Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-13
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ELECTION OF SENATOR.

TN this subject. the requirements ri The Constitution
are explicit aud plan. The hsl eIanse Of the sr1 s.e-
uon oi he hrsi atuee contains the following provision.
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The Senate nj the United States shall ho composed
"of TWO Senators from each State chosen hy thn
Legislature Thereof or SIX years; aud each Senator
shall have one vule''.lhereby mpsnu on the present
Legislature the duty nj supplying The vacancy Ia occur
On Inc avn ol March neN, nv the expiration OF the
term nj service oi hr. Rvcs Far # This Legislature
should refuse Ia make elerliun then IL Is very clear
that from and after the ih ui Alaeh NEXT the Senate
will not be conplsod al itco SENATORS from each STATE
or there will be hui Scuaior from \irn,nia and
that the snrressor 10 Mr. tves Will he chsen rs
thn Constitution rtqnfes he should be- En sr years. IN,
tor such PARTON ol the years tnnnnnp fn the iln
day oi March neNi NJ may feinaln uneXplred the
time when the election shall actually he lnade
And thus, by dollbera,e act ai the Legislature,
the State would be shurn of hall her representa-
linn In the Senate OF the tuitd States; the pfuvisn
oi the Constitution. which requires lhe Senate Ia cunss
oi Two Senator'S fram each STATE, wully disngafded
and violated aud The term Of service of Senators
wliIeh the Constitution itself lNes nj SIN years. may be
abridged, rn Tine Ia tine, cnpflce. passion fac.
lion may dictate Moreover, II IL equally appnrent
that II n Is lena aud constitutional lar one Lollsalnfe
AID one state Ia pursue The clnrse. 1t is equally
eaal and constitutional Tor any other legislature my
other State pursue The COURSE aud as according
In the PROVISIONS ot the Constitution two lhrIs Of The
Senators must he elected every lur years. only ne
eeaSary that the example thus sci should be flnwrd
ar four years la leave the Senate without a quorum
and thus dissolve the government. Aclng then ube
dianre 10 what They regarded the PLAN relusun nj
the Constitution, AS well as "a CONFORMITY with the uni
form practice OF The government from lis foundation To
The present time the Wing party the House of Del
egales the 10Th dry ui January. 1915 adopted rea-
ogtnn for the election u Senator supply the vnean
cy which would by the cxpilnlon ui the term o
service at MI .lvcs and PROPOSED 22d day o Jan
nary the day tor such election. W. say Tim, the
tg pa,ty Ia The House u Beiegaits adopted Tins res
oninn because II passed IA spe of The united
slsanee Of the Other parry; and IN the course o the dis.
cusson that cnsued II distinctly annnnncrd by une
n the Numbers 81 that parry the flar OF the House,
thai II was not their purpose Ia 90 lba an election dn
rlng the present srsstn oi the Legislature The ftso
luton ihus nduped Mas on the same day. sent To the
senate ur its concurrence. II was there. on the mo
iion af lomuerae Senator laid HE able and KEEP
there by parry management aud party Yates uuiil the
very day apppeled er HE execution of the JOINT order
VIZ: The 22nd January. 1915. In the meantime mud
by this course 81 proceeding, twhpy Unprecedented IN
bue'nla even IN tin nopala al pauy,) the House ui
Delegates were kept tHnd there MI much rea
.an 10 believe doSgBedg kepi) IL state of profound
lanoiance 10 The which The dominant party IN
the Senate meant Ia pusue IN the sujcl of he
luton.
Again and again. the effort made by the Wing
minority IN The SENATE IN have the resolution taken up
and considered ihat the day proposed hv the House
some other day mare agreeable olhe Senate. might
he iAed for the performance u this hgh constitutional
duly and such nulire thereof given In the other branch
Of the Grnera Assembly the ordinary rules of
courtesy between the iva Houses (9 say nothing OF the
principles ol fair dealing This all important suhlpci)
would seen - demand. Blu, The eiluri was vain. The
sell led Democratic party had a majority OF nearly
Two 10 IN the Senate, mud Thai majority nexor-
ahr. FINALLY on ihe very day arp,Inted Che 22d Of
january at l0l O'clock in The morning Tie Senate
greed Ia the RS Tuition under wheh the election 10
have bpen gone - orlark thai day. BY lhls
lime il was ascetlannd that three Vi The Whiy mem
beers would not be ale tobr III elr seats the da, ap
pdnie though Tho abseBre Of raeh aud all II fen
owng 10 eau - beyond their cnntso Two ui them
absent from Rlcumnd, detained the (hlr Helms oi
Floyd.) hy heavy domestic aieliun, and The oiher
Nr. Robins If 6lencester.) by egefh uHsppsiln aud
the third (Col tampbo OF Bedilrd.) though IN Rich
mund was stretched nn he bed If sickness from which
he never rise. On The other side. but mrmber
absen from IL is beIleved similar those which
Produced the absence Of Mr.. Ilrus Under these cir
cnms,anrrs, the House. when informed Of the acon II
the Senate, considering that This question IN which
the whoe State WAS concerned proposed 10 pos pone lie
election to some 0heT dav. So thai the members On both
sides, who had been thus uuayoldably, by the aei o
God and not by auy art of Their own. Withdrawn for n
time from the discharge Of their public duties, might be
able IN lbeII seats, and thus that portion Of the
people rrpresrnledby Them might have voice in the
decision Of question in which they, equally with the
Of The STATE, We're interested, and In which they
Luch other p rliun Of the Commonwealth, had a
r1hr la he hcard II therefore. proposed 10 post
pDue ibe election iii De Isl Of February, and resun
lion 10 that eiiet sent to the Senate 1t was there
rejected by strict pary vote. The House OF Delegates
then proposed the 3Oh January. That was rejected
in The Senate 10y the vote The 9Th Of February
was then proposed, bni this proposition met the
fate with those thai had preceded H. Finally II was
pposed at late hour ni the evening To psp'ne the q
lection oi Senator till the next day. This WAS also
'jeced nv The Senate {and then al Gocuck the
ing Gas Their Journal -howsJ The House adjourned.
Now pause here lor moment and put II tn