The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-27
CALLDECLAREDSE SENATOR
he RECEIVES A MAJORITY IN THE
JOINT SESSION.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 26.-Wh lie
this has been an eventful day in Florida's
capital everything has been very orderly.
Seventeen of the thirtytwo senator's were
absent at the morning roll call. 1t was
stated that they had left town in order to
prevent aquorum of the Senate IN joint
session to-day. President Brown instructed
the sergeant-at-arms to bring the
absentees into the Senate chamber, and
IL he was resisted TO use
force to compel their attendance. No bust
ness was transacted in the Senate, as there
was no quorum. At the appointed hour the
Joint session assembled. The secretary,
after calling the Senate roll, found fifteen
present, and announced to the chair no
quorum. The chair ruled otherwise, and
ordered the House roll called. Thirty-six
of the members responded, and three pairs
were announced.
a MAJORITY PRESENT.
A majority of the whole legislature was
present and a quorum in joint session.
Mr.. DoGghsrty appealed from the ruling
Of the chair, but the chair was sustained.
The opponents of Ssnstor Call IN the House
refused TO answer on the roll csn or vote
when ballot wss ordered The ballot
stood:
Call-5i.
Mays-l
The chair announced that Wilkinson Call
had received majority votes OF the entire
legislature, and he declared Mr.. Call
elected senator for the term beginning
March 4, 1891.
The legislature is composed of 100 mem
bers. Fifty-four answered to roll call and
50 voted. Senator Call was invited and
made speech to the joint session.
He was frequently aud heartily applauded.
COULDN'T FIND THE GOVERNOR.
A committee was appointed to notify the
governor of the election OF a senator. The
committee returned ami reported that the
executive Office was closed. A suggestion
was made that they hunt or run down the
governor President Brown declared that
1t was not necessary as the committee could
Bee the executive in due season.
The joint assembly then adjourned.
The House adjourned until tomorrow.
Gov Fleming has been sick for several
days. He was at his Office early this morn
ing for the first time in five days. Being
quite feeble he did not remain long, and
hence his absence.
The Call men are confident that they have
elected a senator. His opponents are
equally confident that there has been no
election. Therefore it is considered that
the wrangle over the senatorship was not
ended to-day.
The senator's have returned from their
days outing.
In the Senate the following bills have
passed:
To establish criminal court of record for
Volusia county.
Extending the time for the completion of
the Alabama, Florida and Atlantic railroad.
In the House the following bills have
passed:
To repeal act establishing county boards
of health, and providing for appointment of
said boards by governor, upon petition from
county commissioners This bill does not
apply to seacoast counties
The sub committee Of the legislative joint
committee of twenty-five TO examine the
work of the commissioners appointed by
the governor in 1889 to revise and con-
solidate the general statutes have made
rapid progress, and, so far as can be learned,
are well pleased with the work of the COM
missioners. One important change incor-
porated in the new work is in the election
law, which, if adopted, will provide that no
one party shall have entire control OF the
polls. and that no inspector shall Indicate to
any voter how to cast his ballot.
The following appointments have been
made by the governor:
Neil d. Mclean, to be timber and lumber
inspector for Liberty county.
J. Hutchinson of Lake county, to be notary
P0OAlS oSeoC az Ia SC
J. M Duncan of Hamilton county, to be
notary public state at large.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CBv the Associated PressJ
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 26. - This
mornings session of the legislature was
rather dull in the House. Only few of the
anti Callites were in the House when the
session was called to order. Everything
moved along quietly until the hour
arrived for converting. In the Sem
ate no quorum was present, the following
named senator's failing to answer to the
roll call: Messrs. Baya, Borden, Bristol,
johnson, King, Kirk, McKinne, Myers,
Rogers, Smith of the Thirty-f1rst district,
Wall and Wilkinson. They had been seen
leaving the city just before the hour for
meeting this morning.
LEFT TO BREAK QUORUM.
Inquiry at the livery stables where they
had secured teams developed the fact that
they had boosted that they were leaving the
city in order to break quorum in the Sem
ate and therefore defeat the election of
Wilkinson Call in joint session to-day for
United States senator. The president of the
Senate issued an order to the sergeant-at-
arms to organize posse Immediately and
institute a thorough search for the fleeing
senators, and when found to arrest them
and bring them forthwith to the Senate
chamber.
TO USE FORCE If NECESSARY.
''Do this" he said, sin quiet way, IL they
offer no resistance, but il need be should
you be forcibly resisted use force to accom-
plish this precisely the same as would any
other authorized officer of the law" Al
noon the Call senators appeared in the hal
of the House of Representatives anc
President Brown called the joint session K
order. The anti-Call men in the House re
fused TO answer to their names at the roll
call, but fifty-four members, duly elected
to the legislature, responded to their names
A vote was taken on United States senator
and Mr.. Call had lfty-one votes. Presiden
Brown declared him elected.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Seventeen senators who took to th,
woods this morning in order to proven
Senator Calls reelection believed that il
joint session it was necessary to have
majority Of each house present and votin,
in order to legalize any act Of the join
assembly. The statute which gov.
erns the elections of United State
senators, the Call men assert
very plainly indicates that "the person VIII,
receives majority of all the votes of th,
joint assembly Ia majority of all the mem
bers elected to both houses being presen