Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-18
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WEDNESDAY EvEN'G. APRIL le. 1883
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The Senate has got into a very curious
suarl. indeed, over the recorder BILL
Black decided point OF order |
AGAINST the unanimous view CT the
friends of the measure, who appealed
from his decision, and on the appeal the
vote on each side was the same. Inc
president, having called Senator Hall to
the chair to put the appeal to the senate,
did not vote to decide the tie. Inc
question, as put by Senator Hall, was
whether the decision of the chair should
stand as the Judgment OF the Senate
and as the vote was a tie, ne de'
cideI that the motion was not carried
and consequently the decision or fresl.
dent Black was not sustained. Inat
seemed a proper decision upon tne ao'
tion &; put but apparently the motion
should have been as to whether the oe
cision of the chair should be overruied
in which case a tie vote would leave 1t
standing. It would seem that the de.
cision of the chair when made should
stand until the Senate Overrules it. Ii
certainly does stand while the vote on
sustaining it is being taken; and unless
that vote operates against it, it must
continue to stand. But tie vote does
not effect a change /; it simply leaves
things Il, stdtn quo.
Yet they say the precedents of the
Senate are against this seemingly natur'
al construction of the situation, and that
the form in which Senator Hall put the
appeal was the proper one. The Demo-
Gratis and Independents, friends of the
,i,i to abolish the recorders Office, who
have the advantage of the position, are
naturally inclined to enjoy it. The Re-
pub.icans, however, are restless under it,
and Senator Cooper is at his wits end te
devise some way of correcting what ht
considers the erroneous ruling OF Sen
ator Hall. lie cannot muster the vote:
to unset it, and apparently has no better
ho.,e than what may lie in the magnan
unity OF his opponents. But there doe
not seem to be any great provocatlon tt
the exercise of that virtue. Senator
Cooper's side is believed by the Othe
side to have had pIdue advantage il
what It considers to HAYS been the er
roneous ruling of President Black Oh tn
original point of order. And If the Re
publicans subsequently lost this advan
tase by what they deem the wrong rulin'
of Senator Hall, the honors may be hell
to lie easy.
President Black has done his part Il
the s.ame end by first upsetting his part!
friends, by declaring the point Of orae
against them, and by then refrainin.
from helping his opponents to sustain
his decision with his casting vote. II
,bstains from exhibiting any pride o
opinion in the discharge of his duty
and when he decides as he thinks right
he lets the senators severely alone t
affirm or disaffirm lls judgment at thei
sweet will and pleasure which the
don't seem able to settle; they hav
been spending Il good deal OF time i
trying to get ahead with their bill wit
small results. Senator Cooper, we see
las become pathetic in his appeals to th
other side to give the recorder his oiiic
for a little while yet he tells how b
has spent his money in getting ready t
enjoy the harvest season of the zeal
which does not begin with him unit
August, and the senator asks tha
he be given yet this one harvest th,
he may get back the money it la
cost him to prepare tor the crop. Blu
wien fellow. senator cruelty reminde
him that he had been already ejecte
from his office by the governor, who's
action had been sustained by the court!
and had, therefore, ample warning t
save bis money, Senator Cooper savagel
inquired whether man had not rigt
to take all the advantage the law CAV
him, and appeal his case to the suprem
court if thereby he could hold on to hi
fat office a little longer. Sure enough
Senator Cooper; but then has not tn
Legislature right to abolish his Office
and what sort of figure does Senate
Cooper make in asking it TO forbear, ft
PHYS sake