New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-30
A DEADLOCK IN OHIO.
DEMOCRATS TRY TO UNSEAT THE REPUB-
LICAN LIEUTENANT-G GOVERNOR.
rur. CONTEST LIKELY TO BE TAKEN TO THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE sTATE-AN
EFFORT TO SECURE MA
IORITy BY THICKER


JoRITY BY TRICKERY.
Columbus Jan. 90 CspeeaD.-There was great eX-
ctement in the Ohio Senate to-day over the contest
for the Office of Lieutenant Governor. The Official
count of the vote cast in November shows the election
Of E. L. Lamps0n, Republican, by a majority Oh
twentv-three NJ V. Marquis. the defeated Democratic
candidate is making a contest for the once Io-uaN
was set as the time for trial. but since that action one
of the Democratic Senators has died and anOer was
absent on account Of sickness, having secured ue'o
leave of absence about week ago. This left tlc
senate a tie there being seventeen Republicans and
seventeen Democrats present, and the consequence
deadlock
Senator Cole offered a resolution to hunt down INC
cuprit who attempted to commit fraud upon senator
Schneider the only Republican elected from Chclhatl.
dispatch dated from Cincinnati had been dehVereo
at Mr.. Schneiders hotel at o'clock TINS morning,
which read Come home at once. Wife very ~
II WAS signed by schmtt," the of a friend OF
the Senator There was something peculiar about the
telegram and the Senator asked by wire as TO the con
dition of his wife, receiving reply that she was hOs
ILL., When the contest was reached, LieutenantGov-
crnor LampsOn surrendered the chair 10
the President pro tenn, Mr.. Adams, whose r'il-
ipCs were characterized by total DIS
regard Of parliamentary law and practice.
call of the Senate demanded, and every member
except Howells absent leave, answered to his
name The Republicans raised the point OF order
that this exhausted the CALL but the Chair ruled dlt-
ferently and an appeal taken the question OF
sustaining the decision. The vote stood IL to H.
the President pro TEN. voting to sustain his own
ruling and deciding that the Chair was sustained.
This arbitrary ruling enraged the Republican mem
bers, and they scored the President numerically for
his partisanshp and manifest unfaness. The Senate
was held under the call until 80 p m, when
Mr. Uowells who had been telegraphed for, appeared
and answered to his name .
The statutes of Ohio clearly provide that when a
State Office is contested the contest shall be hearu
by the Senate. The senate had delegated to com
mittee consisting Of five Democrats and two RepuD-
lcans the task Of summarizing depostions. This
committee delegated the task to a subcommittee ana
the subcommittee referred the case to George l..
converse attorney for Mr.. Marquis, who prepared a
summary of the depOstons OF both sides at his Office
No senator read the depositiOns. The report was
handed to the clerk and not even voted on. The
Chair refused members their constitutional right OF
nrotest refused 70 allow the offering of substitute
renOrt and refused to entertain motion on appeal
from The Republican side of the Senate. The Senate
did not vote on the report. The Democrats refused "a
be sworn and then. 10 cap the climax, Mr. Converse
nroceeded 10 read his summary Of the testimony
which was accepted by the vote of the Democrats as
evidence.
Judge Nash, attorney for Mr.. LampsOn excepted to
the procedure and will carry the case to the supreme
Court and ask il to decide whether not there has
been a contest. II il is decided that there was no
contest according TO the statutes, Mr. Marquis will
be declared usurper.