The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-02-27
a PROTEST.

a PROTEST.
At a meeting of the Democratic
members of the Legislative Assembly
of the state of Oregon, held at the
armory of the Capital Guards In Salem,
on Saturday, FebruarJ 81, at 10
O'Clock a. M, the following preamble
and resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY ad.
dopted. 1t was further directed that
they should be sent to thu Standard
for publication, with the request that
they be copied bn all Democratic
Journals In the state.
Whereas, On the 10th day of Feb.
ruary, A. d. 1885, the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Leg.
islative Assembly OF the State of
Oregon did pass in due form con-
current resolution that the two Houses
of the Legislative Assembly should
adjourn sine die at II o'clock mid
night on Friday, the Goth day Of
February; and
Whereas, On said Friday, the Goth
day of February, the final joint session
of the two Houses OF the Legislative
Assembly met IN the hall of the
House of Representatives for the
purpose of balloting for a United
States Senator for the State of Ore
gon, and passed resolution tnat such
Joint Convention should be dissolved
at IL o'clock n. M, of said day; and
Whereas, TIE Republican majority
in said Joint Convention failed TO
elect Uuited States Senator prior to
the hour ixed for final dissolution,
and
Whereas, The President of said
Joint Convention did at the SAID
hour of IL o'clock p. m, pronounce
the said Joint Convention dissolved !;
and
Whereas, The Republican majority
In the two Houses of said Legislative
Assembly did afterwards introduce a
resolution, at variance with the reg
ular orSer of business, and without
suspension of the rules, and without
precedent or parallel In parliament
ary procedure, declaring the resolu-
ton Heretofore adopted to adjourn
sine die at 12 o'clock, midnight, of
February Goth, rescinded, and pro-
cured said resembling resolution to be
declared adopted without discussion
by the presiding officers OF both
Houses; and
Whereas, We affirm that said
action on the part Of the two Houses
aud their presiding officers is without
precedent of authority, but was in
tended TO deprive the minority of
their constitutional and parliamentary
rights; and
Whereas, Having completed the
consideration of legitimate business
pending before the Legislative Assem-
bly,, we do not recognize any author
ity Of the two Houses to sit longer in |
session of such Legislative Assembly, |
or any authority on the part o: the
msjorities in said Houses to require
our attendance thereon; therefore, be
1t
Resolved, That In the Judgement
Of the Democratic members Of the |
two Houses of the Thirteenth Biennial
session of the Legislative Assembly
of the state of Oregon, such session
stood adjourned without day, at IL
O'Clock midnight, of the Goth day of
February, a. D., 1885; that We hold
the proceedings of the majority IN
their efforts TO force a continuation Of
the session to hive been, and to be,
null and void; that we denounce the
partisan methods adopted by them to
carry their end; that we unanimously
agree that we will not re-enter the
halls of our respective Houses Of the
Legislative Assembly, except upon
the call of the Governor of this State
for an extra session;that wewill legally
resist any aud all efforts which may
be made 10 enforce our attendance (:
upon future sittings of the pretended
Of the present session;
and that we will support each other
in 50 doing.
P. P. PRIN,
L. B. Cox, Chairman.
Secretary.