FEEBLE-MINDED ASYLUM.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR directed the roll to be called on the question pending at the adjournment last Saturday--being on concurrence in the report of the Joint Committee of Investigation, on the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, recommending the removal of the Superintendent, etc.
Mr. MENZIES raised the point of order that this matter can not be called up now.
Mr. BELL--The special order of the afternoon sessions, made so by special action of the some days ago is the consideration of the the work presented by the Revision Committee.
Mr. SPANN would like to, know why Senators were so anxious to avoid a vote on this matter.
Mr. BELL desired to get rid of the previous question, and would take advantage of Parliamentary law to do so. Then there are Senators, not confined to his side of the Chamber, who are convinced the action heretofore had on this subject was wrong. And further, he did not want to commit this outrage, and have it go on record, the same day the father is burying his son.
Mr. CHAPMAN thought the point of order well taken. The Senate surely does not want to break down its rule for the sake of carrying any question, no matter what its merits are. He referred to the rules by number and sustained the point of order.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR would have no trouble about this matter were it not for the previous question in operation when the vote was taken on Saturday, which showed no quorum.
Another vote would have been the order of business this morning, before the reading of the journal, had a quorum been present; but the matter was passed by, till the Chair thought it his duty to put the question. He was not anxious about the matter--if the Senate will let it go over he was willing.
Mr. SPANN moved that this matter be postponed till Wednesday afternoon.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR would not entertain any motion, but it may be passed over by consent till that time.
Mr. MENZIES entered a motion to reconsider the vote of Saturday, rejecting a motion to refer to a Special Committee the report of the Orphan Asylum Investigating Committee.
