Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-12-20
High handed outrage i'm the Senate Of Hn-
diana--'Oscy and vandcrburgh soma


On the 9TH INST the Hon Tmos. ID. WALpoLE
President pro fem Of the Senate, announced the
Standing Committees of the Senate. the character
OF which, up 10 Saturday morning, appeared To give
general satisfaction 20 both par'Ics. Indeed. Mr.
Parker, who 10 be leader of the wing par
" ofthe Senate. declared from his place in the Sen
ate chamber, that the presiding officer of the Sen
ate IN selecting and arranging the committees, had
acted with great fairness aud .Ibcraity. The com
mlttcc on elections was composed IL Mtssrs. Bright
Collins, Mitchell Everett, Harris. Farmer and
West, seven as intelligent and respectable mem
bcrs could have been selected from the Senate.
To this committee, the message Of the Governor
transmitting TO the Senate the resignation % Mr
CASEY Senator elect from he counties at POsey and
NandcTburgh referred. On FRIDAY evening
the committee held its first meeting, when present
all the members except Mr. West. who was detlin-
ed at home account OF sickness. \ motion was
made IN the committee, to declare that Mr. PITCH-
rR, tthe usurpng iucumbcnt) was entitled to re-
tam his seat the Senator from those counties,
winch motion was lost IN the committee. This de
eison equivalent to say Ing that Mr.. Pitcher
not entitled to a seat IN the Senate M.
Pitcher or hIs Wing friends understanding TINS fact
Saturday morning, through hr Dcirees. bitter
Whig moved the Senate To add .Nessrs Pennington
and .NgBM wings good and true) to the Sanding
COD,mtHee. This motion, So dsrcspcctul towards
Mr. Walpole, land un-parliamentary too, We
may add was decided the Affirmative by vote OF
..
ocrais. This the Wings haylng I large majority
in the Scnate.l wond not agree to, but finally. to
up their outrageous conduct aS much as posi-
bic. Mr. lietield, democrat, was added TO that com
mittee SO that the committee is now composed OF
ten members. This is but prelude 10 what Is o.
follow. The wing members OF the Senate. If vc
may Judge from present Appearances are dctcrm u
ed in violation Of the wishes Of the people Of III.
district a. expressed through the ballot boxes last
August. and IN violation OF the constitution aud
laws of Indiana, TO retain John Pitcher as a mem.
Der OF their body.
John Pitcher N fact never legally entitled te
seat in the Senate. The legislature canno, legally
remove members from one district to another, a
done TO make seat for him last year. Bat
waving :hat ohectlOB-he had but year 10 serve
and that hls been accomplished Now, when the
regular Standing Committee is known TO have
decided against his claims, what DO the hones
wing party the Senate propose Nothing lcss
than To- pack a committee whose couscences vii
allow them TO decide, not according To lhw an'
justice, but as the Wing majority tclst them 10 do
Every who has been acquainted with the rcck
less M desperate character OF the Wing majority
the Senate, expected nothing else than that they
would finally decide in favor OF Mr. Pitcher, n gh
or wrong. But regardless as they are of their obi
cations to do equal and exact justice, without fear
favor or affection they dared not put IN force he
IRE determination. he face and ewes of the repor
If one oftheir own Standing Comm tees. as well al
OF ali law, justice and reason; and TINS IS the rca
son why. IN defiance of parliamentary law, ant
without precedent to justify the act, hey now at
tempt 10 pack Standing Committee, IN order L
obtain a decision which shall seem to warrant then
IN what they are determined to do.
The instrument selected 10 propose this act o
wanton injustice and corruption, was we'll Chosen
M Defrees himself Is not a hItc(ui memJer 9TH
Senate. He idwiHiiy elected. Nhethe
his anxiety TO pack the Committee Elections
grows out Of hls know ledge Of this fact, wei a
cmbttered partizln feelings, an impartial reopl
can determine.