Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-01-29


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Revotution-sExupsur IN sh, 1sei-1afhfc.
The telegraph informed US on Saturday
Of rupture in the Nebraska Legislatufe,r
growing out Of the desire Of some Of the
members y remove the Capital Of the tor.
ritory TO Florence. in order to advance the
prices of lands in that vicinity, in which
they wore interested We have since rsceiv-
ed the Omaha Ne5rGstidn-Es os thes
9th inst, which contains full account of
the attempted revolution, and as the partic,
ulars may prove interesting to our readers
VIC append portion Of them. The whole,
Territory is convused with excitement, aud.
there is no telling when order and the SUI
premacy Of law may be established. The
Nebrdskidn says:
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole yesterday morning, on Joint reso.
luton for the election Of printer. A bill.
had been peviously introduced for the re-
location Of the Capital, and motion TO sus-.
pend rules and put it through without delay,
had been announced on the part ofits friends,
!
to committee of the Whole on the prirting
resolution, several gentlemen, who arc op-
posed the removal Of the Capitol, spoke
against time; thus preventing motion for
the rising of the committees At this, the
Speaker and bis fiiends--a majority Of The
i House, and the Same men who voted for tho
"Dclcgate Resolutions sp--becamc much en-
asperated, and Withdrew from the Houss;
the minority--thirteen in numbcr--remains
ing in committee. sHf sr3a ,e5 1an
Speaker Decker and his friends camc
, down TO the Douglas House, and in caucus
E decided to break up the committee and got
the Chair at all hazards; tho Speaker de-
claring that he would have it, or die. It is
: even rumored that the Speaker and several
: of his friends armed themselves with revol-
r vcrs. The chief Clerk Of the Council was
9 found and persuaded to take message TO
:, the House. On message from tho Coun-
y ell being announced--the House being still
u in Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Thrall in
: the Chair and Mr. Claycs having tho floor
: an inquiry was made as to whether the
: Council was in session, and the Clerk reply
ing that that body was not in session, n rule
in Jefferson's manual was cited, showing:
i that no message should be received unless
/ both the Houses were in session. on which
/. the Chairman informed the Clerk that his
message could not be received, and Mr..
, Clayes proceeded with his remarks. At
@ this juncture, Mr.. Decker, who, with his
1t friends, had returned to the House, started
g for the Speakers chair, and snatching the
. gavel from tho hand of the Chairman, rails
ed it in threatening manner, at the Same
time ordering Thral to leave, remarking that
he would take possession of the Chair or
= die. Mr.. Murphy, on seeing tho Speaker
= in the act of assaulting DR.. Thral Interior
,, ed and endeavored to wrest the gavel from
; his hand when pretty general melee en-
Is sued, creating nice scene of confusion,
it which, in the expressive language of an eye
}, witness, would, "almost make one think
n that H--ll had given holiday and turned
all the devils loose in the Nebraska Legis-
: laturc." Several members apitched in"
es and it is said that the Speaker would have
ID been pretty roughly handled had it not been
se for the timely assistance of Mr.. Hanscom--
80 who happened to be within the BARN roll
ing him under the table, without even wait
~ ing to suspend rules" ss
II DR.. Thrall still kept the Chair, and sue
nc ceeded in restoring order. Mr.. Clayes went
or on with his speech; Speaker Decker and
bis friends left tho House without getting
: possession of the Chair by force; and az
" length the commtte rose, the members pres.
m ent elected Speaker pro tenn, and adjourn
~ ed till the usual hour this morning. s
N 1t shonld be remarked that the lobby was
:. crowded during tho melee, and that no dis
position to interfere was manifestod; and
er as soon as partial order was restored, every
e; man in tho lobby, at the request of Morton
in of Otoe, left the room, n
y Tho House met this morning at the us
- ual hour; the reading of the journal wa:
81 dispensed WITH and motion to adjourn tc
n Florence was made and carried, on which
ed the majority withdrew, leaving the minor
ho ty, who elected Mr. Poppleton Speaker prt
10 tenn, and adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing. The Clerk of tho House, understand
p ing his business fully, refused to move thu
'w journals, minutes, and other papers, but KEEP
ill the same here at the Capitol.
on About baf past ten o'clock this morning
Co.. Mr.. Reeves, in tho Council, moved that tha
body also adjourn to Florence. The Presi
al dent, DR.. Miller, very promptly refused .
entertain the motion himself, for which nc
iva it is to be regretted that he was not prompt
lev ly arrested by the Sergeant-at- Arms.
The reason of DR.. Miller's refusal to er
"s tertain the motion, was, that the Legislatnr
'o- could not adjourn under tho organic Law
ifc without tho joint action Of the two House.
cy and the official action Of the Governor. A
~ appeal was taken from the decision, an
I. y sustained by the majority. The Presider
'"o still firmly refusing the question, Mr.. Reeve
or of Otoe, arose in his place and put the quel
ut tion, which was declared blythe Prcsidcn
ew to be formal, and out of order; but regard
ow less of that, the majority withdrew from th
Council Chamber io.fsaa
80 80 Gov. Cumming has issued an order fc
MY keeping the journals, minutes, &e, Of Ii
icy Council also at the Capitol. ~ a' =
on. The greatest excitement prevails, and nj
-nn mcrous are the conjectercs as to what wi
~ be done. If tho withdrawing members
ei- 81 in tho House and 8 in the CeunciI--a.
int semble at Florence, the Governor will no
,od and cannot, recognize. their acts. In til
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