Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-08
The Senate.

The Senate.
The senate convened at 10 noon, and af-
ter prayer Senator Clark (rep.) of the
Twenty-6rsr, secured the floor and intro
duced resolution for the acceptance Of
all monies due the state under the direct
tax bill, which he requested to be put at
once upon its passage. In support Of the
resolution he said that it was a matter of
some 100000 to the state, and they
should accept it as soon AZ possible, as the
state lie now losing thirty or forty dollars
day interest by not having it. Continu-
ing he said: We have already lost nearly
SO, 900 interest by our delay in this mat
ter, and this should 60 on no longer.
Senator Fox (dem.) of the Eighth moved
that the matter lay on the table for the
present.
Senator Clark ep.)-I wish the senator
from the Eighth would state his reasons in
this matter for laying it on the table.
Senator Fox-We have business of more
Importance to settle first, and we decided
not to do any business whatever until this
matter concerning state officers was set
tied.
Senator Clark-The question of who was
governor is the important business spoken
Of, and that has been settled by the gu
preme court, and believe that the other
side of this body agreed to abide by that
decision. I am surprised, yer, greatly sur
prised to hear the senator from the Eighth
say that it has not been decided. Have
we got to stay here month after month
and year after year without doing any
business on account of party politics? I
trust we will rise as men and, putting
politics aside, abide by tho decision of the
court, as am sure all the people of the
state will do. The people of the state, for
| whom we are working, are losing from $40
| to $50 day to foster some political policy
| of the senator.
Senator Fox-I trust have great respect
| for the court, and all we desire to do is our
duty and to be consistent, and when the
house is ready to do it's duty, as it should
have done in the first place, then no one
| will be more willing to do business than
| myself.
Senator cleveland (dem) of the First
In April, just before the house adjourned
| for six months, the senate voted not to
submit to any decision of the supreme
court. cay that the house neglected to
do its duty when it failed to declare Luzon
B. Morris governor. Can the senator of
the Twenty first point out one senator who
ever agreed to be governed by any decision
of the supreme court or ever decided tc
submit any question to the supreme court
for a decisionl The house is responsible
Shall we go on and do business
with this house and thus become 6
party to one of the greatest crimes
ever committed against the state. It il
not question of losing interest, but Of
the legal rights of the people. My OWL
Judgment is this, that both houses should
have declared the vote, declared Morris
elected and then if Merwin had objected
let him bring quo warranto proceedings tx
GUST Morris. I am opposed to the transac
, ton of any business by this body until thu
house does its duty and declares the cleo
ton of the democratic state officers. Nor
ris had right to bring proceedings, but
am sure no lawyer will say that the legisla
ture can bring the matter into the courts
. as the general assembly ia the highest court
i and must settle it's own questions. If tn
senate does business and establishes sucl
: a precedent, what is to hinder the governo
to hold over for twenty years, while tn
general assembly continues to do business
got up from a sick bed to come VI
here to do my duty to the people and
intend to do it. Now the question ha
been settled between Morris and Buckley
by the decision of the supreme court, le
the house do its duty. Then we will b
l uSvc
until then.
Senator Caravan (rep here asked Senate
. Cleaveland if there were any people in tn
T state except democrats.
, Senator cleveland, towering and wit
q rising infection suggestive of "Freagl
, of Edom" days of eloquence, said: 81 ca
truly say there will be none but democrat
. at the next election.
Senator Shumway (rep.) of the Sixteent
1t seems to me that the code of ethic
which the senator from the First adopts j
refuses to do the states business becaus
some one else fails to do their part. TIL
position which the senator of the Firs
takes is not that of the majority of thi
body. The senator from the Eighth DE-
sires, understand, to be consistent, an
if 80 he must recognize the present Cover
nor. The senate journal shows a resolr
ton passed that the senate would not
business until the house had done it's cor
stitutional duty as regards state officers.
Senator CLEVELAND here said that Sens
tor Pierce tele9raphed that if the hous
! did do its constitutional duty that his rel
olution should be taken from the table an
, passed, which resolution was that the scr
ate do no further business until the houf
recedes from its present position.
Senator Shumway-I do say that tn
position of the senate has been that it
no business until the constitutional Officer
were elected, and so say that the senate
of the First is inconsistent with the Sol
= ate's past action.
J Senator Cleaveland-It was the polio
of the senate not to do anything until til
house should do it's constitutional dut,
and there they stand to-day, and there
trust they will stand.
Senator Fox (dem.e believe I, hay
been consistent and trust I shall be.
will now state that the senator from tt
Sixteenth said that he would not argr
N questions of law in this chamber; now
!. has done it., and is he consistent! I Al
>. the gentleman to respond to his conscien,
q in this matter and will consult mine.
a Senator Mead {rep.) Twelfth-If it
% true that the senate will do no bushes
Il then we had better adjourn at once.
Senator Clark (rep.) Twenty frst-I CO
not very well close without thanking tt
senator from the First for his eulogy
Of me. I cannot agree with him, howeve
in On his main points. think he has be.
o consistent from the first, and has draw
- nearer the straight line than his associate
O. | do not believe in the majority of Il
ID house bowling down to the majori
y of the senate. In the first pa
ne of the session tried hard to get them
g. e joint convention, but they were afraid t
republicans of the state would not q
them fairly, and decided they would
on in their own way, and it Is We
strange way. They refused time after tir
to accept the profered hand of the house
N help them out of their difficulty in &
usual way. It seems strange that .st til
u late day we should depart from the o
Z usages. We have a constitution viii
should govern us. have done from Il
first the very best could to have the ms
ter settled in joint convention, but wit