Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-07
SECOND EDITION.
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
A Royal wrangio Between the Demcera''
and Alliance and Republicans
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ST. Paul, MnS.. January Elm the L.
gislature the House stands: DemocIat,
a.: Republicans, 40; Alliance. 81. One
ballot was east to-day for Speaker, resnis-
ing: z. K. Searles (kepubhcan), ~ n. y.
Stiyors Democrat). 40; i. Il. Champiin
(Alliance). 81. The House then adjourned:
In the Senate, after the instaiment VI
senators, Ignatius Donnelly. the Aihance
leader. moved TO take recess until .
o'clock this afternoon. This was carrieo
by vote Of 30 TO IS.
When the Senate reassembied at5 ocioSa
IL was 10 elect the officers who bad alreauy
been decided on by the conference CON- o.a
mittee of the Alliance and the Democrats.
+. N. Van Dnsen. the Alliances candloa.e
for secretary, headed the list and the De,
mocrais and alliance candidates alternateu
through the list. I'd.
BY vote of 81 TO Is for L. P. Hunt Che:
publIcan) Vandusen was elected. anu
similar vote was cast for Assistant Secre-
tary. the Enrolling Clerk, Engrossing
Clerk, and Sergeant alarms. linen chne
hot parliamentary battle over the ruieiI,
in which IgnatIus Donneliy was sore
spokesman for the Alllance, and Demo
Gratis, and John Day Smith chief spcahoi
for the Republicans.
Senator Donnelly insisted that inasmucn
as the Alliance Democratic combine was "a
the maiority the Committees on hailroau,si
Grain and Warehouses. and Banking sn ~,
be farmers. and when Senator Smith
moved TO have the last session rules con-
tinue and committee be appointed TO de-
eide on permanent rules be objected woo
rously. He cOntended that the maJoriy
should elect the committees. he cohsi VI
cred this but tine beginning OF 6at.ie 70
the death with corporations, and be was
ready to fight.
Some lively personal talk followed re-
garding the attempts made by Donnelly 70
effect q compromise with either party anu
to the attempt Of that senator to secure
pledge from ACKNOWLEDGMENT ives
that he would make his appointments ! IN
accordance with the demands OF the ALL
ance.
SO very personal did the debate become
that ut length the MISUNDERSTANDING
telt called upon to make statement ~ ~
what he considered the question OF
privilege. He had stated that ne
would make all appointments WITH
strict Justice TO the three parties re-
presented, but had been gwen 10 under-
stand-as he said threatened-that unless
he did az they requested they would make
combination with the Democrats ana
get what they wanted any way.
After an unsuccessful attempt 10 al
1Ourn smith cnan1tu us ItcNiutivA.
make it agree with the ideas OF the ALL
ance-Democratic combine, but they, de-
feated it any way, and then after an hour
and half of wrangling over what would
be done Donnelly offered the Identical re-
solution previously presented by smith
and it was adopted. This, however, left
the Senate with the rules of the last session
which two exceptions. which would leave
the way clear for making the changes de-
sired by the Alliance.
FAR FROM COMPROMISE.
The three parties in the House are as far
from any compromise as ever. The Demo-
Gratis and Alliance men have been IN com
munication with each other through the
conference committees all the afternoon,
and are still Mt it tonight, but neither
seems inclined to yield, and both want
the speakership. The fact that they have
managed TO fuse in the Senate may
have tendency to bring them together
in the House, but the Democrats claim the
Alliance got the best of it in the upper
house, and they want the best OF the d.
vision of the officers in the lower body.
The Republicans stand firm for their
candidates for Speaker. and hope to gain
enough votes from the other parties when
they break to elect their men.