New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
NO SENATOR ELECTED IN OREGON
ANGER AND DISSENsION PREVAIL.

THE REPUBLICANS HOLD AN EXTRA SESSION, BUT
FAIL TO SECURE A QUORUM.
SALEM, Ore, Feb. 21.-Since IL o'clock last
night this city has been the scene of the
greatest turmoil ever known in the history of the
State After the Joint convention adjourned with
out electng Senator on the sixty-eighth ballot
Of the session and the fortyifth ballot of the day.
Both Houses retired to their respective halls to finish
up routine business. concurrent resolution was
passed three days ago. adjourning the Legislature
on Friday at midnight, at which time the allotted
forty days expired There Is no law against hold
ing session for more than forty days
but members cannot receive pay be-
yond that period. The Republicans being in
a majority in both houses, Immediately upon COM
ing to order passed resolution resembling the pre-
vious resolution to adjourn. The Democrats were
incensed at this turn of affairs and riOtOus scene
occurred In the Senate where Democratic Sem
atOr from Lynn made rush for Republican men,
Der from Multnomah, reaching in his hip pocket as
he advanced The assailant was caught by the
Sergeant-at- Arms. Both houses adjourned till 10
o'clock this morning. At caucus Of
Democrats which ended at 2 o'clock
this morning it was resolved that
every man leave by train at a. IN. to-day,
thus preventing quorum, the presence OF two
thirds of the members being requisite.
On the last ballot Hirsch received 81 votes,
Moody 7, Knight 2. Failing l, and John IL.
Mitchell 1. These are all Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis scattered widely.
Both houses were called to order at 10 o'clock
this morning. All the Democratic seats were va
cant. Nearly all the Democrats left by an
early morning train. In each house there
was more than half the membership
but not the two-thirds required by the State con-
sttuton for quorum for the transaction of legis-
latlve business. Both houses took recess un-
iii I1:45 As viewed by the Republicans,
the legal status of the situation is clear The Presi
dent of the Senate, at ~ o'clock, has only to an
nounce that, the Constitutional hour for the
Joint convention having arrived, the Senate
will proceed TO the hall of the House, when, more
by the national law, the balloting may proceed in
regular and legal form There is, however,
strong opposition to this plan. though there
for it. The antagonisms which divided
the Republicans UP. to the hour OF
adjournment are still unabated, ana the hepuDu-
can minority will probably decline to enter the
Ioint convention unless the majority candidate
will Withdraw. -,
In c Republicans met IN joint convention, with
ify-one members present. aud the sixty ninth bal-
lot was called Ihe vote widely scat
tered the highest receiving only
three votes. The contendng factions could not
agree IA compromise candidate at conference
held lust before the session.
Al 3 D. NJ. a caucns Of Republicans was hold and
wa, addre -Sed by Mr.. tirscn VINO said he would
stand by the party whatever the result ot the con-
te' The vote OF tho caucus hga WAS wbSa lol
the joat convention met at O'Clock
onougi members opposed to Corbett stayed away tG
bfeai, the quorum. Iae conyea.ton dissolved and
both house5 alodrnod sine die without electing 8
| GuctggsDT senator Slater.