Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-09-19
4 TUMULT IN THE SENATE
Decisions Which Raised an
UprOaT.
HARRTsBURG. September I3.

HARRISBURG, September l3.
The Senate was kept in continuous
session by the Democrats for over five
hours to-day, in order to defeat a reso-
luton providing fer only two sessions
week After the chaplain had earn
estly prayed for the Senate. Senator
Laird asked the privilege of submitting
a report from the minority of the appro-
priatiOn committee. The Senate
promptly refused to receive the report
by aparty vote. George Handy Smith
made d motion, which was carried by
a decisive vote, that the session be eX-
tended until the order of original reso-
lutions had been gone through with
and the appropriation bill had been
passed. This was followed by the
Offering of a resolution by Senator Herr
for a two-hour session on Tuesday and
Friday of each week.
GORDON SAYS n Is REVOLUTION.
Mr. Gordon was quickly on his feet
to denounce the proposition as reyo-
lutionary and to declare that the Dem
ocrats were justified in adopting all
proper cxpedients to resist its passage.
Mr.. Herr said the resolution was cor
rective, instead of revolutionary. 1t
was predicated on the solemn determi-
nation of the Republican Senators not
to waste further time in the Legisla-
ture, and was logical outgrowth of
the position assumed by the Republican
members eight weeks ago 1t might
as well be understood now that the
resolution would become the law of the
Senate Senator Wagner, Democrat,
offered an amendment to Senator Herr S
resolution, providing for two sessions
dav, which was defeated Senator
Patton, Democrat, thought Herr's prop
osition was revolutionary, but be was
in favor of giving the Republicans lots
Of rope lie would do nothing to stop
their haste in rushing. to the gallows
which would drop them into political
eternity.
A BREEZE OVER A POINT OF ORDER.
The Democrats, having had con-
sultation and agreed not to vote on the
resolution to fix two sessions a week,
only twenty-three Senators answered
to their names, three less than quo
rum. Among these were Patton and
Shearer, the latter having voted by
mistake. Senator Lee raised the point
of order that the Senators present who
are paired and responded to their names
should be counted in, making up a
quorum. The Chair-Mr Mylin-
sustained the point. Mr. Gordon ap-
pealed from the decision Of the Chair
and on this subject there was long
discussion, which showed considerable
party bitterness, and Kennedy took the
Chair Twenty-one Republicans voted
to sustain the Chair, the Democrats de-
clining to vote, and the Chair decided
that-not q quorum having voted-tLe
question was undetermined. Herr ap-
pealed from the decision, which Laird
contended could not be done, because
an appeal was pending Gordon made
an Intellectual effort for adjournment.
Senator Mylin having resumed the
chair, call Of the Senate was ordered
and thirty-three Senators answered to
their names. Reyburn then took the
chair and vote was ordered on the
question Of sustaining the decision of
the President pro TEN.
The Democrats again declined to
vote. The yeas were 2l, the nays 3
Patton and Nelson-and two pairs
were announced by Mcknight and Lee.
After the yeas and nays had been called
the Chair directed the names attached
10 the appeal to be announced The
Chair decided that they should be con-
sidered in making up quorum and the
decision OF the President pro TEN. was
declared to be sustained. Gordon,
Kennedy, Wagner and Ross appealed
from the decision and Herr moved to
Law the motion on the table. Only %
Senator's voted, but the Chair decided
that the motion was carried by again
including the Senator'S who had signed
the appeal in making up quorum.
81 simply want to say" " said Gordon,
"that / denounce the decision Of the
Chair as revolutionary, and it required
this Senate to take the lawful officer
out and put man in there who had
the cheek to make the decision"
QUELLING A MUTINY.
The Chair ordered the Sergeant-at-
Arms to take Gordon into custody, and
Senator Smith, stepping in front of the
Clerkis desk said 81 think the aisles