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when the senate adjourns today IT be TO
he last Tuesday ia January, 1894, at II
o'clock In the morning.
Senator Miller moved to have the res
olution laid on the table but discovering z
that his motion cut of all debate he
withdrew it, andthen proceeded to argue
against Mr.. Freeman's resolution. The
majority in the senate he declared was
responsible for the present condition
Of affairs. IL IL saw ft to
join the house in grand COM
mittee the business could be disposed
OF without doubt in time for an adjourn
ment this aftern ION. 1t WAS the duty OF
the senate, be declared. TO go into grand
committee because it is expressly COM
manded 10 do 50 by the onstituti n.
Peculiar All Around.
Senator Freeman said this was very
peculiar session. where peculiar ac' S had
been done DO peculiar people The posi-
tion taken by the senate WAS the proper
one. The house had acted contrary 10
all prec dents. When it met and elected
"A speaker and clerks il was its duty to
notify the senate. That has not only
been the practice, but it is required by
the express provisions OF the law.
But the house did not do this. Instead
without warrant In justice or In law II
proceeded to unseat members whose title
to seats could not have been legally ques-
toned This action was without prec e.
dent, 1t was illegal, more than that
it was revolutionary. The senate is
not responsible for this condition Of
affairs. IL had no control over
the house. il could not prevent 1t from
resorting To revolutionary met hods. 1t
could, however, decline To recognize It,
That was its duty and 1t owed it to the
people of this state to perform that duty
without ninching.
The vote was then taken and Senator
Freeman's resolution was adopted on 3
roll call vote, 22 ayes to Is nays.
Watson voted mo" with the Demo
Gratis.
No Grand Committee.
Senator Miller then moved that the
invitation OF the house to go into general
committee be taken from the table and
accepted.
Senator Freeman said that in his
opinion the house was originally legally
organized. but from common reports,
which he had no doubt were In tie main
| true, be was convinced -th+t subsequent
TO that organiza ion 1t had transacted
business In an unwarranted, illegal and
unjust manner BY this action, IL the
reports OF 1t were true, the house had
rendered itself an Illegal body and the
senate ought not therefore consent to
join it In grand committee.
Senator's Miller aud Church both spoke
a. some length, urging that the invita-
tion be taken from tn, table and ac-
cepted. The Senate refused to accept
the Invitation by a vote of % to Is. SEN
ator Watson voted with the Democrats.
Walter A. Read was reelected mem
Der of the state board Of charities and
corrections for six years.
The senate refused to take from the
table the bill extending plurality elec-
tio s to all cities and towns, by vote of
90 to Is, Watson again voting with the
Democrats.
In arguing agai st the taking up OF
this bill Senator Freem IN declared that
the Republican party had always
been in the advance. 1t passed
tho weekly payment law, it passed
the Australian ballot law, 1t estab-
lished the bureau OF labor statistics,
it passed the laws reducing the hours of
labor, 1t extended he franchise to foreign
born citizens. In fact every bit Of progress
made in this state bore the stamp OF
Republican approval. AS for this bill it
was not in the line of Improvement. but
rather of a dangerous innovation and he
therefore opposed it.
A short session of the House.
When the house met this morning
there was the usual crowd Of Democratic
healers on hand. Indeed. the number
was much larger than yesterday on ac-
count of the widely circulated report
that the Democr Is had "A big force of
deputy sheriffs all ready to bar the way
should the senate attempt to adjourn
without joining in grand committee.
But the expected coup de main did not
materialize, whereat certain bellicose
bailiffs were very much disappointed.
There was the usual conference be-
tween Colonel Honey and his trusry
lietenants, Garvin and Brown, but it was
very evident they did not know where
they were at and they were hoping for
something to turn up In their favor.
Plurality Elections.
The announcement was formally made
that the senate had passed the plurality
election resolution aud DIR. Garvin i'm
mediai ely moved its passage in concur
renee. 1t was passed.
Then Represent ative West grew face
tious and moved that the governor be re-
quested to read the riot act. In spite OF
their hollow attempts to appear uncon-
Germ, d, the Democrats grew more and
more uneasy. When the joint resolution
OF adjournment until January came
down it went on the table.
Then the strain became greater than
ever, and at len 9Th the leaders decided
on a recess. to give the party "a chance TO
pull ilse together and Outline some