The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-09
A BELLIGERENT FARMERS ALLIANCE
causes a Call on the Nebraska
State Militia.
Legislators at Variance In tho Nut
meg State.
otner LesislatI WneeIs Turning at
Different lspeeds.

LINCOLN, Neb., January s.-All the doors
Oh Representatives hall were closely guard.
ed this morning. The Alliance members
had taken possession Of the House at
O'Clock In the morning. They placed n
speaker In the chair and put Gordon OF as
sistant sergeants-at-arms around him.
When Lieutenant Governor Mlckeljohn
appeared he was not allowed to take his seat
but stood In front Of the speaker ready 10
call the session TO order. At 9 O'Clock the
speaker received orders for the arrest Of the
Lieutenant governor on the charge Of miscon
duct In office and breach OF peace
The lieutenant governor defed the officer
and was not taken into custody.
Both sides had force OF sergeant at arms
within call, and any attempt on either side
TO proceed with canvass of the vote would
nave preclpltated row. To avoid this
committees from each party was sent with q
statement Oh the case 70 the supreme court,
decision. -''
Governor Thayer ordered out a company
OF National Guards and at noon they stacked
arms 10 the corridors OF the capitol. The
mu'Ila Is called out only as precautionary
the Returns Will Be ScrutInIzed.
HARTFORD, Ct, January Sin the House
today a resolution was offered treating a
special COMMITTEES Of the House on the can
vass OF state officers, and directing the com
mittee to investigate allegations Of inaeeura-
cy OF the count and Is now under debate
rhe Senate Is In nominal session but nnth-
Ing Is being done and members are walking
about the building as If they were In recess
In the House the resolution to investigate
the votes for state officers was finally passed.
and the House adjourned to January 20th,
The Senate at p. IN. adjourned t. Tues
day There was much excitement 10 the
capitol just before the Senate adjourned over
the rum0r that the Democratic Candidates
for state Offlces had been sworn In and were
about to claim t"er Offices. The doors were
locked and other precautions taken, but no
movement mover was made and as now reported
cOmmittee Of inquiry into the canvass Of
votes Tor state officers held a session late
this afternoon, all Of the members, both Re-
p1olicans and Democrats, being present.
They discussed the scope of their jnouirv.
and without flnal action adjourned 10 next
Wednesday. The Democrats Of the House
neld caucus immediately aitaT the recess
10 consider q nomination for United States
senator It was decided not To hold any
regular nominating caucus until the evening
Of January 10. The present situation Of al
fairs Is as follows: The Sanat4 has do
clared the Democratic state officers elected
The House has set about an inquiry as 10
whether anyone was elected. Meanwhile
the old Republican state officers hold their
''ffiees although Lieutenant Governor Mer-
win has not appeared In the Senate. That
nody was presided over by its own president
pro tenn.
AL Serene at Concord.
CONCORD. N. H., January SIN the house
this afternoon Mr.. Briggs Of Manchester i'm
troduced bill making the appOrtioument OF
representatives frOm former classed towns,
under the census Of 1890 BY its provisions
10 of those elected last November, tea Dem
ocrats aad five Republicans will be admit ed
this year. should the bill pass as it uu-
douhtefls will, the Republican majority In
the House will be reduced H. IL Although
Doth branches Of the legislature hold frisf
sessions tomorrow and Monday morning.
there will be no quorum until Tuesdav