Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-02-22
THE KEMP P-SAYLER CONTEST
Extraordinary Scenes in the Ohio
Legislature

Special Despatch to the Cincinnati azctte.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 10.
The scene in the Senate Chamber
TO day wss perhaps the most extraor-
dinary of any that has ever taken
place in the Capitol of Ohio. After
Mr.. Holden of Perry, closed his speech
the Republicans determined to push
the Kemp Sayler question to vote.
Senator Gage. of Hnncock, was alb
sent, which left the Senate tie not
counting Mr.. Kemp,s vote, which
gave the Democrats one majority with
Kemp's vote. 1t was clear enough
that Kemp could not vote on his own
right to seat, but if he could vote
with the Democrats on a motion to
adjourn, the adjournment could be
carried, the contested case would go
to the table and could not afterward
be reached for long time, if indeed
it could be reached during the ses-
sion.
The Democrats made q motion to
adjourn, and Lieutenant-Governor
Mueller ruled that on that motion
Mr.. Kemp had no right to vote. Up
on this, Senator Daugherty, of Fair
field, the most moderate of all the
Democrats, arose, denounced the rul-
ing of the Chair as a ururpation and
tyranny, and called upon the cham
Der. All followed him into the libra
ry room cursing, howling' and gnash-
ing their teeth as they went. Arrived
in the library room they held vio-
lent consultation there for more than
half an hour, and then Senator Wright
insisted on returning to the chamber.
Wright accordingly went back to his
seat, and Several other Democratic
Senators went and stood in the cham
Der, but outside the bar.
The Republican had been waiting
for their return 10 make q quorum,
which, even with Wright, they lacked
one of having, AS soon as they came
in the chamber, however, they were
held to be present, and q vote was
Immediately taken giving Sayler the
seat by II ayes to no. No Demo
crat voted except Wright.
When it came to swearing Sayler
in there was another scene ofconfus-
ion more terrible than before. Ali
the Democrats sprang to their
feet uttured loud yells of protest, re
monstIance, execration, and rage.
Not one word of the oath could be
heard, yet Sayler war declared sworn
in. Then the Senate took a recess,
or rather dissolved as it is doubtful if
any motion for recess was put,
Are the Republicans justifiable in
what they did to day? If so the peo-
pie will sustain them. Have they
committed wrong? If SO, better uD-
do it OF once. At present do not
attempt to decide the question.
simply present the facts.
At night thu Democratic members
of both Senate and House assembled
in the Senate Chamber, call Senator
Thompson, OF Franklin in the chair,
and made MIR. Green, of Perry, secre
tary. The following was adopted:
RESOLVED, The Democratic members
of the Senate refuse to recognize Mr..
Sayler as o member of this body,
will Eot vote on any bill or proposit-
ion he may submit, and will raise q
point of order as to his right to vote
every time his name is called.
A committee, consisting of Messrs.
Newman, Jenner, Morris, Patrick,
and Mcdowell was appointed to pre-
pare full report of the proceedings
of the Senate in the Kemp -Sayler
contest.
A committee, consisting of Messrs.
Ball, Haag, Moore. Patrick, Daugh-
erty, Jones, of Licking, and Van
Cleaf. was appointed to prepare an
address TO the people of Ohio on the
Kemp Sayler case in the Senate, and
the Spriggs case in the House.
A committee, consisting of Messrs.
I Amos Hardesty, and Holden was
I i'apointed to prepare protest against
the action of the Lieutenant Cover
I nor.
The following resolution was, on
motion Of Senator Jenner, adopted :
ResoI1ed, That Lieut.. Gov. Muel-
Ter, by his ruling to-day, has dis
graced the high office he holds, and
deserves the contempt and execra-
ton of all honorable men.
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