The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
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MAS TKIl-LE. Tenn March b
There is uo change todsE u tns sens.
torfa. sItua1uu. Au1s y Tie absent
senators have returned
Governor Patterson today gave on
the following interview The LEG
non laws were passed before ne a.
r-uuliatiuu bills and were rushed
ftyough tie Legislature without co1-
siderauoa. TIE rights Of the majority
were wholly ignored There was ID
Il CAUCUS. though they were party meas
ures and the majority was treated
/ ouIF as : quorum sDd absolutely given
/ no voice as democrats When he
] boards we're To be elected the same
1 tactics were again to prevail The
I primary board Is the executive COM
uittse Of the democratic party and the
4 intention was 10 name this board
4 without 4 Caucus and against the pro
test Of the majority Of democrats and
with the aid Of republican votes tbs
is indefenEibIe from Z party stand
point and from The standpoint Of ta1r-
ness. The twelve democratic senator's
left to break 2 quorum and 70 protest
.againgt this proceeding. think they
pursued the ONLY course open 10 them
and that self respect and Iheir duty Is
democrats justified The breaking q the
quorum. TheY have been forced To
pursue this course and the people can
determine where the responsibility
rests. ], as Governor and AZ demo
rat have done all in ng power TO
restore harmony have offered
through q representative 10 come to
a settlement On TINS basis. 1he ml0ori-
ia democrats to name one and the
other TO be chosen b. mutual agree
ment | also offered for the minority
democrats to name one member Of
the state board and the majority q
democrats one member. These offers 4
we're made in spirit of fairness and 4
to reconcile differences 50 that the I
business Of the state could proceed \
Up to this time these offers have been
declined and 50 the matter stands
Messrs- Williams and Hickman Of (
fened q compromise proposition to the
House today to settle the legislative I
muddle, but il was ruled out Of order
and Mr.. Hickman was not permitted
to speak for the measure. Mr. VIII
liams' speech was interrupted before
be concluded. The plan offered was
caucus call for March ), 1909 when
only certain names were 10 be sub
mitted
The state-widers sprung genuine
sensation today when the joint con
gention to elect members OF the cleo
ion board was called to order, and
over the protests Of the opposition.
Although the senate was still IN
able TO transact any business at Tues
lays session, owing to the lack of a
quorum. a pair of sensations were
sprung which enlivened the routine
proceedings to an extent that caused
he twenty esenators and the sprink-
ing of spectators present to sit up and
AXE notice.
The one of these two sensational in
idents that gave the greatest fllips TO
hose present was fathered by Hon.
dorsey B. Thomas, senator from Ben :
on county. This was a written pro- I
est against, or. rather answer to, the
harges against the senators who sup
orted the election bills. contained In c
he protest read by Senator John I. 0
OK on Monday in behalf OF the run
way senators. AS Senator Cox stated
hat the sentiments expressed were G
Is own. and that he was as much a
as any one else" for the .
harges contained In the document, n
enator Thomas drastically cutting II
were aimed directly at Hon. n
ohn /. Cox. D.
The other incident in the senate Ie
hich gave its proceedings an unex- IN
ected turn was a motion offered by az
enator Blackburn calling upon the Ia
'eaker to request the governor to is al
lie requisition papers for the runa-
ay senator's While this motion was Oh
lopted nothing likely will come of it ma
a requisition is imperative except al
the case Of felony n
Something Warm. NJ
Senator Thomas was recognized and WI
esented the following, which was Gu
read upon the journal at his request: Ia
MIR Speaker-on Monday, March ], IA
90, | arose in this senate to a ques- pu
IN of personal privilege, and protest at
against member of this senate IN
liverinp n lecture IN the I...,.tty "a