The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

doors of the house must be kept open
You should be present when it Is your
Hduty to be there, and any number less
than house cannot make rules for you.
Think of It'll Fifteen gentlemen, without
anv previous rule giving them the power
claim the right to exercise the authority
conferred upon 1913. 1t is simply absurd
and prepostergonis. We have a governor
who is republican. and nothing else but
a republican; state administration from
which you and | are excluded except as
taxpayers. We have all manner of part
isan state boards. It is republican
organization. Let them feed their own
dogs. The republican party is made up
today os walters upon providence, of1al
eaters. scavengers upon the refuse mat
ter of political butcher shops. They are
tue men who compose the party. Let
them leads / will not follow 1t is time
the people emancipated themselves AMI
fought for law and right. A party aim
is not specification. The people are
the rulers and have no masters. Gentle
men, make this fight. You can gain
nothing by permitting yourselves to be
run over. Ii man kicks you. strike
back. Preserve your liberties by letting
the world know you have liberties no man
Cuu lufdtS- N0 Aull has u It2ht 10 ttdI
you from the floor of the house on the
tlictation of a minority, and you did
right in breaking the door to get back
and. the han can not be made prison for
any man. 81 # Is
z Gov. Palmer was frequently Interrupt
ed with deafening applause The fol
lowing
RESOLUTIONS
were unanimously adopted:
Where's. The republican members of
the house Representatives of the thirty
third general assembly have preciitpated
upon the house'a supposed report of the
election committee in the case of Brad
well ". McNally after ahe Chairman had
held thereport in his pocket for more
than thirty DAYS: and
Whereas, The only issue made ia that
contest was as 10 whether the
contestant or the contestee
had received the greatest number of votes
in the last election in the third senatorial
district and
Whereas. The only mode known to the
law of ascertaiuing the facts atsissne was
h7a count of the ballots cast: and
Whereas, The ballots have been for
mere than two months in the possession
Of the election committee: and
Nft0fttsea @19iC AHiktiOAiAJ# VI GiC5 ClCttfOHS
committee have demanded count of the
ballots, and the ma jority of the committee
have refused to count the ballots
and
Whersas, The smaiority report sought
to be thrown upon the the houseis found
ed snpon an exsparte count made~by the
contestant in plain violation of law and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: therefore
sdpesOEced, That as democratic mem /
bers of this house. we are ready topro
coed to the CONT of the ballots in the
BradweH McNaIsy case, and ifsnpon a
fair count of said ballots Il shall appear
THAT said Bradwell did secure a majority
of the votes over said McNally. we are
ready TO Pied &c ourselyes 10 vote toseat.
him But until said Ba1lots are
counted we viii resort TO all the parlia
mentary power belonging to the minority
to prevent the seating of said Bradwell.
ResOLoea, That we, the democratic
members of the house. are ready to pro
coed with the legitimate business just be
fore The house,Sbut viii maintain our
position until Justice is done. and the
question now pending be withdrawn, or
the committee on elections be instructed
by this house to count the ballots.
The caucus then adjourned -