Lobbying and "log-rolling" in 1850 Indiana USA

[Stephen Goranson]

My unofficial guess is that "log-rolling" may refer to legislators trading votes (in-house quid pro quo), whereas "lobying" could be practiced by non-legislators, for instance, buying legislators "oyster suppers," in hope of getting the vote sought.

Stephen Goranson
http://www.duke.edu/~goranson
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From: American Dialect Society [ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] on behalf of Michael McKernan [mckernan51 at GMAIL.COM]
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Subject: [ADS-L] Lobbying and "log-rolling" in 1850 Indiana USA

I have located an 1850 report on an Indiana state constitutional
convention, wherein a delegate remarks that:

"recourse is had to "lobying," "log-rolling,"...and...other appliances
still more reprehensible, by which legislators are rendered supple and
pliant."

Not having suitable reference works handy, I solicit ADS-L's assistance on
the questions of whether "lobying" and "log-rolling" were synonymous or had
different meanings in this political context.  And if different, what did
each term mean, specifically?

Thanks for considering this request.

Michael McKernan
Benson, Arizona

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