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

2lth day OF FEBRUARY, "a. ~. io'i,
shows that the following resolutions
were adopted by the senate. VIZ:
Leave being asked, and unanimous
consent being granted, Mr.. Crocker
offered the following resolution;
Whereas. IL appears that great
Irregularities and frauds have been
committed In the township OF Cum
mine, Oscoda county, and in the town
ship OF Harrlsyille, Alcona county, In
votes that were counted for Benjamin
G.. Morse, by reason OF which he was
declared elected, without which said
votes said Morse was not elected;
| therefore
"Resolved, that the entire vote OF
said two townships OF Cummins ana
| HarrIsville be declared null ana void;
''Resolved, further, that the seat
OF said benjamin &. Morse I'm this SEN
ate as senator from the twenty sixth
| senatorial district OF the state OF
declared vacant"
ON motion OF Mr.. Croker, the re-
solution was adopted.
| Leave being asked and unanimous
consent being granted, Mr.. Crocker
offered the following resolution:
Whereas, az the entire vote OF
the people In the township of Cum
Minis, Oscoda county, and In the town
ship OF Harrisyillc, IN Alcona county,
was Illegally cast by reason OF gross
| frauds and Irregularities in said town
ships and by reason OF which the
board OF canyassers declared that Ben
/ jamin G. Morse was duly elected sem
ator OF the twenty-sixth senatorial
district OF this state, when, AZ mat
ter OF fact, Charles A. Friedlander
should have been declared elected;
| therefore
"Rcsolved, that the said Charles A.
Friedlanher be and he Is hereby de-
clared duly elected senator for the
Goth senatorial district OF Michigan,
and entitled to the seat recently made
vacant by the removal OF benjamin
G. Morse.
That at the time when said resoiu-
buttons purport to have been adopt
| ed the follow ing senator's only were
present, viz; This affiant and Messrs.
| Beers, Boughner, Crocker, Doran, Gil
bert, Holcomb, Mccormick Miller,
| Mugford, Park, Porter, sharp, smith,
Wlsner. fifteen In all; that no other
senator's were present ana that q
quorum OF said body consists OF II
members: that "A less number than
N quorum cannot transact any Dusi-
ness; that no quorum was present
when said resolutions purport 10 nave
| been adopted; that at the time when
said resolutions were pending before
| the senate there was not quorum
OF that body present; that this afii-
ant arose In the senate chamber and
called the attention OF the president
| TO the fact that there was not n quo
rum present; that any member oil the
senate is entitled TO demand the yeas
and nays on any pending question MS
provided by rule number al oil the
senate rules; that before said resolu-
| tions were put to vote, and while
| they were pending, affiant demand
| ed that the yeas and nays be taken
and recorded upon the Journals; that
the president OF the senate neglected
and refused to comply with said re-
quest; that II the yeas and nays had
| been recorded as demanded by this
affiant the result would have revealed
| the fact that there was not quorum
| OF the senate present.
This deponent further says that snid
| Journal OF said oath day OF Febru-
AIRY IL Incorrect and false In that IL
does not show that this aifiant raised
! the question that there was no quo
| rum of the senate present, ana de-
| mandcd the yeas and nays when said
resolutions were pending as herein
| before set forth, but on the contrary
entirely suppresscs said facts.
ROBERT l.. TAYLOR.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
tthls Goth day OF February, A. ID.
1891.
u. l.. CROSSMhN.
| Senator wilmington then offered the
following protest ana asked that ~
| be read and spread upon the journal:
Whereas, II appears by the action
OF the senate this day that two gentle
men, namely, Fricdlander and Nor
row, under the claim OF being members
| OF the senate OF the state OF Michigan,
| by virtue OF certain action recorded I'm
| the senate journal yesterday, have
been privately and surreptitiously
| swotn In as entitled to seats as MEM
beers OF this body; therefore
The undersigned do most vigorously
protest against this unusual, improper
| and illegal method of administering
| the oath OF office, and we do most posi-
| lively affirm that II the said gentlemen
| are entitled to seats upon this floor
| they should be received and sworn In
| open senate in a manner Indicative
| OF the belief that they were entitled
| TO open publicity as TO the time and
| method of their induction into office.
| It should be- beneath the dignity OF
the state senate and every individual
member thereof TO enter upon the dis
| charge OF such high duties I'm such an
unusual and questionable manner.
JOS. NJ. WEISS, I'd District.
| FRANK l.. PRlNDLE, gath District.
MARDIN sABIN, sth District.
| WILLIAM ToAN, 10th District.
| BENJAMIN G. MORSE.
| JOSEPH FLESHEIM. 31st District
| ~
A. o. WHEELER, 2sth District.
| WIN. III. WILMINGTON. 9th District.
ALFRED MILNES. 7th District.
| ROBERT II. WILKINSON. Goth Dist.
II. l.. TAYLOR, 10th District.
When this was introduced Senator
| Park interposed n motion that IL be
be considered read. and the Democrats
cheered him on with cries OF Eyes,
yes. That's right"
Senator Mines secured the floor
and said with great Indignation that
there was no legal power on Gods
earth TO prevent n senator from
| ate and spread on the Journal. Thou
sands of peopln in Michigan demand
the right To know through the official
organ OF the legislature what the
protest Is, whether the Democre Is
wish to throw IL away or not. He
had hoped that on sober second
thought the Democrats would not
carry on their obstructive tactics and
| choke off the reading OF protests. He
declared that the record as published
would not be true.
Not from your standpoint" yelled
Senator Wisner.
From the standpoint OF any honest
man" Senator Mines replied, with
emphasis. He then denounced the al
| legged committee reports unseatlng
| Senators Morse and Horton as never
passed upon by the committee at ALL
He hoped that there were votes
enough present sufficiently honest 20
undo the great wrong done yester-
day, and he declared that the Dem.
ocrats couldn't afford 10 stop him
from going on. Senator Wlsner