The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-09
BAYONETS IN A CAPITOL.
THE LEGISLATORS OF NEBRASKA
RIPE FOR A RIOT.

Alliance Members Take Possession of
the House at s O'clock in the Morn
ing-The Lieutenant Governor Not
Allowed to Take His Seat-An Appeal
to The Supreme Court.
LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. S.--AI the doors of
representative hall were closely guarded
this morning, and none but members OF the
legislature, state officers and persons having
business inside were admitted. All the mem
bers were ON hand promptly, although they
found great difficulty in pushing their way
through the crowds that filled the corridors
and besieged the capitol at all points. The
alliance members had taken possession OF
the House at O'clock In the morning. They
placed the speaker in the chair and put
Gordon of assistant sergeant-at-arms around
him.
RIOT IMMINENT.
When Lieut.. Gov. 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 8 O'Clock the
speaker issued an order for the arrest OF
Lieut.. Gov. Micklejohn on a charge Of mis-
conduct in Office and breach Of the peace.
The lieutenant governor defied the officer
and was not taken into custody.
Both sides had force OF
sergeants-at-arms within call, and
any attempt on either side 70 proceed with
a canvass of the vote would have precipi-
tated row. To avoid this, committee
from each party was sent with statement
Of the case 70 the supreme court
MILITARY IN THE CORRIDORS.
Gov. Thaysr ordered out company Of
the national guards, and at III O'Clock they
stacked arms in the corridors of the capt-
tol. Crowds are arriving on every train to
attend the Inauguration of Gov. elect
Boyd, and considerable impatience is shown
over the delay in counting the votes.
AT 1915 o'clock tho supreme court issued
writ of mandamus directing the speaker
Of the House to canvass the returns. The
sheriff of Lancaster county, with deputies
aud bailiR of the supreme court, burst in
the doors of the House and fought their
way through tho crowd Of alliance
men guarding the entrance. The
writ was served on the speaker.
a motion TO take q recess until o'clock was
declared carried by the lieutenant governor,
aud the democrats and republicans filed out
of the hall The speaker of the House de-
clared that no recess mad been taken, and all
the alliance members present remained In
and the others were called in for an attempt
to proceed to the business Of the joint ses-
sion.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The proceedings in the afternoon session
were less sensational than in the morning.
| The mnndamus of tho supreme court
sobered the radical alliencemeD, and a
spiriU OF moderation was manifested.
| After the republicans and democrats left
the hall, the Independents remained during
some unimportant business, and making an
| effort to amend the rules of the joint con-
vention to make the speaker of the House
| the presiding officer. instead of the lieuten-
ant governor. An adjournment was then
taken until $3.50 O'clock. At that
| hour the independents were in their seats,
| but transacted no business until the full
| body was present, and the lieutenant gov
erner called the convention to order. A
| number OF conciliatory speeches were made,
and the independents, seeing that they could
| not gain their point by instituttng con-
| test before the canvass Of the vote, offered
no further obstruction to business. The
speaker of the House proceeded to open the
returns, and the democratic governor, Mr..
Boyd, and full republican state ticket
with one exception, was found elected on
the face OF the returns.
KICK OF THE ALLIANCEMEN.
A resolution was then passed, receiving the
full alliance vote, declaring that the canvass
! had bean conducted under protest, and that
the legislature in nowise recognized the
election of the officers who had been re-
turned as receiving the highest number of
votes The officers. however, were sworn
in promptly by Chief Justice Cobb. The
contest will now go on as prescribed by law.
There is prospect that the legislature
will unseat every one OF the new Off
GERS. Matters were further complicated
tonight. At o'clock Gov. elect
Boyd called on Gov. Thayer, and
was informed that the latter would not give
| up the office on the ground that Gov. Boyd
was not citizen of the United States, and
was, therefore, not eligible. This tangles
the situation until nobody dares predict
what the outcome will be. Gov. Thayer
has barricaded the executive Office, and
remains inside with the police and com
pany of militia on guard. 1t is impossible
to reach him TO ascertain his purposes, but
it is understood that he will remain gov
ernor. if possible. until all the questions
affecting his successor are settled.