Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-21
Both claim 10 Be Sole Constitutional Body
Entitled to Act
GOVERNOR APPEALED TO FOR TROOPS
Republicans Wish to Regain Seats by Fore
IDLY Expelling Democrats
SPEAKER TO DECIDE BETWEEN FACTIONS
When Joint BalIotinE Begins To-
day Representatives Head VIII
Have to Recognize One sem
ate or the other.

DENVER Jan. 2O.-Both houses Of the
general assembly balloted for United States
senator at noon today, Henry NJ. Teller re-
ceived 50 votes. only one less than is
needed 10 elect. Senator MCGUIRE, a demo-
crat, refralned from voting. but subse-
quently said he would vote for Teller II 1t
should appear that he could be elected
Only two republican senators we're in
the senate chamber when the vote was
taken. and they did not respond when their
names were called.
Soon afterwards the nine regular repub-
lican senator's, the two who were expelled
by the democratic majority and the eight
contestants who were sworn in the
steps of the capitol last night. assembled
in the lieutenant governors room and
formed separate organization.
senate Organizes AfreSh.
Senator NJ T. Farwell was elected pres
ident pro tenn. c. e. Hogan secretary. and
Thomas McMahan, sergeant at arms, the
senate officers previously chosen being
dered removed. A ballot was then taken
for senator.
A resolution was adopted notifying the
governor that the senate had reorganized
and was ready for business. subsequently
two of the regularly elected republican
senators, Drake or Larimer county, and
Cornforth OF ri Paso, left the Haggott
senate and returned to the senate chamber.
where they announced that they would
act with the regular senate" and would
not longer participate in a farce"
Under the constitution Lieutenant Gov
ernor Haggott is the presiding officer of the
Joint session which is to meet at noon to-
morrow to vote for senator's He will In
sist that the body over which he presided
today was the regular senate. and that
its vote for senator should be accepted.
The speaker OF the house will then be called
upon to decide which senate shall be rec
ognized as a regular. Comparison of the
journals will show that no one has been
elected senator. 1t will then be necessary
for the joint session to proceed with bal
loting until senator Is chosen.
II the democratic senate is recognized
and the house remains with its present
membership as seems likely Senator Teller
may be reelected. On the contrary, IL
the republican senate Is recognized there
is likely to be no election and the balloting
will continue Indefinitely
ballot for United States senator was
taken In the senate soon after noon Henry
M. Teller received twenty-five votes, the
entire number cast.
One democrat. Mcclure of Arapahoe, was
excused from voting at his request Only
two republicans. DeLong and Pryor, were
present, and they refused to answer to
their names.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott and all
the republican members had withdrawn
from the chamber before noon, but DeLong
and Pryor were turned back by the SER
geant-at-arms when they attempted to fol-
low
Senator Adams, president pro TEN, was in
the chair when the vote was taken.
The vote in the house for senator was
rs follows; Henry M. Teller, democrat
25 Edward o. Woloott. republican, IS;
Frank G. Goudy, republican, 1S; Irving
Howbert, republican, g.; N. w, Dixon, re-
publican, g.
The republican senators met in Lleuten-
ant Governor Haggotts chamber and bal
loted for senator. The vote was as fol-
lows: Edward o. Wolcott, 8; Frank G.
I Goudy, 4; Irving Howbert. q John w
Springer, Il Jesse Northcott. !: N. W.
Dixon, 2.
spend Strenuous Night.
After a tumultuous conflict last night in
the general assembly, in the course OF
which Governor Peabody was requested to
call out the military forces of the state in
order to seat seven republican senators de-
elared to be wrongfully excluded from the
legislature, the situation quieted down
with democratic majority in possession
of the senate chamber
A supply OF blankets was sent in to them
and they propose to hold the fort until bal
loting for United States senator begins to-
day, and possibly until time for the joint
ballot on Wednesday
At o'clock this morning Senator Deuel.
said to be acting under instructions from
Lieutenant Governor Haggott, called upon
Governor Peabody with a request that an
order be issued calling out the state mill
tia for the purpose OF dispensing the crowd
of officers In the hire OF the democrats
ofioers OF the militia and a number Of men
were held in readiness at the Curtiss street
armory.
Appeals were made to Sheriff seerie for
assistance in clearing the democrats from
the halls, but he declined. He permitted
his deputy 70 remain at the state house in
consultation with Chief of Police Arm
strong, who is acting for the democrats.
Governor Peabody has announced that hs
recognizes the Haggott senate as the one
properly organized under the state consti-
tutional provisions. which make the Iieuten.
ant governor president OF that body.
senate in Continuous Session.
Under the orders of the democratic ma.
jority the doorkeepers refused to permit
the republican senators 70 leave and denied
admission TO the men that the republical
4 minority pretended to have seated Tn,
- senate. therefore, remained in continuous
session.
shortly before 10 o'clock the demoerati,
majority adjourned yesterdays session o
the senate and at 10 o'clock today's session
was opened.
The house convened at 10 o'clock 4
strong guard was present and excluded al
persons except members and Ofhcers OF tn
house and one reporter for each newspaper
The doors were locked and no person wa
permitted 10 leave the chamber until tn
ballot for senator was taken,
Edward o. WolcOtt, the leading repub
I lican candidate for senator, and his follow
ers are urging the governor to call out tn