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Roljc ayOL. LXIII« gCiLL MES FISALIT GE1 IN p their work. LAST NIGHT DISSOLVES THE *2,cu.nc CACCDS —THE RECORD Jjjp and the closed doors ggHP-L prolonged debate—the fD it HAND. I ' “ " r the [caucus Monday there were members present in person Iw proxy, the two absentees being Hardee of Brevard and Mr. of Escambia. Mr. Mays did not tog .the ballot for senator, but did - oc the question of adjournment jk85th ballot stood, Call 52, Mays 42, jgfcm 2. The 86th ballot was exactly |0A ggator Yancey said they had been in mob for nearly seven weeks and were da a deadlock. Therefore, he made • action that the caucus now adjourn and the motion was seconded by fcChrkofPolk. gp.tnr Kirk moved to amend the of adjournment to 8:30. p.m. to actrof. i^kDougberty—Mr. Chairman, there is ■liotioa to adjourn sine die, and also to to a time certain before the house. Kf, iample motion to adjourn takes ■awkooe of both. But a motion to ad ■in aw die carries with it the dissolu- Ehaflbe caucus, and in my opinion that ■riM cannot be entertained till the bust ■Tikfore the house has been finished. B V Hutchinson ot Putnam rose to a I^ofortV mk cm —The gentleman lroa floor. Kir. Dougherty—The motion to ad- Ipra canta with it the presumption that Ito hr— ot the caucus has bten fin [told. [fimaUf Yaaiej—Mr. Chairman, the MestlemM frotß Volusia is discussing the I policy of adjournment and not tbeques- I Hon before the house. I Mr. Dougherty moved that the caucus I ioaow adjourn. I Senate r Browne—ls it simply a motion I * adjourn? I Till 8:30 p. m. to morrow. E it' ~? n ßl*rty— l withdraw my motiou. ianil Mr. Chairman, the minutes \ ' at a resolution was adopted by 1 ifSn * e *l**yi‘ adjourned till next day ’ m ere i® an attempt now to i-gM* caucus, but geoikme , you rjwenord to and so ; and if you do, you a 80^emn pledge made to your f **" er demociais. IsT' of Polk asked the ruling of t* „ “ air °u the fpiestion wlieth [(Ur spee , c 1 11 01 the gentleman from I JiTr cou ' come under the head of I W .p iau ’ nia^— The chair does not 1 |P*tleman. I at am responsible for what I E2£. 0 “ e member °f the party, I Ire until the last day lEßa*** 00 ra^^er than adjourn for ? ttr Poseß. Those who vote to IjJtoaac die may be in the majority, n r r B * nk beneath the recog [l|. fellow’ men than do this faee ?J. Sotne members of the lltißnJ?* 6 t lis action so suddenly. i^otiJ tCOn^ntu> break toe mutual I Ktr on *k- have pledged to each floor. To me the honor and I toe democratic party are i tbe claims of any man llMbk a , brother democrats now, l stable candidate and we are tl>hV.;.k ork w ith you to preservers f )art harmony. Let us t'PtoentAtiv 1 Becuie a democratic 111 thrf.n l ,k e a democratic party un- ITrjJflbout the state. Ntotfontu?*7 Mr ‘ Chairman, I nrflp 111 a. tke caucu(i adjourn to 8.30 U£J£om>w w& * the impree- ISttaed 25iS^ :,llle t b t: toe caucus- Knri* anJ?* un h* was fied - Therefore the mo eanctis to the lita* h^'k 0- The chair has ruled MlhsL??? h** o ** and he did not Sss reco,lec,io ° of chair, 3= "*a fixed, Jefferaon’s HjtaJ>S! . ' Waa hit authority lor PtoL simple motion to adjourn *? lo dme but simply next regular sh pfljmi, " ,l “ ‘ w ~‘ the can ’Spa* *4drn Ye> the senator from W g that on account carried, the gentleman his authority for the HfeflllsauLL 1 !!^** 00 10 adjourn *6m or debated/ —I made the stalriintnf **#* W*"- n<l toe nwAfoto S Kfc 1 Hti; ished business the caucus itself is the judge of that, and the sense of the cau cus on that can only be determined by a vote. Therefore I call for a vote, and I insist that a motion to adjourn sine die is not debatable, and is in order. Senator Wall asked the ruling of the chair as to whether a simple motion to ad journ would take precedence. The Chair—Yea. Senator Wall—l would ask another— Would a simple motion to adjourn carry us to the next regular sitting? The Chair—l am* trying to find out from the secretary, but he has not yet found the original resolution. The Secretary (Mr. Bogue of Duval) — Mr. Chairman, I have not been able to find it, but will state that it was to adjourn to the next time at 8:80 p. m. Senator Myers—Do we adjourn to 8:80 p. m. of the fallowing day on. a simple motion to adjourn? The Chair—No. I could not call the caucus together on a motion to adjourn without a time set. Mr. Clark of Polk insisted that a motion to adjourn sine die is not amendable or de batable. * Mr. Hocker of Lake—We are sitting here under ordinary parliamentary law, and I can find no rule in Jefferson's Manual to sustain the chair in entertaining a motion to adjourn sms die. Mr. Burfbrd asked if any democratic