The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-22
A ROW IN THE OHIO SENATE
A Shameful Outrage.

the disgraceful transactions in the
OHIO Senate over the contested cleo
ton case from the Montgomery and
Preble County Senatorial District from
the Columbus correspondence of the
Cincinnati ERqusser:
The Kemp-Say1or contest culmina-
ted this afternoon in the most dis
sgracaful scene ever witnessed in Ohio.
Senator Gage, having absented him
self, gave the Democratic Senators a
ajority including the vote of Kemp.
| During the afternoon session, after
Daugherty and Hart bad spoken their
pieces. Holden made motion to post
pone action in the contested case until
the fourth "Wednesday In March
President Mueller ruled the motion
out of order. a motion for appeal
was made, which Mueller refused to
entertain. DIR. Jenner appealed from
this decision, which the Chair also re-
fused to entertain. DR.. Jenner fol-
! lowed with motion to adjourn, when
Mueller, at the instance of Halphonso
Hart, refused to have Kemp's name
called. At this point Senator Daugh-
| ertv arose and requested the Demo-
cratic members 10 meet for consulta-
ton IN a private room in the State
Library, whereupon every Democrat
left hts seat and repaired to the Libra
ry. The Sergeant-at-Arms was dis
patched for the absentees, but could
not get into the room. The Demo-
cratic chaps. as usual, failed to agree
on any plan of action, and gradually
/ struggled back to the chamber, Sena-
tors Wright and Daugherty leading.
| But when eighteen Senators were
present, MIR. Hart moved the adoption
of the majority report. Seventeen
members voted in the affirmative, and
one, Mr.. Wright. of Hamilton, in the
] negative, whereupon the Teutonic
4 Cyclops in the chair decided it carried
| and Dir. Saylor entitled to his seat.
| Senator Murphy then arose, and taking
a position directly in front of the chair
| addressed the one-eyed iusurper, and
| moved to adjourn. While Murphy
was on1the' floor, and after Mule had
recognized him, Obese Young, OF
Hamilton, arose, TO aBquestion of priv
ilege; which privilege proved to be to
swear Saylor in. . The Mule, of course
! withdrew his gaze from Murphy, and
fixed his one opening eye on Young.
1At this Murphy fired I'D. and moving
1 directly in front of the Speaker, shook
| his fist, and said: g You saw and rec
I Fognized me, sir, and ifathe time has
come when Democratic Senators have
no rights on this floor, tits tine you
should besdragged from the Chair"
T While this was going on, Tom
I Young and sHalphonso Hart, Masters
of ceremonies, were screaming TO Say
lor teceme up and be- sworn in. In
RESPONSE that rooster skipped to the
front, and it is said, was sworn in.
/ Nobody can say5certainIy, whether he
was orwas mote Tom n oang, it is
4 1Feported,. however, put him through
on g Now i Lay Me Down." Alter
this Tomgave up the floor, and Sena-
| tor Skif proceeded tosgive his opinion
of Mueller, in language so forcible
and pertinent that the single-opticled
knaVetrembled, turned pale, and final
| fy skulked away % You aFe,0 said
Mr.. Sohiff,, "a disgrace to the chair
I you occupy "a disgrace to the country
I5fhatsgaye you birth disgrace to the
tlandoof your adoption, anu a reproach
to gentlemen who have hitherto asso-
fciated with you.s You have not only
gone back on your former rulings, but
! you have violated the promises you
/ While sSchiff was talking. the Mule
slid out of the chair, skunk across the
street, entered the Neil House by a
private entrance, and went to his room
where he has since remained. Muel-
| ler's conduct to-day was dictated by
| the Republican caucus held this N orn-
| ing, after it was learned that Gage
| would be absent. The poor devil
| knew his was doing wrong, but did
| mot dare resist the party decrees.-
| During Schiff speech the excitement
became intense, and at one time there
was q fair prospect of an noId-fashioned
lDonnybrook row. Hart and other
Radicals called on the Sergeant-at-
1 Arms to stop Schiff, and that official
| placed his hand on Schiff's shoulder,
| Whereupon Murphy seized the Ser
geant and hurled him away with the
remark Damn Won, or words to that
effect. aSehiff skept on and Mueller
| left without declaring the Senate adj
journed. Hence the Democrats claim
( that the Senate is legally still in ses-
I sion. E4 - Gae asgiltief aa5
The Democrats of both Houses held
a caucus on the situation Tonight,
with John G. Thompson in the Chair
and all the members present. In the
t caucus, DIR. Jenner offered the follow
ing: Qg - rlaf gl ifc ssE7 g7c
! q Resolrca, That Lieutenant Governor Mueller,
by his ruin gs the Senate tho 18th of Feb
| riiary, 1s72 has dishonored the high ofice to
icll he has been elected and deserves the ex-
tecration and contempt of all honorable men.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted and ordered to be printed in
all the Democratic papers in Ohio.
Mr.. Putnam offered the. following,
| whieh3was unanimously adopted:
| Reso5csd. That the Democratic members OF the
s,er Of this bouy and thatthey will not vote upon
Fanny bill or proposition he may submit, aud that
i to vote every time his name is called.
| s Mr.. Ball, of Muskingum, offered a
l1resolution for the appointment of a
FCommittee to issue an address to the
people, of Ohio on the Kemp -Saylor
and Sprigg cases, which was adopted,
/ and Messrs. Haag, Morris, Patrick
Daugherty, Jones and Van Cleaf were
appointed.
| I. Senator Newman offered the follow
1 ing, which. was adopted
Resozoed.. That a Committee of five members of
he o. app%oT1fed % i to prepare for pn6ica
ate and the decisions of the presiding officer in
/ The Kemp saylor contest case.
! /, Messrs. Newman, Mcdowell, Jen-
lcner, MOTIFS and Patrick were appoint
led such committee.
To-morrow's session of the, Senate
promises to be lively. The Demo-
Gratis win take, the position that the
whole business of to-day was Illegal
aud will light it out on that ground to
! the bitter end. The case is, in short,
| that K emp was. voted out without a
| quorum, and Saylor was voted in with
out, 9, quorum, and the right of the
Halter to a seat will be disputed on this
/ ground, The question tonight isis
the Senate adjourned; has it recessed
or is it still in session?
-A3TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.-A despatch
from Springfield, Ohio, dated the 18th
inst, says: "a terrible tragedy in low
life occurred in the neighborhood
known as africa" suburb in the
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