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to commit the bill, aud this motion
also WAS ruled out of order by tho
Chnir The next day, February 4,
it was stated by Il member that the
motion to indefinitely postpone had
by consent Of tho senate been for
many years hold to be dobutable,
but the lioutonant governor ruled
this statement out of order on the
grounds that the senator was debat-
ing a motion that had been ruled out
of order. February 6 resolution
was adopted by the senate to have
the committee on rules report
whether motion to postpone in
definitely was debatable. The com.
mittoe reported February ~ that
such Il motion WAS debatable, and
the report WAS adopted by the son
ate, whereupon Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
had q statement inserted in the Jour.
nal containing tho following asser-
tion: "Snce making the ruling tho
Chair has taken occasion to inquire
of tho two highest parliamentarians
of this country az to the correctness
of the same, and is much gratitied to
learn that it is sustained by them.
OF course the Interpretation placed
on the rule by the committee on rules
will bo henceforth observed, however
much at variance it may be with par.
liamentary law"
The same evening he gave state
mont to the press declaring that dur
ing the day he had wired to Senat or
Frye, President of the United States
Senate, and to Speaker Henderson,
Of the Hpuse Of Representatives.,
stating the question and asking their
decision, and that both Of them sus-
tanned his ruling.
(The State, Columbia, S. c., Feb
ruary 13, 1892
l now beg you TO inform me, at
your earliest convenience, whether
the Lieutenant Governor made such
an inquiry Of you, stating the Ease
rs herein presented, with advisement
of the practice Of the Senate Of South
Carolina, and whether you made such
a reply as reported to the Senate
and the press. Very truly yours,
n 6. Gonzales, Editor the State.
The same to the Hon. d. B. Hen
dorson, Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives.
(Exhibit g.
Mr.. N. G. Gonzales, Columbia,
$. C.-My Dear Sir: I have your
letter Of March 13. A motion to
postpone indefinitely Il pending meas
ure, both under parliamentary law
and under the rules Of the Senate, is
debatable. So also is o motion 10
commit.
| had telegram from Lieut..
Governor Tillman in relation to
the indefinite postponement of a
measure, and my reply was: Jef-
ferson's Manuel silent. Motion
necessarily debatable. Debatable
under rules Of senate
l am, very truly yours,
VIM. p. Frye.
(Exhibit H.)
Speakers Room, House of Repre-.
sentativos, Washington, d. O., March
Is, 1902. Mr.. N. g. Gonzales,
Editor tho State, Columbia, S. c.
My Dear Sir: Your letter Of inquiry
was received today. On February
II, 1902, received from James H.
TiIlman Lientenant Governor, the
following: Columbia, S. O., Feb.
ruary IL, 10O2-To Speaker d. b.
Henderson, II. r.: Kindly wire me
if, in your opinion, motion to in
definitely postpone is debatable un-
der Jefferson's Manual?
James IL. Tillman, Lieut.. Gov.
At once on receipt of the above 1
telegraphed the following reply:
Yes, the House of Representatives
debates the motion to postpone in
definitely, and has done 80 for many
years. Had the Manual forbidden
it, this would hardly have been done
without Il special rule giving posi-
tive permission.
Very truly yours,
-. b. Henderson
The other exhibits are the follow