The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-11
sRSATR-sEYENTH DAT.
TussDAr. Jan. 10. I@

TUEsDAY, Jan. 10. 1892
Senate met pursuant 70 adjourna.enf, Lieut.
ant-GoyeraoT Shauds il tbe chair. Kol
called; quorum p esent-
Journal OF yesterday vas read ami adopted
The Chair announced the following SenaIon
/ As the Committee on Apo ti0amsnt: Messrs
REYNOLDS, Walker, ". A. Roane. Smith. hen
derson. Martin and Jeffords.
| Mr.. Srish in reduced Senate joint resola
| ton:
ring, Thai a joint select eommittee of FIVE
/ from the Senate and from the House. be APP
uointed whose duty il shall be frame act
regulating tariffs and freights on railroads
and to report the same to the Railroad Com
mittee Of their respective bodies. Adopted
/ By Mr.. holland
/ Resolved by the Senate. That The special
/ committee on the Waddell-Perkin's ease, is
hereby instructed to inquire into and report
upon the legal question of the right OF the
/ Hon " B. Waddeli to q seat 90 this aoor as a
Senator from the 9th Seoatovial Dis
/ triet BY virtue of the rulings of the
| President OF the Senate-that is, sad
com nittee, shall examine and report upon the
power Of the President o. the Senate to d eide
| who shall participate in the organizas3Ot OF
the Senate, and TO what extent the exercise OF
such power, if any exists, affects the eonsti-
tutional rights of the Senate to judge of the
qualifications OF its members. And IN the
investigation of the subject the said commit-
tee shall consider the fact that he Hon J. B.
Perkins, who was duly elecfed Senator from
said district the general electioa held in
the Stare in November, 1879 was commissioned
and duly qualified as such for four years, nom
the first Monday in January, 1850, enter d
upon and discharged the duties thereof at the
session of the Legislature in 1870, aad had not
resigned said office, was in his seat on this
floor occupied by him at the said session of
the Legislature, claiming said seat rs Senator
from said district when the Senate was called
to order on the first Monday in January, 1882,
and also claimed the right as such Senator to
participate in its organization.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following amend
ment: also to inquire whether Senator Perkins
had at the time of the Executive proclamation
ceased 70 be an actual resident of the 18th
Senatorial district.
Mr.. Luse offered an amendment as follows:
or had removed from the State as contemplated
by the constitution. The amendment was &C
cepted.
Mr. HUMPHREYS spoke at length on the resO-
luton He favored its adoption, cited the
facts of the case and claimed the action of the
Lieutenant Governor in the premises as un
constitutional, that aside from the uneonstitu-
tional act of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, he had
no right to assume the duties of President of
the Senate on the assembling of that body as
the term of Lieutenant Governor Sims hal not
yet expired.
The argument of Mr. HUMPHREYS will be
found elsewhere III IDfS morning lSSue
Mr. Luse spoke to the resolution briefly. He
desired the resolution adopted, and when that
was done and the matter came before the Sen
ate then would be the time for full and free
discussion.
Mr.. Hyer and Mr. holland also spoke on the
resolution. The question being on the adop
ton of the amendment offered by Mr.. Rey-|
nolds and amended by Mr.. Luse,-
Mr.. w. A. Roane moved to table. Carried
by vote of II ayes IS nays.
Mr.. Hyer offered the following amendment
as substitute
Resolved, That the special committee on
the contest between Messrs. Perkins and
Waddell be instructed to examine into the
question whether the Hon. j. B. Perkins was
an actual resident of the 9th District.
Mr. Reynolds moved the original resolution
be referred 10 the judiciary Committee after
striking out the portion referring to a special
committee.
Mr.. Cooper moved to table, but afterwards
withdrew the motion.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS moved to amend by instruct
ing the committe to report tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Smith moved to table the amendment.
Lost by vote of Is ayes to Is nays
And the question recurring on the adoption
Of the amendment offered by Mr. Reynolds, 1t
was adopted.
Mr.. Hyer withdrew his substitute, and
the main question, Shall the resol luton offered
by Mr. Reynolds as amended, be adopted, was
put. The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper, the Senate adj
journed