The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-29
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

bly, be elected In joint session tomor-
row.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Olympia. January 2s.-This has been
day Of sensations in connection with
the senatorial fight. which began with
speech in the house shortly before
noon and continued through the pro-
ceedings Of the joint session when bal
loting for senator ensued. These deyei-
ments were caused primarily by a gen.
eral belief last night and this morning
that Judge Turner would be nominated
tonight in caucus and elected tomorrow
on joint ballot. and by a combined
effort Of the opposition TO in some
manner defeat and end the long and
Bitterly contested fight. The first SEN
sation was sprung this morning when
copies OF the Seattle Post-Inteiligencer
arrived on the 11;30 o'clock train. and
were Immediately afterwards distrib-
uted among the members in session
at the capitol building. An interview
In the newspaper. with DR.. Calhoun.
Of Seattle, one Of Squlre's managers.
preclpltAted the trouble as he charged
A. d. Warner. Democrat member OF
the lower house from SnoiOmish, and
W. H. Piummer. Populist senator from
Spokane. both members Of the fusion
party. with Offering TO sell their votes
to Senator Squire for specified sums Of
money. Within ten minutes after War
ner had read DIR. Calhoun's statement
in tho paper he arose white with lndig-
nation. He vigorously branded the
charge as being "as false as he'll" He
said that he courted the fullest inves-
tigation. and asked for the appointment
OF n committee 10 make inquiry into
the matter so that the guilty party
could be brought to Justice. A resolu-
tion providing for such a committee
was adopted. and before it's work Is
finished astonishing developments are
expected. Speaker Cline named five
members to compose the committee:
A few minutes later the members Of
the senate filed into the lower house for
joint session to ballot for senator.
Senator Plummer arose to a question
OF personal privilege. Plummer is pres
ident pro TEN Of the senate and a man
OF wide reputation in the state. He
was evidently laboring under a great
mental strain. but spoke in most posi-
tive words. He branded the accusa-
tions as absolutely false and said they
were made for the purpose of defeating
Judge Turner whom he had voted for
the first time. He gave notice that as
soon as the senate reconvened he would
ask for the appointment of a commit
tee to investigate the charges. AS soon
as Plummer finished his speech the
| first ballot of the day and the twenty
second of the session was taken amidst
much excitement. In consequence OF a
secret caucus held by the Republicans
last night and the fact being known
that sixteen OF them had determined
to vote for a Populist when 1t was
seen that Turner would otherwise be
elected. the excitement, although some
what suppressed. was at fever heat
When the name of Ames, Republican,
who heads the roll call. was called. he
slowly arose from his seat and began
70 expalin his vote. Everyone thought
the climax had come, but 1t was soon
found that Ames was having little
fun, and he turned the anxiety into
laughter by again voting FOR Denny.
Jory, the sedate appearing Populist
from Yakima, arose and cast his vote
for Turner. The first ballot closed
with Il votes for for Judge Winsor, OF
Seattle, who received the Populist sup
port as agreed at the conference Tues
day night Judge Turner increased his
vote to So. The second ballot was taken
without incident, Winsor receiving one
more vote, and there was no change on
the third ballot except that Winsor got
A votes.
After the third ballot had been taken
motion to adjourn finally prevailed
over a vigorous opposition of the Re-
pulbicans, and a majority of the Pop
ulists. The Turner forces, however,
we're too strong.
The only matter of Importance in the
legislative proceedings today were the
seating of L. L. RAIDER Populist, in
place of W. B. Seymour. Republican, in
the contested case from Kitsap coun-
ty. The Populist majority made short
work Of the matter and unseated Sey-
mour on the ground that several pau
pers voted for him without which votes
he would not have been elected This
makes the second Republican unseated
I'm the house.