Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-02

tuition of the State, which-eTSTy member
had sworn to support, made It. the impera-
i've duty of the Legislature to pass law
to raise q revenue. II was under these
circumstances that Mr. Suit, leading
black Republican. moved TO postpone the
bill till o'clock on Saturday. Mr. Mar
ray. another leading black Republican Sen
ator, then get up and announced that his
party had determined IN CAUCUS that
The bill should be postponed uaiil sfter TIE
time fixed for the Determination, Of The
Miller and Shryock contested eleSdon case.
the time agreed upon to take Up that case
being tgo l'cloek. 2. NJ. OH Saturday,
Now we wish our readers to mark pariicu-
larly The aspects Of this case. The reve-
nue. bill was the Fl 81 Thing in order. There
was .noshing TO do but call the ares and
noes upon IT. every one knowing that 1t
wo uld pass unanimously. This was two
days prior 10 the time fixed for the deter
mutation of the Miller and Shryock case.
Saturday was the las! lay on which bills
could be sent to lhe Governor for his sig
nature. There was no human probability
that the contested election case could be
decided In the two hours between two and
four o'clock in the afternoon. l. was case
of greet importance. A vast mass of tes-
timony had been taken, and this, 10 clear
understanding Of the case, must be pre-
sented and discussed By those familiar
with the mater in dispute. Every one
knows that contested elections require a
large amount cf time t. get a. the fsc:s,
weigh contradictory testimony. and place
everything in aproper light To suppose
that all this could be done IN two hours
was prepos;erous There was no proba-
billy that j: could Be done had the whcle
time from to l2 o'clock been devo-
ted 20 il. TlliS case was not al all parallel
with the revenue bill. all bills, by the
Constitution, mus: be passed ana present
Ell to the Governor Oh Saturday III order
to become laws. The Miller case could
be decided just as well on Monday as on
Saturday. The Senate could, If it saw
proper, devote from 12 O'Clock Sunday
night til ie O'Clock Monday night to lis
discussion. and even if it went over to the
next session. nobody would be damaged in
the least, as in any event Mr.. Shryock
could no. obtain seat in the Senate till
the next session.
Under these circumstances il requires
the most unblushing effrontery on the part
OF the black Republicans and Know Moth.
ings to attempt to fasten upon the Demo
Gratis the responsibility for the failure Of
the revenue bill to pass. The Constitution
makes it the duty Of the House of Repre-
sentstives to originate and pass such bills
as these. The Democratic Senators did
originate and pass the bill and sent it to
the Senate in ample time to be acted upon
there. The Democratic Senators made
every effort, in obedience to the oaths
which they in common with the black Ee-
publican Senators had taken to support the
Constitution. 10 have il taken up and act
ed upon; but they were defeated, their op-
ponents uniformly voting against taking up
the bill nutil the Miller case was disposed
Of, which they knew very well could not
be disposed of before the time within
which bills could be presented to the Gov
ernor for his signature had expired, and
which they also knew could be disposed of
just as we'll after that time as before it.