Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-05-13
In Defiance Of Law.
The Reprbiicau Minority In the Ohio
Senate Resorts to Revolutionary
Tactics for Parsisa0 Purposes.
The Four Hamilton County Claimant,
Seated by Viva voce Vote.

The Four Hamilton County Claimants
Seated by Viva voce Vote.
An Extraordinary Position Taken by
the Lieutenant Governor and mis-
Henchman.
COLUMBUS, o., May S.-Driven to
desperation by the unexpected action
of the Democratic Senators In deserting
the capitol and thus leaving the Senate
without quorum, the. Republican
members Of that body to-day set at Dc.
fiance all law and precedent, and amid
the applause a few creatures Of the
ring, seated the four Republican claim
ants from Hamilton county.
The devoted seventeen met in the
Senate chamber this morning at 10
O'Clock and were called to order by
King Robert of Logan. After prayer
had been offered the presiding officer
recognized old man Pavey, who moved
that the report made and submitted to
the Senate, and the resolution thereto
attached, and recommended for adop-
ton by T. B. Coulter, T. J. Pringle and
Rannells, members of the committee on
privileges and elections, in the mattee
Of the contest of Samuel Baily, jr.,
against John Brashears, James G. Hop
pie, Moses T.. Wilson and Robert
Kuehnert, be now taken from the IA
Bile. Agreed to.
Mr.. Payey moved that the resolution
AaA f@p
Coulter, 7. ]. Pringle and w. J.. Ran
nells, members of the committee on
privileges aud elections in the contested
election cases of Samuel Bailey, jr.,
against John Brashears, James G. Hop
pie, MosesT. Wilson and Robert, Kueh-
merit, be adopted, and that the oath of
office be administered to George w.
Hardacre, Frank Kirchner, James G.
Richardson and Amzi McGill and that
they take their seats as Senators in the
Senate of the Sixty-seventh General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio from
the first Senatorial district. This also
was agreed to.
Messrs. George w. Hardacre, Frank
Kirchner, James G. Richardson and
| Amzi McGill then appeared within the
bar of the Senate and took an oath lad.
ministered by the president of the Sen,
ate ! to support the constitution ol
the United States. the constitution Of
the State of Ohio. and also the oath o.
Office and entered upon the discharge o.
| their duties. Mr.. McGill dropped into
the seat formerly occupied by Mr.. Viii
son, while Mr.. Hardacre made bet
line for that Of Mr.. Hopple. Mr.. Rich
arusoii Iook p9ssessloh " Hl. nue,. :,
| nerIs anu VII: n,fcnmer s lalu I'alins y
Tue one occupieu W Mt Diaslie'is'
i BLAMING VAN cLEAF.
A number of Democrats blame Sena
tor Van Cleaf for not seing in his sea
this morning, but that would have beer
useless, as Kennedy had given it ou
that no one would be recognized on th,
Democratic side ofthe chamber, which
by the way, was occupied by Represen
tative Brown of Warren, Whittlesey
Green and Washburn and two newspa
per men. This was part Of the scheme
land was done for the purpose of max
ing outsiders believe that few Demo
cratic Senators were In their seats
Many ieading hepuollcanss Ia ..l,s nS;n: ~:
siy I.ae ~ = e,eal ~ ut.ae :, st;t,,,;nn !
AZ fules, iaw anu We We cos.tvu';uI T1sss =, ~
Inls otase. SENATOR y san CleI. s.,i; 70 VA o,,'
cl.y anu says .na' @ ~ 70 aas no.s 'D tha
.,iaI ~ eApecseu, anu wo1LIrs th;n,. ia.' .mra
cney uia iioC " ei'e saille 'liiis ioll =
ago.
| WHAT The REpuILICANs SAY.
Il The Republicans hold that their posi-
Il tion il imprernable. but admit tina
there is no precedent for it except th
decisions Of courts refusing to 70 be
hind the record off legislative body
Hence they hold that the court will g
/ on the presumption that q quorum wa
| present, there being nothing In tn
I journal to show that that the contrar,
was the case. a similar action, wher
| q majority of the legislature absente'
| themselves, was never taken by min
ority as stated by Republican Senate
\ to-day. HBut,n said he, sin extraordi
nary cases, where there is no preceden
in parliamentary law and usage it /
clearly within the province of the bod,
to establish precedent
Il nov II nAunrJ apry,s OPINION.
il :, = :, -, sT,.>-..,- S-..- ~ j.,
Hon. =. y DausnerSy, u ~ ~
lnost pronilnenI younS nSoc N go. ~ ~ =,
c.aIe, was ses. oy Ine sIs,s a.. a,oa., =,
nlgn., auo walhe .ainlns !. Sno and s 4 |,
sionaLy acllon y henn1uy ''''u ~
neliC,lIen, slT,, salu' u, o..4 - ~,
ny peuple y sne aas S.aso - 49,
snouIu feallze tI.s Lnlp9lsarG pan. Gouata - IT
i auestlo. now aSltaling tne 9ena. T..ta
gne posiCion taheT W liz s;e nsc. Sanatnr
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