Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
THE ANlI-QUAY FIGHT.
Pennsylvania Legislature Dead
locked Over the Senatorship.
GENERAL GOBLIN IN TROUBLE.

His Rulings Precipitate a Row-state
Secretary Griest. Attorney General
EIkin and Insurance Commissioner
Durham Confirmed by the senate.
Harrisburg Jan. 19.--The feeling be-
tween the candidates, their managers
and their followers In the great battle
for United States senator has been in
tensiIied by The rulings of Lieutenant
Governor Goblin at yesterdays joint
assembly of the senate and house. Mr.
Goblin refused to entertain an appeal
from his decision ruling out series Of
rules regulating the procedure Of the
conference, and declaring the assembly
adjourned when three-fourths of the
senators and members voted otherwise.
Mr.. Gobin's ruling was made after the
first joint ballot for senator had been
taken, which resulted as follows M.
s. Quay, 112; George A. jerks 81; John
Dalzell, Is; G. w. Stone, .; John Stew
art, 8; George Il. Huff, 5; e. A. Irwin,
g. c. Tubbs, 4; Charles r. Rice, 2; G.
e. Smith (Philadelphia), i; A. Markle.
/; @. A. Grow, 1; J. f. Downing, @
Necessary to a choice 1875.
The anti-Quay Republicans and Dem
ocrats were hurriedly called together
after the joint conference adjourned by
Senator William Finn, chairman of
the anti-Quay organization in the gen.
eral assembly. Representative Ward
X. Bliss, of Delaware, was chosen
chairman and Representative Thomas
j. Ford of Allegheny and George r.
Dixon of Elk were chosen secretaries.
A roll call showed 1876 members and
senators present. OF these five Re-
publieans who voted for Senator Quay
participated in the meeting, and indi-
Gated their sympathy with the move
ment@ They were Representatives
Hersch and Yates of PHILADELPHIA,
Mackey of Lackawanna, Nesbit of AL
1egheny and Baldwin Of Delaware. A
committee OF seven was appointed TO
prepare a series of resolutions to be
submitted to an adjourned meeting
which was held last night in the hall
of the house of representatives. This
committee consisted Of Senators Finn
of Allegheny, Sproul of Delaware
(Reps), Heinle of Centre (Dem0. Rep
resentatives Young Of Tioga, Haont2
of Somerset tReps), Dixon of Elk and
Fow of Philadelphia (Dems).
The hall Of the house was crowded
with legislators and politicians last
evening when the meeting was called
to order by Chairman Bliss. He stated
the purpose Of The meeting was 10
hear the renort of the committee. and
that it being an adjourned meeting no
roll would be called Mr.. Finn pre-
scented the report. and Mr.. Fow. of
Philadelphia. read it.
The report first gives the rules which
We're presented TO govern the action
of the joint assembly, and then follows
resolutions dcnouncing the action of
Lieutenant Governor Goblin In declar-
ing the motion presenting them out
of order and in declaring the joint ses-
sion adjourned in defiance Of the ex-
pressed wish Of a clear majority. In
the debate it was declared that the
lieutenant governor had no right to
preside over the Joint assembly; II was
simply matter of courtesy. Senator
Fow read a section of the state constf-
tuition which declares that mo mem
Der of congress or person holding Of
flee under the United states shall ex-
ercise the Office OF governor or Iieuten-
ant governor" The resolutions were
signed by 10 senators and 100 repre-
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