Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-11-09
The Incomfng senate.

In our magnificent Capitol building
will very probably be some interest
ing not to say exciting, times this
winter, after theeonvening of the Gen
eraI Assembly, on the first Monday in
January. The Senate has no political
complexion, except so far as the Con-
stitution gives the Lieutenant Cover
nor the right to f'deeide when the
doctors disagree" That the @Presi-1
dent of the Senate. is entitled to
vote on any and all questions when
the Senate is a tie, the Constitution
itself leaves no shadow of doubt By
this provision the Republicans of the
Senate will have a material advantage
over their Democratic colleagues, sup
posing the former to severally remain
true TO the party which elected them.
But our Democratic friends are chuck
ling over what appears to them highly
6attering prospect of defeating the
Republicans by tue deliberate and sys-
tematie withdrawal from the Senate
Chamber Of one or more of their men,
bers whenever the int rests of their
party can be subserved by so doing
Believing they can virtually control
the Senate in this manner, they are
not the unhappiest mortals one might
imagine. They even threaten that the
entire Democratic side of the Senate
may possibly retire and ''bust the ma
chine in political exigency. The
Ohio Statesman recently made dis
closure equivalent to that, when it in
quired: ''Will the presence of the
Lieutenant Governor make up the
requisite number, if but eighteen Sen
ators are present 2 ....--.-.
But their scheme of monetary OIL
/ permanent absence to block the wheels
of legislation is not so ingenious but
| that it may he successfully. foiled.-
Hon. Mr. Sayler, of the Montgomery
Preble Senatorial District, has deter
mined to contest the declared election
of Mr.. Kemp. It is altogether righ
and proper that he should. In sup
port of his claims to scat in the Sen
ate. he will bring forward a monstrous
outrage that was perpetrated on th'
MANNED veterans of the National Homo
by the rejection of their ballots. Tht
Republican Senators will meet tn
threatened factious opposition by earl,
and promptly determining who is
rightfufly entitled TO the seat from tha
district Mr. Kemp win not be quail
fed to vote on his own case in the con
test. Hence, when the "tug of wa
comes there will be of the Senator
voting, eighteen Republicans and sev
enteen Democrats.
It will avail the Democracy nothin
/ for one or more of their number t
| be conveniently absent just about thi
time, for it. docs not require nineteel
Senator's to determine, the qualities
tions of the members of that body
In this wise the Democratic plot ca
be nipped ere it unfurls it's odiou
petals The only resort that woul
thenebe left for them, would be to r.
; sign as a body and return to the bosoI
of their constituents But we predit
they will never be so foolhardy {
that, for 5an election to I'LL the vaeaI
cies would be ordered at once by tt
Governor, and the chances for the r.
election OF several of the recalcitral
: gentlemen would not be the most el
+, couraging, Let the issue be tried
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