The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30
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| stitution provided that the House should
| provide its own rules and he had there
fore appealed from the decision OF the
| Speaker to the House like he would from
a decision OF the Circuit Court to the Su-
| preme Court of Appeals. He felt con-
WINGED that his motion had been in order
and the question whether It would have
required a majority or two-thirds vote.
was irrelevant
DR. Quessnberry. OF Caroline took the
ground that after Mr.. Saunders had
made his motion the Speaker decided that
some rule had been violated and that
| he therefore declared the motion to be
out Of order. The Speaker was the
mouth-picce Of the House unless the lat
| ter. by sustaining Mr.. Saunders appeal,
should decide otherwise.
Mr.. Saunders retorted that the Speak
or vas only a man like any other men,
Der of the House.
Or. Quesenberry replied that when the
Speaker came down on the floor of the
House like any other member he was
only q man, but while in the Speakers
chair he was the highest official of the
House and the question, therefore was:
Shall the decision of the Chair stand as
the judgment of the House.
The Speaker thought the gentleman
from Caroline did not need to take issue
with the gentleman from Franklin. be-
cause the House would have an oppOr-
tunty to express an opinion on the sub
iect.
Mr. Saunders in continuing his argu-
ment said the decision of the Speaker
was an obstruction of the public business
and in a controversy with the Speaker
member Of the House was at a disad-
vantage
THE CHAIRS STATEMENT.
The Speaker stated ne wanted the
House to decide the question under dis
cussion upon its merits Some member
might say there was no difference in the
postponament Of the consideration of
one bill or Of ten bills but there might
be among the ten bills one or more
which some member did not want 10 have
postpore cd The Chair undertook to en-
force the rules OF the House as laid
down I'm the manual and as he under
stood them. Mr.. Saunders, after failing
to gain his point, went at it in another
way. by moving to postpone a section of
the calendar. II the calendar was post
poned. then the House would have TO 20
back TO rule No. 80 and II section of the
calendar was postponed, then the first
bill in the next section had to. be taken
up. Rule No. ~ provided the following
Tho regular order OF business estab-
lished shall not be changed, nor shall
any special order he made, except by
vote of twC-thirds Of the members pres
ent, but majority may postpone the
calendar not exceeding one day at
time"
The proposition Of Mr. Saunders was
to change the regular order and the Chair
contended this was postponement of
the calendar. In taking an appeal a MEM
- l.. a.
dent that the Chair had erred and the
House could. only be governed by the
rules as contained in the ms nual.
Mr.. Parker. sf Southampton, sustain
ed the position taken by Mr.. Saunders.
He said there had never been a presid-
ing officer who had been absolutely in
fallible and the Speaker had too much
sense TO claim for himself infallibiity.
The question to be decided was whether
or not a member could move to have a
section or a portion Of the calendar post
pOned ana he was CT the opinion that this
could be done.
THE CHAIR SUSTAINED.
When the hour OF l o'clock arrived
the House decided on motion of Mr.
HICKS, OF Roanoke, 10 postpone the spec
TAI order until the question under discus
sion was settled. The discussion was
then continued for some little time
and the House finally rejected the APP
peal and sustained the chair by a vote
OF forty 60 eighteen.
The Speaker appointed the following
under joint resolutions:
Committee on Maryland and Virginia
Boundary Lines-Mg ssrs. Charles Smith,
Of Northampton; Galleher of Prince
William; Embrey of Spotsylvania and
Walker of Northumberland.
Committee as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY Of the
State Publishing Text ECoks for the Pub
lie Schools-Messrs. Williams of Giles;
and Jennings of Lynchburg.
Leave OF absence was granted for one
day u Colonel Blanton and for two days
to Mr.. Jordan of Frederick on motion
of Mr Gwyn. Of Smyth.
RETT ENCHMENT AND REFORM.
Mr.. Watson, of Pittsylvania then moved
to reconsider the vote by which the House
had refused 10 .eCommit the bill. This
was agreed TO and Mr.. Anderson. of this
city, spoke in favor of .ecCmmitting
bill No 2l5. providing for the payment
OF costs in misdemeanor cases out of the
treasures OF counties and corporations.
Mr.. Anderson then offered a resolution.
providing that 1t is inexpedient to trans
fer the expenses in misdemeanor cases
from the State TO the counties and cities
and that the bill be reconmitted. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Winborne, OF Rockbridgo. the
motion TO reconsider was then passed by
and Mr.. Winborne offered a resolution
providing that IL was inexpedlent to trans
fer the cost of the expenses in misdemea-
nor cases from the State TO the counties
and cities. The resolution was carried by
vote of 50 TO 81 The vote was as fol-
lows:
Neas-Messrs. Allen. Anderson. Charles
y Bland, George c. Bland. Cardwell,
Thomas ]. Campbell, Carter Chaplin
Cooke. Darnall. Early. Elswick. Fitz-
patrick, Folkes, Galleher. Garrett Gar
nett. Hale. Ivey. c. II. Jennings, Maupin.
Minter Montague, Newberne Powell. |
Saunders. savers. Snead. j. p. Smith |
Spratt Stubs, Surgener, Taylor. Wal !
ACC G. Harding Walker. Watson. J. w.
Williams. William G. Williams, Withrow |
-Sg.
Nays-Messrs. Booker, Churchman. |
Craig, Digs Duke. Featherton Hanson. |
HICKS. 1Ipton -. jennings. Jones |
Matthews. James Mann, Murphy. Owen. |
Parker Pendleton. Pitcher, QuesenberTy. |
Settle. Charles Smith. Stoner Switzcr, |
Silas \. Walker. Wharton. Win |
bourne. Winston. Wood ST. Aker Ryan
H.
AMENDING THE BILL.
on motion of Mr.. Saunders. the House |
hen reconsideTed the vote by which the |
louise had refused to reCo mmt the oil
Mr. Wlnborne then offered another /
as substitute for the motion
TO recommit, providing for the recommit- !
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