convention or caucus had eVer adjourned till the business was done ? Mr. Hutchinson of Putnam—ls this in order ? Give us a ruling please. * The Chair—lf the gentleman frcm Put nam will give me a rule I will answer his question. Mr. Hutchinson—l have sent for the rules and will send them up when they come. Mr. Clark of Polk said all bodies had the right to adjourn sine die , and make dissolution of themselves whenever the majority wished to do so. The caucus had the right to entertain any motion duly seconded which pertained to its bus ness. If the caucus thought the business finished then it could adjourn or not in its discretion. Hasn’t the same power which created the caucus the rignt to dissolve it ? I challenge all the distin guished parliamentarians on this floor to show me a rale why this chair cannot entertain a motion to adjourn at any time. The gentleman from Volusia says he ha* not found it. Mr. Dougherty—l have now though. Mr. Hocker—Mr. Chairman, 1 bold that the burden of proof rasu with the gentle man who affirms this proposition, not on those Who deny it. They have not fur shed the chair with the authority to jus tiff the coosklesattoa ot the proposition to adjonrn sine die and l hold that the chair can net entertain it till the authority is shown. Mr. Clark of Polk—The chair has al ready entertained tue motion and there-' fore it rests with our opponents to show that it was wrong. Hocker —Does (be gentleman hold that the chair cannot correct an error. Mr. Clark—No sir, but the question now is whether the motion to adjourn is amendable. I insist that we confine our selves to the question, which is simply whether the question of adjournment sine die is debatable. The Chair—The Chair so understands it. Mr Burford of Marion —Mr. Chairman, this caucus adopted the two-thirds rule by a unanimous vote. Afterwards each member pledged himself not to elect a senator till lie had received the votes of two-thirds of this caucus. Therefore, I would ask if, in the present status, the chair cau entertain a motion which abro gates two solemn lesolutionsof this body. Benuior Biowae—Suppose the conven tion sat up to the day of election; must nobody vote? Mr. Burlord—This is not a nomi nsting convention, but it is compoeedtof the el dors themselves, and the case is different. Senator Yancey—The gentleman trom Mai ion has gone outside of the question, which is whether a motion to adjourn eiru die can be entertained. I would state that any motion to‘perpetuate the exist ence ot this body would itself be out ol order and of no effect. It is a 1 mistake that the motion to adjourn abrogates any resolution or rule of this caucus. Senator Wail—l would ask what would be the effect of this motion on the senatorial question ? Would it qot be to elect without a caucus nomination? Senator Yancey—Yes, sir; I hope so. The law says we should come here to elect and we Should elect. Gentlemen, insist that the caucus has no moral or legal right to uullily the pledge taken. I feet it my duty to elect and thereby do the thing we have sworn to do in our oath of office. No matter what may be the effect of our action, we o vtoleuce to no rule, but jimpiy da what have the gbt W eed hearWfto tleman assert that this body has fid right to dissolve Itself. It oould have done so at any time. But I insist that a motion to adjonra sine die is not amendable and no substitute can be offered. Let toe other side show the authority, for toe burden of proof is with them. Mr Dougherty thanked the senator from Lake fhr havtogasked forMaau thorttjr. Tb CjJSJLfX motion to a4iMin .in. <• hold that when K kas met Air a apeeifie SgraKygasafc wM<>l)r* yy ■ i b toijl, TALLAHASSEE, FLA., MAY 27, 1891. were subject to change or abrogation by th £r 8ai v* e power which created them. Mr. Mann ol Hernando— Mr. Chairman, i nave listened to these quotations of law and precedent from other sections, but what is our own practice? Did we not agree as brothers who have fought so olten shoulder to shoulder against a f common enemy in the past, that we would work together under certain rules? And having plighted faith to each other, is it not a vow as Holy Writ to honorable men? I ask democrats to beware. We are nearly equal in numbers here. I ask the senator from Gadsden who made that pledge unan ,n?n?B ' a body, whether he is mow willing to say that that pledge was to fold good only till he bad the advantage of a majority? I insist that the motion cannot' be entertained on either parliamentary or moral grounds. Mr. Hocker— The business of the caucus w stiU pending and no motoin to adjourn sine die can be entertained. Cashing says that while the