The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-06-03
THE RECORD MADE UP.
TIE FUGIT7TES FROM INJUSTICE
RETURN TO THEIR SEATS.
HOW THEY CAPTURED THE sENATE-THE
JOURNAL FAILS TO 60 DOWN THE
SENATE" WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN CALL
WAS "ELECTED"-AN INVESTIGATION!

The Florida senate convened in the
chamber Friday at 10 am, and the
roll call showed all the members present
except Senator Hardee of the 18th.
On reading the journal of the past three
days ''the babes" showed they had left
neither nerves nor brain in ''the woods. -
Senator Baya of the 18th, he whose de-
votion to Bloxham during the long strug-
gle never knew shadow of turning, rose
in his place and objected to the approval
of the journal Said be, "Mr. President,
the journal shows that several deputy
sergeants-at-arms have been appointed
during the past three days. Since the
same journal shows there was no quorum
of the senate when this action was taken,
l object to the approval of the journal on
the ground that the senate had no au-
thority to take such action"
Senator Yancey of the 23rd-I OF ject to
the introduction of this argument now.
Senator Kirk .of the 9TH understood
the president to rule that the journal
would stand unless objection was taken.
Senator Wolfe of the 2nd-Mr. President,
however unlawful the action complained
of may be, the journal should show what
took place The question at this moment
is whether the matter contained in he
journal is correct account of what &C
tually took place in this chamber; this is
not the time for an argument on the pow
ers of the senate.
Senator Baya-Does the senator from
the I'd hold that the senate had the right to
deputize j. D. Bryant?
Senator Wolfe-Yes, the right to take
every citizen of Tallahassee and use the re.
sources of the state treasury if necessary.
Senator Baya--Granted, but only
through the sergeant-at-arms.
Senator Yancey-No senator has the
right to object to the approval of the jour
nal, except on matter of fact, not OF law
! hold that the chair has no right to enter
tain such motion.
Senator Baya-Do you hold that the
president has no right to entertain any OBJ
lection to the journal urged by member
on this floor?
Senator Yancey-I so hold.
Senator Baya-I call Tor the rules on the
correction of the journal
MIR. President-I find no rule.
Senator Wolfe-The question before us
is this: Does the journal contain a
correct statement of what actually oc-
Cured /?
Senator Baya-No, sir. For instance,
the journal says that on the Goth instant
"the senate marched in body" and entered
into joint session. l hold the senate did
no suQh thing.
MIRA resident-That is part of the pro-
ceedings of the joint session, not of the
sen>:e, and the journal of the Joint session
has been approved.
Senator Baya-The statement appears
also on the journal of the senate.
Senator McKinne of the 4th-Since an
objection will not be entertained, Mr.
President will send up written resolu-
ton that the word senate be stricken
out and the worsd fifteen members" sub
stituted. I hold that the "senate" did not
% march.
Senator Yancey-I state it was fact
that the senate did 60 into the joint ses-
sion, notwithstanding statements from
gentlemen on this floor to the contrary.
1t was not known that only fifteen sena-
tors would be present till the roll was
called in the joint session. The record
shows the senate marched in as a BODY
This is senate though only five mem
bers may be present, till the roll call shows
that quorum is lacking. The senate
meets every morning and meets in a
body. 1t cannot be known how many
senator's are present till the roll is called.
Nobody knows till the roll is called.
hold that the journal is correct in every
particular.
Senator McKinne-Mr President 1 send
to the secretary's desk my motion that the
word "senaie" be stricken out and the
words Fifteen members" be substituted.
MIR. Yancey-1 call for the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. PresiCent-The majority has the
right 10 change the journal if it desires to
DO so. The majority has the power to
make the Journal appear differently from
the facts il it go pleases.
Senator McKlnnc-Do understand the
President as ruling that an objection to the
journal will be entertained?
Mr.. Presiden,-Yes.
Senator McKinne-Then l withdraw
my motion.
Senator Baya-Mr. President, do un-
derstand you TO rule that after an obiec.
ton is made it requires vote to accept
the journal?
Mr.. Presdent-That is the ruling.
Senator Baya-I would ask what is the
status of the journal OF the 9th inst.
u.
Senator Baya-Then l make the same
objection.
Senator Yancey-I desire TO make this a
matter OF record. therefore move that
the journal of the Goth be approved, and
call for the yeas and nays.
So the yeas and nays were taken and the
vote stood:
Yeas-Mr. President, Messrs. Broome,
Bryant. Calhoun, Coulter, Crosby, Pr
rOng, Rosborough, Smith of 3Otb, Sum.
mers, SwearDgep, Thomas, Wadsworth,
Wolfe and Yancey-15.
Nays-Messrs. Baya, Borden, Bristol,
Brett. Drake, Farmer, Hammond, John
son, King. Kirk. McKinne. Myers, Rogers,
Smith OF 31st, Wall and Wilkinson-18.
So the journal of the Goth was not ap-
proved.
Senator Yancey-I now move that the