The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-21
NOBODY SHOT
IN COLORADO
The Vicious Senatorial Deadlock
Pursuing a Rather Peaceful
IT. Course.
The Democrats Are Camped Out in
the Senate Chamber for
-... ..-. . the Session.
The Governor Declines to Call Out
the Troops or Get Ex-
cited.

DEVELOPMENT in the condition Of the dead
lock in the senatorial situation in the
Colorado legisla ture this morning was the
announcement that committees had been
appointed by the republican and demo-
cratic senates as we'll as by the house to
meet together at 10 o'clock this morning
and endeavor to reach some understand
Ing that will clear the situation and en-
able the legislature to come together in
joint session for the purpose of balloting
Tor a United States senator to succeed
Henry NJ Teller.
The time for such joint session being
noon to-day and the fact that it was UNI
derstool that the house would refuse to
meet in joint session unless the senate
had reached q settlement Of it's dispute
over the question of what persons were
entitled to seats by that time. made it
necessary that something be done and the
conference at 10 o'clock to-day was ar
ranged for.
Another fruitful influence was the re-
port, which seemed we'll founded, that
Governor Peabody had notified I.ieuten-
ant Governor Haggott, who has presided
over the republican senate that he would
not recognize that body nor issue a GER
tficate of election to a senator elected
by it.
The house and republican senate re-
manned in session until about 10 o'clock
last night when they adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning. The latter body
met In the rooms of the lieutenant gov
ernor.
The democratic senators retained pos
session of the senate chamber, where they
remained all night after giving out the
announcement that they would not leave
the chamber until a senator was elected
or the session expired by Limitation. A
number of bills were introduced in this
body.
Republican candidates for the house who
were defeated in the election began to
arrive in the city this morning and some
Of them stated that they had come in
response to. kilograms from Speaker San
ford The supposition Is that they have
been called to be in readiness to take
seats should the house determine on gen.
eral unseating Of the democratic mem
bers. Unless the conference arranged by
the governor to bring about settlement
between the republicans and democrats
in the senate agree. the joint legislative
convention to elect q United States sena-
tor will have two bodies claiming recog-
milton and how 1t will end no one can tell.
The republican senator's Drake, Corn
forth and Wood have deserted the body
over which Lieutenant. Governor Haggott
presides, leaving, only six regularly elected
republican senator's in that organization.
Cornforth and Wood, it Is said, have
signed q pledge not to vote for Wolcott
for sena tor. Governor Peabody has not
yet recognized the Haggott senate. When
asked to do so he replied:
There Is nothing before me at this
time to. consider; when the proper time
comes will consult constitutional attor-
neys and then determine which senate
body shall recognize under the law
Ladders and ropes were found this
morning in anterooms of the house gal
lery.
who placed them there is not known
but it is presumed the purpose was to af'
ford means for the democratic senators tt
enter the house chamber II an efor
should be made to exclude them from the
Joint session. The ropes and ladder:
were removed. The democratic senator:
adjourned Tuesdays session at IL o'clocl
and to-day's session imedlately convened
No republican senators were present. Th'
q emergency appropriation bill carrying
$4,000 for salaries was passed unanimous
]y on third reading and sent to the hous
for the purpose Of ascertaining whethe
the latter would recognize the democrati
senate. The house secretary declined t
receive the bill.
The house transacted no business, bu
adjourned until 2 o'clock on Friday.
All mebers except one democrat votet
for the motion to adjourn The demo
cratic senators adopted resolutions pro
vlding for joint session and sent then
to the house, but the messenger was no
permitted to enter the house chamber
Democratic members of the house begal
filing into the senate chamber at noon
and the joint session will be held there.
Confusion Among the Republicans.
Denver. JAN. GID. B. Farley, chair
man Of the republican state central com
r1ittee whose resignation was denande
at meeting of the committee on Mon
day, has refused to comply with this de
nand and Is still conducting the bushes
Of the committee at the republican stat
Headquarters. He takes the stand that
was not lawfully deposed. The provis
ional committee appointed at the meet
ing of the state central committee o
Monday to assume the power and work {
the chairman Is conducting business g
the headquarters of Edward o. Wo1cot
thu laa dine. renuhlican senatorial canaj