The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-04-21

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| COLUMBUS, oHIo, April I7.-Th
Senate had q rousing time las
night, owing to an attempt on tn
part Of the Democratic members t,
defeat the confirmation ofthe Gov
ernors nominations for seven man
ayers Of the Soldiers and Sailors
! Orphans Home. It was then de
termined that the session shoul,
close without completing these ap
pointrnents, and thus kill the Hon
by leaving it without a Board 0
Managers, y. 20
It'll O'clock the Senate went in
to executive session for the pur
pose of considering the appoint
ments of the Governor. The frs
considered were the names 70
Managers Of the Home. Genera
James Barnett was first voted on
the result being, yeas, II, nays IL
SO he was confirmed, the Republi
cans all voting in the affirmative
and the Democratic in the mega
! tive -'t' ~ ~.
The opposition saw that if ther
was one more Senator they coult
bring about a dead lock, and pre-
vent the remainder of the confirm
ations. Senator Boesel was sleep
ling peacefully at the Neil House
but q red-hot messenger sool
brought tho sleepy Senator into tn,
chamber. - I,
General J. Warren Keifer's con
iirmation was next acted upon, ant
failed. Yeas-17 Republicans
Nays-17 Democrats.
General H. +. Coates conflrma
tion failed by a like vote. Gener
al r. p. Buckland met a similar
fate. Colonel B, Burns, a Demo,
crat, was also defeated, This vote
stood-Yeas II, fifteen Republic.
ans and two Democrats, TO II Nays
fifteen Democrats, and two Reppb
licans. ~"
The appointment next to be act
ed upon was General Manning +
Force. The Republicans saw thai
something must be done or th,
Home would be killed. A call o.
the Senate was demanded, and tn,
Sergeant-at-arms dispatched fol
absentees.
Senator Catch, Of Greene, hat
left the city on the 5 o'clock train
in the afternoon, and was at hi
home sixty miles away. A littl,
after IL o'clock dispatches were
sent to him, summoning him to re
turn to Columbus on the next train
At IL o'clock a dispatch was re
ceived from Xenia, announcing
that Catch was at the depot, ano
would be In Columbus at $3.50. AL
the Republicans had TO do to re,
gain the half lost Home was to
hold on till Catch arrived.
Cooper took the floor and en-.
tcrtained the sleepy Senators with
a German speech, subject moi
known. Jones, Of Vinton, follow
cd, with an interesting but highly
imaginary speech on the Cardiff
Giant, Of an hours length. Al
length the hour of 2;30 arrived
and with it Senator Catch.
But one resort was now left tc
the discouraged Democrats, and
that was to rush from the hall and
leave the Republicans without q
quorum. AT $3.50 they made a
break for the main door of the
chamber, and all escaped except
Hunt and Campbell. These gen.
tlemen, finding their retreat cut of,
rushed for the privies, and from
them escaped into a small room,
which had q door opening into the
rotunda. Much to their disgust,
this door was locked; but they Sc
cured their retreat by locking one
of the doors through which they
had escaped. Only eighteen Re.
publlcans were left, and nineteen
Senators were necessary for a quo
rum.
The Sergeant.at-arms was dis.
patched for absentees with but lit
tie hope of success. The curiosi.
ty Of Hubbell, Of Delaware, howev.
or, prompted him to come to the
rescue Of the baflied Republicans.
In less than ten minutes from the
time Of his escape he returned to
the rotunda of the State House.
He was quickly seen by sergeant,
who gave chase, Hubbell running
for the Neil House. The sergeant
was the Bwifter man OF the two,
and the captured Delaware Scna.
tor was returned TO the Senate, and
made aquorum.
Kent and Campbell, from their
odoriferous retreat, perceiving the
situation Of affairs, returned to
their places In the Senate. The
other Democratic Senators, one by
one, rstuIned to their places. ut
tering bitter curses against Hub.
bell. One more ferocious than
the Others, Declared that he want.
ed TO be constituted q acommittee to
chop Hnbbell'shead of. 70 FeT I
l At 4;30 q message was sent TO
the Governor, who had been In his
office oil night, informing him that
Messrs. Barnett, Bafns, Force and
Jones had been confirmed as Nam
ayers Of the Home, Butthat 1Iessrs.
keifer, Coates and Buekland had
been rejected; also, that Captain
'JaA Grove had been rejected a.
fuIpofintendent OF the STATE lTotls8
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