Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-17
The Reception of the Governors Message
by the Senate


twas expected by some and perhaps by ma
jority of the Republican party, that the Senate of
the State, in which tina. party has majority,
would refuse to receive q message from acting
Governor Barstow, or in any wise recognize him.
When q motion was introduced in the Senate for
the customary committee to inform the Govern
or of the organization of the two houses, Senator
TAYLOR, Republican, moved to lay the motion
on the table. The Republican Senator from this
district voted against the motion to lay on the Ia
BILE, for reasons which we find published in the
Free Democrat, as follows;-
He should vote against laying on the table and
against delay, because having reflected upon the
matter, his duty was clear to him. and he was
ready now to act, He was satisfied that Coles
Bashford had a MA ority of the legal vote Of the
State for Governor, but there was, nevertheless.
Il question III reference to (which question had
been 9ferred to, and was now pending before the
Supreme Court. That Court was the only tribu-
nal which had jurisdiction of the matter. It's ac-
ton was complete, and would prove final, and no
authority either by the Constitution or the law,
was conferred upon the Legislature to interfere
in the question. No action of the Legislature
would affect it in any manner, nor would any
such action have eventually the least practical re-
suit. Whatever the Legislature might do, or leave
undone the question would still be the same,
and the authority and duty of the Court the same
in all respects. Whatever, then, might be his
personal knowledge, whatever his personal de-
sires with reference to the matter, a Senator,
rs a representative of q constituency, he was
clothed with no power or authority to do anything
in any wise affecting the question. All mis- own
partizan feelings, his personal desires, well as
those of his own constituency, were referred to
the Supreme Court. That body had them in
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lieved it was scarcely question, that the acts
of the individual who has the insignia of Office
will be legal and valid, till the Court shall other
wise determine, and such being the case, and the
state OF the whole matter being as he had repre-
scented, he could see no reason for any delay in
the customary action of the body. If we were
ever to lcgislatc, and if legislation was at any
time necessary for the interests of the State there
was certainly no good reason in the present state
of affairs, for protractn@ the organization of the
Legislature. He had matters of legislation en-
trusted to his charge involving the wants and in
tcrests of those who sent him here, and he was
anxious and willing to proceed directly to their
consideration well as of other business. He
wished, as a member of the Republican party, to
assume no responsibilities, which were not i'm
posed either by the constitution or the law, and
the assumption of which could lead to no good
ends, and to borrow no trouble which came not
i'll the performance of necessary duties. When
the decision of the Court was rendered. as he
hoped it would be, with little delay, the change
in the Executive department would be made
pesccaby and naturally, in harmony with the
means instituted to make such change; and the
business of the government would proceed un-
interruptedly and harmoniously. He would
vote against laying on the table and against
delay.
Mr. Harvey concurrcd in the views of Mr..
Sholes, but out of Difference TO the opinions of
his friends, would vote for some delay
The resolution prevailed by the following vote:
AYEs-Barnes, Dunn, Fitzgerald, Gernon,
Gibson, Gill, HadIey, Harrey, Kelsey, Mills, o.
Neil Pier, Rose, Smith, Shotes, We'll, Horthtng
foR-l7
NAYs-Adams, Barber, Clement, Cobb, Dcx-
ter, Giles, Sutherland, Taylor-8.
Republicans voting for it, in Haltcs.l