Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
SENATE DOORS BARRED
Eight in Colorado Legislature
Grows Acute.
MEMBERS UNSEATED
TROOPS HELD UNDER ARMS TO
PREVENT TROUBLE.
Vote for United States Senator Will Be
Taken Today-Members Of
Senate Bivouac.
MEMBERS UNSEATED

DENVER Col, January 2O.-After q tu-
multuous conflict last night in the gen.
eral assembly in the course Of which Gov
ernor Peabody was requested to call out
the military forces of the state in order
to seat seven republican senators declared
to be wrongfully excluded from their
places. the situation quieted down early to-
day with democratic majority in posses
sion of the senate chamber. A supply Of
blankets was sent In to them. and they pro-
pose to hold the fort until balloting for
United States senator begins today and
possibly until time for the joint ballot on
Wednesday. The senate is divided into two
organizations, one with Senator Adams as
presiding officer and Sprague as secretary.
the other with Lieutenant Governor Hag-
gott and Secretary Pryor as officers. The
first named organization has thrown out
two regularly elected republicans and seat
ed two democrats for the purpose of giving
the democrats majority on joint ballot.
Seven Democrats Thrown Out.
The republicans have thrown out seven
democrats. thereby gaining a majority in
the senate.
Officers Of the militia and number Of
men last night were held in readiness at the
Curtis street armory in case of trouble.
Republicans who have filed contests
against democratic legislators which have
not been acted upon are said to have been
notified by telegraph to come to Denver at
once.
Efforts are being made to effect compro-
mise between the parties, but 1t is believed
to be impossible that an agreement will be
reached before ballot for senator is taken.
The democrats claim majority of two
on Joint ballot as a result of yesterdays s
proceedings. The republican majority Of the
house unseated six democrats, creating a
hlin1r oiNr Af tn tIat bod
The democratic majority of the senate un-
seated Senator Dick of Huerfane and Sena-
tor Mcdonald of Lake. making democratic
majority Of seventeen in the senate. Prior
to this action Lieut.. Gov. Haggott and
eleven republicans In the senate went
through the form of unseating eight demo-
cratic senators. the lieutenant governor de-
claring various motions carried In spite Of
the protests of the twenty-four democratic
senators.
Democrats Barred the Doors.
Under the orders Of the democratic ma
jority. the doorkeepers refused to permit
the republica senators to leave and denied
admission to the men that the republican
minority pretended to have seated. The
senate therefore remained in continuous
session.
Each house will take a separate ballot
for senator today and joint ballot at noon
tomorrow.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the democratic
majority adjourned yesterdays session of
the senate and at 10 o'clock today's session
was opened.
The house convened at 10 o'clock. A
strong guard was present and excluded all
persons except members and officers of the
house and one representative for each news
paper. The doors We're locked and no per-
son will be permitted to leave the chamber
until after the ballot for senator is taken.
When the roll was called in the senate
ct the beginning of todays session no re-
publican member answered his name. Only
nine republican senators We're in the cham
ber, the seven whom the republican minor
ity had voted to seat in place of democrats
having failed to gain admission To the
chamber. While the roll was being called
Lieut.. Gov. Haggott left the hall.
Ballot in the Senate.
A ballot for United States senator was
taken in the Senate soon after noon. Henry
II. Teller received twenty-five votes. the en-
tire number east. One democrat, Mcclure
of Arapahoe, was excused from voting at
his request. Only two republicans, De Long
and Pryor, We're present, and they refused
to answer to their names. Lieut.. Gov. Hag-
gott and all other republican members had
Withdrawn from the chamber before noon
but De Long and Pryor were turned back
by the -sergeant-at-arms when they at
tempted to follow. Senator Adams, presi
dent pro tenn. was in the chair when the
Vote was taken.
inc vote III llle ftouSe Tor senator was
as follows: Henry NJ. Teller. democrat, %;
Edward O.-Walcott. republican. Is; Frank
G O. Goudy. republican 10; Irving How
bert. republican. q; y. w. Dixon, republi
can :.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott shortly af-
terward returned to the senate chamber
and took the chair. He said that the off,
GERS Of the senate had refused to obey his
orders and that no business could be trans
acted while armed men We're allowed to
remain about the senate chamber. He also
said that the minutes of yesterdays ses-
sion. as read, Were not fair record. The
forenoon was spent in wraging over the
various motions and points of order, but
no business was done.
Gov. Peabody has far refused to call
out the state militia for the purpose of dis
persng the guard maintained by the demo-
Gratis at the doors of the senate.
a crowd throngs the corridors of the cap
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