The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-28

Respectful Resolutions Refused Insertior
IN tho journal.


Almost Immediately after the action taken
on the senatorial protests, Senator Brown
presented, under the head OF presentation Of
petitions, the following preamble and res
olutions which had been adopted that morn
| ing by the Patrons OF Industry;
"WAoeas, the Patrons OF Industry. fn state
association assembled, have learned with
deep regret Of the action OF the members Of
the senate OF the state Of Michigan on Tues
day, Feb. a, 1891, in unseating Senator
George b. Horton and Senator Benjamin C..
Morse at time when but two-thirds Of the
members Of that body were present; and pre-
vious notice not having been giver nor re-
ports having been made by the committee to
whom the contest was referred; therefore
"Rcsolrod, that this body emphatically con-
denim such action on the part OF the senate
OF Michigan as irregular aud without precc-
dent Ia the legislation OF this state; as be-
meath the dignity OF the highest legislative
body OF Michigan; as unjust to the contest-
ants aud their constituents, and subvcrsive
OF those principles OF equity aud justice
which should characterize the action OF the
senate OF Michigan.
"Resolpcd that this body, in state associa-
tion assem- bled, respectfully petition the sen
ate OF the state Of Michigan TO reconsider the
| action OF the contested election OF Senator
| George Is. Horton and Senator Benjamin G..
Morse and permit the cases TO be conducted
| Ia accordance with the rules OF equity aud
| established precedent.
"kesoitod that we heartily condemn the
| action OF such members OF the senate as alb
| sentcd themselves from their posts OF duty
aud thereby rendered IL possible FOR su CHI
| action to be taken"
The adoption of the resolutions was certi-
| fed by }. T.. Taylor, grand secretary.
This memorial was received with cries OF
| dorision from the Democrats and Senator
Cracker, who had been 80 conspicuous ia the
| Democratic knayory which IL condemned,
committee on nsheries. Senators Mills and
| Fleshiem demanded that IL be printed In the
| journal, but Senator Wisner came 10 the
front again and moved that IL belaid upon the
table. Ills motion prevailed bv the following
| vote the yeas being all Democrats and the
nays Republicans aud Patrons.
Yeds-Senators Beers, Boughner, Croker.
Dorap. Freidlsndcr. Gilbert, Holcomb, Nc
Cornick, Miller, Morrow. Mugford, Park,
Porter, sharp. Smith. Wisner aud the presI-
dent-l7.
Nays-Seuatois Bastone, Benson, Brown,
Stevens, Taylor, Toan, Weiss, Wheeler, VIII
| cox, Wilkinson and Withingtou--l6.
Later in the day Representative G. l..
Eaton. in the house, introduced the same
OF h. aSdns too% sSs
Crocker) Of the majority OF the euate to re-
| fer the Patron resolutions TO the committee
| on fisheries, and whereas, the said rcsolu-
tions were laid upon the senate table; re-
| solved, that this house recognizes the right OF
the Patrons OF Industry In stale convention
Assem- bled TO express their opinions upon
matters OF state int crest and To receive re-
spectful and dgnihed attention when said
opinions are expressed; and resolved, that
| the Patron resolutions OF tho state associa-
| tion Of the Patrons OF Industry be spread
upon the journal OF the house and a report
| OF such action be sent to the grand secretary
| Of such action.
Mr.. Barkworth raised the point OF order
| that the resolutions could not be entertained
because they contained reflection upon the
| action OF the senate. Mr. Eaton insisted IN at
| no censurc OF the senate was intended, as the
| resolutions simply contained statement OF
facts. Tho resolutions we're rcrcsd aud the
| chair ruled that tho resolutions framed by
| Mr. Eaton did not OF themselves contain any
| reflections upon the senate, and that they
were I'm order An appeal was taken from
| this decision but the chair was sustained by
| a decided majority.
