The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-08
hc eia aailu Eaole: Thursday ore anuar 8, 1871

noon today and adjourned aIter eHeCIlhS "
temporary organization. The DenoGraIs
have an overwhelming majority III pGoh boch
houses and any contests for Offices WnIcn
NAV occur will take place IN the caucuseS
of the party tonight, when the states VIII
be fixed. The contest for speaker Oh the
lower branch is likely TO be not one as
several aspirants for the honor nave ABOUT
an equal following. The governor mes
sage will be sent TO the Legislature 1oInor-
row.
THE NUTMEG STATE.
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 7.-Both, houses
of the general assembly met about ~
O'Clock this morning. The senate IS Dem
ocratic and the house Republican. The
senate organized according 10 the caucus
program. and elected Senator Reid presI-
dent Dro tenn The house effected an or
pauiZation by the election of y. w. Page,
of Huntington. Republican, as speaker,
and the other caucus nominees OF the ne
publican party. As soon as the state OF
officers received notice of tho organization
of the legislature. the board Of canvassers
sent the official canvass of votes to the
house. and it now lies on the speaker
desk. At 100 D. m both houses took re-
cess until 2:3) p. IL.
The house referred the canvass TO the
ioint committee on canvass, according 10
the usual custom. and then sent the can
yass 70 the senate. J hat body aecIned 10
appoiut its Joint committee. but referred
tht canvass 10 a special committee, which
reported that the original Democratic
ticket had been elected. Resolutions de-
clariDg each candidate elected were
passed. Both houses then adjourned.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD. y. H.. Jan. In the house
this afternoon the Republican candidates
for sergeat-at-arms and dOOrkeeper were
elected and special committees were ap-
pointed to report rules and select a chalr
lain The senate met the house IN JoiuI
convention 1T ! o'clock and filed the va
cancies from failure TO elect The COM
mittee appointed 10 canvass the returns Oh
votes for Governor 10 the secretary or state
rcported as follows: Whole number oI
votes. 62iO: Tuttle Republican, -; 40;
Amsden. Democrat, =, 3S6. Fletcher, Pro
hibitionist, l,3s3; scattering, l3. Ihere
was no choice. \ ballot was taken Tor gov
ernor and resulted as follows: Tuttle,
Is5. Amsden $50: Tuttle was declared
elected The convention arose aud each
house adjourned.
NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. THE proceedings
in the legislature this afternoon were ot
an extraordinary character. Both houses
assembled in Joint session to canvass the
vote forstate officers. Acknowledgements
Mikleiohn advanced to the char 10 pre-
side but Speaker Elder, OF the house re-
fused to vacate. and the two officers occu
MED seats side by side, each claiming the
daypl The speaker attempted to call the
body TO order, and was himself called to
order bv the lieutenant governor. The
hall was crowded and the excitement was
intense.
The official returns were brought in by
the secretary of state and laid before the
convention The speaker was DIRECTED py
the lieutenant governor to open the pack
age and read the Teturus. He began 10 40
SO. but ne was advised by the attorney
for the Independent party not to. lie then
refused to 20 on with the work Inc
lieutenant governor ruled that no bust
ness could he done until the returns were
canvassed, and deadlock resulted.
At1p m "A recess was taken until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning, when the dead
lock will again be in force, unless com
promised is reached. The point involved
is this: The independent or Alliance party
is contesting the election Of the Democratic
governor and the remaining state ofhcerS,
all Republicans. They wish to prevent
the announcement of the election of these
! officers, evidently preterring TO seat the
contestants directly.
MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Jan. THE deadlock
/ in state house of representatives which was
| inaugurated at Yesterdays opening con
! tinues today. Two ballots have been taken
| TODAY, forty votes being cast for the Re
/ publican candidate for speaker, forty Tor
/ the Democratic candidate, and thlrty-One
| for the Alliance man.
! The caucus conference committees OF
/ the Democratic and Alliance members
agreed upon distribution of the offices
/ tonight. with one exception, that OF chair
! manshlp of the house committee on rall-
roads. The combine gives the Alliance
The speakership, the Democrats the clerk,
and so on alternating down the list. 1t IS
| claimed that fifteen Democrats VIII not
vote for the Alliance nominee for speaker.
MICHIGAN
/ LANSING. Mich, Jan. THE two houses
! of the Michigan legislature met at noon
/ today. After the members had been sworn
! in. the Democratic caucus nominees were
elected. An adjournment was then taken
until tomorrow.
ILLINOIS.
! SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. THE general
assembly convened at noon today. The
/ Democrats organized the house. and the
! Republicans the senate.
COLORADO.
! DENVER, Colo. Jan. THE general as
J sembly of Colorado convened at noon to
day Both houses were temporarily organ
, lied bv the Republicans. An adjourn
ment was then taken until tomorrow.