The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-28
IN OHIO.
The Senatorial Disturbance
at Columbus.
STILL THE SILVER QUESTION
3 ritish Politics. G. eece-RecoyeriD g
the Bodies Here's More or II
othe LIENS. 80
The Ohio Quarrel?

COLUMBUS, January ZI.-EverythlDS
is quiet at the seat of the Senatorial
disturbance this morning, Both sides,
however, seem firm. and developments
are looked for by evening" The JACK
son club, which is the leading Demo
cratic organization of Central Ohlo'
held meeting last night, and as re-
suit mass meeting has been called for
the City hail tonight to take an expires
sion on the conduct and alleged usurpa-
ton by the Lieutenant-Go The
meeting. is announced in the morning
Democratic paper, land the announce
ment that Democratic members of the
Senate will be present with other prom
inent Democrats, and the probability
that Judge Allen G.. Thurman will be ]
president of the meeting This move
ment is condemned by Republicans and
does not find favor with some Demo-
Gratis on the ground that it will have o
tendency to intensity the already strong
feeling. The Republican caucus
named committee of five vester-
day which will meet a similar
committee from the Democratic caucus
to-day. The object of the conference is
stated by Senator Ford. Republican, to
be the consideration of some proposed
changes in the rules for the govern
ment of that body, and that the subject
of Hamilton County contests and how
they shall be conducted will not come
before the joint committee. The Demo
cratic caucus met at 10 a. M, when
among other things the committee on
their part is to be selected. The meeting
of the joint committee will be held later,
though it is expected they will have
concluded their work before the time of
the meeting of the joint Senate at m.
Welsh, Democratic Senator from
Athens, states that they propose to have
their relation with the President settled
before they proceed to other business
that they are not inclined to
precipitate matters too early, but
that there is "a probability in
case nothing is accomplished by the
joint commi tee that resolution will
be offered this evening for the suspen-
sion or expulsion of the president. They
prefer. however, that this final move
should not be inaugurated for day or
two, unless the situation from their
standpoint demands it. Welsh says
the demands of the majority can be
summed up as requiring that the pre-
sident shall respect the rights of the
body in his ruling, AMI that a commit
tee of three from each side be appointed
to go to Cincinnati and investigate the
alleged frauds in the election.
The Republican Senate met in the
Senate chamber at 10 o'clock. read and
approved the journal, and then
settled down for a wait, being unable
to transact business for want
of quorum, All the Republicans and
none of the Democratic members were
present. President Kennedy informed
the Associated Press this morning that
there is no change in their programme,
and that they expect to meet from day
to-day, as they have been doing. He
said they had only one thing in view,
and that is to proceed as soon as they
can secure a quorum and hear the
Hamilton County cases in open Senate
that they wanted to give them a fair
trial and he considered this the only
proper way to do it under the circum-
stances. General Kennedy says the
sion until O'Clock, the time of meeting
of the joint senate. The Democratic
caucus has sent communication 10 the |
Republican,. caucus committee asking |
that they submit their propositionfora |
conference in writing, setting forth the
leading objects f of the same. r The |
Republicans have replied to a COMMUNE
cation from the Democratic ca Gus say
ing they have no proposition of compro-
mise to submit, but will meet a COM
mittee Of the Democratic caucus for the
purpose of conference if it is desired.
The caucus committees have agreed
on conference for 1.30 pm. The i'm
preston to be gained from both sides is
that nothing will be accomplished.
Democrats in caucus decided not, to re-
cede from any position they have taken,
and say the only question is whether
seventeen or twenty members shall rule.
They will not consent to any PROPOSE
ton which will preclude three of the
Hamilton County Senators from voting
in the contest OF the fourth. ~ = TT
The caucus conference committees
have been in session for an hour with, 3
out any information to be had as to II
their deliberations. The sergeant-at
arms has cleared the Senate chamber of
all except those entitled to admission.
and stationed officers at each door.
Spectators will not be allowed to con.
gregate in the chamber to witness the I
proceedings at pm. Every precau-
tion is being taken TO prevent repeti-
ton OF the scenes of the day before yes
terday. The feeling is so strong that it
is looked upon as the only means of 1
order and preventing an
outbreak. sh3sl' ip 1o-i. ~
The Republican Senate has received
an informal message from the confer.
ence committee that they will be I'M :
able to complete their work by o. M,
aud there seems to be mutual under.
that the joint Senate will ad- |
lourn at that hour. in order to give the 7.
committee further time The eompro-
mise spirit has strong hold and ali are
willing that hostilities shall be sus-
pended for that purpose.
The joint Senate met at p. m. and
adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow, at the
of the caucus conference COM d
mittee's chairman. The committee
states that it has only had a preliminL
ary conference. but thinks it NAV agreed
or settlement of the troubles. If the
are not through, another
viii be taken tomorrow.
When the adjournment was announced
the doors were thrown open and the
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