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to commit the bill, and this motion
also was ruled out of order by the
Chair. The next day, February 4,
it was stated by member that the
motion to indefinitely postpone had
by consent of the senate been for
many years held to be debatable,
but the lieutenant 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 CON-
mittee reported February II that
such q motion. was debatable, and
the report was adopted by the SEN
ate, whereupon Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
had q statement inserted in the Jour,
nal containing the following asser-
tion: "Since making the ruling the
Chair has taken occasion to inquire
of the two highest parliamentarians
of this country as to the correctness
of the same, and 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 par
liamentary law"
The same evening he gave state
| ment to the press declaring that dur
ing 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 sus-
tanned his ruling.
(The State, Columbia, S. c., Feb
.ruary 13, 1922
now beg you to inform me, at
your earliest convenience, whether
the Lieutenant Governor made such
an inquiry of you, stating the case
as herein presented, with advisement
of the practice of the Senate of South
Carolina, and whether you made such
reply as reported to the Senate
and the press Very truly yours,
NC. Gonzales, Editor the State.
The same to the Hon. D. B. Hen
derson, Speaker of the House Of Rep
resentatives.
Exhibit G.
Mr.. N. G. Gonzales, Columbia,
S. C.-My Dear Sir: I have your
letter of March 13. A motion to
postpone indefinitely a pending meas
ure, both under parliamentary law
and under the rules of the Senate, Is
debatable. So also is a motion to
commit.
I had a 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.
I am, very truly yours,
VIM. P. Frye.
Exhibit H.
Speakers Room, House of Repre-
sentatives, Washington, D. c., March
Is, 1902. Mr.. N. G. Gonzales,
Editor the State, Columbia, S. c.
My Dear Sir: Your letter Of inquiry
was received today. On February
IL, 1902, I received from James b.
TiIlman Lieutenant Governor, the
following: Columbia, S. c., Feb.
ruary IL, 19O2-To Speaker D. B.
Henderson, H. R.: Kindly wire me
if, il your opinion, a motion to in
definitely postpone is debatable un-
| der Jeferson's Manual?
James q. Tillman, Lieut.. Gov.
At once on receipt of the above L
telegraphed the following reply:
Yes, the House of Representatives
debates the motion to postpone in
definitely, and has done so for many
wears. Had the Manual forbidden
it, this would hardly have been done
without a special rule giving posi-
tive permission.