Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-02-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The President stated that the call OF
the senate, as ordered by Sage, In the
morning session had not been dispensed
with, and directed the Clerk to proceed
with the call.
The clerk called the names OF all the
members, excepting that Of Mr. Woods,
the President calling Mr.. Woods.
Cravens wished to know if the Senate
would be reduced to the necessity of or
dering the Sergoant-at-Arms to clear the
bar Of all but members, and why tho Pres
ident persisted IN calling tho name Of
Mr.. Woods, when his seat had been do
clared vacant by the action Of the senate.
Murray said he must dissent from tho
position Of tho Chair. for Woods had not
been expelled, but had made himself in.
eligible, and tho senate had declared his
seat constitutionally vacant.
lie maintained that the Senate had
power to pass resolution declaring the
seat vacant. The case had been invest.
gated by the Judiciary Committee, and
that committee had, after viewing the
case In oil It's aspects, offered tho report
and resolution, which tho senate had
adopted. declaring the seat vacant.
The Chair reviewed tho transactions Of
yesterday, and maintained that the reso-
luton, declaring tho scat Of Mr.. Woods
vacant. was passed by less than two.thirds
Of tho members Of tho Senate. lie said
all the proceeding had In the case ycstcr-
day were had while hc and n portion Of
the senate were IN Joint Convention In the
Hall Of tho House.
Suit said the presiding officer had left
tho senate yesterday, without the Senate
adjourning, or agreeing to go into Joint
Convention with tho House. Personally
he would follow the President anywhere,
would die for him; but politically he
would see him damned before following
him.
Laughter by tho President and mem.
bers.
llcffcn wished TO know II Jesse D.
Bright had not called Mr.. Mason to the
Chair, OF the United States senate, and In.
formed him that he should be absent, and
that the senate would have 10 elect n new
presiding officer?
Suit replied that probably no had, but
the presiding officer had done nothing OF
that nature. Ho should have done so-
The Democrats h,d fallen into q net that
any fool could have set for them.
Suit said he had been reminded tina.
he represented Democratic district. That
was true and he considered himself %
good Democrat as any In the District
II they would only "follow Suit" they
would always be playing tho best part Of
the political game.
lie denied tho power OF tho Lieut..
Governor. which he had assumed, to Judge
Of tho qualifications Of members Of the
Senate. The Senate alone had that pow.
or.
A rather conversational kind Of discus.
sion arose between tho Chair and Mr.. Suit.
| Opinions differed rs to the constitutional
right OF the President to insist in calling
the namo OF Mr.. Woods rs senator from
Clark county.
| Murray appealed from tho decision oil
tho Chair that the namc Of Mr.. Woods
should be called rs senator from the
comfy Of Clark.
Harrington moved to lay the appeal on
the table.
The ayes and nays being called result.
ed, ayes %. nays 25.
So the motion was not tabled.
Tho appeal was adopted MS tho decls-
ion of the senate by 23 ayes to % nays.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4.
The Senate met at the usual hour.
| After the reading OF the minutes, He.
fren moved to correct tho minutes by in-
sorting tho name Of Woods In oil places
on the journal where il should appear
| The President. he said, had called Mr..
Woods name on large number OF qucs.
tons. but the Secretary had failed to re-
cord tho votes. Hc madc farcical speech
IN support Of bis motion.
| [Tho object Of Hcfrcn (hc being Dem.
ocrntlc African Scnatcf was TO speak
against time until 10 o'clock, TINT being
the hour when tho bogus Joint convcn-
ton was to convene IN tho Hall Of the
House Of Representatives. Hefren's ears
grew In length as his speech heightened
Tho old game OF yesterday afternoon
and last night was resumed early this
mornIng-lIefren eonscntlng 10 play tho
parrots part
4 Points Of order were raised by various
senators, but the Chair ruled. in every in.
stance, that Hebron had tho floor, and
while he confined himself TO the question
of correcting the journal, hc could enter
tain no motion until that question was
disposed Of
i Hofrcn continued to speak until 10
O'Clock, when the President arose and read
from paper that he held in his hand. tho
contents Of which ''wcre not ineligible,
owing to the confusion which cnsued.
! After finishing tho reading Of tho paper.
the presiding officer vacated tho Chair,
and left the Chamber. followed by a por-
ton Of tho members Of the Senate.
The Senate being without presiding
officer.
On motion OF Suit Burke was called to
tho Chair.
Wallace offered protest, to DO entered
upon tho journal, that there was no quo