The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-05
Another prosss'.-lt~pub,scan Deee"ey.-
Ltcut. Cav. Iloicomhe.

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Another Prosss'.-lt~p~S,seam Deee"cy.--
Lte"s. Gov. Iloisomhe.
The Republican party Of Minnesota are
great on protests, Yesterday, the opposi.
ton In the Senate, presented their protest
against the action OF the Senate, In rcscind.
Ing the two thirds rule, and asked that II
should be entered upon the journal. This
was granted by the majority, not as mat.
ter Of right-for the protest" violated ev'
cry rule Of decency and parliamentary
usage--but rather that the low abuse In
which IL INDUCES. its innumerablc false
hoods, and vile ISLANDERS Of upright and
honorable gentlemen, will give to the people
Of Minnesota tolcrably correct idea of the
courtesy and decency characterizing the
Black Republicans Of the Senate
The following is correct copy Of the
document. We ask our readers TO peru@
II, as q specimen Of Legislative dignity. en-
anatipg from the dcccncy party:
SENATE CHAMBER, July ~, 1888.
whereas, on yesterday. Mr.. Cowan moved 10
reconsider the vote by which Rule 30 Of the
Senate was amended March Iith, ls6s, and
before the previous question was moved on
that question, Messrs. bates, Hudson, smith,
! Lindsey, Cook, Kune, and Folsom, each
moved a call Of the senate, which call tho
President refused to entertain. and he did not
| state the motion Of Mr. Cowan 10 the SENATE,
aud on the rising Of number Of Senators, de-
cided the previous question ordered. The
President then said, "shall the main question
now be putf' and . call ~ the senate was again
moved, which the President refused 20 enter
tain. An appeal was taken, which was not en-.
tertaiped. Mr.. Norton raised the point that
under Rule ~, by which "no rule shall he 70.
scipdcd, amended, changed or suspended, ex.
oept by q vote Of two thirds of the members
1t was not Ia order to reconsider any motion
by which one Of u.oss rules was adopted. The
| r, esident decided the point not well taken. An
appeal was tai On but not entertained. A mo.
ton was made 10 adjourn, and seconded, which
| also the President did not put.
kTherefofe, we the undersigned, Senators of
Tho State Of Minnesota, DO hereby enter and
record our solemn protest against the action Of
| vote by which standing rule number thirty
| three was amended, on the tenth day u March
last, as q vanton and outrageous assumption
Of power by the majority Of the senate, with.
out parallel In the history 81 parliamentary laws
| and usages, and ouIy eguslled by tho acts of
BsssDIcr ARNOLD. In behaying his country F.;
! and the presiding Officer, In his rulings and de
cisions voluntarily plsc 4 himself on . level
with, and initiated the damniDg sin perpetrsted
| by jonas iseAEIor In beuaylDg his Master for
| thirty pieces ~ silver, aud like him, deserves
the condemnation and Dissertation Of . civilized
community.
r.. Iiop0gs. ". l.. THOMAS,
40. IiuDsos, DELAso r. snITH,
q. u. iaHDrLEy, ". Coos,
j. W. BougHs W. H. g. Forson,
f1wts M'kusE, JOsATHAs CmAss,
BoYp PusLrs, ". N. Bars,
ID. J. HoRros, GKoRJR WATsos.
J. X. RstsER,
We will pass by the trivial and false
charges upon which this il based, and the
Wholesale SANDER Of Democratic Senators.
The following is what We desire the people
Of Minnesota TO ponder upon, coming, AZ it
docs, from fifteen Senators, and heraldcd
over the Union a. their estimate Of the sec
ond officer Of the State
"rhc presiding officer In Bis rulings and de,
eisions, voluntarily placed himself on q level
with, and initiated the damnibg Sin perpetrsted
by Judas lsesriot. In bsusying his Master, for
thirty pieces u silver, aud like him deserves
the condemnation and exeeration 81 civilized
community"
This language 10 applied 70 WILLIAM
HoLconBE, q residen. Of Minnesota for more
than twenty years q man respected 10 every
relation Of life, m q warm hearted, honest,
cbiyalroas Christian gentleman man
against whose character, even in the hea, Of
partizan contests, not one syllable has ever
before been uttered, by the bittsrest Of pc.
litical opponents When ooe half Of thess
selfeonstitu.ed judges, but in reality. mean
and cowardly stabben Of regulations,
were paking 10 their mothers arms" Gov.
Haoosps, ~ the hardy pioneer was paving
the way, by his enterprise, industry. and
public spirit for the glorious future Of Min
DesDtA-
Since Gov. HotGouBx assumed the posi-
ton Of President Of the Senate, be hes REQ
dered equal and exact justice to sll-hs he's
not swerved from bis duty 10 crafty friend