Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-13


Massachusetts, Legislature.
The session OF the House OF Representatives was
protraced to such late hour Friday evening, in
consequence of the unprecedented efforts of the Wings
to save off the election of United States Senator,
that unable to publish in our Saturday paper
the whole of the days proceedings, and therefore
continue the report to day. 1t will be seen that our
whig friends quite ready oappy the gag whenever
they deem that it will their own selfish purposes
and that Atheuon of New Hampshire, his palmiest
days, proved himself better adept at all sorts
measures hwar the wishes of the people and DELAY
the action of legislative body than did Messrs. Kel
ogg and Schouler in the Legislature of Massachusetts
But all was of no avail. Hmkersm received a most
signal rebuke, and the wheels ofegisation passed over
their contemplate blockade by triumphant vote
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS CONTINUED.
House. The vote for the second candidate to he
sent up to the Senate resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes, 36s
Necessary to a choice, lS5
Amasa Walker, DIE
John Reed, la
On motion it ordered that committees be sen, t
the Senate to inform that body that the House had
made choice of two candidates for Governor and tyo
| for Lieut.. Governor.
/ Mr.. j. NJ Earle of Worcester, then renewed his mn.
ton for assigning half past eleven on Saturday for
choosing U. S. Senator for the long term
Mr.. Schouer of Boston, moved an adjournment -
| Negatived $50 to 1911.
Mr.. Kellogg moved to amend the motion. bv add;no
that when the the election of Senator shall he
taken, it shall lie taken by viva voce vote Tn ex
PLANTATION of the motion, the mover said he admitted il
was not in accordance with the usual practice bt he
considered 1t his duty in the present condition of the
State, to make known his vote for Senator 10 his
stituents. The circumstances under which the election
| was to be made were pecuar-so peculiar in his onin
i'm, to require change the rule by which such cleo
tons were heretofore governed. The people of he
State were IN state of Doubt uncertainty and ankle
y, r. at on to this mater, and it was NOT clear what
the voice Of their constituents indicated For this rea
son, he deemed it incumbent to make known the votes
OF every member, that each might take his share
Of the responsibility. He did doubt the gentleman
from Worcester, and also the democrats of the House
would be willing to have their votes known This wa
important, because IN relation to of the candidates
tor u s. Senator he knew nothing more OF his opinions
/ than he did of the man in the NOON He would move
| the yeas and nays on the question.
/ MIR. Whitney OF Conway, expressed his surprise nj
the amendment proposed The ground for il was said
TO be peculiar. He thought it peculiar-f a long
period of time the Wings have had the contro of the
| State, and they are in minority thew renudia,e
their own rules and practice. The gentleman from
Pttsteid has nsnuated that there were influences and
combinations at work, which the majority were uuwi
ling to have known He would repe any such insinu-
ATOMS The proposition OF the gentleman he consider
ed an implied censure upon the members of the House
an imputaton that they dishonest He wond
appeal to members of the House, if they were wilInp IN
sanction any such mputatons.
MIR. Kellogg dsclamed inputing direct dishonesty to
any member of the House.
| Mr.. Whitney-Then the motion of the gentleman 10
contrary TO his remarks.
Mr. Schouler called for the reading of the order and
wished to know, after its reading what Senator the
gentleman from Worcester had reference to-
Mr.. Earle-The only Senator there was TO elect.
known to the Honse. The House had received no
official information relative to the short term in the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Schouler said il just as he expected. and
commenced that mere was an mpropriety in hmrying
the election of Senator for long term before the Soy
eminent was organized Mr. Schouler being called IN
order proceeded to say that he was in favor of the
81 "a vote, and thought the present system ought
10 be changed General laughter.l 1t was due to
the people Of the State that it should be CHANGED M
Schouer closed by calling for the yeas and NAYS on the
! motion for amendment.
| Mr.. Wentworth Of Lowell moved an adiournment-
| Negatved-l59 to I67,
| MIR. Pllmpton of Boston, said there Lad been hmm
tatons upon the members Of the House. which had gone
abroad through the world, and by means of the opos
ed VOTE members would have an opportunity of cearno
| their skirts Of those imputations.
| Mr.. Cowdry Of Stoneham, called for the previous
| question.
Mr.. Whitney replied to Mr.. Pmpton. and said
copy Of the Constitution Of the United States had inst
been put into his hands. BY the constitution il was
made the duty of the Legislature immediately on assem-
bling, to fill vacancies in the Senate. Gentlemen
speak Of the great haste in the matter lie would like
to know why it that the Legislature had not receiy
ed official information from the Executive of the exis
tence Of vacancy in the Senate.
Mr.. Blanning Of Monterey, said he sympathized with
the gentlemen in the minorty-they were in the condi
ton in which Mr.. Van Buren, was said to have been
when he said, Sour suherings are iniolerable." II
had been his privilege to hold scat in the House
when Senator was elected. There was then no dis
position to require that meuber should vote as propos
ed by the gentleman IRON PiltsGeId The proper mode
was first to decide upon eectpga Senator, and then il
was time enough to decide upon The mode The choe
The members Of the House owed il their serespect
and dignity to vote down such amendment.
Fl DIR. Draining called to order by Mr. Colby Of
Boston, and proceeded to say he was willing thai b;s
vote should he known, and would show it to any mem
Der who might desire to it, and il mig hi be publish