The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-19
Debate on Election of o. 3. Sc ma tor

debate on EIccticn of q. =. Sc nator.
Last Monday, discussion took place in
our Senate relative to fixing day for the
election of u s. Senator. The following
abstract Of it is taken from the report Of the
State Journal. We call attention to MIR.
Craven's remarks at the close:
By Mr. Suit, that the Senate will, the
House concnrriug. go into the election of a
U. s. Senator on Monday next.
Nr. Suit made few remarks i'm support
OF this resolution. lie wanted voice of the
this winter or not. 1t was evident that this
cleo, lion stood in they way of other business
and he desired to see il out ofihe way.
MIR. Anthony said the party to which he be-
lOnged would not consent to act upon that
resolution now. He would oppose any snap
judgment being taken uoon them while Sen.
ato's belongI 9 TO the democratic party were
absent from their seas. lie was prepared
to postpone that election for two years; he
believed il to be more the duty of the Sena-
re to postpone, than TO go into the election
row. he fell Ir pared to skou lder the respo
sibil,y Of chat p ,stp, n 'ment. In $, speak
ing be tAossht he expressed the views Of his
party on th,t FLOR. Another tii' q, there
was no bsw in. ext tnce 10 govern the cleo.
/ ton in tint convention. The Senator had
b tier wait sariiwe Had law passed on tina,
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Dir. Suit disclain,d and Intention TO take
adsantoge oi the party 10 Which the Senator
bel,rged. He ventured the assertion, on the
other hand, there were more Republican alb.
sent from their 81 as than Cd line temo rat :.
As to there being no law regulating such an
election, there could be no dtiicuIty in pass.
ing such law. The constitution required
them TO elect this winter. II was their
sworn duty to comp Y with the requisition -
He asked the Senator from Porter if it was
his intention 10 faAe square Vote upon ii
provided he pos poned it until to- morrow.
Dir. Anthony would not promise. Mr.. Suit
then demanded vote upon the question now
as there was no assurance OF any actio n
upon the part Of the House upon this cleo.
ton at any future time.
/ ~ Spann took the same view of the mat
ter as ar. Anthony did. lie opposed acting
upon the resolution at present. lie supposed
the Senator from Clinton tovk his cue from
the State Journal.
After some further remarks from Mr.. Suit,
who sail he hadn' I read the State Journal,
MIR. Anthony pledged his party for square
vote upon the question some time dHring the
present session..
Mr.. Cravens asked what this party or that
party had to do with the question before the
Senate. Hehad been prepared to GO into this
! eles ton of amp time. 1t was one of the du-
ties he was sent here to perform, and he was
really to perform it now. He did not view
il as belonging to any party to raise the ques-
ton the propriety of going into this election.
Tha; question had been decided by the peo-
pie Of Indiana. and the Legislature would be
Tecreant to a high trust committedto their
hands, il they by any means shrked the
responsibility.
Mr.. Hnthony moved to postpone the reso-
luton until the 32d of February next. upon
which the ayes and noes were demanded, and
resulted as follows-ayes rs. nays IL.