Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-22
SNAP-JUDGMENT. All


There was breeze i'm the State Sen
ate yesterday that eclipsed anything
We have witnessed in legislative cir
cles for many day-an attempt on
the part of the Democratic members to
take "snap,judgement" over the Re-
publicans.
The committee on Privileges and
Elections had submitted its report or
reports there being two on the con-
tested election case of James Sayler
versus John d. Kemp. The majority
report supports, is we stated yester-
day, Mr.. Sayler, Republican, in his
claim to a seat in the Senate, while
the minority report favors the sitting
member, Mr.. Kemp, Democratic. The
committee had expressly agreed that
the reports should be submitted, print
ed in advance of all other matter, and
made the special order for "Wednesday
of this week, at three O'Clock. The
majority of the committee (Republi-
cans, as we understand it, had con-
sented to this arrangement at the re-
quest of the Democratic members,
wishing to give them ample time to
study the merits and dement's of the
case fully. And here is where their
consumate meanness came in Find
ing themselves in the majority, TWO
Republicans, ,Messrs. Reach and Beavis,
being temporarily absent on a visit
with some friends to the Asylum for
Idiots, between three and four miles
west of the city, they thought it would
be an excellent opportunity to break
faith with the majority of the commit
tee and postpone the consideration of
the case until near the close of the ses-
sion. So Mr.. Putnam led off in the
highhanded, unprincipled trick by
moving that the reports be postponed
until tn third Wednesday in March.
The Republican Senator quickly di-
vined the little game of their Demo-
cratic colleagues, and charged those of
them belonging to the committee on
Privileges and Elections with a willful
violation of their word as gentlemen.
They '.hummed and hawed" in reply,
but failed wretchedly in eXcusing them
selves for the course they had deter
mined upon.
The fight progresscd-siXteen Demo-
crats voting down fifteen Republicans
on every proposition or motion. No
amount of persuasion was sufficient to
induce fair play from the party tenn
porafily predominant. They were so
defiant as TO challenge admiration, and
were ''hellbent" on pushing the minor
ity to the wall las Democratic majorities
are notorious for doing. The Republic
cans saw that they could not get COM
promise on any conditions, however
humble, and began to feel alarmed.
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being out of their seats at such crit
ical moment. 1t did not matter so much
with Beach, for he. had paired off with
Schiff, who was present but not voting.
The Sergeant-at-Arms dispatched a
messenger-boy with horse and buggy
over to the Asylum for the Idiotic, tell
ing him to drive as if he was pursued
by the devil and and all his blood
thirsty subjects. The boy had not been
gone five minutes before that rapacious
little Democrat, Hardesty, moved the
previous question. This was fetching
the minority to the repOse' end rap
idly and without reserve. 1t cut off all
debate, and of course there remained
but little time to be killed. The minor
ity did their best, however, to stave the
main question off. While some were
promenading the floor and biting their
lips in anger, others were raising points
of order and struggling in the "last
ditch" as heroically as they could, con-
sidering the overpowering strength of
the enemy. On every motion the Chief
Clerk cunningly called the roll as slow
as the bounds of property would per-
init, and the President was not hasty
about deciding points of order. just a
little longer delay and one more vote
were all that was wanted. These were
moments of the dreadest suspense they
have experienced in years.
Meanwhile the Democrats were
crowding things to the last notch, show
ing no quarters to the minority. When
ever Republican would rise to his feet
and address the President, every devil
on the oposite side would spring to his
pegs and cry him down, yelling "Ques-
tion.'' ''call the roll ~ and so forth. 1t
was perfect pandemOnium for about
an hour.
At last all hope seemed to be gone.
The Republican members hadexhausted
every privilege known to parliamentary
law. The nasty Democratic scheme
was about consummated. The vote on
the question of postponing until the
latter part of March was being taken.
All chances other than to quietly sub
NIT were about to disappear.
But suddenly there whipped around
the corner of High and Broad streets,a
almost lightning speed, a horse and
buggy bearing man and boy. They
halted at the west front of Capital
Square, and who should emerge but
Senator Beavis. \ Republican senti-
mel was standing ut the gate, and in a
loud and somewhat quivering tone of
voice that made the Senator look aghast
i. with fright, exclaimed: "For God-Al-
mighty's sake, Beavis, run like HI, or
we are ruinedr" Beavis lit out with
all his might, his coat tail assuming a
parallel position that, if padded would
have done credit to Grecian bend. AT
the foot of the steps of the western ter
race stood another sentiner, who multi
piled Beavis's agony by screaming
''Run for life, or they will accomplish
their hellish purpose This spurred
the excited Senator to link into it hard
: er than ever. He bounded into the
, Senate Chamber just before the last
{ name of the roll was called-to the
, highest qualification of all Republican
colleagues, who directed their eyes to-
ward the now whiting, defeated Democ-
racy with an expression that fairly ut
) tered, 'Now dam you, trample upon us
! if you can" They went ahead then
and set the case for next Wednesday
} the Lieutenant Governor throwing the
deciding vote.
, This affair teaches two things. First
) that it is always best, when nothing ur-
| gent calls them away, for members tC
: remain in their seats. Second, that
t there is no dependence to be placed in
: the word of Democrats, when it is con-
nected with politics, for they will bite
| you when you arefondling them.-Stdt,
. Journal, Feb. Is.
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