus-sru:innE E,rririr i See.
Ious 10 and II. Tnry arr ss follows:
-S.c IN t.,h h,u.. .,.,, ....,,,1..5 .,u;, ~,.,..
jtr ~ ufcers tiie PfeslJru al he ssuate ercsrie
nudge lie, elections, qus3ea.o.s ard 7r:lrns ii ii.
nc-ses1- determine IL sce q proceeding and
IL upon il. own adiouru:nru. But nester house
slal4 Mt.elt L. cahsent II tHe otHtt. A!I"Hfn ios
u, !, !nev H. ~ W aA f'"ee o'Ae' '"an I'M
sec III TE,rtiirds II +,c. h;,se s,,s,, cu-.itutY
.hst;i business; but a tEai!cr ltrcr may met,
sdIu fEou day to day. and compel thu asttndaace nt
-:..r' I,rln,.s5- 4uofni LthS ~ attendaMse
..:i ~ ~ ia - sitct 40 hllhsa ~:
tnus NJ III L. 10 no fIvs ,he snI
ii lie mid Err invs until XII ursanzatinn .sii havy
ie. II ..:,e,cd" N
The word .' house 'ls used IN the FaEne sense
the eleventh section That 1t Is In tile tenth, and
n@!sc:y vi c:::e:;. saai it f,.ures one hundred
tutILera 10 constitute ,ht house or RE tenth sac
tnrt. tgo-r,tlrI; Of one hundred member:
10 ctn-1lfuie a quorum OF the House In
1ne eleventh section Had the quorum been uXrl
IN the section Of the constitution providing
for TIC Uocsc-had Section OF Article OF
.eei in nunser one hunlrc;l members, and rwo-
thirds O. the highest number at which IT shall be
died s.lai: constitute u quorum then the quo
.un! wrlId properly Ire determined With reference
10 the possible, not the actual, existence Of the
House. But such, h2 Hr have seen, is not The
ease.
1St+1x {HT7
H. al.uve quoted. II SPEAKS OF two-thtrts OF each
House as . Guo-ara, Of coE1pe!ine the attcnuance
Of a,sent lnenbtrs, and Of :ta1aoEum being pres
en;. L., Ac- ], thu. 4ppraEs tnat the House
L.! Lr composed Ut ,wu p.-ts-ot present and
:,sca, E1enbe!s-that the ;s-G rcyatc ol these two
constitute the House, a1d thar The present can
rrt,,7e. ire attendance 0! those who are absent
~, c,,,trs and tie at.eut w.luse presence can be
ri;nlnr,,cd'
i:u; de rresen, ncnhers ca.iuot compel the at
tendance II !, prrsou nj, e1tcttd-aad there NAV
:,e many districts when envc failed 10 elect-o1
7,so- ,lc1t ur a, nne x ia .1as rr.frclh n :5,;
-,'., T. 49, - ;" I'm ,:n.c n tSosa yhrr..
t..-,. a., r,,,,,r,i,.- ,art Of lie Iouse When
,,.A,,s ,,,.,,t,nss .-. vsru!ied IN r., Horse
ntse .acnIGs ~ ~ Ht 1nsnr n ~. M .rhn
i.I,. ,ssrn t.it,I-i n,r,lts.rs al ,nat House-now
.,n =. t,,,.,s .I..,..d I:y,: G.v.:. Eow l.auy re-
;.,:' ..t. 3. ,,,sx T. sbnr. .,;.r. arr, .,t;,Y,t
nnss@ '.! ~, "Iss,t ,ueun.rs ' an.i
iIsn ~ y tIe ql9. =. 3 S ,s, n.,n1. " .n
uh..r H." mi i'm" ih. - ,.atla1.s, uf a},seri,.,.
or o;s,r-y {-e tar tw t-thrsl arc present then lie
Ijersn:s t.urrnt,u1t,1; tn ore.at:on cf the sec-
i.n,e o;in-.i1n t,c1t. N a;,en.tsnce S,lth
"a 1,,r tu,,,ran Ti1 II u;n,r.lta Is utesca,. ,hr
Haeaers ~ % Present can a, sas ;@o, things: adjourn
rms n,n.r1n mist na.e-sar|v Nc a variable nun.
1pr dr:.: d E,r T.ooil lhr uc;val membership O!
tnt ,Te.: sr1t, Inv. t,r i'm. SacI t.sc ID he
~ ,n,n u,o nnS M ~ III ,,;rnt NJ the tc,ms
No.. n1.o-7,-n Hr ~ 9, r ron. rttution
~ W. ta,d fha, ,his view u The case m!c1
,.aa ~ r-acftrni annitc:t.on 10 rho extstcncr OF
sei, - a,1rs t,,'Is.l ~ a ,,Sal boiS " men
~, r.nT,s mat Il cam ); ~ 20 nut hT The voll,l
tnry nrc;ni fbr n.opI~ IN refusing 10 elect, o.
"a. 4 = 49, -. ~ ~ IN Xxx, ~, r,,,..,, nempcEs aut
- - 1..,-,-r - IA r-n, mar n3r1ies shall n0
iI, tt th.r aY:, wrong, ana i, Ii
ns:,is & eotd sc,::s a.ii pol:l:a' wisdom that
~. n .nrac:1 iEc action Of mtaor
i,r i..".' '''u '@l'%4
's a. nrtr.d a..si,!' u rnor % .ny position g
sss5ss,c:ai nc sanc:1i a., q 'eeaa:: 'ecssIa;'te ~
~. eas%TGria ~ = staintsE ra'm'pa T.
Ass,saa hs cs.e N M,clisan Is t N elaborated one
a ,as r. l. md X ono.Sd Nv no other decision
II = "a. ~ ~ rnnurtion ~ Iii, Corr.
y - t,,,r. 4TsInrt,;r-I,rcceucp Thes
T. ~: ,.1, ,r ,na ,,,t.- ,I, nni II ,hry ay
.rp. "a thT G,,Ssinu of Ihe case at IN
1.,r ;s az Fat to-. pr..,,on,ie7ance shnll carr
,n AZ SiIl . sS y;s4at !, en TINT nIoxae
,,a: 49, ernrfe n tnc In:tcd states shall be con
Is-... G: :wo Senators lr.:a each Stale, and tha
s,.s ra,r.:y i: thefeoi r,4a'l constitute quorum
-. IIs, rT,oa1cn no. had no, ieen unforn
tif ,a ~. Il atn, h,I a,.s..n rendering q IN
an -. oGHSn n.,1?n .n' ~ t.;,or1.attvc ,1etsIon
.n.'. = -. cnner1nrtinr n re ,roy1sinn nece
49, " Wy +. l.gi Janra1; !. thv,r were twelr
49,. va I",,sn au; ,hi,.,.en :vo1ta hare hee
t:te, - ts I,bs ,b au 1. ~, on.. ling 1sa
:. w. - - ~ he1h n os.u-,,;u c.uryta.iun1t Giob
.sr,r.. m :igi. Tie CONSTITUTION also provide
-, o,,,r ~, RI M. I:ouse ar Hcnrrsentattve
co:SnS ,nSnh o. 11iar ;en Aqnn 1To seesien