The Van Buren press., 1869-03-30
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Newell moved a suspension ofthe rules
that the house might proceed to take up
the order of business where it left off this
morning, Agreed to-
Tnc speaker announced that the bust
ness would be the consideration of Clem's
resolutions, and that the motion pending
was that the resolution be adopted
Newell moved the previous question
Agreed to.
The vote was then taken on the rcsolu-
tons, which were adopted Ayes 80,
nays %. Those who voted in the af-
iirmative were:
Ieas-Ayers, Bard, Brooks, Glenn, Far
reilly, Fenno, Fitzwater, Gibbons, Grey,
Asa Hodges, Houghton, Hopper, Huff
stedler, Lee, Miller, Milsaps, Mitchell,
Moseley, Owen, Pears, Rawlings, Reed,
Rush, Smith, Truman, Upham, White
Whitson, Wills.-s9.
Nocs-Brashear, Butler, Carroll, Coo,
lidgc, Curry, Exon, Ferguson, Gray,
Gunther Hunt, Ivy, Llvesay, Names,
Merrick, Morrow, Mccullough, Newell,
Nichols, Samuels, Sharp, otansbcrry,
Vaughan, Williams-23.
The following arc the resolutions Of
Glenn which were adopted:
WHEREAS, John G. Price, present speaker
of the house did, on the 18th day of March, A.
ID. 1869, positively refuse to entertain a mo-
ton to excuse the Hon. j. Il. Whitson from
voting, but arbitrarily ruled that the said
Whitson should vote, and because the said
Whiton declined voting until majority of
the house settled the question rs to his right
to vote, the said John G.. Price did then and
there order the Sergcat- to arrest the
said Whitson for contempt and hold him in
custody unless he Nhitson. gave his parole of
honor, which order of arrest was made BY the
speaker without any authority whatever
from this house.
WHEREAS It Is a breach Of order for the
speaker TO refuse to put n question which Is
in order. lScc Jcherson's manual 81 see. on
page So Of Barclays Digest
AND WHEREAS, BY this arbitrary order of
the speaker, one of the most sacred privileges
Of the members Of this house were violated.
AAp WHEREAS, The speaker has by this act
and snndry Others exhibited an arbitrary dis
position unhcconling the dignity ola presid-
ing officer, and has by his almost total disre-
gard of the parliamentary practice, in his rul-
mgS As will abundanty appear from the OIL
cial proceedings of this house causes much
confusion aud the consumption of much val |
uihlc time; and
WHEREAS The presiding officer being free
ly elected by the members, by reason of the |
confidence which they have In him. il rcmoy-
able by them at their pleasure, In the same
manner whenever he becomes permanently
unable by reason of sickness or otherwise to
discharge the duties of his place, and does not
resign his Office. or, whenever, he has IN any
manner on for any cause forfeited or lost the
confidence upon the strength ofwhch he was
elected (sce 5. ). Cushing's law add practice
OF legislative assemblies page M, also 9th sec.
Jeilerson's MauaD and whereas, the officers
OF a legislative assembly II there Is 10 rule TO
the contrary. may be nppoiHted by resolution.
But In whatever way the officers Of legi,la-
I'VE assembly may be appointed, they may be
removed by a simple resolution to that effect
I'D l0o)
Therefore be Il resolved 6y the Houe Of Rep
resentaiires Of the State Of Arkdnsas, That this
house has no longer that confidence IN John
g. Prices ability to faithfully discharge the
duties devolylug upon him NJ speaker and do