EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. SPANN offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Executive Appointments, to make a report on the nominations made by the Governor for conformation by the Senate, forthwith.
Mr. BROWN stated that this resolution casts a reflection on the Committee. The Committee had a meeting and unanimously agreed to adjourn to a meeting to-day. He moved to lay the resolution on the table.
The resolution was rejected by yeas, 19; nays. 20-the Lieutenant Governor giving the casting vote.
Mr. BENZ explaining his negative vote because the Committee has had plenty of time to consider this matter.
Mr. RAHM when his name was called, said he page: 77[View Page 77] did not consider this a political question. He remembered two years apo when the Republicans had a majority on this Committee it made no report till late in January, and he could nor see why they will not give us the same chance now.
The vote was announced as above.
So the motion to lay on the table was rejected.
The resolution was then adopted by yeas, 20; nays, 19-the Lieutenant Governor giving the casting vote again.
The LIEUTENENT GOVERNOR announced the first thing in order to be the report of the Committee on Executive Appointments.
Mr. BROWN: Does the Chair decide that the Senate must stand in statue quo until that Committee reports?
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: No: but I would like to hear from the Chairman of the Committee on Executive Appointments.
Mr. BROWN: The Committee is not prepared to report now. And I will say to the Senator from Rush [Mr. Spann] that I don't think his course has added anything to the speed of that Committee, either.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR; Senator Dun- can the Senator from Brown, is the Chairman of the Committee on Executive Appointments. Let us hear from him.
Mr. DUNCAN: There is an announcement on your desk for a meeting of that Committee to-night. I sent it up about a half hour or an hour ago I will say this, as one member of that Committee, that I think our meeting to-night will satisfactorily comply with the resolution.
Mr. BUNDY moved that time be given the Committee till 2 o'clock to-day.
Mr. BROWN moved to amend till 10:15 o'clock to-morrow morning. The Committee has adjourned till this evening, and the members can not well be gotten together before then. I will say, so far as Senate bill No. 1 is concerned, no action will be taken to-day, if that is what is worrying Senators on that side.
Mr. SPANN: We are after the question as to whether the Committee on Executive Appointments will report at once.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: It is the opinion of the Chair that the Committee ought to report immediately. Of course If the Senate gives It further time that is another matter.
Mr. BROWN insisted on his motion to give the Committee until 10:15 to-morrow to report.
Mr. SPANN made the point of order that this motion is out of order, as it conflicts with the resolution just adopted by the Senate.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: I think that point of order is well taken. Of course if the Senate will give consent to pass it over the Chair will let it go.
Mr. BUNDY: I think the Committee can mate a report by 2 o'clock to-day.
Mr. MAGEE: I voted in the affirmative on the resolution requiring the Committee on Executive Appointments to report at once, but in order to give this Committee time, at the request of some of its members, I move to reconsider that vote. This motion was agreed to by yeas, 26; nays, 17.
The question now recurring on the resolution Mr. BROWN moved to amend the resolution by requiring the Committee to report at 10:15 to-morrow.
The amendment was accepted by Mr. Spann.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
