The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-03-24


despolism. and The refractory members
we're punished. some with exile. some
with suspension of their lunriioas. All
we're forced 10 comply siih his viii:
and ne Parliament. unable 10 resist.
yielded. sep by STRIP. 70 his exscilons "
The other prec-denl % supplied by me
schires II The democracy of Pennsylsa-
MIA in 1916. when il Was genuine and
unmixed with any other ingredient.
The provisions Of The Constitution OF
lhe Uniisd States and Of Pennsylvania. IN
regard 70 he obligation 20 keep journal.
are Substantially The same. That Of The
United States requires that " each House
shall keep . journal Of Us proceedings,
and from lime 20 time publish the same,
except such parts a. NAV IN their judg-
meni require secrecy; and the yeas and
nays az the members Of either house
shall, ~ The desire OF one fifth Of the
members present, be anlered on the JOUR
nal" And that of PENNSYLVANIA i, "esch
house shall keep Journal Of rs proceed
ings and publish them weekly. excePisuch
paris a. require secrecy: and The yeas and
nays uf the members. on any question,
shall. At the desire Of any two Of them.
be entered on the Journals" Whatever
inyiolabiliiy. iherefore. is attached 10 .
journal. kept in conformity with the one
Constitution, must be equally stamped
on that KEEP, by he other. On the 10Th
February, 1916. IN the House Of Repre-
senlaliyes of Pennsylvania. the Speaker
informed the House that constitutional
question being involved in decision BY
him yesterday, on motion 10 .expunge
certain proceedings from The Journal. he
was DESTROYS nf having the opinion Of The
House on the decision. viz. that mslo-
rily can expunge from the Journal any
proceedings in irhich ths yeas and nays
have MOI been edliei" Whereuron Mr.
Holgate and Mr.. Smllh appealed from
said decision: and on the question. is The
Speaker RICH, in his decision! the mem.
bers present voted a. follows: yeas three.
nays seventy eight. Among the latter
ATE To be lOund the two Senator'S now re.
presenting in this body the state Of Penn
sylvania. On the same day motion
Vas made nv ,"ne Of them :. Bucha
mani and VIZ Kelly. and read As follows:
I. ResOlrei. That in the opinion of this
House no part Of the journals of the
House can BE- exPuuged even by mla''i-
nous consent" .....
The Senate observes that the question
aros- in case where the yeas aud nays
had not been called. Even in such q
case there we're but four members out Of
eighty two that thought it was compe'en,
! To The House Ia expunge. Had the yeas
and nays been called and recorded as
thew were an The resolution Of March.
1884 here would mol have been a soil.
Iary VIE in the House III Representatives
OF Penns, lVanIs IN support Of the power
Of expunglng Aud il you can expunge
the resolution, why may you not expunge
slso the recorded yeas and nays attached
10 iIi
But If the matter Of expuncuon be
contrary 10 the truth Of the case. re-
proachiui for IFS base subserviency. de.
rogatory from the just and necessary
powers 0f the Senate aud repughant 10
! the Constitution Of the United States. the
manner in which it is proposed To ac-
conplish this dark deed is also highly
excep,ionable. The expungine resolu.
,ion which is 10 blot out nr enshroud the
four ar five lines in which the resolution
Ol 1894 stands recorded, ar rather the
recItais by which il ls preceded, are
spun out into thread of enormous length
Ii runs, whereas, and whereas. and
whereas. and whereas. and whereas. &c.
into a fnrinidahl array of nine sesera
whereases. One who should have the cnu'
rage to begin to read them. unaware o
what was 10 he their termination. would
think tina, a, the end Of such lremen
dous display he mus, find the very devil
II Is like kite or comet. except that the
order Of Nature is inverted, and the taIl
instead Of being behind. Is before The
body TO which tits appended.
shall not irespass on the Senate BY
inqulring into the truth OF all the asser.
lions Of the fact and Of principle contains
ed in these recitAls. II would not be diff
6cult to expose them all, and to show
that not one Of them has more than Gu
lorab!e foundation. Il is asserted by on,
Of them that The President was pu, upor
his TRIAL, and condemned. unheard. BY lht
Senate la 1894. Was that true! Wa,
il a trial! Can The majority now assert
upon their oa,hs. and IN their conscien
ces. that there was any trial or con
demna,ion! During The warmth of de-
bate. Senators might endeavor to per
suade themselves aud the public that III,
/ proceeding II 1894 was. IN ITS effects ant
consequences, a trial, and would he ;
Condemnation Of the Presltlenl; but now
after The lapse Of near three YEARS. wleI
the excitement arising from an animated
discussion has passed away. it Ia marvel