Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-02
The Senate,

The senate convened at Il a. m., with Senator Twitchell in the chair, President Reed not having arrived at the capitol
 After prayer, Senator Bridge, rep, of the Third, introduced the following reso- lution. After reciting the existence of the present deadlock, it says:
 And, whereas, 1t is highly desirable that said session be proceeded with,
 Therefore, In pursuance of the duty laid upon state to examine the fair list of the persons and number of votes given for each, together with the returns of the presiding officers, and there. shall find to be legally chosen to the several offices of the state; be it
 Section 1: That the following votes rejected by said presiding officers, for the reasons stated by cast, and are hereby counted for the following named persons, candidates for state officers, to wit: One hundred and twenty-six votes cast and Merwin for governor and the other republican candidates for state officers respectively; al for before the title of the office shall be count ed for pnineas N Augur for governor and for the respectively; and that the returns in the Several towns where there have been ballots rejected, and no ca cause assigned for their rejection, be cor ing votes of such towns for the several state off cers.
 SeCLlOu IlaC the result or the olecC1On or November 4, 1890, for state officers, be declared upon the returns as corrected in accordance with the foregoing provision
 jorty of all the votes lawfully cast for governor and that the names of the two persons having Luzon B. Morris and Samuel E. Merwin. '' ' Section 4: That Joseph w. AlsoP, having re, for lieutenaSt governor, is therefore elected to section 5; That no person has received ma. and that the names of the two persons having the greatest number of votes for treasurer are Marvin H. Sanger and E. Stephens Henry.
 Section z. That both houses of the general as- sembly meet in joint convention in the haln of the house of representatives on the day of -, 1884, at - o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of choosing by joint ballot and without debate governor and treasurer from the list of the of the two seyera kThe bill was tabled
 THE PEACE COMMITTEES REPORT.
 Senator Shumway, rep, of the Six teenth, the leader of the peace committee, made the following report, which was &C., cepted, and the committee discharged: Your committee beg leave to report that in pursuance of their appointment they met on Sat urday, the 2sth day of March, and have been in daily session since that date, and have given full olutions referred to them. They have also at they could recommend, but have been unable to agree and therefore they return the bills and resolutions referred to them without any rec ommendation.
 MILTON A. SHuMwAY,
 GEORGE N. CLARK,
 CHARLES F. THAYER,
 NOBLE E. PIERCE.
 This report was accepted and the com mittee discharged.
 PEACE BILLS WITHDRAWN.
 Senator Holden next withdrew his amendment to the Seymour bill, after which Senator Pierce withdrew the Sey- mour bill, and the Judson bill was put on it's passage, being defeated by vote of 12>to 6. Senator Cleveland followed with the fol- lowing resolution:
 ,.--e CLEvEI.AND's RESOLUTION.
 Whereas The house of representatives has failed to make declaration concerning the late election of state officers as provided by the con- stitution of the state, and is now attempting by methods which we regard as unconstitutional, to evade the responsibility imposed upon that body Therefore, Resolved by the senate, that this body will not further consider any offer looking toward 8 compromise or settlement so long as the house maintains it's present attitude toward the constitution, and will not receive or enter tain any bill or resolution relating to the state officers emanating from the house until the house has performed it's constitutional duty. The resolution was tabled. On motion of Senator Pierce the senate took recess until 3 o'clock. ~.
 AFTER RECESS.
 The senate reconvened and immediately adjourned until 1 80 D. m next Tueaflay