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make q statement. He said that the
rule used to be that a motion to in.
definitely postpone was not debata-
bic, but that his recollection was that
at the last session an amendment
had been adopted allowing such q
motion to be debated. As matter
of fact these motions have been de-
bated in the Senate for many years
by common consent.
Lieutenant Governor Tihman here
ruled Senator Barnwell out of order
on the ground that he was debating
motion that had been ruled out OF
| order.
Senator Barnwell then asked
and obtained unanimous con
sent to address the Senate.
He then suggested that Sen
stor Graydon withdraw his appeal
and refer the question to the com
mittee on rules. 1t is always un-
pleasant to appeal from the Chair,
and he hoped that the Senator would
withdraw the appeal. Senator Gray
don accepted the suggestion and
asked to withdraw the appeal.
Lieut.. Governor Tillman stated
that he much preferred that the ap-
peal should be voted on by the Sen
ate, and read from Jeferson's Man
nal and the rules of the Senate to
sustain the position he had taken.
Senator Graydon, however, per
sisted in Withdrawing his appeal, and
the incident was closed without the
question of rules being settled. The
matter was not referred to the com,
mittee. Senator Henderson then
withdrew his motion to indefinitely
postpone, and the discussion of the
bill proceeded on its merits.
Exhibit c. (Senate Report, Feb
ruary ~
Senator Sheppard offered a resolu.
tion, which was adopted, to have the
Senate committee on rules to report
on whether a motion "to postpone in
definitely" is debatable. The Lieu
tenant Governor has ruled that such
q motion is not debatable.
Exhibit D., Senate Report, Feb
rusry 49,
Several days ago Senator Shep-
pard offered a resolution requesting
the Senate committee on rules to re-
port on the question as to whether a
motion ''to indefinitely postpone" is
debatable under Rule IA, of the Sen
ate. Yesterday Senator Blakeney,
for the committee, submitted a re-
port stating that in the opinion Of the
committee such a motion is debat-
able. The report was adopted. 1t
will be remembered that several days
ago the Lieutenant Governor ruled
that such q motion was not debat-
able.
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman asked per-
mission to state his position in the
Journal, which was granted. In to-
days Senate Journal he will have
the following: "The Chair respect
fully cites the committee to Jeffer-
sons Manual and heartily commends
it to the committee on rules for
diligent study. Since making the
ruling the Chair has taken oc-
casion to inquire of the two
highest parliamentarians of the
country as to the correctness OF
the same aud is much gratifed to
learn that it is sustained by them
of course the Interpretation placed
on the rule by the committee on
rules will be henceforth observed,
however much at variance it may be
with parliamentary law"
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman stated last
| night that during the day he had
| wired to Senator Frye, President of
the United States Senate, and to
Speaker Henderson, of the house OF
| representatives, stating the question
and asking their decision, and that
both of them had sustained his rnl-
ing.
Exhibit E.)
Editorial Rooms the State, Co.
lumbia, S. c., March l3.-Hon, VIM.
P. Frye, President of the Senate,
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