The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-01-19
Indiana Senators.

Indiana Senators.
II is known to our readers that the Legisla-
ture of Indiana have elected Lane and Nc
Carly Senators to SUI ercede Blight and Fitch.
A Bill providing fer the mode of elccting, pass.
cd both branches of the Legislature the bill
was vetoed by Gov. Willard and il was not
rossible to pass it afterwards in the Assembly
the constitution only requiringa majority vote;
this failure to veto the peto is an admission that
their bill was wrong. Bright and Fitch were
not elected regularly but they have had their
cases examined and reported upon BY the body
of which they are members, and no power in or
out of the state can Dust them from their seats.
They may be expelled for infamous or uncivil
conduct but they are beyond the reach of the
PEOPLE or the Legislature OF the State of Indiana,
and il those who assisted in their election had
consulted their jud gment instead of the smallest
sort of party and personal malice, they would
not have SO much cause hereafter to regret the
perpetration Of such very foolish joke. We
clip the following good thing from the reported
proceedings of the Indiana House of Rep. as
found in the State Sentinel of course Mr..
Harney's motion failed:
Mr.. Harvey rose to make motion TO strike
out from the journal of yesterday all that part
0 ( the journal which relates to the election of
United Statse Senators. He said:
1t occurs to me that there is an amendment
needed to thejournal of yesterday. We do not
think that the record of pleasant little episode
| we perpetrated yesterday should be continued
upon the Journal as lasting memorial against
U.S. Many members here have fondly hoped to
figure somewhat in the future politics OF
| the country, and do not wish this hnal record
of the folly of this Legislature to exist against
| them.
recolect, sir, yesterday, the House got ex-
cited, probably from the fact that some had
lately been attending theatrical performances
| in this city, and concluded (probably ON the
score of economy that we would get up a lit
1 tie performance of our own, in which members
could play q part, and pursuant to the pro-
gramme, and under the impulses OF the moment
we pretended to elect Two United States Sena'
tors. And SO fast aud furious ran the fun. .
that in the language of the gentleman from
| Elkhart; eve conservatives had to hold back
like Connsstoga team before loaded vehicle
| going down hill,' to prevent tho House in it,
1 Imaginary plenitude of power from electing a
President of Mexico-a General-issimo OF the
army in Abyssna. and also passing some whole
some laws for the safe keeping and manage
ment Of the waters of the Atlantic ocean.
It often occurs, sir. in human affairs, thai
| persons hitherto obscure, become the exponenti
of the age in which they live, and ritling events
give the times historic fame, or make them look
vulgar and ridiculous; and We fear it may b
SO that the future chroncler in looking out TO-
the salient points in our history as character
istics of the age, may seize upon the events o
yesterday and the record OF our theatrical per
formances, rs indicating the rccklessness, III
Inconsistency and folly Of the men and times il
which we live.
81 move, therefore, that the journal be SO COZ
rccted as to afford no evidence that this Hous
ever enacted the folly Of electing men to fill q
office where there WAS no vacancy.