The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-03


Speaker to remain in his chair that at u
VI in accordance with the concurrent re-
salution adopted by the Senate and House
to adj 1urn sine die at 12 N. to-day he might
announce that the House of Repre- entatives
Of the Fifteenth Legislature stood .ad-
jnnrned sine de.
Roll call upon the motion TO adjourn to
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Barziza,
Bldckman, Boyd. Brooks, Cards, Darlington,
Coleman, Denlnan Dennis, Haynes, Jones OF
Gonzales, Jones of McLennan, Kinnison,
Kessler, Key, Kopperl, Lathrop, Middle
brook, Moses, Northington, Perrenot, Price,
Quin, Roberts Of Bee, Rogers, Rust, Schrier
son, Watts and Wurzbach-36
Nays-Messrs Allison, Addison, Burrows
Campbell, Chesley, Cochran, Cone, Conley,
d; rnell, Douglas, Downs, CASTOR, Garrison,
Graham, Griffith, Harris, Hart Holly, Hor-
ton, lizard, Isaacs, Lang, McCOmb, McCor-
klc, McCuistion, McKinnOn, Manion, Mar
shall, Martin, Mead, Newland, Parker. Pat
rison, Stewart, Schmidt, Smith of Denton,
Smith of Walker, Snead, Stone, Thompson,
Tuwlcs, Wilson and Young-47
Mr.. Baker stated that he had paired eff
with Mr.. HutchIns; he would have voted
yea; Mr.. Hutchins, no.
Mr.. Chambers stated he had paired of
with Mr.. McLane; he would have voted
yea; Mr.. McLane, no.
The following explanations of their votes
were asked to be spread upon the journal
by the respective signers, which was or
dered:
GastOn's reason for voting 81" on ad-
jOurnmeDt tn 3 80 o'clock p NJ, July 81,
1876: Constitution of the S ave of Texas,
/ lot y.
department.
vote yea, and want il understood that
shall vote against any relief to the Texas
ami Pacific r tilroad, should bill come be-
fore this Legislature. WILSON.
| B .lieving that the journals of the House
already show sufficient reasons why this
! Legislature should continue in session be-
yond the hour of ~ NJ this day, in the
large amount of unfinished business abso-
lutey necessary to the administration of
the State government, vote AYE"
THOMPSON.
| | vote against the motion to al jpurn I'M
til 3 80 p. NJ for the reason that The House
of representatives, by a concurrent resolu-
ton, agreed to adjourn sine die on the
thirty first, at 70 NJ, and while l have
persislentlY voted to obtain a vote on the
said concurrent resolution, in order to re-
scird it, but having failed to obtain a vote
on said resolution, believing it in full force
and binding on the House, cannot vote 10
violate 1t. PRICE.
The undersigned members of this House
respectively state as their reasons for vot-
ing ''aye" on the motion of the gentleman
fr"m Pamela, Mr. Baker, to adj nurn until
80 this afternoon, that it is ouI earnest
desire to proceed without delay to the con
sideration of the important measures, the
passage of which is imposed upon us under
the Constitution, at the present session
amongst which are the general appropria-
ton bill, the tax bills, the bill providing
for system of public schools and the meas
ures for The disposition OF the penitentiary
that we deem it highly inexpedient in view
of the public interests of the State, finally
10 ad jOurn this session of the Legislature on
this day. That the Senate, through com
mittee. have just informed the House that
they do not consent to such final adj urn
ment to day, and believing it to be our con
stiutiOnal right to continue in session and
our duty as representatives of the people,
until the important measures above men
toned, shall have been passed, we there
fore vote ''aye' on said motion to adjourn
until 3 80 O'clock this afternoon.
G j. Adkisson, T. NJ S one, NJ lizard
A. G. IsAacs, T. r. Conley w. Holley, S.
W. Stewart, T. J. TowIes, G. U, Mead
j. S Pattie, H. NJ. Burrows, Phil K. Peers
i. G. McKinnion, A. T. Ruiney, S. r
Roberts, A. j. Hart. T. NJ. Smith, NJ. II
McCuistion, A. b. Manion, E /. p. Mar
shall, E F. Schmidt, l.. H. McCorkle, Nc
A. Harris, A. Horton, II. D. Allison, Johr
Ii. Cochran, VIM W. lang, Sam Y. Smith
FL. Campbell, G. B. Pickett, G. J. Gar
rison, r l. Parker, Il. IL. Gum, VIM
: Thompson, N. II. Darnell, John 5. Griffith
S. G. Graham, Henry Snead.
Nessrs. Martin, McComb, Douglass ant
Rliney vote "aye" for the following rea
sons:
= /. Because the Fifteenth Legislator,
; has not yet enacted the laws necessary fo
putting into motion and carrying on thu
S ate government under the Constitution
, and which are positively required by tn
provisions of that instrumenC to be enacted
at the present session. Among these mea
sures of Importance, there are now pendin!
bills regulating the assessment and collec
ton of taxes; the general appropriation
bill, the general Incorporation bill, the bill
establishing a system of public free schools
the general fee bill, and others of perhap
equal Importance. By an adjournment
these bills SINE of them now on their thirC
reading, would fail, and even if an extr
session was called at once, would have +
= be reiutrOduced and go again through al
the stages of legislation, through whicl
they have just passed.
2 Members of the Legislature are nov
q entitled to 50 per day tor their services.
, a final ADJOURNMENT shall be had it IS wei
p known mat the Governor would be com
. pelled 20 call an extra session. In the ex
ira session members would be entitled t
: So per day. We are not willing to have
SAID that the Fifteenth Legislature adjourn
q ed its regular session leaving unfinished
business of such Importance to the State. II
to force the Governor TO Gail them IN eXtr
session, for the purpose of increasing tn
: per diem of members from So to So.
3. Because We believe that the Senate
. having withdrawn its consent to an &C
! journment on this day, and notified tn
o House that it would continue in sesslp
from day to day, until some other time fC
final adjournment was agreed upon by tn
=, two houses, that 1t was in the power of til
House, and its duty, to T. scind the re- olr
: ton heretofore passed fixing IL NJ, thi
:, day, as the um- for final adjournment, b
;. adj urnir g tn meet again at an hour late
than IL NJ.
:, Therefore, believing that the best Intel
. ests of the State and our obligations unde
. our "sths, ito support the C institution c
I the State, make it obligatory upon US I
q vote to remain in session until we har
: passed all laws in conformity with the maj
datory clauses of the Constitution, we hav
, simply performed a duty that we owed t
!, our immediate constituents and to the Sat
, | of Texas.
MARTIN, McCoMB,
RAINEY, DOUGLAS
/ concur IN the above. CHAMBERS.
a We did not vote on the question of &C
/ ,urnment, having paired Of, as the recor
. will show; but we desire to go upon til
b record as concurung in the opinions sprea
h upon the journals by the gentleman fr0I
/ Marion and Others.
, BAKER.
.. CHAMBERS.
: | voted AYE" on the motion of the gen
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