Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-04
L,oREp BY THE SENATE.
,,snt simon Declined to Recognize
the Benson House.

wos crowded Monday afternoon
.;oinotiOn of action on the house
r J.. 'nrrant resolution to notify the gov
WI y f the organization of the legis-
The resolution failed to put in
4, l,reorance, but the matter came up
Iotber form on resolution by
IL rh I,r King, which was lost on tie
es1lr and subsequently by a decisive
Id Lof President Simon, which was
Snxl 1ki against recognition of the
leesl,. l son Sdase Immediately after the
e ii ,te was called to order, President
as Oh. Am announced that he had in his
lot n .os,ion A communication from the
lot nj rnorary house. 1t had been sent in
cap,r, Friday, but he had taken the lib
nOrs IN withhold it, expecting the con-
Os in rtpnt resolution also to be submitted.
ed d resolution was not at hand, but he
state bught it proper now to present the
nmunicatiOn. 1t was in brief the
ceedi,. ,ticulars of the Benson house organ
e vbo tOn, and setting forth the unconsti-
lOm, tODality of such action, stating that
On hi No time was quorum present. The
vgr -mrnicatiOn was signed by r. E.
be dp DOdy, temporary chief clerk.
Tbe senate listened to the reading of
yOts communication, but took no action
major the matter, and the regular order of
Nnea Idness was resumed. After several
him. ls had been introduced, King (Popu-
pit vi hi Of Baker county, asked unanimous
'Outs Dpnt to introduce resolution.
Il ere was no objection, and King sent
following to the clerks desk:
E"Whereas, There appears to be some
Vestion as to whether the house of
uesentatives, comprising the other
Fanch of this legislative assembly, has
=, ganized and is ready to proceed with
5 usness; that there is one organization
; such house claiming to be the tenn
Cnry house, duly organized as such,
: BID one organization, claiming to be
~ ornament and duly organized; that the
u enate has not been notified by resolu-
SA Ions or otherwise of such permanent
A ganization; that this branch of the
gsative assembly cannot perform
egsative duties for which its men,
eE were elected without the concur
-. enCe of the house of Representatives on
.u ."; VI bills and joint resolutions passing
m m hs body; that this branch of the
rn legislative assembly has for two weeks
, a een organized and ready for the trans
fctiOn of business, and the cause of
klch delay on the part of the house of
.- representatives has not been fully made
~- hOwn to this body; therefore,
e Resolved. That committee of
lIV tree members of the senate be appoint
lh to examine into the conditions
la AbOve set forth and ascertain whether
pub rnOt either of the two pretended or
pnizations of the house of representa-
tves is legally organized branch of
this assembly, and, if so, which of the
two is so organized, and report the con-
dtiOn thereof to the senate at as nearly
!; date as may be deemed practicable by
" said committee"
This brought up the matter of the
house recognition in an unexpected
d lOm. A motion was made to lay the
resolution on the table, but it did not
j, Parry. After some debate a vote was
taken, resulting in tie, the resolution
y hiling to be adopted.
Shortly after this episode messen-
ger from the house was announced. He
!, laid his message in front of President
Simon, who opened it and read it, and
" then said:
n The chair is in receipt of Il COM
nnnlcation puporrting to be message
nom the house stating that the house
mas effected permanent organization by
tectlng Hon. H. l.. Benson as speaker,
H. H. Hays as chief clerk and other
0ncers, and is ready for the transaction
Of business. The chair has already
submitted to the senate message from
he temporary organization OF the
mousse, advising the senate that such
permanent organization was effected in
an Irregular and unconstitutional man
ner and without the presence of a
quorum, and that such action was ille-
gal and void. The chair is of the
Vpinion that no permanent organization
VI The house has been effected and that
we pretended permanent organization,
"l'hout quourm mentioned in this
communication, is not valid or bind
llig and that the senate cannot recog-
aze such an alleged permanent organ
tatlon OF the house. The chair, there
iOfe, declines to entertain or receive
'nis Communication, and rules that the
sdme cannot be entered upon the jour
sai The decision will stand as the
augment of the senate, unless the SEN
ave will overrule the decision of the
Inc presidents ruling was received
In silence by the senate, which ap-
'peared to think that it was entirely cor
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