The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-19
Quay's Tool Rides Roughshod Over
Pennsylvania Legislature.
WILL BE oUsTED TO-DAY
CANNOT PRESIDE OVER THE
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
Democrats and Anti-Quay Members
In Revolt Against the Lieutenant
Governor-Shown That He Is In
eligible-West Virginia TO Have
Rump Legislature.


Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. 1s-The feel
ing between the candidates, their mana
gers and their followers in the great
battle for United States senator, has
been intensified by the rulings of Lieu
tenant Governor Goblin at today's 5oint
assembly of the senate and house. Mr..
Goblin refused TO entertain an appeal
from his decision excluding a series of
rules regulating the procedure of the
conference, and declaring the assembly
adjourned when three-fourths of the
senators and members voted other
wise
The anti-Quay Republicans and Dem
ocrats were hurriedly called together
after the session adjourned by Sena-
tor William Flynn OF Allegheny, Re
publican, chairman of the anti-Guay
organization in the general assembly.
A roll call showed 135 members and
senators present. OF these five Repub
1icans who voted for Senator Quay par
ticipated in the meeting and indicated
their sympathy with the movement. A
committee of seven was appointed to
prepare a series of resolutions to be
submitted to an adjourned meeting,
which was held this evening in the hall
of the house of representatives.
The hall of the house was crowded
with Legislators and politicians when
the night meeting was called to order
by Chairman Bliss Mr.. Flynn present.
ed the report. 1t recites the excluding
rules and the right to prescribe such,
declaring that the presiding officers ac-
ton violated all rules and presidents,
and resolves that as the joint as
sembly has the undoubted right TO gov
ern its own procedure and to elect or
change q presiding officer at pleasure,
OF
meeting of the joint assembly and their
consideration demanded prior to any
ballot for United States senator. This
report IS signed by nineteen senators
and 100 representatives four more than
attended the day meeting.
In explaining the resolution, Mr..
Flynn said there was no law or consti-
tutienal mandate that allows the lieu
tenant governor to preside at a joint
assembly of the senate and house to
elect United States senator; it was
simply matter of courtesy.
The report was adopted and copies
were distributed among the senators
and members for signatures.
A motion was offered by Senator Da-
vid Martin of Philadelphia, Republic
an, which was adopted. that a commit
tee of seven be continued, with power
to call the independent Republicans
and Democrats together at any time
the necessity arises.
Mr.. Fox read section g. article V, of
the constitution, to show that Mr. Go
bin, WHO is a brigadier general in the
army, has no right to preside at the
conference. The section follows:
No member of congress or person
holding any office under the United
States or this state shall exercise the
Office of governor or lieutenant COVER
nor"
The vote in joint session for United
States senator was:
Quay CRep), I12; jerks Dem.). 81;
Dalzell (Rep), IS: Stone, 3; Stewart. 8;
Huff, 5; Tubbs, 4; Irwin, 3; Charles F.
Smith. l: Rice 2: J. f. Downing, .;
Grow, !: Alvin Aarkle, l; all but jerks
Republicans. Necessary to choice, 125.