The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-02-23

IN L1AC4 WIN BNHN-
to the Kemp -Sayler contest'd election
case, and the manner in which the
Democracy attempted to take snap
judgement. On Wednesday follow
ing the case came up, and was pro-
tracted until the following Friday,
when the matter was brought to a
vote, after the Democracy had ex-
hausted every expedient for delay,
the speaker ruling that Kemp was
not entitled to vote on any question
in which he was interested, and in
structed the Clerk not to call his
name. This created an uproar
among the Democrats, who attemp-
ted a system of bullying, and a scene
of confusion ensued not equsled in
Bedlam,and at last deserting the Sen
ate chamber and locking themselves
up in the library. Sometime after,
four of the Democratic Senators re-
turned, and a quorum being present,
the business proceeded, vote being
taken on the motion declaring Kemp
entitled to a seat. Wright, Demo
crat, voted aye, and II Republicans
nay. The clerk was directed to en-
ter upon the journal the vote and the
fact that those present and not vot-
ing constituted a quorum. The vote
was then taken on the report de-
claring Sayler entitled to a seat,
which was adopted, ayes II nays 1,
and similar entry made in the jour
nal to that on the decision of the
former vote. Sayler was then sworn
in, amids the greatest confusion.
The Lieut., Governor was denounced
in all manner of slang and abuse, but
the contest for the day was virtually
ended.
On Monday the Democracy made
an attempt to have the journal
entry show that no quorum was
present when the votes were taken
in regard to Syler's right to a seat.
The motion was lost by the cast
ing vote of the President, Saylor not
voting, as he had declared his in.
tention no5 to vote on any question
in which he was interested, and
the matter remained unchanged. An
adjournment was then effected, Sen
ator Gage of Hancock, voting with
the Democrats. Tuesday considera-
able fIlibustering was done, but no
effort made renew the struggle. In
all this matter, the rulings of the
President, were in keeping with the
rules made by the Senate, and bGs
that the Democracy had everything
at stake, would not have been ex-
cepted to; but finding themselves
beaten at every point, they became
furious with rage, blasphemOus in
the highest degree. The following
are the rules which governed the
President of the Senate in his rul-
ing:
Section 8 of the Constitution provides that:
"EAch House, except as otherwise provided in
this Constitution, shall choose its own officers,
and may determine its own rules of proceed
ing"
Rt.le IS of the Rules Of the Sellate.-"No
Senator shall vote on any question in the event
of which he is individually interested"
Rule 65 of the RHL-s Of the Ss'sGte.-"Cnsh-
ings danu Al small ba received as the rule in
All cases not provided for in the foregoing
rules, and in cases not provided for by Cush-
inRs's Manual, Cushing's Law OF Legislative
Assemblies shall he the rule
Section 8, p. IL, Cushings ManaaL-"When
a question arises, involving tha right OF u
member to his seat, such member is entitled
to be heard on the question, aud he is then to
withdraw from the Assembly until it is de-
cided; but if, by the indulgence OF the Assem-
bly,, he remains in his place, during the dis
cussion, he ought neither TO take any further
part in il. nor to vote when the question is
proposed; it being a fundamental rule Of all
deliberative assemblies. that those members
,vhos. lights as such are not vet set aside, con-
't,t1ts a l,d,.;s-A. t<Ibunal 10 decide upon The