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pleased pronounce factions and dsorganzne although
the republican nemoers OF the senate Of that State have
only followed the example set them by that twelve
years ago and ne democratic senators of his State two
years ago. doubtless with his approval The from
Connecticut ToUcEY followed the example Of the SEN
ator nom Indiana and modesty assumed TO rebuke the
course pursued by senators this side of the chamber
senators this side Of the chamber have made mputa-
tons Of partisan character upon the majority they have
simply been betrayed into following the example set by
senators OF the majority
That senators this side Of the chamber should feel
and feel deeply upon this attempt to fost into sea.
this body gentleman who has claim to seat In
the Senate than he has to seat In the cabinet need not
excite surprise in the senator from Connecucat
ToUoEY Sir we have before US one Of the most stapsn
dous and gigantic frauds that the political history OF the
country records. 1t is not unexpected to us IL comes
here heraded for weeks We have looked for its advent
here and here it is before the Senate and me Inc
claimant for in this body stands before the Senate
with the certificate of the governor OF Indiana have
before us positive declarations of the senate OF Indiana
that IL took no part whatever in the eeconthat it, in
advance protested against the meditaed deed We have
before u.s. too the declaration Of hiryour members of the
house of representatives showing the fact that constu-
tona quorum of the house took part In that election
farce In the face of these acsthsse declarations
themselves think il will be better to refer the
whole question to the committee and let the committee
anime and report upon the and the Senate act
it, before the claimant shall have the oath administered to
him.
Senators claim that the uniform practice of the Senate
has been administer the oath Of Office and then TO
anime report and act upon the That this has been
the usual not the uniform practice of the Senate ad
nit Believing best to follow the usual practice of the
Senatehat all of have gain by that course
am willing even in this case let the oath be administer
ed and to refer the matter to the Committee the Judic
AIRY, to special committee Upon the motion submit
ted by the senator from Indiana shall vote differently
from some of those with whom II my pleasure to
the motion pending refer these papers to the
mittee fail shall vote to have the oath administered
and the matter referred and shall do with the
understanding that this question to be promptly consd
cred and speedily acted upon.
Now sir wish to call the attention Of senators to the
position of this question before the country The senator
from Illinois mir. DoUGLAs taunts us-for there
taunt in his and In his manner if not in his words
with having voted Mr.. HARAss partisans
He tells us we were willing to keep Mr. HARLAN in when
we willing let Mr. FrroH in to have his
amned, when the question in issue Is the Sir there
is resemblance between those two cases. there
the senate and house had agreed to 60 into convention
they had been in convention; they had acted in
on and they had adjourned to meet in convention When
the hour to which the convention adjourned came mi
nory Of the senate and majority OF the house met in
convention and by constitutional majority made the cleo
ton In this the senate did agree to into
convention they went into conventions they an
nounced In advance that they would not go into
ton take any part in iii and while the sesyed con-
vention was going through the farce of attempting cleo
ton without even constitutional quorum of the house
present. the senate in session engaged in call OF the
house. Twentyseven senators against twenty have by
vote presented their protest against the dsorganzng
ton by which this claimant sent here repeat that
the resemblance between the Iowa and this only
parent there is real resemblance between themnone
whatever. #E
This Indiana election has attracted the attention of the
country during the pest two yeas. There has been
cancy in this body for two years from that State. How
came the vacancy In 1854 the republicans or the
pies party carried Indiana by eight ten thousand pop
ular majority They had majority think, of ten in the
house, and when the legislature assembled there
twenty-six republican senators and twenty -four demo-
cratic senators Then it that this Governor Will
lard undertook to organize that senate threw out
publican put in man of his party, and then laid
aside another claimant and while the senate stood bal
ucpdh al Off
ter and he gave his casting vote for the indefinite post
Ponement of the whole election The people of Indiana
were cheated that year. and have been cheated for two
Mr. PUGH. make question of order on the senator
from Massachusetts.
The PRESIDENT pro tsmpOre The senator from Ohio
Mr.. PUGH. Whether 1t 10 In order for senator to
speak OF the transactions of State legislatures of Off
GERS holding under them who cannot answer
for themselves 1t these imputatons
OF order and would respectfully submit to the Chair
whether that course Of discussion is proper.
Inc PRESIDENT pro tsmPore. The Chair must decide
That 1t is not out of order to speak any senator may
think proper Of State legislature the officers of
Mr. WILSON 1t seems to me that this is rather an un-
usual point of order to be raised in the Senate
Mr. PUGH. No, sir. say this personal friend of
Governor Willard.
Mr. BRIGHT. In reply to the point OF order made by
the senator from Ohio will state that it is unnecessary
go into defence of Governor Willard here. know the
general impaence of senators to vote think there is
ehor 70 speak out the evening, and thus exhaust the
patience of the Senate prefer that the senator from
Massachusetts, should proceed but will enter here for
Governor Willard denial of the statement of the senator
lie never voted out senator He gave casting to
postpone the senatorial election He took part in post
Ponng other than presiding officer of the body put
tng questions and deciding them The senator is msn-
formed % to his facts.
Nj. WILSON. have made no personal reflections on
Governor Willard stated simply what had been in
formed was a fact fH .4 .e-.s-
MIR. BRIGHT. The senator is mistaken.
Mr.. WILSON. Senators may make mistakes and am
willing to be corrected by the senator msinormed In
regard to the casting vote Of Governor Willard in 1855
can senator from Harrison county who had the legal
thcate and without vote in his democratic oppo
nen on the ground that there had been mscount of the
votes He also swore in democratic senator from Hunt
and Wells who had the certificate but in regard
which it conceded that the republican had decided
republican township in not making his return in time this
minority democrat kept in his seat till after the
toral question disposed Of giving Them during that
time two majority; thus saving Governor Willard from
giving casting vote BY this action Of the senate in 1856
the wishes of the people of Indiana unheeded and
that State has been partially unrepresented during the past
two years.
When the legislature assembled in January the two
houses reversedthe republicans had majority in
the senate and the democrats in the house Was 1t not
reasonable to anticipate little difficulty in the cleo
ton OF senator? When the senator from Indiana left
your chair Mr. President and went to the capital OF his
State to his election he have anticipated oppo
son He must have had least some fear that the re-
pnbicans who were cheated in 1856, when they had
large majority in the State and decisive majority in the
mousse and one-ha Of the senate, would follow the
ample he set them twelve years ago We all often
tempted to follow bad examples especially when they
set by gentleman 30 distinguished the senator from
Indiana.