The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25
SENATOR DEBoE IN THE SOUP.
TWO or THE REPUBLICANS LEAVE
HIM WITHOUT a QUORUM.

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Great Excitement Among the Repub-
Iicans when Ii Became Evident
That the Caucus Nominee Was TO
he KnIfed--SmeIl of smoke Before
the Beginning of the Balloting
Puts the Legislators 10 Bolt From
the Building for Their Lives-Dc-
Doe May De Elected Tomorrow.
Frankfort, April 2.-The biggest crowd
of the extra session assembled in the
House of Representatives shortly before
noon to-day. the hour for the joint ses-
sion, at which it was expected that the
long and tedious wrangle would be ended
by the election of w. ]. Deboe to the Unit
ed States Senate.
All during the morning there were ru-
mors to the effect that Senator Liney of
Louisville. who was one of the boilers in
the Hunter race, would not be present and
that Representative Lieber of Newport,
would also be missing both without pairs.
This caused the republicans great uneasi-
ness
To add to this the gold democrats held
a caucus at noon and decided to assist the
/
quorum.
When President Worthington took the
chair shortly after noon, there was
strong smell of fire and there was great
excitement for time. but it was quelled
by the prompt action of the officers of the
House, who appointed a committee to as
certain if there was a confagration in
progress in the state house. No fire could
be found except some paper burning in
corner and the excitement subsided.
Gov. Bradley appeared on the floor with
Congressman Colson and others of his
friends, and this fact in itself caused
some uneasiness among the Deboe men,
as it was the first time the governor has
been on the floor since the extra session
convened
Just before roll call Representative Lie
berth appeared, but Senator Linney de-
clined to answer.
One sound money democrat replied, but
this was offset by Lieberth. who was
present and declined to answer to his
name. The roll call showed siXty-eight
present, necessary to a quorum seventy.
A call for the absentees was demanded,
and the Deboe men crowded about LIN
ney and Lieberth in an endeavor to con-
troll them Linney finally answered, but
Lieberth left the room, leaving only six
ty-nine present.
Senator Bronston. dem, moved an add
journment, but President Worthington
overruled him, and said that ballot must
be taken, quoroum or no quorum. When
Senator Linney's name was reached he
announced that he was paired with Sena-
tor Henry L. Martin, who has been urged
as the compromise candidate of the dem
ocrats Only sixty-six voted, which left
Deboe four short of an election, and a call
of the absentees was demanded. This
was productive of nothing to Deboe's BEN
eft, and the ballot, as finally announced,
stood: Deboe. &C. No quorum and no cleo
ton.
There was a scene of the widest excite
ment when It finally became known that
Deboe had been knitted and the galleries,
and even the members of the legislature
lost their dignity for moment An ad-
journment was moved and carried, but
there was the deepest feeling manifest on
all sides.
In the corridor Gov. Bradley found Mr..
Lieberth whom he implored to vote for
the nominee.
Mr.. Lieberth, however, refused to do so.
After the joint session Senator Linney,
who voted to make a quorum, but who
Claimed he was paired with Senator Mar
tin, said that he honestly believed that
Senator Deboe would be elected Monday.
He would not say what he would do.
The republicans do not conceal the fact
that they were greatly disappointed at to-
for senator. They are very conservative
about their future intentions, but tonight
1t is known that no pressing attempt to
elect Deboe will be made till next Wednes-
day, some of the pairs now out not explr-
ing till that day.