North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-09-12
TUNKHANNOCK, PA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT 70, 1866.

ballot look place. 10 lor Ciy uleI, 20 lof
Penny. Lowry was surprised to hear of the
resignation. Penny had "no official know
ledge ofit." Lowry narrated in a rambling
manner history ola rebel Major Jones
who wished to be exchanged tor Major
White, ''out 10 one would put his hand to
the help" Clymer then gave his authori-
ty for stating that Whites resignation was
in the State Gan assertion soon proven -
TSee Judge Whites letter of December,
1863 Senate Journal, PIP 81. Many
speeches followed. when Fleming concluded
his speech by the order ofthe day." which
no one paid any attention to, but the Sen
ate got adjourned aftera couple more calls
of the yeas and nays upon motions not
necessary to repeat. .....
IHursdaH January Lowry, feeling
his responsibility" wished chaplain,
yeas, Is, nays 16. Johnson wanted the
case OF White resignation Investigated
yeas 16, nays 16, Connell presented a
petition, under protest by Lamberton. -
Lowry wished Senate to organize and at
tend the inau@uraton--lost Hopkins
stating that he and his party would vote
for the Grant resolutions most cheerfully; !;
so with that for, prayers, for Inaugural Ger
emonies or any other proper motion, but
would not do so until the Senate was prop
erly organized, stating, also, that 40
MATTER WHAT THE MOTION WAS BEFORE
THE SENATE, THEY WOULD OPPOSE 1T IN
TIL A SPEAKER WAS CoNsTITUTIoNALLY
CHOSEN" THIS was conclusive on the
status of the Democrats. Governor s
message now read, under protests of Dem
ocrats. Veto messages were read, Demo
Gratis refusing to vote. Some other rou-
tine Transactions occurred, aud the Senate
got Adjourned on call of the yeas ard
nays, l6 to Is, Nichols ''being out" This
was the only legal act performed by the
body since its meeting.
Fjday Janaa1y 8.-Rilgeway moved
to adjourn until January, with the under
standing that general pair off, was to
apply; that is, if a Democrat was abseEt
and Republican present, or the reverse,
some on either side should not vote, thus
in one sense yielding all the Democrats
coutcnded for. Motion adopted withou.
protest. Then a resolution to keep the
anniversary of the victory of New Orleans
was offered from a most unexpected quar-
ter, for such patriotic purpose, by Worth
ngton. Lost, 16 to l6. Graham now
moved to increase the pay of the priva.es
in the army. Lost, l6 to I6. Bcard>lee
moved for another ballot. Lost, Is to lG
Republicans all voted no. Connell inter
posed motion about the opinion ofthe
Senate which was lost, as well as the one
by Bnchcr to take ballot" Ridgway
moved to adjourn. Yeas Is; lost, The
Senate then-took another vote for Speaker
the twelfth. Result, i6 to l6. Mean
dless now moved resolution of thanks to
Meade and his army for their bravery at
Gcttvshurg. Clymer repeated what he
had said before on behalf of his party
friends, ''as with the resolution in respect
to Gen Grant, so with this one, land all
other ones, when the time arrives,) not on
y myself, tut every democratic Senator
here will vote for it." and wi h this the res
olution was lost-16 to 15-without fur
ther debate or explanation on the part of
either party, the Senate adjourned.
IHursday, January 12-Johnson ap-
pcared for Penny, the power of whom to
depute protested against by Stone. One
or two reports got read, and adjourned.
WcdneSd0y. Jonuarg 13.-Senate re-
fused to elect a Speaker to print docu-
ments; TO agree with lawyer named
Knox that the Senate "was legally orga
nizcd;" to adopt the "lawfnl currency Of
the country" in payment of the State in-
terest-all proposed by the Republicans,
upon which Lowry, Champneys, Graham
Hopkins, on behalf of the Democrats pro
tested against the whole course of proceed
ings, proving, in their protest, presented
by Hopkins, that from 1894 to ga 'no
Speaker had ever attempted to qualify new
Scnators"-never administered Dan oath
before an eIection'--that the Speakers
chair had always bceh vacated during bal
Iotings" for the place--that his parliamen
tary title was 'late Speaker" In 1912
there were 80 ballots for Speaker in 1857
81 ballots. In both instances, and in ev.,
cry other, the Speaker of the late Senate
Uacuted his place. Debate about some
matter of phraseology.'T The Speaker,
(Johnson) requested time to decide the
points made in the protest of Hopkins, and
the Senate adjourned. n..' 'e -"'n' q or
7hursday, January 14.--Senate agreed
to meet the Houseato count the vote for
Governor, and negati7ed all other motions
Friday, Janmary 15,--Senste refused
to ballot. lowry read letter from a law
yer named Coffee, stating that the Senate
"was legally organized" but was not sure
''that his opinion bad more value than
that of Others" "'but gave it Notwithstanding
Hopkins read a letter from Governor Pack
er, a former Soeaker of the Senate, sus-
tanning the coarse of the Democrats, citing
the case of Judge Todd in 1814-15-16.---
Lowry moved to postpone the whole sub
ject--lost 10 to 10.--Adjourned. a
Jan. l8--a speech from johnson, who
was still mOdestly occupyino pnder pro-