Representative Conner then moved that
the resolutions be laid upon the table aud the
motion was carried by vote OF 45 to Al as
follows;
Observation-Disclosures Baker dem. and
Z. OF L., Baldwin DEM Barkwortb (Dem.)
Bathey tDem aud +. OF H., Blake (Dem.)
Botsford Dem aud Z. OIL }, Garfield (Dem.),
Carpenter tDem. and +. Of T. Conner DEM,
Cook (Dem.). Curtis Dem. aud L. Of ID.
Deming (Dom.), Dodge (Dem. and 7. OF H.,
Doremus (Dem.), Downing Dem. aud 7. OF j,
Doyle DEM, NJ Ferguson (Dem.) Fildew
| (Dem. ),Gibbous( Dem. z. OF l. Graham dem.
j. OF ID. Gregory (Dem.), Harley (Dem.),
Harper CDem. L. of ~, Hayward Dem.),
(Deni.), w. b. Jackson DEM. II. johnson
knight Dem. y. OF ~, Lambert (Dem.
Lewis (Dem. 2. OF !. }. Lowden dem. +. OF H.
Marsh (Dem.), Marion (Dem.), McClAy
tDem }, Mellen DEM }, Miner DEM. Munthe
Thatcher (Dem. p. OF ~, Trip (Dem.).
White (Dem.), wachtel (Dem. I'D.
Representatives Alexander (Rcp.
Y. OF ~, Barnard (Rep.), Buell. Ctep.), CHS
holm dem. 7, OF H., Church (Rep. 7. of
IL, Ciapp tRep.(, Collins tRep.), Dafoe
Fitch (Rep.l, Horton rep. Hull rep. }, Harry
(Rep.l Harwood (Rcp. z. Of ~ Hawloy
rep p. OF L), Holden (Rep.), Houch.
ton tDcm. 7. OF IL Kirk (Rep.). Leach
dem. Y. Of ~, Lester tDem. p. OF ~,
Lusk tRep. z. Of ID, Miller (Dem. 7. OF IL,
Nortbrup tRcp.), Osborn (Dem. Z. Of ~,
Perkins (Rep.). Raymond tRep.), Rowden
(Dsn. 2. OF ~, Ryland (Rcp. +. OF H. sbull
(Kep. Y. Of ID A. A. Smith rep v Of ID
y. II. Smith lRep. J.. Of H., w. o. smith
(Rep. T. OF ~, Spencer (Rep), 81. Clair
(Rep.), Stone lRep.), swift lRep.), Tinkle-
paugh (Rep.l, Wayro (Rep.l Wagner (Rep.),
Watts (Rep.), Virgins (Eep. Ill.
Under the ruling al the char that the reso-
lutions were In order they should have been
printed In the Journal. After the close Of tho
sesslon one Of the Detroit representatives
urged the speaker to have them omitted from
that publication. The speaker said that he
had ruled them IN order aud the house had
sustained his ruling. They were properly a
part " the proceedings aud could not be
omitted from the journal. hut by some arts
Of persuasion OF chicansry they were kept
on from the Journal WHICH barely referred TO
them In the following very indeiuite Ian
gusgc: "Mr. G. l.. Eaton presented q pream-
bic aud resolution rccitIng certain sction OF
the senate relative TO communication re-
ceiyed by that body"
The house thus joined the senate In snub.
bing the Patrons OF Industry and the officers
OF the house added one more TO the nurner-
Gus cpses occurring That week Of classifying
the journal. That official publicn tion, ~ has
already been abundsntly shown, does not
give anything like true statement az what
occurred during the 2iib. 25,h aud Goth OF
February. Members not IN the senate cham
Der are recorded AZ present aud voting; action
that was really taken 10 omitted aud &C.
ton that was never taken 10 recorded;
aud In many cases where there was both ac-
tion aud record the latter misstatea the
former, tho journal thus becoming q printed
monument OF misleading omission aud de-
ceptive INTERPRETATION. On one occasion
the lieutenant-gOvernor, the secretary of the
senate aud the ubiquitous HUsford we're
closeted ar Into the uiRht engaged In hxing
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