The morning call., 1891-01-09
A NICE MIDDLE.
Wransle Over the GoVernorship
Of Nebraska.
The Incumbent Refuses to Recognize His
Successor.
A Claim That He Has Never Been Natural
lied and Consequently Is Not L.
gally Elected
Special to THE MoRNINe GAEL

LINCOLN (Nebr.), Jan. S.-The Alliance
members took possession of the House at
o'clock this morning. They placed a
Speaker in the chair and put Gordon Of as
sistant Sergeants-at-Arms around him.
When Lieutenant-G Governor Miekeljohn ap-
peared ne was not allowed to take his seat,
but stood in front of the Speaker ready to
call the joint session TO order. At O'Clock
the Speaker issued an order for the arrest
of the Lieutenant Governor ON the charge
of misconduct in Office ard breach of the
peace. The Lieutenant Governor defied the
officer and was not taken into custody.
Both sides had force of Sergeants alarms
within call, and any attempt Of either side
to proceed with the canvass of the vote
would have precipitated a row. To avoid
this Committee from each party was sent
with a statement of the case TO the Supreme
Court to ascertain which officer has the con-
stitutional right to preside.
Governor Thayer ordered out a company
Of the National Guards, and they stacked
arms in the corridors of the Capitol, The
militia was called out ouly as precaution-
airy measure.
ACTION OF THE SUPREME COURT.
At 1915 o'clock the Supreme Court issued
a writ of mandamus directing the Speaker
of the House to canvass the returns. The
Sheriff of Lancaster County, with his dep
uties and the Bailiff of the Supreme Court,
burst in the doors of the House and fought
their way through the crowd of Alliance
men guarding the entrance. The writ was
served on the Speaker. A motion to take a
recess until o'clock was declared carried
by the Lieutenant-GovemOr, and the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans left the hail. The
Speaker of the House declared no recess
taken, and the Alliance members remained
The proceedings at the afternoon session
of the Legislature were less stormy. The
Alliance men had cooled down considerably,
and, when the Lieutenant-GoveTnor took
charge in joint assembly, no opposition was
offered. The returns of the last election
were canvassed, and Renznefatic Governor
Boyd and the remainder Of the State ticket,
all Republicans, were declared elected. A
resolution was passed, receiving the full Alli-
ance vote, declaring the canvass conducted
under protest. and that the Legislature in
nowise recognizes the election of the officers
who have been returned. They were, how
| ever sworn in by the Chief Justice. The
| Alliance contest will now go on as prescribed
| by law if matters are not further cOmpli-
Gated Governor elect Boyd called on Gov.
ernor Thayer, and the latter informed hin
that he (Thayer) would not give up the Of,
fee, on the ground that Boyd was not citi
zen of the United States: Governor ThayeI
| has barricaded himself in the executive;
| Office with the police and company ol
| militia on guard 1t is understood he viii
| remain Governor, If possible, until all ques-
tion' affecting his succession are settled.
| Boyd'S father. il will be remembered, came
| to this country from Ireland while Boyd
was minor. he took ont his first papers,
| but never perfected citizenship, and his son
was never naturaized. II is claimed, there
| fore, that he is ineligible 10 the office.