The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-10
SEBRAsKA.s rwo sovEHSoxs.
Boyd Recognized By the State 01icers-
Thayer Remains Firm.


LINCOLN, Neb., Jan 9.-The morning
session of the legislature was wasted in
wrangling over the minutes of the joint
convention, which were badly mixed on
account of the confusion This work was
unfinished at noon All of the newly
elected state officials are in possession of
the offices except Governor Boyd, who is
kept ont BY Governor Thayer on the
ground that he is not eligible. Ward, Al
lance candidate, took the oath of office.
Il is said that the legislature
viii recognize him as governor. All the new
state officers have been recognized except
the governor. Tom Major was installed as
lieutenant governor and president of the
Senate under protest Governor Boyd
was recognized by the new state officers,
and they viii report to him.
The proceedings in the Senate this after
noon vas not Of much importance. 4
movement was made toward limiting EN-
pIoyes TO about half the number given
places last session. Several bills were in
troduced. An attempt was unsuccessfully
made to approve the minutes of last
session. This business was still pending
when adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.
I'm the House an uproar was created by
motion to appoint committee TO wait
on the governor and ask for his message.
Amendments directing the committee 70
wait upon Governor Thayer and Governor
Boyd were proposed in rapid succession,
and this matter had not reached focus at
the time of adjournment. 4 resolution di-
recting the preparation of a bill appropri-
ating 500, 200 for the relief of drought suf-
ferers near the Colorado line, was adopted
with enthusiasm.
The guhernatorial mix-up still contin-
ues. Governor Thayer still holds the fort
against Governor Boyd. As reported in
these dispatches yesterday his objection is
that Boyd wss never naturalized, and is,
therefore, ineligible. The board of public
Lands and buildings, however. today as
signed Boyd quarters in another part of
the capital, and he began acting as COVER
nor.
The first conflict of authority occurred
this afternoon, when kilograms were re-
ceiyed stating that an Indian outbreak
was feared In the northern part of the
state, and asking that the militia now at
the frontier be placed to repel an attack.
Governor Boyd ordered Adjutant-Generai
piled that he would take orders only from
Governor Thsyer. Boyd thereupon de-
clsred Cole ousted. and appointed General
Victor Viquain 10 the position. The state
militia on the frontier now has two COM
inanders, and it is impossible to tell which
they viii obey.
The janitors OF the state house have gone
over TO Boyd. and il is said that the steam
will be turned of from Thayer's Office to-
morrow.
Thayer today petitioned the supreme
court for quo warranto writ 10 determine
Boyds position. The court viii decide
next Tuesday. In the meantime Thayer
has issued q public statement saying that
he wishes the supreme court 10 decide the
matter before he vacates the Office
Boyd has nothing 10 say about his case
except that he knows he Is citizen. His
friends ckzim that even il he was not le-
gaily nsturalized he Is a citizen of the
United States hecause he was a citizen of
the territory of Nebraska and when the
state was admitted into the Union all OF
its citizens were invested with fuil citizen
ship. All parties TO the struggle are keep
ing cool.