Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-14

as a State, to the amount of forty-fiv,
cents, or even Que cent on the dollar
it is honest and just TO repudiate th'
whole of the debt. | have taken a live
ly interest in this skirmishing with ref
erence to the public debt, which ha,
been going on in the house for a weeh
past, and 1 have talked with members
of the senate with regard to the matter,
and | am convinced that no measure
! putting the rate OF taxation at Ies5 than
| forty cents will pass three readings in
| the senate.
! The senate was given some new ideas
on the subject OF parliamentary usage
! to-day in consequence of Senator Bu.
| chanan being called to the chair tempo
rsrily by Speaker Paine, who wished to
| throw aside for few brief moments the
cares and responsibilities of his position
| while he toasted his shins at the stove.
Senator Buchanan, fully realizing the
possibility which became q reality to-
day, obtained copy OF JeffeIson's man
ual last week and at once devoted all
his leisure hours to a mastery of its con-
tents, keeping mum meanwhile as to
why he was so deeply interested in that
unpretending little work. Yesterday
evening an attempt was made to dis
pense with the rule which provides for
call for the previous question, where.
upon Senator Buchanan jumped to his
feet, aud in an eloquent speech of not
more than half an hours length, gave a
full history as to the object of the rule,
when il was adopted, why it was adopt
ed, etc. To be sure the members OF the
senate generally were somewhat bored,
as a motion to adjourn had been tempo
rsrily withdrawn in order that this reso-
luton with regard to the rule Of order
might be discussed, but Speaker Paine
made a mental note Of this extraordi-
nary knowledge on the part of the Da-
wilson and Wilson's granger SEN
stOr, and determined to utilize
it for the good of the State
Pursuant to this resolution he
called the latter to the chair about
noon to-day, and within few moments
Buchanan went back on the speaker by
refusing to entertain motion to 'nOn-
concur in the report Of committee,
holding that the proper way to act upon
bill or resolution which had been rel
ported back by committee, was by
motion to "cencurn in the committees
report, adding that he had frequently
observed q violation of this rule by the
speaker, The senate had but fairly re-
covered fIOm the affect of this an
nOuncement by the chair, when the lat |
ter suddenly remarked: "Will the |
senate take recess? It's about dinner |
timew Then there was q roar OF
laughter, in the midst Of which a men, |
ber moved an adjournment until three |
p. NJ another moving an adjournment |
until ten A. NJ, tom OrrOw. "Gentle- |
men," exclaimed the temporary speak |
or, "there's motion to adjourn until |
three p, M, and another motion to ad-
jOurn until ten A. NJ, tomorrow. The |
longest time has the precedence. Those
in favor of adjOurning until ten o'clock /
tomorrow will say AYE" a few
voices were heard. "ThOse in favor of |
adjourning until three o'clock this after
noon, will say AYE" Half dozen
members voted. 1.-THE senate stands
adjourned until ten A. NJ, Tomorrow"
announced the chair. "But, Mr.. speak
er, you havn't given the negative a
chance to vote on either proposition.
You should have said, those opposed to
until ten A. NJ tomorrow,
will say no. 4" explained Senator Over
ton. "I'm running this now" re-
sponded the chair, "and declare the
senate adjourned until ten A. NJ. TO-
morrow"