New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-03
PROROGUED BY GOV. BROWN.
THE RHODE ISLAND LEGISLATURE AD-
JOURNED TO JANUARY.
REFUSAL OF TIE SENATE TO MEET WITH THE
FRAUDULENT HOUSE IN GRAND COM
MITTEE-DEMoCRATIC EFFORTS At
COMPROMISE REJECTED.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.1

| INV ana by public opinion, and July realizing Inc
revolutionary proceedings the part Of the House
OF Representatives in unscating members In order o
secure majority. prorogucd the Legislature nt
/ o'clock this afternoon. The proceedings Of the
! Democrats In the House later Of character
which must injure their cause before the courts and
! throughout ihe country Governor Brown did not
take the important step which he did today until h.
had taken the opinion Of three among the best lawyers
III the state. namely, cX-chcf Judge Durfee, ex-
United States senator William p Sheffield and Francis
u. Pcckhnm. Naturally, great excitement prevails,
but the politicians will cool down and Rhode Islands
faithful state Oi!cers will hold The special
conmtce OF the House appointed yesterday after
noon to consider the Scnae's resolution Of adjourn
mcnt TO January met at 3 30 this morning and
agreed to submit report which IS. In fact. an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court. 1t Is n compromise
measure, but the bait was not swallowed This ey-
traoriinary document reads as follows:
Whereas. At the present session OF the General As
semby the Senate has refused join the House OF Rep
rcscnGtyes Grand Committee for purpose Of counting
and declaring h, votes east for the general officers at
the election held April s. 1898. alleging reason
for such refusal that since the organization Of the said
House that body has un'cat certain of it, members and
SEATED person elected. thereby changing the char
uctcr OF the Grand Committc.
Resolved That Ills ENccllency the Governor be- and
hereby is requested ask the Judges Of the Supreme
10 give their opinion upon the following ques
tons law. each house being represented before sail
court by counsel hearing which shalt be given upon
said questions:
II Representative after the election OF a
Speaker and clerks. and before notifying the Senate OF
Il, ofganyaon aud before requesting tho Senate meet
House Grand Committee proceeded to etrke from
the vt mentioned Section H. Of Chapter ll91 OF the
public laws passed May 25 1898. the name Of sitting
member and placed thereon the Of person who in
the opinion senate and Ave Judges OF the Supreme
,ourt. IA entitled TO seat In said House, and tia:
also after the election Of Speaker and clerks ond before
such notification and before such request did aso strike
from s iol Of membership the OF another person
which In opinion OF the Senate also ought 10 have
been allowed remain thereon. Il the House Of Repre-
scntayes ~ organized constitutional body for legs atve
purpo.es
And l.. aid House OF Representatives constitutional
body purpose OF forming pat OF the Grand Com
mit,rel
And Is thc senate by REASON ~ said changes in said
list ab-olvcd the duty prescribed In section B. Of
Article Of the Constitution. to Join with tn" House In
Grand Comm ttee for the purpose Of counting and derg
the votes for genera, ofccr after notification OF
organization by HOUSE 81 Representatives. and re-
quest from g,cn Immediately after such notii atn 70
Join IT, ctand Committee for the purpose aforc-ad'
The resolution was passed and ordered communi'
Gated 10 the senate forthwith.
The clerk Of the shortly afterward appeared
at the bur Of the House with message to notify
onclay TO the House that the senate had declined
10 accept the Invitation to 90 into Grand Committee"
Mr. Brown called up the scnnte's resolution and
asked that be read When this WAS done Mr. Brown
said that tho resolution had no business there. 1t
WAS direct insult TO the House, and II deserved TO
L. lr..a.d with contempt and to BE- consigned To the
ws,t..paper basket. But the House would treat the
60 ordinate branch with the dignity not observed by
the senate and hr moved that the following r"solu-
lion hc irdorsed Oh the back Of the >enntc's com
nurca'lon and that II be- returned 10 the senate
forthwith:
Resolved That the House ~ Representatives being
under the Constitution the Judge OF th" elections ana
qualifications ~ IL member recognizes no tsht IN tho
senate 70 cfiicl.e ations In determining the right "f
any pcr-on bcrhir IN this BODY IN" iious her'-
fore dern,. " receive the within resolution ami hereby
orders the -sruc be otthwith returned to tn" senate
The resolution was passed AMI sent to the senate.
