The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-17
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AT twenty minutes to six O'Clock this evening
the Republican members Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives proceeded to tho State
House for the purpose Of organizing the Legis-
lature. The movement was entireley unknown
to the Fusionists, and but few Republicans,
outside Of the immediate members present,
were aware Of the position Of Affairs. Acting
Governor Lawson called upon General Chamber
lain and protested against the unlawful pro
ceeding Of the mob, but Chamberlain declared
that he would permit the men to come in and
stay as long as they pleased. There was con-
sequently no resistance offered. In the Senate
meeting to order, and Arthur Harris was called
to the chair. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
DR.. Butler, u member of the House. Charles
w. Turner, Assistant Secretary of the last Sen
ate, called the roll, and eighteen persons ans
wered to the call. quorum was announced
present. all being Republicans, who proceeded
to qualify. the oath being administered by Hon.
N. NJ. Stratton. Andrew Smith was declared
Senator from Lincoln county on the face of the
returns; Joseph A. Locke was chosen Presidents
receiving all tho votes castle: Charles W.
Tilden was chosen Secretary, and George t.
Brockett Assistant Secretary.
The following order was passed. Ordered that
Committee consisting OF three members Of the
Senate, be appointed by the President to report
to the Senate for action whether the Senate
shall call on the Supreme Court for their
opinion touching the legal organization of the
the Senate of the Fifty ninth Legislature, and to
report for the action Of the Senate such ques-
tions as law and facts require in the premises.
The crowd in the House was called to order
by Hale, Wentworth was made temporary
Chairman, and Smith, Clerk, called the roll Of
members elect, all the Republicans responded,
but the Fuslonists did not. Eighty-dve mem
b,rs responded to the call and..were qualified.
subsequently six other persons, who were not
by the face OF the returns elected, were ad.
mitted by resolution. George Weeks was elected
Speaker. After the organization, Hale offered
similar resolution to that passed by the
meeting in the Senate Chamber, for tho ap.
pointment of Committee to ask another
opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, IS to
the legality of the organization Of the House.
Hale said the object Of this style Of orgsniza.
tion was to settle the vital questions affecting
the organization Of the legislative and State
Government.
CHICAGO, January Is.
There was considerable excitement at the
stock yards this morning owing to the assaults
made by Union men, who, being unable to
secure thier old places In the packing houses,
busted themselves in going about the yards
abusing the non. Union men, stoning them and
striking them with sticks as they passed in and
out Of the gates. About 400 in all were en-
gagged in these outrages, and several of them
were arrested and marched to the police station
at the point Of the revolver, followed by q
hooting crowd Of their friends. Most of the
their halls, but should the arrests continue it
is feared they will join in the trouble and cause
bloodshed. The police authorities regard the
situation as critical, and have transferred a
large force to the stock yards. While mob
of Union men were attacking a workman named
Andrew Deichman on Halsted street, this morn.
| ing, he drew butcher-knife and stabbed Frank
Cough. the leader Of the malcontents, inflict.
ing serious injuries. Deichman was arrested
| and taken by the police into . street car, where
upon the mob nearly demolished the car.
Fort SooTT, Kan, January 10.
| A special to the monitor says: Last night d
Weir City. Chas. L. Wallace, . young lawyer
was waylaid, shot and MORALLY wounded Will,
passing along the street. He refuses to give any
account Of the shooting or any information re
| garding its causes. He stated, however, that
there was young lady in the case, and tn,
assassination last night was the result of a con
dict for her hand.
! LONDON, January l3
The Empress Of Russia has telegraphed tn
Gar from Cannes that she wishes to return t,
st. Petersburg, to die there, having first recon
ciled her husband and son and establishe,
peace in the family. The Empress says tn
father suspects his son with connivsnce at tn
Nihilists, while the son accuses his father o
dragging the Russian Imperial family down t.
ruin. The Emperors Mistress poisons hi
mind with suspicious against his son.
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