Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-02-03

"HN AAoN hSAS tulo CtI' ~ - NOAS"lg "
common sense; it is contrary to every
rule of construction so that 10y the plain
words dissection l., the words each house
apply to the duration of the existence of
the body. each house shall judge of the
qualifications Of its members" HiS Senate
shallJudge gfHe notifications ofils members,
Again, we have in section l3 this. Ian
guoge Each house may deterlaine the
rules ofits proceedings" Now, shall it be
said that the Senate of last year is to de-
termine the rules of the proceedings of
this body. If that be the true construc-
tion then we have the rules Of last ses-
sion in full force and governing US. Such
a construction has never been attempted
to be set up, and it is contrary to good
sense, the section continues:
punish its members for disorderly behav-
ior, and with the concurrence Of two thirds,
expel member, but not second time
for the same cause.
Can it be said that these words leach
house" mean That the Senate that sat here
las year has the right to eXpei q member Of
this body Certainly not, No man will
contend for such construction. Then if
these words in sectionss l2 and IS limit
the construction they do the same in sec
ton IL, and the words "each house" have
special reference to the duration of the eX-
istence of each body; that is, the sessions
Of each house commence on the first
Tuesday of January and last until the first
Tuesday Of January Of each succeeding
year.
We have, then the words and the con
text to sustaining our position. What
next we have to sustain our position |
so back again to the musty records" that
are cited with disapprobation by the Sen
ator from Philadelphia. Here on the
statute hook, find law of 1904, that
prescr bes the mode of administering the
oath to the Speaker of this Senate -
What are its words? "That when either
branch Of the Legislature shall have made
choice offs Speaker the oaths and afirma-
tions prescribed in the Constitution of this
Commonwealth and in the Constitution
of the United s,shall be administered
to the Speaker elect by a member aproin-
ted for the purpose by a majority Of men,
bers present; and the Speaker 50 sworn
or affirmed shall administer the oath 10
the Senators elect
We have here the Ia" ior the precedent
that was cited with oisapprooa'ion Oy me
Senator from Nusquehanna' MI IuFreiI)
lie sald that u was custom thaI ought
to be aooIisheo' that the custom oi admir-
lsIerIhg the oaIh oi once after 'he eiec-
lion was Oaa custom
MI ltRFLL1' s'lo 'hat tne Pfac'lce
oil allowing men 10 act oInciaIIy without
the sanction OF an oa'h was pracIice tha'
ought TO be aOohooneu'
Mr. WALLACE men, MT Speaker l
''J '""' ''' ''''"0' w '"' a. 'su'l'''U ~
the senator from HuSIuoeH'ann" Is Iouho ID
another OF 'heSe 'musty preceueh's lha'
mas oeeh upon 'he statute DOCKS oI Ihe
OO'nllol,"e'''' o' / e""Sy ''"n." ior si%'y
years II % 'o'ooy Toe Id" Vi Tue I"u'
'n'' ''ie 7Pe"Ne' oI 'he SENATE Is !" O'
sworn before entering upon ms ONCE arc
"heh sworn, hel TO administer the oa'L
10 the incoming senators we nave Vnu'
the law nearly cotemporaheouS win Vh'
provision IN the Constitution we nave
then, the continued practic' without a SIN
gle precedent to break the continuous
chain from 1894 to this day.
Thus we have The obvious meaning o
the words, the context, the law, and th'
practice, all according with our position
But there is another thing uron which !
> appears to me Senators err-and lreter a
well to Senators on our side Of the houst