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Governor Vetoes Ferry Bill
3	Speaker:--	"Invite	the	gentleman in. Let the message be
received.11
A young gentleman immediately came within the bar of the House; and, in the midst of respectful silence (and without any one expecting a joke at the time) sent to the Clerk's desk "a communication from His Excellency in writing" — which was read as follows:—
Veto of the Ferry Bill.-- Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:
It is with extreme regret that I feel it my duty to return to the House (where it originated) a bill granting to Col. Jack Mclnnis a Ferry on the Chickasahay River, together with my constitutional VETO of the same—
1st. Because I have been informed that he has refused to cross poor folks who had no money to pay ferriage;
2nd. Because his boats are leaky.
Great Unroar
On the reading of this message, there was a rip-roarious call of "Pass the billl" - "Pass the bill over the head of the Governorl" "Pass it by acclamation]" - "Don't call the ayes and noesi" -"Dispense with the constitution and Pass the Ferry Bill" - etc. etc.
^	Before	taking	the	vote,	however, there was a call:
"Hear the gentleman from Greene in answer to the objections of the Governor." And he did answer:
Mclnnis:-- "When I left home, gentlemen, my boats was in good order. There was no holes in 'em; and they was all painted with tar. They was in good order then, sure. But I don't know how they are now--that's all I can say about it at present."
Speaker:-- ."The remarks of the gentleman are not exactly in order, for they refer to the second objection. The first objection must be spoken to first, to wit:	his refusal to ferry over the
poor. As to the other, a leaky coat would be better than none.
So the gentleman will see that the point now under consideration is, not that he crossed the poor in leaky boats, but that he would not cross poor people at all, if they had no money."
Mclnnis:— "That ain't so, Mr. Speaker, and nobody ever said so, septing that feller La boo."
Speaker:-- "And the objection wouldn1t &uply if you bad refused to ferry “Laboo," for he's not a poor in an- --he* s i ich.
The House being fully satisfied of the insufficiency of the )	^eto,	passed the bill cy acclr.Mation 'n:acad of ayes and noes.
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