The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-22
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s,osr,tgoMsny, ALAa November sO.-.ln . -;
sporfse to committee from the ssnase r aua
House, holding sessions at tne caIllo ill.,, aJ he
ert,or Lindsay to-day informed Them tpaI ne
:syouId send In his message tomorrow: la5v
In response to commlttec lrolg LIN .no The
meeting ut the United states Couft-io'oi'
Governor sent the following: ,.-~--,.--., =,
: EXECUTIVE DErABTMEsr,
4MosTeoasay, November ~ loa1.
.7o The Hon, George 1G Dashtn ana o 1,ers:d
UGentIemen.- yesterday you were ptea ,e.,
- Uisit the Executive chamner, We'll
and where you protested tRe present.
"a a committee to notify me OF 0ns ofsanlhs'
tion of legislative body, or tue LI S,! :.
tnre. as YOU expressed 1t, ana 10 say e..5s y
was ready for any communication nlIsH ~
deem it proper to transmit. An answer. L, !
now beg leave to say that on Monaay tne s
ISth instant, the day provided py ~" ioi
the annual meeting of the General Assem- GU
bly. the Hon. E. b. Moren, the presen! Li g, :
tenant. Governor of the State, ana, unusi the
express provisions OF the Consu . mi
officer also who is to preside aI VIC e Ssnste
zation of the Senate, did repair 20 tns sn n,,S
chamber. within the capitol buluns, az.
did then and there proceed ID tns on dHv
zation of the Setsafe. and from aay W s ua
has continued to discharge MS dtlies ~ 10
presiding officer in efecting eucn ols ss,, ;r-
ton. ON the same day, torTit, Inc 10! tosn 49,
slant, the Hon. John 2. hubbard, Tue Pr,
per officer also. by express constlu' nla;-
requirements, did occupy the Speaker tns
within the capitot building, and proceeded
~ effect nm organization Of the said house'
and as Speaker has from day to-day cohtf
btted to do so. so,,f,1 and
"The capitol of the State ia the faWiul t.,.o
,;siIal place for the meeting OF TUG hesIsh.'
80 ~ Legislation alone can change OF .la. ;e,
s su.J T. sn~reme, insurmountnble nece"s, ~;
&c, exist i r. stfy its assembling t ah,
other point or ouilul.S' 80; an g TbaIt. u
the existence of such niece !or; he I ond
tenant-Gorernor is the officer pa .EIu o ~
required by the Constitution to pres "' o ,,e-.
the organization of the Senate-the spe.> ~'A
over the organization of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, if such officers are present to als-
charge their respective duties. In this In
stance they are present. performing their
official functions; and as the Executive OF
the State am bound to take notice that they
arc the proper officers, as well as to know
that the capitol is the place Tor the 0rganiSa'
ton of the General Assembly.
"Your communication contemplates that,
as Governor, should recognize and accept
MS the General Assembly of the State of Ala
bama a body of persons assembled together
in q building other than and at some dis
lance from the capitol, and not pretending
to be organized under the presidency Of
either of the officers designated by the Con-
stitution. Abstaining from further multiply
ing reasons for my conclusions, permit me
to say that my official oath and fidelity to the
Constitution and laws forbid my recognition
of any body as the General Assembly of Ala
bama other than that which organizes under
the forms Of the Constitution and the laws
and in the capitol of the State. The body
which constituted you the committee DO
not recognize as the General Assembly, and
tbereupon have no official communication to
transmit TO ii.
II have the honor to be your obedieut
servant, ROBERT D. LlSDsAA'