Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-14
tfrom The Cleveland Press. ]
PLUCKED.
Democrats strip the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor.

DchioCEato ctEtR INC Ltcutchnut Wv
ernor.
A Republican Rooster Running
Around without Feathers.
The 9th general assembly was con-
ceived in contention and IL q spirit of
harmony and mutual concession does
not intervene, the signs Of the times are
that its career will be black blot on
the page of history. The crisis Is ut
hand. The summary proceedings Of the
Republican House on Monday in regard
to the Hamilton county Representatives
was retaliated to-day by the Democratic
Senate The two parties as parties and
the members as individuals are now ar
rnyed against each other In open, un-
compromising and vindictive hostility,
and the chasm hourly grows wider and
deeper. The heated and infiamed
members talk tonight of rows, riots
and physical violence as unconcernedly
and philosophically as II bloodshed and
battery were proper part and parcel of
their legislative duties, while the few
conservative ones left shake their heads
ominously and predict that "there'll be
serious trouble before this thing is
through with.n
The Senate committee on rules ap-
piled the torch of open rupture to the
dormant discomfort this afternoon by o
set of rules reported back for the govern
ment of that body. The rules are revo-
lutionary, 1t is true, but the Democrats
in adopting them have only acted on
the defensive. There are two excellent
excuses for the adoption ofsuch set of
rules at this time. In the first place the
Democrats have Republican precedent
for their action. In 1858, when the Re-
pubIicans were in the ascendancy in the
Ohio Senate and the Democrats were
attempting to contest certain seats, this
exact code of rules was reported to the
Senate by that utterly unbiased chris
tian gentleman, Prof. Monroe, of Ober-
| lin, was voted for by that lamented nom
partisan statesman, James A. Garfield,
and was adopted by that righteous Re-
publican body. In the next place, loud
Republicans have been making their
open boasts that when Lieut.. Gov. -elect
Bob Kennedy would be einstalled as pre-
siding officer of the Senate, next Mon
uayi Ihe iirse Ihing ne WoGiu 10 Woulti
De TO order the clerk TO omit the names
OF the four democratic Senators from
Hamilton: In the race OF such q mem
ace as that it is but human nature that
the Democrats should use the power
still in their hands to head off such a
summary proceeding. The rules which
have so fired up the partisan prejudices
are in brief these: "The President OF
tne Senate snail nave no power 10 oe-
termine the right or Senator to vote
on any question:" This rs to prevent
BOD Kennedy, VINO after MONDAY next
VIII De PRESIDENT OF the Senate, from
following ont the policy which his Ne
publican friends nave attrlputed 20 MIN.
The next rule is that when there is
less than quorum vote on any ques'
ton, the questlon s.Iali oe declared lost,
ana no question aiiectlng the right o.
any memoer 10 MS seat snail pe declared
carried Wnen q quorum is present, un-
less majority or all the senators on
the roll call shall vote thereon" This
IS to prevent the Kepubllcans rom tax
ing advantage OF the absence OF Demo.
cratic Senators at any time to unseai
the Hamilton county Iouf. Anotner o.
the rules PROVIDES that mo Senator
shall vote on the final determination OF
any question concerning himself, pro-
vided that upon all questions pertain.
ing to the right OF any person TO seat
in the Senate such persons shall be per.
mitted to vote on all such questions ex'
cept flnai vote OF expulsion or on the
final vote OF the hearing Of the appeal
in contested cases; when the right o.
two or more persons to o seat in the
Senate isquestloned by contest or 9th
erwise no joinder OF such contestees OF
persons will be permitted in any hear
ing or proceeding before the Senate
Under this rule, II contest is made fol
the Hamilton county seats In the Sen
ate, they will have to be contested fol
separately, and three OF the delegation
can vote IN the Interests OF their fourth
colleague. Among the other rules per
tanning to the same subject are these
"All matters relating to the rights OF
person or persons to q seat in the Sen
ate shall be referred to the committee
on privileges and elections" This com.
mittee, OF course, Will be strongly and
staunchly Democratic. mo motion o.
resolution in contest matter shall ht
deemed question OF privilege"
| will be remembered that in the House
Brown sioped his resolution OF contest
in as question OF privilege and tf'
speaker held 1t was such. A most out
rageous ruling! "A question OF privileg'
only contemplates the right Of mem
Der to arise to a personal explanation
IuWhen q question on viva voce Is II
Id0uht llnOu the demand Of Snnatnr