Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1869 — Breaking up the Legislature. [ARTICLE]

Breaking up the Legislature.

Last Thursday, a number of Democratic Senators and Representative sufficient to break a quorum in, both branches of our State Leg islature, sent in their resignations to Governor Baker. This action was agreed upon in caucus, to prevent a rote being taken on the proposed XVth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had been brought before the Legislature for action, they believing a sufficient number of members were in favor of it to secure its ratification. By this unprecedented action important legislation is brought to a summary end, many proposed and very necessary reforms are left unconsumated, and, worse than all else, io those interested, sundry appropriation bills were not passed. How far this course is justifiable remains to be seen. If a majority of the people of Indiana are opposed to the Amendment, the action will ba sustained, and is proper, as it was the only way open to prevent its ratification by the present Legislature, and bring it before the people as an issue; on the other hand if a majority favor its provisions, these men will be condemned «< conspiring to defeat needful legislation, and causing vexatious deJay .ana needless expense.