Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-23

Lieut. Governor X p. Kennedy Is prcsi-
dent a the senate This may not be con-
sidered important information, but 1t Is an
= jnpsetant fack And Il b interesting in
that n Ia demonstrated fact
q rstsEhy's psscesdinss showed that Mr..
vallandigham Is not wholly or partially the
prsst1iag eoficN. but that NJ. Kennedy
wholly b. There was row, As had been
expected: but there were no movements
looking 10 bloodsihsd; and, when the tl,-
mulmous elements had boiled themselves
7 DIVA % ssdimeak Kennedy was on top.
with his new yard-long beech gavel waving
osx ~ nsnddy bubbles lElre . wizards
wand
When the senate came to order md aftes
prayer, the president Is is usual, directed
/, the clerk y read the journal Of the twO pre-
es1ihg dayk, tie reading having been pre-
vented the day before BY . snap-adjouns-
nesG And hcre The fight began The
democrats hoped mp all over the floor with
hlped h tlsair eyrA aad frantically argued
that the said adjournment carried 10 the ta-
BILE the journal of the preceding day, with
all the proceedings then pending. and that
the journal 30 being on the table, could not
; b. taken up and rsad without suspension
of the rules; which would require two
thirds vote. On this ridiculous and prepos-
ferrous contention-towit that the journal
Wss Ah2sd md co1id not be reached for the
Information and guidance OF the senate
without . vote Of t&o thipasof the member
-oa thls impsdentiy silly theory Of parlia-
mentary strategy. they debated with
frenzy Of desperation; snd. when the presi
dent decided that the journal was ON the
nhie only for Tie purpose Of being read by
the clerk and corrected BY the senate, they
appealed iron the decision Of the chair.
But me chair was sustained By the vote.
and he clerk rod the journal, - directed.
fhe president rose to question Of privi-
lssef and read an able and most conclusive
presentation Of his views Of the rights and
duties. Of . presiding ofIlccr of the senate,
IN Vhiuh be took the ground. sustained by
citations from ali the high authorities,
that contBstees for title 70 their seats
could not vote on any question or pre-
iis1inszy proceeding having reference to
that title, and that therefore the rules that
had beea framed 10 gag him, having been
adopted by the votes of the four Cincinnati
contsstees, were al no binding force, but
that he should decide. and maintain the de-
cision with his power Is presiding officer.
In sco0fdance with law and all authority.
that these cOntestees cannot vote on any
question or proceeiing that would affect the
result i'm their case.
Thnn the committee on privileges and
elections presented . majority report asking
for . st1.egrapher and for enlarged powers,
and 4 minority report asking that they
be =. relieyed from further consider
esatioa Of the Cincinnati contest and that
such consideration be had In open senate.
On the call for the yeas and nays on these
reports, the president decided that the four
Hamilton-connty senators could not vote;
and they didn't amid awful excitenent and
hoDdthirsty sensation. So the majority re
port vas rejected. and the minority report
was adopted by II republicans to l6 dem
ocrats.
Whercupon there was an adjournment
amidst the democratic sweating Of great
drops Of blood all over the fioor-till ten
O'Clock this day. After which the dem
ocnsfie 80 met president pro tempore
ONeil in the chair. and went through the
farce Of adiourning till Monday afternoon