Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-09
|h[Ws BI TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. TROOPS IN THE CAPITOL. Militia Required to Disci-
 pIine Legislators. HAMMOCK INDIANS BURN A TOWN. Celebration of Jackson Day
 at Various Cities. EXTREME GOLD WEATHER IN EUROPE. Mystery of a Lost British - Steamer Solved.
EXTREME COLD WEATHER IN EUROPE.
Mystery of Lost British e- Steamer Solved.
THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE.

] THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE. 1 A Gordon of Sergeant-at-Arms Placed l Around the Speaker An order Issued for the Arrest of the Lieu. I tenant Governor-Troops Ordered l to the Capitol as a Precautionary Measure.
 LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 8.-Au doors of
 representative hall were closely guarded 1 this morning. The alliance members had
 taken possession of the house at o'clock
 in the morning. They placed the speaker 1 in the chair and put Q cordon of assistant sergeants-at-arms around him. | When Lieutenant Governor Micklejohn appeared he was not allowed to take his seat, but stood in front of the speaker ! ready to call the joint session to order. At g o'clock the speaker issued an order for the arrest of Lieutenant Governor
 Micklejohn, on the charge of misconduct in office and breach of the peace. The lieutenant governor defied the off,
 cer and was not taken into custody. Both sides had force of sergeants-at-arms with in call, and any attempt on either side to proceed with the canvass of the vote would have precipitated row.
 To avoid this committee from each party was sent with statement of the case to the supreme court, and tho house is waiting in suspense for decision as to which officer has the constitutional right to preside.
 Governor Thayer has ordered out con- pany of national guards, and at noon they have stacked arms in the corridors of the capitol. The militia is called out only as a precautionary measure. There is little danger of an outbreak.
 Speaker Elder and the alliance faction refused to have the returns of the last election canvassed and the state supreme court issued writ to Elder.
 The sheriff had to break into the state house to serve the writ. A pitched battle followed, free fights being freqtent. When Lieutenant Governor Meikeljohn left the room temporarily he was refused readmit- tance till the militia were ordered to escort him in with their bayonets.
 Finally the joint assembly was called to order and the speaker began to read the re- turns as slowly as he could. In the mean time flibustering was continued. Chief Justice Cobb of the supreme court sent an order that the men who advised the ali- ance men to disregard the mandamus of the court would be dealt with severely. This had a soothing effect on the obstruction ists.
 At 5:3O D. m. the speaker finished the canvass and formally declared that James E. Boyd had been duly elected governor. This declaration was also made in refer ence to the republican state ticket below governor. Then an alliance member in troduced resolution to the effect that the election was void and refusing to recog- nize any of the officers as elected.
 After much delay and discussion the resolution was adopted by strict party vote-70 to 59-the republicans and dem ocrats voting .'no." The joint session then adjourned.
 Matters were further complicated to- night. At o'clock Governor-elect Boyd called on Governor Thayer and was in formed that the latter would not give up the office on the ground that Boyd was not 8 citizen of the United States and was, therefore, not eligible. Governor Thayer has barricaded the executive office and re- mains inside with police and company of militia on guard. It is understood that he will remain governor if possible until all questions affecting his successor are settled