The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-01-23
HAS TWO SENATES
COLORADO HOUSE SPLITS AND
FORMS DUAL ORGANIZATION.
GOVERNOR ASKED FOR TROOPS
Both Claim to Be Sole Constitutional
Body Entitled to Act-Republican
Wish to Regain Seats by Forcibiy
ExpelIing Democrats.

pENVER.-Bott houses of the gen.
eral assembly balloted for United
States senator at noon Tuesday, Hen
ry M. Teller receiving so votes, only
one less than is needed to elect. Sem
ator Mcclure, democrat, refrained
from voting, but subsequently said
that he should vote for Teller if it
should appear that he could be elected.
Only two republican senators were
in the senate chamber when the vote
was taken, and they did not respond
when their names were called.
Soon afterwards the nine regular re-
publican senators. the two who were
expelled by the democratic majority
and the eight contestants who were
sworn in on the steps of the capitol,
assembled in the lieutenant governors
room and formed separate orgaDiza-
ton.
Senator M. z. Farwell was elected
president pro TEN, c. E. Hogan secre-
tary, and Thomas McMahan, sergeant
alarms, the senate officers previously
chosen being ordered removed. A bal
lot was then taken for senator.
A resolution was adopted notifying
the governor that the senate had re-
organized and was ready for business.
Subsequently two of the regularly
elected republican senators, Drake OF
Larimer county, and Conforth Of Ell
Paso, left the Haggctt senate and re-
turned to the senate chamber, where
they announced that they would act
with the regular senate" and would
not longer participate in a farce"
If the democratic senate is recogniz-
ed and the house remains with its
present membership as seems likely,
Senator Teller may be reelected. On
the contrary, if the republican senate
is recognized, there is likely to he no
election and the balloting will con-
tinue indefinitely.
The vote in the house for senator
was as follows: Henry M. Teller,
democrat, 25; Edward o. Wolcott, re-
publican, 1S; Frank C. Goudy, repub-
lican, 13; Irving Howbert, republican,
6; N w. Dixon, republican, 3.
The republican senators met in
Lieutenant Governor Haggott's cham
Der and balloted for senator. The vote
was as follows: Edward o. Wolcott,
9; Frank C. Goudy, 4; Irving Howbert,
2; John w. Springer, l; Jesse North
colt, L. N. w. Dixon, 2.
After a tumultous conflict in the
general assembly, in the course of
which Governor Peabody was request
ed to call out the militia forces of
the state in order to seat seven repub-
lican senators declared to be wrong
fully excluded from the legislature,
the situation quieted down with 4
democratic majority in possession Of
the senate chamber.
A supply of blankets was sent in to
them and they proposed to hold forth
until balloting for United States SEN
ator began.
Under the orders of the democratic
majority the doorkeepers refused to |
permit the republican senators to leave |
and denied admission to the men that
the republican minority pretended to |
have seated The senate, therefore, |
remained in continuous session.
A strong guard was present in the
house and excluded all persons except |
members and officers of the house and |
one reporter for each newspaper. The |
doors were locked and no person was |
permitted to leave the chamber until !
rho haIIot for senator was taken,