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

Senator Crocler then moved the
adoption OF the following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, IL appears that great ir-
Irregularities and frauds have been COM
mitted In the township OF Cumniins,
OF HarrIsville. Altoona county, In votes
that were counted for Benjamin G..
Morse, by reason OF which he was de-
clared elected. without which said
votes. said Morse was not elected.
Resolved, that tho entire vote OF said
two townships OF Cummins ana Harris
VILE be declared null and void;
Resolved, further, that the seat OF
the said Benjamin @. Morse I'm this SEN
ate a. senator from the twcnty-sixth
senatorial district of the state OF Mich
igan, be- and the same Is hereby de-
clared vacant.
Senator, Taylor raised the point OF
order that there was no quorum pres
ent and called for the yeas and nays
TO determine that fact. The lieuten-
ant-goyernor ignored him. lie then
walked straight up TO the lieutenant
governors desk aud Insisted repeat
edly that his demand be granted. FL
nally when the lleutenant-goyernor
could no longer ignore Senator Tay-
lor's demand he shouted, you're out
of order" ut H. always In order TO
raise the question OF "A quorum, and
for any member 20 call Tor the yeas
and nays" said Senator Taylor. The
only response TO this from the presid-
ing officer was, You're out of order"
aud he put the resolution and declared
A. carried by viva voce vote.
Senator Croker then Offered the fol-
lowing resolution. which was declared
adopted In the same way:
Whereas, as the entire vote OF the
people In the township OF Cummings
"A IN IA I'm
OF Harrisville, I'm Alcona county, was
Illegally cast by reason 81 gross frauds
and Irregularities In said townships
and by reason oi which the board OF
canvassers declared that Benjamin G.
Morse was duly elected senator for the
twcnty-sixth senatorial district OF
this state, when. az matter OF fact,
Charles A. Friedlander should have
been declared elected; therefore
Resolved, that the said Charles A
hrlcdiandcr be ami is hereby declared
duly elected senator for the twenty
sixth SEM tOrial district OF Michigan,
and entitled TO the seat recently made
vacant by the removal OF Benjamin G.
Morse.
Thus was contaminated the steal
without n report from the special
committee, without even IA meeting
OF the committee to consider the evil
dence, In the absence OF a quorum and
In violation of the rules In respect 10
tho yeas and nays. the people OF n
senatorial district are deprived OF their
rightiul choice OF representation and
q candidate who was never elected
Is foisted upon them. And this is the
work OF the reform" Democratic leg
lslature!
There never was n case before In
this state, whether either house was
close or whether the dominant party
had large majority, that there was
not opport unity given the minority 10
report In contested election matter
and to be heard on the floor. In these
eases not only were these rights de-
MED but n resolution was declared
carried when there was no quorum
present. The Democrats the country
over, and not less In Michigan than
elsewhere, have been fierce In their
denunciations OF Speaker Reed in con
gress Tor counting members whom he
actually saw i'm the hall to make out
n quorum. But here members who
We're not In tho senate chamber nor
within sight OF the licutcnant-goy-
erDor were counted TO make a quo
rum. Not only that. but senator's who
were not within sight OF tho senate
chamber were counted az voting, and
the legislative Journal was faisificd
10 sustain the lying position thus held
~ the secretary oil the senate and the
acknowledgements.