Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

would make ase Il obstructive tactics
and tooE this course 70 place The
record IL sacA form a. 10 maze Il clear
~ appear that there Wss 30 quorum
present. y hen senator Morse as ia
seated They calculated rightly whea
theE eonIec Eured that the Democrats
woaid endeayor 10 keep the affida-
Fits of the journal
reading the protest, senator " 10
arF. Who had resumed the
leadership ia this disreputable bust
less, H8s.sssi 70 la The protest and
afiidavitz on the table. Sena tor Mines
having yith difficulty secured reeos
nition by the chair, insisted that The
aifidaslJs, being part oil the protest,
alec made himself heard above the
Gin Of yeiis from the Denoerati tic side
and demanded As a right that the
aifidaVits be read before any motion
disposIn2 OF them be entertained. The
presiding officer finally ordered the
reading. though loud yells from the
Democrats demanded that they be
considered read The first affidavit
was then read as follows:
State OF Michigan, County OF Ing
ham.
Joseph NJ. Weiss, William III. With
iRgton. Alfred Milaes, Mardea Sabin
Jan NJ Garveiink, Marcus Wilcox. johI
X Il nso ,Joha Bias CIV liam O IN
Aaron b4own. Frank l. Prindiei
Benjamin &. Morse, a. Oren Wheeler
Robert T. Wilkinson, Joseph Flesheim
John Ill. ID. Stevens. being first by ms
duly sworn, severely depose and say
that they are members of the senate oil
the state of Michigan for the year
1891.
That the official Journal of the sen.
ate OF Tuesday. Feb. "a. 1891, re
cords that the following resolutions
were adopted by the senate, viz:
Leave being asked aud unanimous
consent being granted. Mr.. Croker
offered the following resolution:
Where's, il appears that great IT
regularities and frauds have been com
NIT in the township OF cummins
Oscoda county. and in the township
of Harrisville. Altoona county, in votes
that were counted for Benjamin {.
Morse, by reason OF which he was de-
elared elected, without which said
,otes saii Morse was not elected, there
fore
Resolved, that the entire vote oil
said two townships OF Cummlns ana
Harrisville be declared null and void:
Resolved. further, that the seat OF
the said Benjamin c. Morse In this
senate as senator from the twenty
sixth senatorial district OF the state
OF Michigan be and the same Is hereby
declared vacant.
on motion OF Mr. Croker the reso-
luton was adopted.
Leave being asked and consent be-
ing granted, Mr.. Croker offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, as the entire vote OF the
people in the township OF Cummings.
Oscoda county, and in the township
of Harrisville, In Altoona county, was
illegally cast by reason OF gross frauds
and irregularities I'm said townships,
and by reason OF which the board OF
canyassers declared that Benjamin G.
Morse was duly elected senator from
the twenty-sixth senatorial district
of this state, when. as a matter oil
fact, Charles A. Friediander should
have been declared elected; therefore
Resolved, that the said Charles a.
Friedlanier be and he is hereby de
ciarcd duly elected senator for the
twenty-sixth senatorial district oil
Michigan and entitled to the seat re.
Gently made vacant by the removal oil
benjamin e.. Morse.
That the entire number OF senators
Is 81, OF which number IL members ar.
necessary to constitute n quorum fOr
the transaction OF any business what
ever; that at the time when said
Journal records said resolution to have
been adopted. the above named sena-
tors. Is in number, each for himself
swears that he was not present in the
senate chamber, and did not in any
way participate in making quorum
of said senate, whereby the transaction
OF any business could be i'm order, or
legally transacted: that at the time
when said resolution purports TO have
been adopted by said senate there was
not quorum of the senate present,
and no business could have been trans
acted; that no such resolutions ms
above set forth were adopted by the
senate at any time on said oath day
of February. A. ID. 1891, when a quo
rum OF the senate were present; that
said resolutions were not adopted by
the senate, and that said Journal oil
said cath day of February is entirely
false and incorrect, in IA far as it pur-
ports TO record that said resolutions
were adopted.
JAN W. GARyELINK. 10th District
ROBERT X. WILKINSON, goth District.
W. II. WILMINGTON, 9th District.
NARDES SABiN, sth District.
BENZ. &. MORSE.
JOSEPH FLESHIEM. 31st District.
JOHN II. ID. STEVENS. sd District.
A. oREN WHEELER. 2sth Distric-
- r
FRANK l.. PR1NDLE. Gath District
JOSEPH NJ. WEISS. I'd District.
AARON Il. BROWN. Esd District.
JOHN BASToNE. 18th District.
WILLIAM TOAN. 10th District.
MARCUS WILCOX. 18th District.
JOHN Il BENSON. 18th District.
Subscribed and sworn before me. n
notary public in and for said county,
this 18th day OF February, 4. y. 1891.
D. l.. CROSSMAN.
Notary Public.
The first affidavit was all that the
Democrats wanted TO hear and
more than they wanted the
chamber was crowded. and among
those spreseHt were many delegates to
the grand association of Patrons of In
dustry, then holding four days ses-
sion In the City Hall. In order to pre-
vent the audience hearing more on the
subject SenatorPark moved to dispense
with the further reading The motion
carried by vote of II To Is. the lieu
tenaut-governor giving the casting
vote.
senator Mines then rose TO ques-
ton OF privilege protesting against
the votes OF Messrs. Friedlander and
Morrow on the ground that they were
personally interested and that they
were not legally senator's. The chair
declared the point not well taken.
senator Milnes appealed from the de
cision OF the chair, and the vote on
the appeal was n tie. les 10 lS.
Upon senator NiSner's motion to lay
the protests and affidavifs on tho table
senator Taylor rose TO demand The
yeas and nays. bat was ignored by the
president aud annoyed By the b,uster
OF those around him He walked tow
ard the secretsry's desk and insisted