Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-15

| person 10 represent the people and Stat.
OF Indiana III the United States Senate;
And whereas. the House being anx
ious to discharge its constitutional dut,
In the matter, is willing &c accede TO the
views OF the Senate, so far as the same
may be reasonable and practica BILE:
And whereas. i, is historically true,
that every United States Senator, since
the first organization of this State Gov
eminent. has been elected by juint con
vention OF both Houses of the General
Assembly: Therefore.
RcsOlred. (the Senate concurrins) Tha,
the Senate and House proceed at 8 o'clock
this day 10 make choice of United States
Senator in the following manner. viz:
Each House shall proceed, p;pa rocc. TO
vote for United States Senator and shall
interchange the result of their ballots:
ano II, barring thus balloted. the two
Houses she'll fail 10 concur in the choice
OF citizen for said office, having bal
loted three times. then two Houses shall
immediately assemble together in Joint
convention in the Hall of the Uouse
and By UiUa poce vote. choose U. S. SEN
aior; and The person receiving a MAORI.
~ of all the votes given, shall be de
clared chosen such U. States Senator for
term of six years from the 4ih of March
next.
Mr.. Hester opposed the resolution. He
said that IL was now too late to enter in =
to that election. Many of the Democrat.
ic party had returned home, and. under
', such circumstances, the resolution ouph,
not to pass. and he hoped the minority
would proven. its passage by breaking
the quorum.
Mr.. Frazer contended that i, was a
duty which this General Assembly had
10 perform. TO elect United States SIN
ator, that the House had, time after time
invited the Senate 10 discharge this duty
and that body had refused TO enter into
convention for that purpose.
Ihe vote Was taken, when The resolu
ton failed to pass for wan, of quorum
ayes, DC, noes none.
The vote or tie passage was again Ia
ken. and resulted in ayes. Sc noes noue.
Those voting being the Sumo as in The
first vote
A resolution was introduced inviting
.he Senate to go into the election of
State Printer and oil the Other officers 10
be elected.
A motion was mode to amend by adj.
ding these words. 'excep, United States
Senator. cries OF Mo- No! No,
MIR. Humphreys declared tina, it had
been the s'udious effort of the Democrat.
&c party here. 10 which he belonged, to
Put oil all these elections. because, when
once III joint convention, the Fusions,s
would proceed ~ elect q United States
Senator
A drsultory debate followed. at times
sharp and angry words were passed, but
good feeling was restored.
No vote was taken on the resolution.
The committee appointed TO wait on
the Governor. reported that he had no
further communication 10 make.
Mr., Frazer said that no arponionmcn:
bill had passed. owing TO the want of
time ana the disagreement of the two
houses; that il would be neccs sary to
have called session to pass one. AMI
that. os this House entertained political
sentiments adverse 10 those Of the Gov
ernor, he thought ii proper 10 have its
expression favGra bic to such call He
therefore introduced a resolution 10 tina,
effect
The resolution was p'ssed.
A me ssage was received from the Sen
ate informing The House, :ha, i, was read
7 10 adjourn.
4 motion was made that the House adj.
juurn without day.
The Speaker rose and said. he had not
/ the vanity to believe that he had no,
erred in the disc barge of his duties. but
the House had viewed his errors lenientIy
that he had always received the utmost
kindness from tho members, and that
each of them carried with them his ear
nest wish Cor their welfare and happi-
ness.
He then announced the House TO be ad
journed without day.