THE CUMBACK-BAKER CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr. HUGHES called up the special order for the this hour--being the consideration of his motion to reconsider the vote of January 18, by which the resolutions of censure of the Lieutenant Governor were passed.
Mr. SCOTT demanded the previous question.
Mr. HUGHES moved to lay his motion to reconsider on the table.
Mr. GRAY demanded a call of Senate.
It was ordered and being taken, forty Senators answered to their names.
Mr. JOHNSON of Spencer, moved that the absentees be sent for.
Mr. FISHER moved that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with.
This motion was agreed to by yeas 21, nays 20.
The motion to lay the motion to reconsider on the table was rejected by yeas 19, nays 23--as follows:
YEAS--Messrs. Beardsley, Bird, Bradley, Cravens, Denbo, Fisher, Fosdick, Hanna, Henderson, Hooper, Howk, Huey, Hughes, Johnston of Montgomery, Kinley, Montgomery, Morgan, Stein, and Turner--19.
NAYS--Messrs. Armstrong, Bellamy, Case, Caven, Church, Gifford, Gray, Green, Hadley, Hamilton, Hess, Huffman, Jaquess, Johnson of Spencer, Laselle, Rice, Robinson of Madison, Robinson of Decatur, Scott, Sherrod, Smith and Wood--23.
page: 525[View Page 525]Mr. SCOTT demanded the previous question.
The Senate seconded the demand, and under its operation the motion to reconsider was rejected by yeas 20, nays 21--as follows:
YEAS--Messrs. Armstrong, Bellamy, Case, Caven, Church, Gifford, Gray, Green, Hadley, Hamilton, Hess, Huffman, Jaquess, Johnson of Spencer, Rice, Robinson of Madison, Robinson of Decatur, Scott, Smith and Wood--20.
NAYS--Messrs. Beardsley, Bird, Bradley, Cravens, Denbo, Fisher, Fosdick, Hanna, Henderson, Hooper, Howk, Huey, Hughes, Johnston of Montgomery, Kinley, Laselle, Montgomery, Morgan, Sherrod, Stein and Turner--21.
Pending the roll call--
Mr. GREEN, when his name was called, said: The vote I am about to give may seem inconsistent to some, but it is not in my judgment. I look at it in the nature of granting a new trial. The resolution may be amended so as to change their aspect in such case. I should be governed by own judgment, as I was when I voted for the original resolutions, but as there is some dissatisfaction about the matter I am willing the vote may be reconsidered and take another vote on the resolutions.
Mr. SHERROD, when his name was called, said: he voted for these resolutions with facts all before him, and would be glad if he could vote for this motion to reconsider and do justice to himself. We must necessarily consume a great deal of the time of the Senate if this motion is agreed to; the session is rapidly drawing to a close, therefore he voted "no."
Mr. GIFFORD withheld his vote until after the roll call, and then said, for the reason that there is an attempt made to make this a party question and to give no higher consideration to the vote given by members of the Democratic party he should vote in favor of allowing the friends of the party accused an opportunity, if they should be able, to make a change in the character of this vote. He was not prepared to cast any other vote on these resolutions than the one before when they were passed, but he voted "aye" now because it is aimed to make it a party question.
So the motion to reconsider the vote of censure of January 18, was rejected.
The PRESIDENT pro tem., stated in reply to an inquiry from Mr. Hughes, that under the operation of rule number twenty-eight, the Senate is rid of this question for the balance of the session.
