The morning call., 1891-01-10
Nebraska Is Well if Not Wisely
Governed.
The State Has Still Two Claimants TO the
Executive Office.
The Legislature Wranslng Over Unimportant
hatterS-BOyd Assigned Quarters
In the Capitol.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

LINCOLN Neb.) Jan 9.-The morning
session of the Legislature was wasted in
wrangling over the minutes of the joint con-
vention, which were badly mixed on account
of the confusion. The work was unfinished
at noon. All Of the newly-elected State of
ficers took possession of the Offices except
Governor Boyd, who is kept out by Cover
nor Thayer on the ground that he is in
eligible.
Powers, the Alliance candidate, took the
oath Of Office to-day, and it is said the Leg
islature will recognize him as the Gov
ernor. All the new State officers have
been recognized except the Governor. Tom
Major was installed as Lieutenant-Goyer-
nor and President of the Senate under
protest. Governor Boyd is recognized by
the new State officers, and they will report
to him.
The proceedings in the Senate this after
noon were not of much Importance. A
movement was made toward limiting the
employees to about half Of the number of
places given last session.
Several bills were introduced, and an at
tempt was unsuccessfully made to approve
the minutes of the last session. This bust
ness was still pending when an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow.
In the House an uproar was created by q
motion to appoint committee to wait on
the Governor and ask for his message.
Attachments directing the committee to walt
upon Governor Thayer, Governor Boyd and
Governor Powers were proposed in rapid
succession, and this matter had not reached
a focus at the time of adjournment.
A resolution directing the preparation of
e bill appropriating 100000 for the relief of
drought sufferers near the Colorado line was
adopted with enthusiasm.
The gnbernatorial mix-up still continues
tonight. Governor Thaver still holds the
fort against Governor Boyd. AS reported
in the dispatches yesterday his objection is
that Boyd was never naturalzed and is
therefore ineligible.
The Board of Public Lands and Build
ings, however, to-day assigned Boyd quar-
tiers In another part of the capitol, and he
began acting as Governor. The first con-
fict of authority occurred this afternoon,
when telegram was received stating that
an Indian outbreak was feared in the north
ern part Of the State, and asking that the
militia now at the front be placed there to
repel an attack. Governor Boyd ordered
SOl0 III make pTepaid-
lions to start, but Cole replied that
he would take orders only from Gov
ernor Thayer. Governor Boyd thereupon
declared Cole ousted and appointed General
Victor Nifquain 10 the position. The State
militia on the frontier now has two COM
manders, and it is impossible to tell which
they will obey. The janitors of the State
House have gone over TO Boyd, and il is said
The gas and steam will be turned off from
Thayer's Office tomorrow.
Thayer to-day petitioned the Supreme
Court for quo warranto writ to determine
B0yd's position. The court will decide the
matter next Tuesday. In the meantime
Thayer has issued a public statement, say
ing that he wishes the Supreme Court TO de-
eide the matter before he vacates the office.
Boyd has nothing to say about his case
except that he is a citizen. His friends
claim that even If he was not legally natur-
allied, he is citizen of the United States
because he was citizen of the Territory of
Nebraska, and when the State was admitted
into the Union all its citizens were invested
with lull citizenship. All parties to the
struggle are keeping cool.
NEW EDUCATIONAL LAW.
SPRINGFIELD QIl.), Jan. Sin the State
Senate, In accordance with the action of the
caucus OF Democrats last night, a bill was
introduced Tor the repeal OF the compulsory
educational law and the substitution of an
enactment which practically comedies the
sectarlan opponents of the present law all
they demanded during the last campaign.
IL provides for attendance for at least SIX
teen weeks per annum of every child be-
tween the ages of and IA years at some
public or private school," provided such
child has not already been instructed for
such period IN common school branches, or
is not in such mental or physical condition
as to render such attendance ''lnexpedient
lmpractIcable or unnecessary" a penalty
for violation is fixed, aud truant officers
for the enforcement OF the act provided for.
The bill, it is understood, will receive the
full party support
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM.
CONCORD On. H., Jan. 9.-The Legisla-
ture adjourned to-day over to Monday.
Since seating futile (R) for Governor, no
business OF Importance has been transacted
both parties saving their strength for the
fight OF next week for United States SEN
at0r. After mature deliberations, the DEM
ocrats decided not TO bolt and form dual
House, but to abide the result until next
year, in the meantime introducing an Aus
tralian ballot bill. The Republicans will
also favor the scheme, and it is sure to be-
come law.
INVESTIGATING RUMoRED BRIBERY
PIERRE Is. Dak), Jan. 9.-In the House
this afternoon, 4 resolution was adopted
for the appointment of committee to in
vestigate the reports of the bribery of legis-
lators. A bill providing for the submission
of prohibition amendment to n vote of
llo WIS ueIeaCeu by
motion to adjourn. The vote showed no
chance for a Iesubmission this session.
WORLDS FAIR APPROPRIATIONS
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Ex-Governor Hovey
in his message to the Legislature to-day
says in regard to the Worlds Fair: "Sev-
eral Legislatures have reported from $780,
600 to 100000 for this purpose. Indiana
should not be behind her sister States.'
FUSION TICKET
ST. PAUL, Jan. 9.-The House completed
It's organization to-day by the election of
the fusion alliance Democratic) ticket.