The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-01-24
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

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Fuller, the republican leader, interjectcd q
motion 70 forbid the doorhceper to notify
, the senate, as the speaker had ordered him
that the house was ready to canvass the
vote for state officers, The chair properly
decided this motion out Of order, yet II
was to compel vote on this motion that
the all night wrangle was kept up, which
finally ended in an adjournment TO Tues
day ON Tuesday neither party being on
hand in full force speedy adjournment
was effected 10 Wednesday morning
On "Wednesday vote was obtained on
Fuler's motion and il was adopted. Then
Crafts offered resolution 10 adopt the
rules of the last house, and after long
wrangle this was voted down Narnell
moved the appointment of Il committee of
10 on contested seats Another season OF
wild confusion and resolution voted down.
| Keyes offered a resolution 10 proceed on
| Friday to canvass vote ut state officers.
Defeated Linegar offered resolution
declaring that the house being only tenn.
porarily organized ii now proceed Ia effect
permanent organization. Chair ruled II
out of order Finally Baker presented
Whiting's Drainage bill (of 20 printed
pages and the chair decided it must be
read This the clerk proceeded TO do
amidst the widest uproar, and after con
suming an hour or two, members said they
had been unable TO hear il on account of
the noise and confusion, and demanded
that il be read again. This consumed an
hour or two more, and now, (about 9 o'clock
in the evening" Haines rose and addressing
u short speech to the house, told the
members il was evident they wanted some
body else beside himself In the chair and
therefore he should Immediately resign,
which he did, stepping down and out. A
terrific rush was ut once made for the
speakers gayil, A burly republican go.
hold OF it but democrat wrenched 1t from
his hands and handed il TO Cronkrite, who
called the house to order. A democrat
moved that Cronkrite be declared speaker
and putting the vote declared it carried.
Then Fuller moved that Cronkrite be de.
clared temporary speaker and putting
this 10 vote, also declared ii carried, and
then, about, midnight, the house adjourned
~ Thursday.
Thursday about the same kind OF bear
garden was continued rs on Wednesday,
with the difference that Cronkrite was in
the chair and Haines played the part of
chief disturber on the floor instead of in
the chair, 1t was soon evident that the
house was still not in condition TO effect
a permanent organization to-day and an
early adjournment was had to Friday
Meantime the democrats met in caucus
and Cronkrite Withdrawing as candidate
for speaker, lIaines was nominated MI the
democrats agreeing to vote for him except
Linegar, who refused TO remain in the
caucus. Bat on Friday, neither party be
ing apparently yet ready TO proceed 10 the
election OF speaker, another adjournment
was taken to next Tuesday.
The senate, though fully organized, on
account of the disordered condition of the
house ~ we'll as trouble in arranging its
committees, holds only very short sessions
each day and is doing very little business
1t has passed II bill appropriating $4,000 to
10 meet contingent expenses, and another
g. 900 TO the Illinois department of theNew
Orleans Exposition. A number of bills have
been introduced, among which was one to
make the Railroad and Warehouse Com'rs
elective hy the people; also two by Sen.
a,or Duncan one To cast the burden of evi
deuce upon the employer in suits for per.
sonal injuries received by employees while |
in the line of duty with the employer, and
the other to so amend the road and bridge
law that road districts may determine the
amount, by vote, Of the expenditures to be
made in improving and repairing roads"
The democratic senators adopted in caucus
" lbiiiisb II't'St, iltl'hi'u ny ''tlihlOI l'ui-
can, which was laid before the senate on
Thursday with a request that il be spread |
upon the record. protesting against the |
action of Gov Hamilton in issuing certif- |
iCate of election to Senator Leman. II !
recites that 10y the plain provisions Of the
the governor has onlya ministerial |
duty of issuing certificates of election to
members Of the Legislature. Ii calls a,ten- |
ton 10 the proceedings had before the |
state canvassing board, and the fact that
the returns showed Rudolf Brand to be !
legally entitled IL certificate of election !
from the sixth senatorial district. After
having stated all the facts relative 60 the |
actions of the state canyassing board and |
the governor they protest against what
they term the unwarranted and revolution
airy action of the governor in the said pre-
misses. AT the same time declaring that they
neither justify or condone the fraud, If any
was committed, on the contrary unquali-
fiedly denOunce the same, but that the