Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-12

QUESTION or VERACITY.-Whcn the Senate cOn
current Resolutions, relative TO insrucnR the Hon
David Q. BrOderick 10 resign his seat, reached the
House. the Brods and Blacks, having had a distinct
understanding On the subject, determined IT, keep
them before the House for an indefinite period, In
order TO waste time and delay other Legislative
business. Nothing would have gratiiied them more
than 70 dscuSs them for weeks. The responsibility
Of long session and useless debate they would
have thFOwn upon the majority. They would have
Raid with some show Of plausibility, that had the
Resolutions not been introduced the Legislature
would have been ready TO adjourn al an early day,
bus their introduction interfered with business Oc
cupied the time Of the House uecdcssly, and kept
other questions Of Importance from being cOnSld:
cred. They we're greatly surprised aud annoyed
and chaganed when the majority penetrating their
motives concluded 70 trusiEats them BY passing the
resolutions without debate. The maiOrily acted
pFudently in pushing them through the House on
the same day they were reported from. the Senate,
mot because they feared discussion not because the
resolutions do not embOdy the sentiments II the
Democracy Of California, but because by acting ~
they dad they eectually destroyed the capital the
opposition anticipated making by keeping them be-
fire the House to the exclusion Of other subjects.
Daily the opposition press would have called the
peOpes attention to the fact that the discussion VI
the resolutions cost the State thousands Of dollars,
and daily would they have censured tho majority
for their f,lly and extravaganza. They had ar
ranged u very pretty programme to render the
Democracy OdiOus and defeat them. but the trick
was thallOw and transparent that the du'lest
defeated, they attempted the bluff game and were
again wOrstcd. Their fugeman, Mr.. dc Long. led
oil, and insisted upon debating I'll" resolutions lie
was called to order repeatedly, and courteousIy
requested To take his seat: He refused. gain ana
again hC was called 70 order and several timeS the
Speaker t0ld him 70 take his seat Still refusing,
the Speaker ordered the SCrgcaut-at to arrest
him. Under the circumstances We think the Speak
acted with great orbeaFance, miIdnesS ana cour'
tcsy Amer his arrest but before he left the House,
he advanced up the ailse and shaking his hand at
the Speaker, who eyed him contcmptu0usly, said:
want you to undeTstand Mr.. Speaker, that shall
hold you responsible for this aFrest."
The next day, Mr.. De Long rose To question Of
privilege After stating the CircumStances which
led 10 his arrest, he says:
the sPeakers desk and remaEked Mr.. stratton, you
have to-day ungeulemanly uaiustly and wantOnly out
ragged ny nghtS. I come to insult yOu'."
When Mr. De Long had concluded the Speaker
he ordered the arrest Of Mr.. De Long, and remarked
further:
"The gentleman from Yuba says that he approached
my dssk last evening" and stated that he there for
ios sSss I'D nos hssr those remarks. .sy for
Loag came 70 me with such words 10 his mouth, ~
he has here repEeesnted had heard him make sGch
remarks should have refused TO have made any expa
nation Whatever"
Although this does not fatty contradict Mr.. Dc
Long, II amounts pretty much 70 the same thing
Mr.. DO Long could scarcely have uttered the words
He certainly did not approach the Speaker expressly
fur the pu' pose Of insulting him and then whisper
the words In such low tone that they were totally
indistinct StrattOn has quick eur. and we II Mch
suit him with mpunity. In the excitement If the
moment probably neither has distinct recollection
Of what occurred, aud both may DO right-but it
looks queer.