Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-01-20

The BIchiniu, Z ;cin .ati Platform
. ksas,s res,iu .oa " g were exported IN
the ; nate "a SEuri,.. ~ Mr. Phelps.
H." ; mason from AG :'a2., came a. for
ACTON his morning.. and were stg sed
through "ita-At. ~sineudmrnt. IS, hY;
discussion. AMI a dth.n ui All rxpe +.
rule u he Senate. When the ios-!u
Huns wer" reported. I'll ! were iaii up N
the table AMI ORDERED to be p%rint-n; Mr.
Phelps promising that when they r.,ls
up ior coh,ldera-.. IN amPi. opportunity
would be given Tor discussion and
amendment. This was right, aud was
satisfactory.
This morning they anne up tor consid
Grafton, but the promise MADE 0. SaIur
day was violated. No opportunity wha'-
ever was given for di-cussion, or for
amendment. The previous question was
moved and carried, and the resolutions
were put upon their passage. When The
name of Mr.. Taylor, the Senate from
Mahoning. was called, he arose aud
asked ~ be excused from voting, anil
proceeding III accordance with the rules
vi The Senate, briefly To STATE his reasons
ior wishing 10 ne excus9i. He had no;
spoken more liza IA minute: when lie was
called 10 order by Mr.. Lansdon. a Sea
auor from HamIlion. The President de
clded mat. alter The previous QUESTION
had been carried, IL was H., IN order IL
discuss the main Question, tut that wheu
a member asked 10 be excused from
vo:ins upon the main question. he had d
right, AS expressly declared oy the rules
vi lie Senate, 10 state his reasons for the
motion he had made.
This decision. 81 Just and pr, per, ap
p@ared To be satisfactory. AMI MIR. Taylor
Was proce ding Asaiutu state his reasons,
when he was again called to order, ant
Dir. LlnsdoG appealed iron the decision
of the CHAIR, taking as his position tina
l aiier The previous question ha, beer Or
dered, 1t Is not competent; Tor Il membr'
10 give any reasons why lac wished to b,
excused. The question vas taken. anl
the appeal Sustained; so hereafter Ia
SsnatOr wGo asked to be Excused from
| voting on a Certain measure. cah 9 W. AL
5 reason Whatever Tor his Request. TrI;i
what We call putting the gag IN prel,l
Sirons. It's not Usual, ~ the firsl Place
Tor Il Senatorial body 10 nave the pre-
4 vIrus question amyns their rules. TN
U uIteG Stanes SeHa'e has no such ruiz
and very lew oil the Sale Sen lies eTei
apply such a Iule 10 members wishing /
SnE.E In NM ST.. S..n.rn ~ = Nm. -
the inexJIables, and his as light as
vice.
Tie resolutions have passed the Senate
sweet ami beauti.u as they cam iror
the Senatorial! thu pan, MOI a star obi:
GRATED, not II s.Eipe erased" L. woul,
be much better if they mad been sen. di
recdy from the caucus, instead of delay
Ing their Journey 10 Washington BY intro
ducing Them tn The Senate chamber
The result would have been tile same
and as they Will receive in the LesiSla
lure the same roles that they receive
in me caucus, Ii is a m-re waste vi lin
| To bring them into the Legislature al al
We regret The majority. A Ieso!uIiU
might EASILY lave Uetn framed IN rgar,
10 Kansas aft airs. which would have Re
ceiyed the united vote 10 the LegI>l.Iur,
with prehaps The exception OF The Blu
= chananiles. which would have gon
abroad rs the opinion of the people {
Ohio. AS it now is, the r~esoIulio
adopted by the SenuL- only expresses Ia
opinion Of a caucus, and, it the nut
were known, not ever Ihat.-O. )
,JOurRni.