regular business is pending no motion to adjourn can do more than break np the sitting. This croesfiriDg onjparliamentary ques tions continued for some time. In answer to a question from Mr. Hocker, Mr. Dough erty stated that Mr. Call had said he would not accept an election except after receiv ing a nomination by a two-thirds vote in the caucus. Mr. Clark protested against the introduction of Mr. Call's statement as entirely foreign to the matter under dia enssion. Senator Hammond of Orange said the greater included the less, and therefore the adjournment sine die included the ab rogation of the two-thirds rale. There was also a resolution that no election should be had till someone had received the nomination under the two-thirds rale and, since the adjournment sine die would abrogate both. These questions were by implication, if not directly, now before the house, therefore the proper course woud be to resoind the rale, and then nominate by a majority. Bring these questions np, and then they can be de cided. Bat first, it was necessary before the pending motion could be intelligently acted upon, that the resolution be read by the secretary. Mr.Bogue, the secretary—l have not the resolution here, I have it elsewhere. Mr. Hammond—These questions are all before the house, and when the pn- Crs in possession of the secretary are and before us we can vote intelligently on this matter. Mr. Chairman—The chair holds that the motion to adjourn includes all those, and will put it. Mr. Hocker—l move that all papers be longing to this caucus in possession of^the Yancey—The gentleman is oui of order. Mr. Hocker —I want it distinctly under stood that I, for one, shall expect that all these pttpera be made public. Mr. Rogers said—My memory is dis tinct that the senator from Gadsden moved that hereafter the caucus should adjourn to 8:30 instead of 8 p.m., and I ask that the secretary be given thirty minutes to produce the record. The secretary said that he did not have the record. Mr. Trammell asked that the records be brought before the caucus; they were the property of the caucus and should be produced, especially when the presiding officer says he- cannot decide till he sees them. Senator Browne did not see why it was Dfcessary in produce the minutes. Senator Baya at-ked if the chair did not have the right, and if it was not its duty to procure the papers. The chairman said: “The chair thinks it is.” Mr. Clark said: “This was a verbal motion. All there is of it is a statement made by the secretary himself which does not pretend to give exact language, there fore a controversy as to the phraseology’ cannot be decided by the minutes.” Mr. Trammell —Are we to understand that a motion which was made a rule to bind this body is not entered so as to show the intention of the motion? There was no answer. Senator Kirk—lf the minutes arc not produced the phair must rule on the ad missions made on this floor that the mo tion to adjonrn was a qualified motion. I do not appebl to Ephraim, for he is joined to his idols, but I appeal to democrats ou this floor to remember that when t! e ma jority numbered sixty they bound tuein selves to work under the two-thirds rule. Gentlemen are carried away by ilieir feel ings or they would not vote to abrogate a principle which has enabled the democrat ic parly to free the state from the damna ble carpetbag rule and elevate It to the prosperity we see about us to-day. Since this caucus began its work, the light has shone in upon the record of the gentle tnan wix) is citfto d the toadtag candidate on ihi fioor,Ebd h3rthat ltobt'his strength hss dwindled constantly until his suppor ters must attsck a democratic principle or accept defeat. If they have In view the good of to® democracy and of the state of Florida. No aliianoemen or democrat will plant a dag- K under the fifth rib of the party which d>ne so much for us and our*. I ap peal now to toe black belt which hat to often appealed to us to stand by the party in which rests its only hope of salvation. If gentlemen are bound by pledges made on street corner*, or In dark chamber*, or under the shade of these oaks, let them say whether they are not closer bound by open pledges here to their brothers than by these secret ones made to a little banker or other outriders. ' Mr. Chairman said-Thia Is a most im portant question, which wilf affect the party for a generation, “6 to® honors Me majority will boa majority to-mor row as wallas to-day ** . iU Mr. Otark—Allow me to Mate that we concede this to a qualified motion, and He AA took it lor gM' *** WWsSkSmwm**-®® .