Gilpin observer., 1903-01-22
LEGISLATURE OF COLORADO
SCENE OF RIOT AND ANARCHY

"The Senate has been in session all
day, much of the time in executive
session, to keep Republican supporters
out Of the building, and at 6 o'clock af-
ter the House had adjourned the SEN
ate proceeded to business.
Senator Barela presented a report
from the elections contest committee
to dismiss the suits pending against
the Democrats and moved its adop-
ton at once.
President Haggott ruled the motion
out of order under the Senate rules
and when under the Goebel rules, the
secretary of the Senate proceeded to
put the motion, he deposed him. Then
quick as fash the Republican sena-
tors were on their feet with a protest
against the action of the Democratic
contest committee, followed amid the
shouts and yells of the Democrats, by
the presentation, by Senator Campbell,
Of minority report from that COM
mittee dismissing the contests against
the Republicans and seating eight new
ones.
president Haggott recognized the
Republicans, q motion to adopt the
Campbell report was made, the roll
cd as voting in its favor and 1t was
over within a comparatively short
time.
'In the meantime the Democratic
side endeavored to get through with
the Barela report, and under Tempo
rary President Sprague. finished, but
the Republicans were first. However,
the Republicans named as senators,
though they took the oath in an ad-
joining room, could not gain admit
tance.
-Four hours later the Democrats
proposed to remove the two Republi-
can senators and the two Democrats
named to succeed them were admitted
before midnight.
"The two Senates remained in ses-
sion all night and were in session at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, both hold
ing their seats in the chamber.
''The changes made by the Republic
cans under Haggott are:
First District-Fred A. Bailey.
Charles D. Griffith and Gerald Hughes
removed; Willis v. Elliott, R. j. Pit
kin and George w. Ordway seated.
Webster Ballinger removed, George
A. Montgomery seated.
Seventeenth District-W. s. Buck
ley removed. John r. Galloway seated.
Twelfth District-W. A. Hill re-
moved. H. w. Twombly seated.
Eighteenth District-John Kennedy
removed. Charles II. Freeman seated.
1.-THE Democrats made the following
changes:
Sixth District-Jesse F. Mcdonald
removed. Dan Healy seated.
Fourteenth District-James B. Dick
removed, Robert M. Born seated.
AT 6 p. m. the struggle began.
President Haggott asked what was
the wish of the Senate. He had, sit
ting beside him. Attorney James H.
Brown
Senator Barela read the report of
the committee on elections, dismissing
the contest of Williams against Ball
niger.
when it was read Senator Farwell
moved that under the rules the report
be put over until next day.
Senator Barela then moved that the
report be adopted.
1.-The senator is out of order, said
Haggott
az appeal from the decision of the
chair shouted Adams, Barela and
Lewis in chorus.
The chair rules the members out
of order; there is no motion before tho
Senate said President Haggott.
Then there were calls from the
Democratic senators for 'Sprague,
Sprague.'
Secretary Charles E. Sprague then
stepped forward to the front of the
desk and said:
AS the president has refused to
put the motion 1t becomes my duty
under the rules to put the motion
President Haggott made statement
declaring the rules unconstitutional.
and declared the secretary suspended
from Office.
Then Senator Campbell. the minor
ity member of the Senate committee.
presented his report to unseat the nine
Democrats and seat eight Republicans,
leaving vacant Hallett's seat in the
Eleventh district and dismissing the
contest against the eleven Republi-
cans.
Senator Drake seconded the mo-
tion.
1.-The Democrats rose and shouted
for recognition. but the president did
not see them. apparently. They had
been caught by surprise.
President Haggott recognized Sem
ator Campbell and put his motion.
"The roll was called and the eleven
Republicans voted aye
1.-The report is adopted said the
president, and from that moment he re-
Democratic senators in the chamber"
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