Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-29
TWENTY-SECOND DAY.
House.
House

Jackson, May 2l.-The house assembled at
o'clock.
A message was received from the senate an
nouncing that the senate had passed house bill
No. 6, an act for the issuance of state bonds
with which to buiid n capitol. The senate made
some slight amendments, and Mr.. Glover moved
to concur, which was done at once and without
dissent.
A message from the governor was received, as
follows:
"To the Senate and House OF Representatives:
The bill known as tic capitol Dill came 10 me
yesterday, the first time had seen 1t, and as 1t
Is u matter Of great importance to the entire
State, desire to have time TO thoroughly con-
slider and examine II. bill that has required
three weeks consideration by your able body
could not be considered by me in time TO act on
II this week. In consultation with the lieulen-
ant-gOvernor and speaker OF the house, to which
they invited me this morning, 1t was our unani-
nous opinion that no harm can result hy the de-
lay until next winter; that will give fuli time to
consider the bill and allow the Legislature to ad-
journ today, as the business OF the session, as
understand, is practically done.
AT the suggestion OF the lieutenant governor
| and speaker of the house, whose excellent ludg-
ment am sure will commend Itself TO you Tor
their calm and cool consideration, | send you
this message to suggest that you do not con-
tinne the session for my action on the capitol
bill, and that your adjournment cannot hurt the
public good hut Will allow full time Tor the cool,
Respectfully, A. j. MoLAURIN"
Had bOmbshell exploded in the house no
greater sensation could have been created
A recess was taken for IS minutes.
The house Teassembled at " o'cock. cor
| rected message was sent TO the house by the
| governor The last paragraph vas amended SO
| as to read as follows:
81 suggest that you do not continue the ses-
sion for my action on this BILL and that your ad.
jOurnment will allow full time for the calm and
| uninterrupted consideration of 1t.
Respectfully, A. j. MCLAURIN."
Speaker McCool then stated that the confer
ence was an entirely informal one; tbat Inc gov
ernor gave him and the Lieutenant governor 10
| understand that il the house remained in Ses-
| sion TO the constitutional limit he would veto
the bill. Then, very reluctantly, he gave his as
| sent to an adjournment, believing that IT was
better TO do that than TO stay and have 1t vetoed,
for he didn't believt that 1t could passed over
| his veto. "In his first message he did not quote
| me fairly he has endeayored to SHIFT the re.
sponsibiity upon the lieutenant governor and
myself. The second message is equally objec-
tionable," SAID tho speaker, "and most nearby
advise the house not TO adjourn, bnt to remain
IN session and let the governor take the respon-
sibiliy himself and not put it upon the house
| and senate"
| Tie house resolved into committee OF the
whole to consider the messages.
Mr.. Glover introduced the fOll0wlng; IKE
| solved That the sergeant -at-arms Is hereby IN
slructed to notify all absent members OF the
house to report ior duty at once"
| A concurrent resolution from the senate was
received fixing Thursday, May y, as the day OF
| adjournment. Mr.. Glover moved to adopt,
| which was done by a large majority Then Mr.
Glover renewed his resolution for The sergeant.
alarms to send for absentees. ii was adopted
| by vote of IS 10 81.
senate.
| Mr.. Hardy moved to take up the motion en-
whereby the senate passed house bill No G, pro-
vdng for the Issuance of Sl6o,Ooo State bonds
| for the purpose Of building the new capitol, ana
moved TO table the motion to reconsider, when
motion, on division, was lost BY vote OF l6 TO
| H. The motion TO reconsider It's passage anu
| third reading prevailed.
The bill was read a third time and passed by
vote of - yeas to IA nays, being tile exact con-
| stitutl0nal vote.
A recess was taken for an hour. On reas-
sembing the lieutenant governor stated that IN
| the governors message The governor had mis-
understood him, and so misunderstanding had
misreprescnted him, and he asked PERMISSION
| that the governors message be allowed TO be
amended SO far as he. the president, is con-
cerned. lie said that II had never been ms pur-
pose to dictate to or advise the senate.
Mr.. Smith moved that when the senate ad-
| journ 1t will adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, indicating that there should be an ad-
journmeht from day to day until Wednesday
| next, unless communication In the meantime
Of definite character should be received.
| The vote was then taken on the motion that
when the senate adjourns today it adjourn until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, which resulted
| as follows:
Yeas-Bowers, Causey, Clark, Falkner, Greg
ory, Greaves, Hardy, kendrick, Lamb, i:eMen-
thail, Magruder, MclIhenny, Mckinney. Miller,
Mitchell, Nixon, Moore, Nesbitt. Noel, Rain
water, Smith, S0merylle, Trigg, Welis-2A.
Nays-Adains, Boyd, Brewer, Byers, Cook,
Gray, Harrison, Hicks, Mcintosh, McLaurin.
Moore Of Thirteenth District, Price of The Fiith
District, Price VI the Sixteenth District, Rowan
IA
Mr.. Rainwater offered the following reaolu-
ton: "Resolvcd, That the Two house adjourn
without day on Thursday. the nth Instant at IL
o'clock m." Adopted by vote OF % TO 10.