Telegram-herald., 1891-03-17

member OF the committee, the eEalr
declared the point Of order not well
taken The journal shows tnat mucn,
bar fails 10 snow how the Lieutenant
Governor knew more about the report
than a member of the committee. lhe
presence Of +. Homer Hosford, seere-
tary OF the Democratic state Central
Committee. at the side Of the Lleuten-
ant-Goyernor during tue scene explains
his remarkable intuition.
As 10 the question OF no quorum
present, the Democrats correspondent
says: The question IN this case be-
comes one Of yeraclty, VIZ: the other
occupants OF the chamber against the
seven who failed 10 take advantage OF
this desperate tactic until too late"
But ''the other occupants OF the cham
Der" have nowhere put on record any
evidence worthy OF recognition, neither
does the Democrats correspondent
name anyone vino informed him. But
the SIX OF the 'seven" have sworn that
they were not present then, and ten
other unite with them III the same atti-
davit- Senator Horton Is known TO
have been absent at jackson, although
Senator Taylor also swears that he Was
present, and At the time the only other
Senators present were the fourteen
Democrats, fifteen IN all, two lees than
a quorum; there being seventeen absent.
This was the time when Senator Taylor
raised the question of mo quorum
present" ana demanded the yeas and
nays on the adoption of the resolution.
III naaHfaaa ts. that tho "a
does not show this point OF order
raised, because IL was ignored, as was
also the demand for the yeas and nays,
which would have disclosed the lack of
a quorum.
Having shown his ignorance
all through the article the
Democrats correspondent now pro-
eeeds 10 clinch 1t. He says:
Columns of gush have been printed
IN the Republican press, alleging I'M
fairnes IN the latter proceeding on the
ground that the Republicans were
denied the privilege of a yea and nay
vote guaranteed 10 majority by the
constitution" Only one-tifth of the
members IS necessary under the consti-
tuition, but the absolute right is given
To any one Senator, under the rule, TO
require the yeas and nays entered on
the journal. The Lleutenant-Governo
has neither the right to order a yea and
nay vote, nor to refuse one. He has no
discretion. Nor has the Secretary.
There Is no other way to take n vote
under the rule, when the yeas and nays
are required by one Senator. No IN
stance can 5e cited where a yea aud
nay vote has been heretofore denied.
The right has been invariably recog-
nlzed and granted under the present
rules.
The self complacent correspondent
says: "Ol course yea and nay vote
could not have changed the result, SO
that the point becomes of no value in
that connection, the party vote being u
tie. allowing for the P.'s of l. voting
with the Republicans and the president
having the casting vote.' A fine line
OF argument for the Democrat to call
"a careful, conservative picture of
the scene" The foulest criminal on
earth IS entitled to jury trial, but
Lynch him, he'll be convicted any
how" But was the party vote o tie
Just then? AS is GENERALLY known, the
party vote at that time was IA Demo-
Gratis, 3 Republicans, 3 Patrons and
Democratic Patrou-l4 to Z. The Dem-
ocrat's correspondent has overdOne the
business IN proving the needlessness of
the yea and nay vote.
Another instance of the correspond
ent's "carefulness" occurs when he
presumes to state the intentions of
another. He SAYS: LAS to the charge
of violating constitutional right,
Lieutenant Governor Strong had no in
tention of squelcniug yea and nay
vote" When man assumes to speak
knowingly of what he caunot know, he
will bear watching. If the Lieutenant
Governor had no such intention, why
did he do it? Unless Boss Hosford 8
orders were more potent than the Lieu
tenant Governors good intentions"
He says: "Had not the Republican
Senators with one accord rushed from
their places to the front of the chamber
7 and in other extraordinary ways
forfeited all rights to recogni-
ton by the chair, roll call
vote would have been ordered" :"
Again he assumes to speak for Lieu
tenant-Governor Strong. bat bases his
defense on a falsehood. There was
no rushing from their places TO the
front of the chamber" in the .tirst in
stance. Senator laylor's seat is at the
very front. and he stood right at his
desk when he raised the point of "rot
n quorum present" This justfying
the first outrage by what was done
afterward may be an emlnent!y "care-
ful and conservative" method of pro-
cedure, but il will strike the candid
reader as about on a par with the
modes of procedure now IN vogue in
the Democratic Senate.
No one has yet attempted to show
that the two reports were ever sinc-
toned by the committee. They were
submitted and certified 10 by the two
Senator'S under their official oaths. Yet
they were absolute falsehoods, IN that
they purported to be what they were
not. The Lieutenant-tiovernor knew
them to be fslsehoods, for he acted in
concert with the conspirators. and he
was informed of the fa!sity of the re-
ports 10y other members of the CON-
mittees. The Democratic Sem
ators also knew the So
called reports to be false, for they all
acted in concert. Then we have the
pleasing spectacle of two Democratic
Senators telling fslsehoods and l2 other
Democratic Senator'S approving them.
"a well "a a Democratic President and
Democratic Secretary aiding and
ahettng, ali under the sanction of off,
cisl osths. The Democrat should send
for a few more pallsful of careful,
and conservative" whitewash.
To Represent Canada.
OrTswA. Ont. March l6.-The gov