Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-04

Another Ro6inson and Lane Fight in The Senaie-
Lane Iriumph1nt-He Turns the Flank of
Robinson, and ROuts His Military Body Guard
-IriPfiom Topeka to laurence
LAWRENCE, Feb q, 1862
Under the full conviction that | had sucked
the juice from the news orange of Kansas,
LETT the capital on Saturday, with visions of
railroads and Easter hotels careering through
my fancy. | am so far on my way, and htIe
pause to give you history of the final events
preceding my departure.
On the failure of the state senate to give
Cen Lanes friend, Mr.. Speer, the seat occu-
pied by Mr.. Stevens, it became apparent that
the control of that body was to remain with
Gov. Robinson, unless some fresh effort should
be made. For the seats OF the military men,
bers, too, to continue in possession of gentle
men holding commissions from Gov. Robinson,
| was to throw serious impeachment in the way
OF fair trial Of the officers impeached by the
house. Hence, when the grim cheltain" re.
turned there, on Tuesday, felt assured some
thing new was to turn up, and DELAYED NV
| departure to see it.
| On Thursday, it became known that Sena-
| Tor Philips had taken his leave of the capital
| ana abandoned all claim to the seat he had
| helu. Ills contestant, Mr.. Roberts, had be.
come dlsheartened and had left for home but
mandate from Gen. Lane arrested his steps
and returned them to Topeka. At Fridays
session 1t was evident, from the flushed faces
ana uneasy air of the leading Robinson sena-
torS, that they were eXpectant OF some demon
strat0n OF an unwecOme nature The first
pant OF the session was hunrdrum and tame.
| The commonest business was transacted with
| the most indifferent GOODNESS on the part of The
Lane members. But about tour o'clock a sen.
| ator rose and asked leave to send to the chair
communication which had been left with
| nm to deliver. This caused a sensation. "A
the paper was understood TO be one from MIR.
| Phillips, relinqushing the seat he had held in
the body
| lie president of the senate, Lieut. Gov
| Root, is strong Robinson partizun of large
| physical, but attenuated mental cai6er, and
ms perplexlty was almost painful to behold.
lie had resolved judge, by an arbitrary
| exercise OF his power, 10 squelchout all action
that day on the subject of the contested seats !;
SO he read the paper in silence, indicating no
| purpose OF giving it to the senate. Presently
MT. Osborne requested that it should be read
the CHAIR said 1t was addressed not to the
senate, and demanded it To be read The
president said lie had not had time to read It
himself and judge whether or not it was
designed for tile senate. Mr., ingalls, sprung
TO his feet, and discharged upon the devoted
head OF the chair a series OF Intense, witty.
indignant, and epigrammatic sentences dc.
mandatory Of such conduct on the part OF that
officer
The chair, under a stress Of painful dignity.
called the senator TO order, but had the papey
read. MI. Osborne then moved that Mr.. Rob.
erts be admitted TO the seat previously held by
Mr. Phillips. The motion was ruled out of
order by the chair. Mr.. Osborne appealed
from the decision Of the chair, and the chair
refused TO entertain the appeal. For about
twenty minutes he maintained this disgraeeful
position, but finally yielded, and put tile cues.
ton on the appeal, and the decision OF the
chair was reversed by vote of twelve 10
eight So the case was opened ut last and for
several hours 1t was debated with great ear.
neslness and zeal, mainly by the Robinson
faction The result was the admission of Mr..
Roberts, and the establishment Of the fact thar
the military members are to 20 out thus dc.
stroying the power of the governor in The sole
stronghold remaining to his ruined cause. Mr..
stevens eJectment in some shape, will follow.