Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-27
DAILY SENTINEL.


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Saturdays Legislative business came 40
dead Loeb 10 the House and 20 remained ~ the
adjournment Glib no prospect Of an seeommod..
lion. I, Il understood that The republican men.
bsfs held q caucus on rsasy evening and deter
mlaed N take up some TOO or three fsvofiss
measures. (tAs appropriation bills.) cut Of shslf
order. and thereby advance them over other billie
ssssdiss 10 the sus rossion upon ,he esisnd.r.
In pursuance Of this Dissemination. the gentle
man from Jeaersoo. NJ. BosWAn. Introduced .
resolution 70 take up these bIIs out Of their or,
der. thereby SEEKING 10 accomplish biz object,
10, IN the usual -ay By suspension OF the reles
which ~ould require tvo thirds vote. bu, IN vio-
is,on Of the Immemoral usage add rules Of the
House IL The democrats had scquiescsd
In this proposition. the effect -ould have
been 90 have yielded 10 the majority the pose'
ct any time, and FOE slmos, any purpose. to sh'
to have placed into their hands the power TO con
troll all legislation and to take up their own pet
political measures 10 the exclusion Of auy and
ell otaer business 1.-THE minority had couceiei
this demand Of the majority. they would have
deprived themselves and all their measures o
the right 20 be heard or % be considered. excep
Ia Just . far az the majority might choose q
grant it--in short. IL would have laid at the fee
Of the majority both their own rights as repre-
ssentasives and those Of their constituents. ace
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counted when the conscience Of the maj Drty re
auired IL To this the democratic members wer
not disposed TO submit. and TO defeat the schem
Of the majority. they resorted to the usual legi-
lativs strategy on such occasions Of call
ing the ayes aud noes. That they did NJ
do this for the facetious purpose o
impeiiny legislation and certinly no; with
desire 70 defeat the appropriation bills to vhicl
the resolution referred. and 10 take up vhicl
sss the preteIt for this unhesri of aud unjus
proceeding on the part Of the republican major
icy. was evident from the fact that the democrat
over and over again asked unanimous consent q
make motion to suspend the order OF business
according to the usage and rules of the House
20 take up those bills. The unanimous consen
20 do 20 Was repeatedly asked by Mr. CoysRoTH
by Mr.. Bsows. By Mr. THAcHrs. and Others
Objection 20 these motions was invariably mad
upon the republican side of the House We be
lievs Ne. BRASHAN Who introduced the resolu
ton to take up these bills out Of their order. al
ways refused to permit them to be taken N
by unanimous consent IL il apparen
therefore that the republican members had som
other object in the Introduction Of the resolution
than merely taking up those bills Could the
hsve had any other than by such prcceden
10 &c, the entire control Of the order Of business
so that they could take up and act npon thei
own pet measuresf II il also evident that III
object Of democrats vas not to prevent the tax
Ing up Of those bills. but solely to preserve tha
order of business vhi:h hss always eIistc
and which is so necessary to secure and m.ntsi
the rights OF minori,es