The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27
were subject to change or abroga,ion by
tne same power which created them.

+hn Jooo W cnange or aDrOgalOn by |
'ne same power which created them.
, Mr. Mann of Hernando-Mr. Chairman,
nave listened to these quotations of law
aIu precedent from other sections, but |
wnat Is our own practice? Did we not |
agree as brothers who have fought 40 often
shoulder to shoulder against a common |
enemy in the past, that we would work |
together under certain rules? And having |
pngnted faith 10 each other, is it not VOW |
strong as holy Writ to honorable men? | |
ask democrats TO beware. We are nearly |
squal 10 numbers here. ask the senator |
rom Gadsden who made that pledge unan- |
imous IN this body, whether he is row
Wiling to say that that pledge was to Hold 1
good only till he had the advantage of q |
majority? insist that the motion cannot |
oe entertained on either parliamentary or
moral grounds.
Mr.. Hocker-ZHe business of the cGucus
" stsH pending and no nu0toisa to adjourn
SINE de can be entertained. Cushing says
that while the regular business Is pending
no motion TO adjourn can do more than
break up the sitting.
This cross6ring onsparliamentary ques-
tions continued for some time. In answer
TO question from Mr.. Hooker, Mr.. Dough.
erty stated that Mr.. Call had said he would
not accept an election except after receiv-
ing nomination by twO-thirds vote In
the caucus. Mr.. Clark protested against
the introduction of Mr.. Calls statement as
entirely foreign 10 the matter under dis
| cussion.
Senator Hammond of Orange said the
| greater included the less, and therefore
the adjournment sine die included the ab-
rogation of the two-thirds rule. There
nh 41,.As IL
should be had till some one had received
the nomination under the two-thirds rule
and, since the adjournment sine die would
abrogate both. These questions were by
implication, if not directly, now before
the house, therefore the proper course
wOud be 10 rescind the rule, and then
questions up, and then they can be de-
cided. But first, it was necessary before
the pending motion could be intelligently
acted upon, that the resolution be read
by the secretary.
Mr.. Bogue, the secretary-I have not
the resolution here, have it elsewhere
Mr.. Hammond-These questions arr
all before the house, and when the pa
pers in possession of the secretary arr
laid before us we can vote intelligently or
this matter.
Mr.. Chairman-The chair holds that
the motion to adjourn includes all those
and will put it.
Mr. HOcker-I move that all papers be
} longing TO this caucus In possession of tn
! secIeeary be publiahed or placed wher'
.. L 3l6e viii be aeceREtIba8 I aa 11As-sns mbeTA
Senator Ysncey-The gentleman is ou
of order.
Mr.. Hocker-I want 1t distinctly under
stood that /, for one, shall expect that al
these papers be made public.
MIR. Rogers said-My memory is dis
tinct that the senator from GadsdeI
moved that hereafter the caucus shOulC
adjourn to $50 instead Of 8 pm, and
ask that the secretary be given thirt!
minutes 10 produce the record.
The secretary said that he did not have
the record.
Mr.. Trammell asked that the records bt
brought before the caucus; they were ih'
property of the caucus and should bt
produced, especially when the presiding
officer says he cannot decide till he seei
them.
Senator Browne did not see why it wa
necessary 10 produce the minutes.
Senator Baya asked if the chair did no
have the right. and ii it was not lis duty
to procure the papers.
The chairman said "The chair thinks
ii is."
Mr. Clark said: This was a verba
motion. All there is OF it Is a statement
made by the secretary himself which does
moi pretend to give exact language. there
tore q controversy as TO the phraseOlOgy
cannot be decided by the minutes"
Mr.. Trammell-Are we to understand
that motion which was made rule tC
bind this body is not entered SO as to show
the intention OF the motion?
There was no answer.
Senator Kirk-n the minutes are moi
produced the chair must rule on the ad-
missions made on this floor that the mo
tion to adjourn was q qualified motion.
do not appeal to Ephraim, for he is joined
to his idols, but appeal to democrats on
this floor to remember that when I! 9 ma
iority numbered sixty they bound them
selves 10 work under The twO-thirds rule
Gentlemen are carried away by their teel'
ings or they would not vote to abrogate a
principle which has enabled the democrat.
ic party 10 free the state from the damna-
ble carpetbag rule and elevate 1t to the
prosperity we see about us to-day. Since
this caucus began it's work, the light has
sboBe in upon the record Of the gentle
man who D. called the leadtng candidate
I on this Aoor, and BY 'ahatiighr bis strength
| has dwindled constantly until his suppor-
fers must attsck a democratic principle
or accept defeat. II they have
in view the good Of the
democracy and Of the state Of Florida. No
allianceman or democrat will plant dag
| ger under the nth rib Of the party which
has d me 90 much for us and ours. / ap
peal now 10 the black belt which has 20
often appealed to us 70 stand By the party
In which rests its only hope Of salvation.
II gentlemen are bound BY pledges made
on street corners, or In dark chambers. or
under the shade Of these oaks, lot them say
whether they are not closer bound ~ open
pledges here to their brothsrs than by these
secret ones made TO little banker or other
Outsiderk %
| Mr.. Chairman said This 10 most inn
portant question, which will affect the
party for Q generation, and the honora-
Bio majority win b . majority to.mor-
row - wall - to-day-
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