The herald., 1897-01-23
Will Take a Few Days to Clear
Up
SENATE AND HOUSE ADJOURN
Promising to Elect a Senator on Monday
Next
Washington's Ninth Ballot Sees no Pro.
greSs Made-AriZoEa Sends Con.
gratulatio to Teller
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SALEM Ore, Jan. 22.-The muddled
condition of the Oregon legislature can
not now be cleared up before Monday
both senate and Benson house having
adjourned until that date. The Davii
house, in accordance with their conter
ton that no business can be transacted
without twothirds of the members elect
ed to the house being present, adjourned
until tomorrow, when they will doubt
less meet and adjourn till Sunday and
then till Monday, on which day the fight
will be renewed.
The spirit of the opposition to ma
jority organizing is a desire to defeat
Senator Mitchell for reelection. Senator
Mitchell has already received the caucus
nomination and the opposition hopes to
delay organization as long as possible
so as to weaken Mitchell's forces. Sem
ator Mitchell has taken the position that
even if the senate does not recognize
the Benson house he can be elected and
seated.
The members of the Benson house and
those members of the senate favorable
To MIN can IIlttl Ill JOlf4l CoilN ciitioii anu
he claims, proceed to ballot, providing
they number a majority of the legisla-
ture Ii is now the plan of the Mitchell
men to take such a ballot one week from
next Tuesday They claim that organi-
zation of the Benson house yesterday
morning makes de facto organization
and meets the federal requirement of
voting for senator on the second Tues
day after organization.
WASHINGTON
OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 22.-Three
more ballots were taken today in joint
assembly in an effort to chose United
States senator and no election seems to
be nearer at the end of the ninth ballot
than when the first ballot was taken on
Wednesday. 1t seems to be an under
standing that three ballots shall be TAX
en- each session unless some candidate
should develop surprising strength.
Judge Turner gained another vote to-
day, although he received but "a, the
same as yesterday, one of his supporters,
however, being absent.
Squire gained three votes, which gave
him on the second ballot of the day six
votes. on the next ballot he dropped to
five.
ARIZONA
PHOENIX. Jan. 22.-The legislature
today unanimously passed in both
branches a resolution congratulating
Senator Henry NJ. Teller on his re-elec-
tion to the United States senate, esteem
ing him that fearless champion of the
cause of free silver and friend of the
masses against he classes" and urging
that he continue mis- gallant and fearless
fight for the free coinage of silver at the
present legal ratio Of 16 to l.
The political complexion of the legis-
lature is: Democrats, so; Republicans, 5.
Other important measures considered
were giving ten years exemption from
taxation TO all railroads that should be-
gin construction in Arizona within
eighteen months: repeating the acts Gre
ating a territorial board of irrigation
commissioners, territorial superintend-
ent of public instruction, territorial board
of control ARD board. of equalization, and
placing their duties on other appointees; !;
creating four territorial circuit courts,
taking the powers of the present terri
torial district courts and county pro-
bate courts