Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-26
A Most DisgraCsful Scene in the
Senate Yesterday.
HAMILTON co. MEMBERS RULED OUT
By the Chair After The Clerk Takes
Their VOtes.--A Scene Of
Great Confusion.

while viewing the present condition OF
affairs as unfortunate, or even deplorable,
maintain calm exterior aud express con-
fdeuce that matters will adjust themselves
without serious trouble The stories which
have been telegrapbed far and near re
gardiDg the local excitement, the fears OF
physical violence, the city being on the
verge OF revolution, etc are secuted as
absurd aud roundly condemned.
1t was precisely ten o'clock when Lieut..
Governor Kennedy asc ended the Presidents
chair in the Senate Chamber. All OF the
seventeen Republican members were in
their seats but scarcely two score of ont
sider5 occupied the space allowed to privil.
eyed spectators o. the general public, and
a majority OF these had the earmarks OF
the habitusl lounSer.
At 1905 o IN. the President announced
that in the absence OF the Secretary the
journal Of Saturday would be read by Sen
ator Ford, and that az the journal proper
has beel, according to repo;t, locked up in
the sale o. 8 local business house, Senator
Ford was compelled - perform his duty
hy reading from couple OF sheets Of fool4-
cap NJ OBJECTION was made to the min
utss and the Clerk pro tenn had scarcely
taken his seat when Senator Fassett Ma
houiug) wss upou his sea', aud vOciier.
cus}y claimed the attention Of the Chair.
lie President, however, was busily en-
oqr,6 il colierriag with half dozen Sen.
a,ors, eui it WAS no. until fifteen minutes
had elapsed tha, Senator FAsseit was cue,
c-sstul ia announcing tha' he had arisen 10
a question OF privilege. Before, however,
he could state bis question, which was ln-
tended to be on attack upon the Senate re-
porter of the Tunes, oil this city, for certain
matter in his report of Saturday p'oc sed-
ings Fassstt was surrounded by his brother
Senators and induced to let the matter
drop. Then another long wait eDsued, the
evident purpose OF the chamber bsins to
Kill ti,ne.
The Republicans determined TO adopt
the sit it on" policy, and nothing was
done after the reading Of the journal. Pres
ident Kennedy became deeply absorbed in
a p.r1sal of the Cincinnati papers, aad the
b6ik Of his colleagues followed hls exam
ME About ! o clock Allen .. Myers en-
iered tho chamber and requested q look at
,ha io1rn.l of Saturday. There was a
vAispr-.l couiAb between Senator Ford
sqd President i,e4uciy, during which q
COW Of the Journal was hurriediy made
sai the original locked up in FOrd5 desk
Nrre4 wcs then allowed 70 peruse The
coDg' eCar which he retired with bows aud
ariilrs. A meeting OF the Democrats wss
IN nr5Jrsss ~ noon to determine upon o
Ian Of proceeding for this afternoon.
Senator and clerk pro TEN. Ford after
ba had finished q prolonged conference
with presiding officer Kennedy aud seVeTsi
o.her Senator'S, said to a reporter we
bay. decided to sit here, every one OF US,
mil i,ur o clock. VISA the Democrats are
expected to put in an appearance. we
viii transact no business, make no speech
N
"a ror take auy recess for dinner What
ia moro, we have decided to SIT here
Until JULY FIRsg
5ay aud night, IN tue event Of quorum
ro. hing elected before this date. Inns
NAV sound 1T of, butwe mean 1t.
At ? O'clock President Kennedy was
IN :. the chair OF the Senate, And will re-
',a;n there till 1 D. m, when the Democrats
- - IN and there will no doubt at once
no a con,;c, of authority. The meJori'y
Sos ogreed on q geusll, line Of action that
no Lrsiress shal! be transacted guul an
nnIersGaudine is reached as 10 the powers
and differences between the Democratic
ps.oyiir and the presiding officer: lhe
, Oamociats vii, r.obsbly make an effort TO
secure the appointment OF coln!nlttee T.. &c
5e,ermins these things, while the RePuoh
cans and the President will insist upon the
order of business defined in the minority
rerort Of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. which is to proceed at once tc
,bs consideration Of the Hamilton county
contest case IN oFen Senate. The Demo
crars by the aid of the Cisrs, epd u9deE
The rnles which have been adopted, will IL
ali n,-hsbility, be able to defeat the pro
a. ,ramme OF Inc Republicans be declaring
An adjournment aud absent;Gs themselves
This W.! destroy q quorum:
The feeling betveeu the factions is
MORE BITTER
than this morning and there may be som'
demonstrations Of physical character TIM
evening", though the cooler heads on ootl /!
sides are couuseling against this, and II
hardly probable that there will De any di;
graceful scenes. Some Of the Democrah'
Senators who were ont Of the city owe
Sunday arrived on the forenoon trains. an
il is believed they are all here. The han