The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-01-28

; C:St~hEht tpt t:tG i'ICCSSolDeS
which they are about TO make an
effort 10 inaugurate, but have
caused themselves tc believe thai
lit is SO just that it will be ac-
cepted rs the proper thing on all
hands. The rules which viii be
presented as The handiworlz OF
the caucus provide for the sum
monln@ and examination Of wit
nesseS, attorneys iD the case that
are desired, and the scope of their
liberties in the conduct of the
case and the time allowed for ar
gunent on either side, in detail
form.
The exact policy to be pursued
by The Democrats when the SEN
ale convenes on Monday has not
been thoroughly mapped out as
vet, but it Will be prepared after
the most careful and patient in
Giries and upon the counsel and
advice Of some of the wisest aud
abiest heads in The State. Sena-
tor Critics is here to-day and spent
some time in looking over the
journal of Fridays proceedings
10 see that they were correctly
recorded. lie says that he does
not wish by his conduct to in
dorse fraud. and if there has been
wrong done in Cincinnati he
wants to know it, and when he
is convinced Of it, he will vote
as quick as any man to unseat all
of the four Hamilton county SEN
ators; bui he does not know this
now except by common reports
and by The repeated charges
which have appeared in partisan
newspapers. He wants an inves-
tigation that will investigate
This the Republicans do not
want, and they evidently do not
mean TO have. The attitude as
sumed by the chair is clearly an
usurpalion of the rights and priv
ileges of the Senate and Senators.
He believes in according to Lien
tenant Governor Kennedy all
the rights that the Constitution
gives him, but he fails TO find in
any place in the Constitution any
authority authorizing the Lieu
tenant Governor of the State Of
Ohio to make rules for the Sen
ate. A careful reading of that
instrument shows that it confers
this power alone upon the Sen
ate, and when Lieutenant Cover
nor Kennedy attempts to say
which rnle is constitutional and
which is not, he is an usurper.
and unfit for the high place he
occupies. He wants to see this
contest peacebly settled if it can
be. bat says: "The Democrats of
the State of Ohio are looking to
us as their Representatives to do
our duty in this struggle, and
they expect rs to maintain our
rights, peacefully ii we can. but,
if necessary to do it, let us fight
for them ii we must. I am not
a fighting man myself. but | am
frank to confess that he critical
condition Of affairs and the Gn-
ties devolving upon ne as a Sen
ator and a Democrat have led me,
although man Of Quakerlike |
tendency, to prepare for any
emergency"
THE VIEWS OF GEORGE L. CONVERSE.
Hon. George L. Converse, Ex-
Speaker Of the House and eX-
member Of Congress. is, without
doubt, among the best pariamen-
tariaps in the State. He was
asked his opinion in regard to the
rulings Of the President yester-
day, and said The relation which
a presiding Office sustains to the
Senate is not different from that
of an appn;nti0e officer by the
same body; in either case he was
only the mouth piece, charged
with the duty of expressing IFS
will. and can do nothing except
as directed. The rules agreed
upon by the Senate express the
will Ct that body, and when the
presiding officer for any reason
undertakes 10 violate the rules
ne is attempting to amend and
set aside the majority which con
;,itute the Senate itself In the
opinion Of Mr.. Converse the only
way TO deal with presiding Off
.cr, whether he be elected or ap !;
pointed, WHO insists or refuses to
.!ve expression - the will OF the c
is either 10 repriaand t
" cXpei him. In his judgement S
10 higher crime i'll legislation
'oiiid he committed than AN at
e:npt 10 set aside the will Of the +,
nvj"r;ty and establish. in its stead I
he will aud motives o;' the mi q
!oFity. He thinks il the dnty Of
he Senate 10 Deal with the ques- i
ion with dignity, without O
passion, and in such manner as
sill vindi ate tie authority Of i.
lie body.
Somc oc The best legal talent in t
he State is being consulted as to a
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