Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-15

than was needed to carry on the business Of
the legislature. The report commended that
Speaker Haines had only been delegated the
power to employ twenty-five ~ianitors, but in
stead, he had employed eightS.f five, and so In
proportion with other officers. The report
recommended sweeping reductions all round.
| Speaker Haines made a defense OF his .ae-
ton, and criticized the report and also ridi.
ouled Din, chairman, who, he claimed, had
got Ave perto ns on the pay roll. Dill replied,
| defending his action and INDUCED In a good
deal of personal abuse. Before the report
| was disposed OF the senate was announced.
In the senate this morning the session was
taken up in discussing the primary election
bill. In joint convention As senators and 1873
representatives were present Only one vote
| was cast, which was for ]. @. Black.
In Joint session, the discussion on the re.
port OF the select committee was continues.
A substitute to the report was offered by
Mcdonald, providing that fifteen %janitois,
| ten pages and four policemen be engaged and
| the balance be discharged after the 18th inst.
This caused more discussion. where as Haines
was about to reply, the previous question was
| polled before the veto was taken. a motion
to adjourn was put-ayes, 40; nays, 81, the
republicans voting almost solidly for 1t. The
democrats, tried to break the quorum but
failed. Then on veriication they voted no
many Of them, Yeas, 81; nays, As, The
question is now being discussed as to whether
1t requires q two.thirds vote of the house.
Still in session at 2:45 p. m.
SpnNGFIELD, ILL.,, April 1.-THE house
continued in session until about d o'clock,
the time being taken up by acrimonious de-
bate and dilitary motions. On the decision
Crofts ~(democrat) who was in the chair in re-
gard to a two-thirds vote being required to
adopt the reports of the special committee
relative to the employees of the house, an APP
peal was sustained by the house by vote. 1t
stood As for to so against. This brought the
original question back to the house. The
chair then acting Of course under Haines in
structions ruled that the clause with reference
to the committee on clerks and ~Janltors,
would require o two.thirds vote unless one
days notice had been given. The report was
then adopted, with the exception Of that part
having o bearing upon those employees.
Speaker Haines all through the debate on
this question has made this a personal matter,
and its adoption was a simple defeat for him.
1t was reported currently through the
adopted he would lay it to the
democratic party, and nothing would be left
for him but to resign. But the latest intelli.
gence on this subject fails t" show that he
has taken this step. Those who pretend TO
know Speaker Haines best claim that be has
no intention whatever of resigning.
Davis, the newly elected senator from the
Thirty. seventh district, arrived in the city
this morning, but as his credentials had not
been received he was not sworn in.
To morrow being the
ANNIVERSARY OF LINooLS's DRATH
great preparations are being made here for
observing the day. 1t is not expected that
much business will be done in the legisla.
ture.
DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMEN's MEETING,
At the invitation of Col. Morrison the
democratic congressman from this state, with
the exception of Springer and Lawler, who
are in Washington, will meet here tomorrow
to consider the question of Illinois federal ap-
pointments.