The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-10
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TOO MANY GOVERNORS.
THREE MEN CLAIM THE CHAIR IN
NEBRASKA.

Id1EE MEN CLAlM TdE SdAlR IN
NEBRASKA.
Ex-Gov. Thayer Refuses to vacate
the Office He Appeals to the SUI
preme Court for a Writ of Quo
Warranto, But it is Denied Coy.
Boyd the Probable Winner.
LINCOLN, NEB.. Jan. 9.-The morning
session Of the legislature was wasted in
wranglipg over the minutes Of the joint
convention, which were badly mixed on
account Of the confusion in the proceedings.
All of the newly elected state officers are in
possession of their offices except Gov.
Boyd. Powers, the alliance candidate,
took the oath of office at ] o'clock
to-day, and it is said that the
legislature will recognize him as governor.
All the new state officers have been recog-
nized except the governor. Thomas Major
was installed as lieutenant governor and
president of the Senate under protest. Gov.
Boyd has been recognized by all the new
state officers as governor, and they will
report TO him.
THAVER APPEALS TO THE COURT.
Ex-Gov. Thayer applied to the supreme
court for quo tcdrrdnto restraining Gov.
Boyd from exercising the functions Of his
OAuSo. Juukb mhxWel hI1keu 70 b1-dOV.
Thayer's attorney that inasmuch as their
petition admits that Mr.. Boyd is governor
their position is untenable. Judge Maxwell
beloved Mr.. Boyd TO be governor and re-
fused the writ. The supreme court then
adjourned until Tuesday.
The board OF public lands and buildings
Ia in session, and has notified ex-Gov.
the board would officially designate
another room TO be the
governors headquarters Ex-Gov.
Thayer was locked in his room with
friends, some of whom advised him to sub
init peaceably and not have TO be elected
dishonorably.
A REFUSAL TO SURRENDER.
At 1890 o'clock ex-Gov. Thayer requested
the crowd to stand back from his door and
said: 81 will not surrender until the proper
tribunal declares that shall"
Gov. Boyd's first Official act was to ap-
prove the bonds Of the newly elected state
officers. John d. Higgins Of Grand Island
was appointed private secretary. In the
Senate Lieut. Gov. Major presided.
Gov. Boyd ordered Adjt. Cole to report
to him for direction and 70 disperse the
militia on duty. Gov. Boyd and fifty OF
his friends have taken possession Of the
rooms of the board OF public lands as his
headquarters. Attorney General Hastings
has refused to file any papers ia the supreme
court for ex-Gov. Thayer.
IN THE SENATE
The proceedings in the Senate this after5
noon were not OF much Importance. A
movement was made to ward limiting en-
ployes to about half tho number given
places last session. Several bills were in
troduced, and an attempt was unsuccess-
| fully made to approve the minutes of the
| lastTession. This business was still pending
when an adjournment was taken until 10
o'clock Tomorrow.
UPRoAR IN THE HOUSE.
In the House an uproar was created by
motion to appoint q committee to wait on
the governor and ask for bis message.
Amendments directing the committee tu
wait upon Gov. ThaYer, Gov. Boyd and
Gov. Powers were proposed in rapid success
sion, and this matter had not reached a
focus at the time of adjournment
A resolution directing the preparation Of
bill appropriating 100000 for the relief
OF the drought sufferers near the Colorado
line was adopted with enthusiasm.
A CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
The frst conflict of authority took place
this afternoon, when kilograms were re-
ceived by the members of the legislature
and transmitted to Gov. Boyd, stating that
an Indian outbreak would take place In the
northern part of the state tomorrow, and
dskluR Cuhb bD6 fultiplA now at GuS ITOnb De
placed to repsl the attack. Gov. Boyd
ordered Adjt. Gen. Cole 20 make prepara-
tions for the outbreak but Adjt. Gen. Cole
refused 70 oiey, stating that he would take
orders only from Gov. Thayer. The Office
of adjutant general was declared vacant,
and soon after Gov. Boyd appointed Gen.
Victor Vifquain to the position.
TWO ooMMANDRRs AT THE FRONT.
The state forces on the frontier now have
two commanders, aud IL Is impossible to
tell which they viii obey. The tanitor Of
the state house and Mail Carrier Lane have
gone over to Gov. Boyd. and 10 Is said that
the gas ana steam will be turned off Ia Gov.
Thayer's Office. Gov. Boyd has nothing
to say about his case except that he knows
he iB a citizen, has been legally elected and
qualified and intends to act at all hazards.
he issued requisition for prisoner to-day
and reformed other cfficial acts.
BoYD's CITIZENSHIP.
His friends claim that even If Gov. Boyd
was not a legally naturalized citizen, he is
nevertheless q citizen Of the United States
because he was a citizen Of the territory
of Nebraska, and when that state
was admitted into the union all
Of its citizens were invested
with full citizenship. Others say that it is
the design of Gov. Boyd to take the Office
and keep the case Ia the courts during the
greater part Of his term. Intense interest
is felt in the situation. but all parties remain
cool, and are determined that there shall be
no disturbance pending an official settlement
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