• ,v’ ; :}•/ •(. greatest respect for the Chair and had no desire to interrupt. Senator Rogers—The caucus unani monsly adopted the two-thirds rale and afterwards pledged itself to make no elec tion except under that rule. All the can didates whose names have been before this body accepted th ! s rule and a hading can didate expressly authorized a member to state that he desired no election until after a nomination by the caucus. We are dem ocrats divided only on a question of men. The majority has never said it would meet the minority on equal terms to obtain a man in a spirit of harmony and fairness. Unless this differ ence is healed here it will go hence to the next state convention. It will divide many of the counties and I fear will split the party in twain. Let ns come together, then, as democrats with a common pur pose, and agree on some man who can make the party a unit. Mr. Brqwn of Colombia—Mr. Chairman, while we were debating the two-thirds rale we were threatened with a disruption of the party. Now, I ask, who will go out of the told—the minority or the ma jority? ' Mr. Rogers—l made no threat, but gave a friendly warning which you woula do well to accept in the spirit in which it was offered. Mr. Haddock—l ask who will go out? Mr. Young—When you pledge me your word and go back on a democratic rule you prepare the way for the third party and you make your feet ready to walk in that way. Mr. Haddock—And I say to you, you come here and misrepresent your peo ple. vMr. Young—lf I misrepresent my peo ple it is between them and me, and not With yon. . Mr. Haddock-Did not you promise wear people you would vote for Mr. Call? , Mr. Young—l did not, sir, and I am Slad lam asked the question on this oor. When the friends of Senator Call threatened me with that promise I chal lenged them to bring it out and they have never done so. During the campaign for my election I expressly refused to bind tnyself. After my election I did tell my friends I should vote for Mr. Call and I did so, but when I saw bis defeat was in evitable I took it for granted that demo crats would keep faith with democrat* and I went over to the minority because I saw (lie majority would make no terms until it was reduced. lam willing to go before my people as an anti-Call man and make the fight ou this Issue, and it I am beaten I #lll accept my defeat. But lam opposed to H*n because I believe his election would life disastrous to the state of Florida and rb-every interest dear to iter people. ' Cries of “question” “question, * echoed through the hall and the chairman said tor the last time, “Call the roll, Mr. Clerk." When Senator Wall’s name was reached be said the two-thirds rale had been unanimously adopted and there was yet time to elect a senator. To adjonrn the caucus sine die would be injurious to the harmony of the democratic party and the most pernicious breach of plighted faith within his knowledge; therefore be voted nay. When Mr. Dougherty’s name was called on the roll of the bouse be said he had been a democrat all his life and had never broken one tenet of the faith. He had as sumed the yoke of the rule imposed by the majority and bad felt it easy, because he bore the weight under democratic rule. But when in open violation of plighted faith the attempt was made to throttle his opinion he would say now what he had said before, that he should never vote for any man in open session who had not re ceived the nominatiou according to demo cratic law; therefore he voted no. The vote on the question to adjourn the caucus sine die was as follows: YEAS— SENATE, 14. Browhe, Smith of 30th, Broome, Summers, Bryant, Swearingen, Calhoun, Thomas, Coulter, Wadsworth, Crosby, Wolfe, Pirrong, Yancey.. YEAS—HOUSE, 35. Bates, King, Berry, Lavender, Bethel, McCaskill, Blitcb of Levy, Monroe, Bogue, Morgan, Brown, Morris, Buford, Overstreet, Canty, Peacock, Carleton, Pittman, Carson, Priest, Clark, Rye, Dimick, Saolsbury, Dykes, Stapler. Goode, Summerlin, Haddock, Thompson, Hicks, Usina, Hutchinson, Vann, Wilson. NAYS — BENATE, 15. Baya, King, Borden, Kirk, Bristol, McKinne, Brett, Myers, Drake, Rogers, Farmer, Wall, Hammond, Wilkinson. Johnson, NATS—HOUSE, 88. } Atkinson, Mann of Hernando Baker, Mays, Baltzell, Mcßae, Bwille, McSwaine, Blitch of Marion, Newlan, Burford, Parker, Carter, Riohbourg, Coulter, Robertson, Dougherty, Shine, High, Sparkman, TTnnkwf TthtnwAll. T&Sm!? ■Jotaj WuStant, Langford, Whitoer, , Haas of Bhker, Young. • Yeas Senate, 14; house, 85; total, -a*'****' ***'■ i itonfx* thamcM Uo°raa rtuAi ’ '' i i i- " S/V.;.'- ' * - '■ ■; A DISASTROUS RAINSTORM. The Dam of Lake Disappointment Swept Away. Special to the Floridian. 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