Telegram-herald., 1891-02-25
THO REPUBLICAN, SENATORS OUsTE0
BY the Meanest and plrtiest Dema-
gogicaI Trick Ever Perpe
trated IN This Country.
UNPRECEDENTED ESayERY EXPOSED
Whts Republican senators are Attsaa-
tas = foVaisr Convention, Two of
Their Colleagues Are Cassated-
Doraas attftads IA the
Proceedings


Special 70 ths rnE8a.s- HEsAiDs
LAssiSa. Feb. 2t.-ras Democracy in
the senate this afternoon. took advan-
tage Of the absence Of Republicans and
perpetrated one Of the most barefaced
steals ever committed IN the name of
pas..sanship. After tue Senate lad been
In session some time, recess for TWEEN
" minutes was taken. The purpose OF
th.s recess was well understood by
Lieutenant-Governor Strong, who has
nON been shown 10 be
Merely Weak rooi
In the hands Of bis parry, for he al
loved the twenty minutes To drag along
20 more than double that. until TIE
steal was all prepared. when be re-
ceived orders from as bosses, he called
the senate To order once more. senator
Park sprang 10 the Goor and sent up TO
Secretary what purported 10 be a report
OF the select Committee on the Mar
row-Ho~ton contest. This report had
been drawn up by him during the IN
termisSlOn. without any authority OF
the committee, and signed by him as
chairman. This s evident from the
fact that when the question OF authen-
tcity was raised by Senator Taylor,
senator Park Beloved
Out the statement, as q cue for Presi-
dent strong. that It wasn't necessary to
have any signature bus tho chairman's,
and the President accepted Senator
Parks ruling. The report recommend
ed The unsestlng OF Horton and seating
of Marrow. because. although Horton
resigned his postoficesaip on Novem-
Der 1. yet bis successor was not ap-
pointed until November Is, Horton
holding until then. Taylor moved to
table the report, because Horton was
absent.
Park Relieved Again
That the motion was out OF order. and
the President seemed inclined TO rule
SO. but came % his senses Just IN time.
The motion 20 table was lost by II
Democrats 70 Republicans and Patrons
Bastone. Benson. Brown. and Wilcox.
Under the previous question the vote
was taken on the adoption OF the re-
port. Al four OF the Patrons tried TO
be heard. bat the President.
Under the PARTY Lash
Ia the hands OF +. Homer Hosford,
who welded t numerically. did not
darsto recognize them. Hosfort. who s
the secretary of the Democratic State
Central Committee. stood by the side
0f the President a. eaeh critical mo-
ment directing his rulings and deci-
sluns. Occasionally he would hurry
down % the floor OF the Senate aad
issue sDme order to bis Senatorial
hsnchmsn. The general order OF Boss
Hosf0rd was 10 prevent. by every pos
sihle means. the recognition OF any
Republicans or Patrons. President
Strong did MS share 0t execUt,ng Hos
forts orders BY keeping
HlS Bye en- The Ross.
And the Democratic Senator's played
their part by kicking up a believing,
that would have done credit to a mad
house. The secretary was oosdlsnt 70
the powers that created him add, a.
soon as a chance was given for roll
call, ne would Jump up and yeti out the
first name 40 "a Tn shut off any kepuh-
hcan or Patron p0iat ct ortier or ooiee-
ton. IL senator TAYLOR rose 20 point
Of order. President >aong would de-
clare Il out ct order before be heard Il.
HaSford whip beng more noticeable
tnsn the Presidents kn0wle e ot par
Eauientarv law. In this manner the
alleged report wss adopted IS the votes
OF IA Democrats to 3 Republicans AMI
Patrons Basfous, Reuson and Brown
srainst. TIE only Republicans present
to-day we're Taviur, Toau aad Sahin.
Wilcox, the Democratic Patron. was
ssshsea sy the Democrats.
And ignored BY the president, together
with the other patrons and uaaisrci-
fully Jumped ON by the bulidoser Parks,
when he attempted 10 be heard an Is $
not likely that he sympsthize< With the
psmocrasc move lie refused 81 vote
with them. Senator TAYLOR gave NJ
Tee Of a melton - reconsider the sdop-
t.or. Of the report. but Hosfors's whip
erscke,l ominouslv and the president
declared the notice OUT ef order. Tsy.
Inr inss~tet and Rastoue came 70 his
support. bat Hosferd's vhip wheeled
tne senators into love aud they tabled
the notice.
s~~at.r psrss wss Conspicuous
During al this uproar for hls alternate
IA ef dsxiness and crsssusss. his senses