Then a me>.ag" received from the senate IL
was Joint resolution for adjournment nntil the
fonr,h Tuesday In January. The scna'" mad passed
this and tabled everything sent MP from tn" House.
The Ilol.e tabled the selaic's resolution and then
took a recess.
Gov.ruor Brown called tho senate 10 order shortly
after 10 o'clock When the lonrnnl had been read
there came up from the House the resolutions ON
bodying the report Of the committee ard provldns
for a short adjournment. 1t remained on the table"
senator Irccmrn introduced resolution r"citinc
the fact that disagreement existed between the
Iousc and the senate. (Which cannot he r~onciled.
and which only lead to frnItl"Ss and expensive
uroone Of the session. and therefore II l. resolved
That when the General Assembly adjourn to-day 1t
BE- to January. 1-o4.'
senator Miller asked to have tho House resolution
read He said that would prove that the differences
between the two houses were not iTeconciIaDlc. ii
the House measure, were passed, the courts couiu
decide all the questions at issue.
senator Ere, man replied that the House had asked
the Governor to obtain the opinion Of the supreme
Court when 1t we'll known that the Democratic
party rad time and time again declared that the
opinion OF the court was no more binding than 'h'
opinion Il any other six lawyers In the state
Further the court had nrendy decided the questions,
but the Democratic party had refused to abide by
that decision. II the Democratic party wanted
decision, let It get one for itself. The way was
open to II. lie then moved the previous question
Ii was ordered and the resolution war passed by a
vote Of - TO Is. SENATOR Watson (R'pl voting with
the Democrats. The >cnat" adjourned untli clock
rhiI afternoon. In the scnntr. a roll cni was taken
Tia. question OF concurrence In tn" House r,sou
ton requesting the Governor To ask the supreme
Court for decision r"gariing the con'tl'ntlonality
Of ia" present session of the Legislature. senator
Freeman presented resolution which set forth that
the s.untr declined to agree TO the passage OF the
resolution In view Of the fact that the lioisc has
acted fraudcntly In unscating two OF It's members,
lIo>r and Lander, and ih" III" ssnat" In going
body became II party 10 the fraud further that The
senate had no assuranc" that the lior'" WIN abide
adopted Watson again voting with the Democrats,
and ordered sent {" "a" House.
Mr. Honey in the House submitted Joint resoln-
tion directing the secretary of the state to have
printed ard circulated throughout the state within
one month"; 100000 copies Of the House resolution
asking for the Submission Of certain questions Ia
the supreme Court and the senates resolution
thereon. This, Of course, WAS adopted by "a party
vote but II was defeated In the Senate.
II was 3 O'Clock jist ms the House was preparing
to adjourn for one hour when Governor Brown dis
solved IN. Legislature TO next January. the Senate
having Informed him by resolution that the two
hou,rs were unable to agree. The Governors
proclamation was To the desk Of the speaker OF
the House Mr.. owen. by the sheriff As soon ms
lcuruiup the nature Of the document and without
even taking It from the sheriff the speaker ordered The
clerk to throw 1t into the waste basket. Inc
senate Oh receiving the document Immediately ad- |
Iourned. A., o., .,, |
Great excitement prevailed In the Democratic circles
nd hurried conferences OF the leaders were held |
Promptly at 4 O'Clock tho Dcnocrniic Assemblymen |
mel Mr. Honey presented hastily drawn resolu |
tion which In encct was REQUEST 10 TIC supreme |
Court 20 answer for and in behalf OF the iiouse OF
which had been officially dissolved |
these three questions
Can the Senate at the MAY session adjourn for longer
,o,n two days before joining tho House In Grand Com
uittec for th counting and declaring OF the vote cast
kcd