The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-11
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NORTON VS.. HENDRICKS.
, ru,pTER OF INDIANA WAR
HISTORY.
, Telling speech by the Great
war Goycrnorat Laporte, Ind.
The Men and the Means
tic had 10 Fight In Pros
ccutIug the War.
Nm, II Dan. voorhees, and Tom
Hendricks aud the sons oil
Liberty who Put Down
The Rebellion:

"Icn,irickS aud the sons OF
Iihrrty who Put Down
the Rebellion:
On Monday night last, IN spite Of rain
and mul, Coy. Morton was greeted by an
audience Of over 1000 people. The
IIayes and Wheeler wigwam was hand
.onieIy decorated, and the Governor was
received with great enthusiasm. His
speech was powerful effort, lasting over
Two hours. After an extended review OF
tho relations Of the two parties, and the
dangers Of elevating the Democracy to
pover, he entered upon 4 review of the
history Of Indiana during the war. lie
sid:
Our Democratic friends tell us they &C.
cen, the Constitutional amendments; they
have put II into the platform that they
.lind on the 18th, Nth, and 18th Amend.
aents. But 1t 80 happens that when
those amendments were fret proposed in =.
congress, they were opposed by the Dem
cratic leaders to tho bitter end. Mr..
Hendricks was in the Senate when all
three Of these amendments passed, and lie
.poke and voted against against all Of
them, and | believe he went further than
.nyhody else in the Senate in his opposi-
lion to the 18th Amendment, for he took
the ground that the people Of the United
49,. ,.ulI mt lao an "a O1nnImant IN The
Constitution, abolish the institution of
liz aid II was older than the Constitu-
,ion that il was State institution, and
hal the people could not, by a constitu-
iionol amendment, lay their hands upon
h And YOU will remember that when
the 18th Amendment was proposed TO the
State for ratification, in the month OF
February, 1869, the Democratic party
Of Indiana did everything in their power
10 ..n.'
DEFEAT ITS RATIFICATION.
Our legislature was in session at that
time, and it was required, by the Con.
.,itution, to consider this proposed
Amendment. It was the duty Of its men,
Les 10 act upon that amendment one
way or the other. The Republican party |
lad majority in each branch Of the
legislature, and they determined to rati.
" The amendment, as it was their Consti-
iuliOnal right to do, and the Democratic
members Of the House to prevent its rat
idcatiOn, resigned their seats, so as to
break the quorum. At that time, there had
been no appropriation bills passed. The
legislature was broken up and dissolved,
and Gov. Baker was obliged to call now |
election in those counties where the
members lived who resigned. He did 40.
lie then convened the Legislature in ex.
Ira session, in April, 1859. They camo
together, and passed the appropriation
BILL, and other necessary legislation, and
then the Republicans again attempted to
rllily the 18th Amendment and again TO
deteat the ratification the Democratic
members Of the Senate resigned, so as 10 |
break quorum. But the question OF
BREAKING A QUORUM
received new consideration. The. Con-
'lIltion Of Indiana provides that two
thirds Of each House shall constitute q
quorum to do business. The Constitution
Of the United States provides that ma
lotity Of each House shall constitute a
quorum 10 do business. In the one Con-
sIItaIiOn il Is two.thirds and in the other
majority, but the question as to what
Constitutes the House is the same under
elrh Constitution. Now, when tho war |
began, the Senators from the Southern
States resigned their seats in the Senate,
and il was commended by Democrats who
remained in that body that these menu
bst' who bad resigned were still TO be
counted In making quorum just as II
they were still members OF that body.
That question was debated for some time
IN the Senate and it was finally deter
mined, and, as l think, upon the true
ground, that when member died, or re-
signed, he vas no longer to be counted in
making quorum, and that the Constitu.
uot meant that a majority Of the actual
members Of the Senate Of tho United
States should be quorum. Applying
mat principle TO the Constitution oil the
STATE OF Indiana, it was agreed that it
meant twO'thirds Of the actual member
'GIp TO constitute a quorum, and that
NAtn member died or resigned he was
no longer to be counted. happened to
Sahome on the morning Of the day that
ae second resignation took place, and,
showing what had taken place in the
SaSe Of the United States, sent word
70 Me Republican members Of the Iegis.
azure that hoped they would not go |
away, but that they would remain and
meet in caucus that night. They did 80,
IGa u was there determined, without a
I%tthVnS voice, that quorum was not
' O,OAen Al all; that the members who had
ses.Saed their seats were no longer TO be
counted. So they
RATIFIED THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
w That ratification was recognized at
Washington, and now stands as one Of the
,Vss py which that amendment became
IEatt oil the law Of the land. refer TO
w w. circumstance in our history to show
. .a.1 ma been the attitude Of the Demo-
m ra leaders in regard to these amend
m wsn 90 that You may determine how
~ ,i Their present profession Of sustain
aS them is worth.
ana ii Is a significant circumstance to
Mat !hey accept Of our work, and are
Sauch In favor Of those amendments as
But they have mslo n-o,.oss alan In "a.