The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-22
A Deadlock In Indiana.

Matters arc i'm singular snarl at the seat of go
vernment Of our sister State adjoining on the west
Nothing seems 10 be settled there, beyond the fact
that body OF excited and wrnngling politician. are
assembled in and about the Capitol, osensbly 40
lawmakers. The anarchical precedent set by the
democratic Senate two years ago, by which there
was failure 70 elect an opponent Of the democracy
70 the United States Senate, Is nov rgidly followed
bv the republican Scnate--.lrcumstance having
altertd cascs-and IL appears that there Will 5000
he no incontestible representation OF the state nf
Indiana in the Senate Of the United States. The
republican majority in the senate have taken mos.
extraordinary precautions against being rieked,
driven or inyeged into joint session with theilouse.
They have been daily demonstratiye in their zeal e.
prevent the possibility OF Senatorial electon. Incy
have refused 10 meet with the House for any purpose
They would not 20 into the hail OF the House 10 hear
the message Of Gov. Wright or 10 hear prayers, or
In compliance with the constitutional requirement.,
that the votes for Governor should he opened and
the oath oil Office administered IN the presence ~
both houses. 4. L. Willard, Esq, was Lieutenant
Governor until be assumed 20 he Governor. and WIS
the presiding officer OF the Senate. When the hos
arrived or according " one Of the accounts, feE
minutes previous to the precise time, he declared tue
Senate adjourned 10 meet in Joint session with the
House, and see the opening OF the votes for Tower
nor, snd hear the announcement and witness the
ceremonies OF Inauguration, by which he was 70 as
cend in the official scale from Lieutenant Governor
20 Governor. lie was followed by the democratic
Senators INTO the House but the republican
Senators refused 10 consider their body al
journed, and remained in session, and now hold
that as the records OF votes were not opened
and the oath Of Office not administered, according
~ constitutional requirement, in the presence OF
both houss, Willard rs MOI c0nsti'utonally Gov.
ernor. The democracy hold that the provisions Of
the constitution were complied with, that the tTO
houses of the Legislature were in Joint session that
Willard Is legally Governor, and that the nt urn.
ment Of the Joint convention to three weeks from
the day OF Inauguration, will be binding on both
bodies, and that the election OF United States Scna
tors will certainly take place on that day. The demo
cratic members OF the Senate and the House will
doubtless 10 into Joint session, pursuant 10 adjourn
ment, and elect Two democratic United States Sena-
tors. But the republi ,ans Of the Senate will stand
aloof contcnding that the body Of which they com.
pose majority has nct been in joint convention with
The House. and that the proposed election Of United
States Senators will be illcgal and here they will
have, on their SIDE the precedent just established
by the democratic Senate In the rejection Of Harlan,
OF Iowa, which by the way, Wa profitless aud
foosh act OF the highest dcliberativc body in the
world" Il will profit the majority who are rcspon-
sble for IL, nothing, because the Iowa Legislature
will Immediately return Harlan; there will be no
mistake about lis right 10 a seat; and II Is foolish,
because IL encourages factous proceedings IN Iegis
INJURIES and viii render the election OF United States
Senators impossible, unless when there is an denti-
Nv In the political complexion OF both houses OF the
Legislature. This may eventu0te in the United
states Senate finding itself without quorum. IL
will lie interesting TO observe whether the same
Senators who voted % exclude the Iowa Senator
will he In favor OF Inc admission OF democrats
turned from Indiana under intOrmalit'es, between
which and those on which the case against Harlan
v a. made out no substantial difference or strong
hsdow of variance can be found.