The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-01-23

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day, much of the time in executive
session, to keep Republican supporters
out of the building, and at 6 o'clock AT
ter the House had adjourned the Sen
ate proceeded to business.
Senator Barela presented report
| from the elections contest committee
| to dismiss the suits pending against
| the Democrats and moved It's 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 a fash the Republican sena-
tors we're on their feet with 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 q minority report from that com
mittee dismissing the contests against
the Republicans and seating eight new
ones.
president Haggott recognized the
Republicans, a motion to adopt the
Campbell report was made. the roll
called and eleven Republicans record.
cd as voting in It's favor and 1t was
over within comparatively short
| time.
'In the meantime the Democratic
side endeavored to get through WIN
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 RAubli-
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
.: 80 O'Clock this morning. both hold
Ing their seats In the chamber.
The changes made by the Republi-
cans under Haggott are:
First District-Fred A. Bailey,
Charles d. Grifiith 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 X. Galloway seated.
Twelfth District-W. A. Hill re-
moved. H. w. Twombly seated.
Eighteenth District-John Kennedy
removed. Charles II. Freeman ~scated.
The Democrats made the following
changes:
sixth District-Jcssc r. Mcdonald
removed. Dan Healy seated.
Fourteenth District-James Il. Dicaf
removed. Robert NJ. Born seated.
AT 6 p. IN. the struggle began.
President Haggo,t asked what was
the wish OF the Senate. He had. sit
ting beside him. Attorney James II.
Brow1.
Senator Barcia read the report of
the committee on elections. dismissing
the contest OF Williams against Ball
niger.
When II 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.
"'The senator is out of order said
Hnggott.
"I appeal from the decision OF the
chair shouted Adams. Barely and
Lewis in chorus.
THE chair rules the members out
OF order: there is no motion before the
Senate said President Haggott.
Then there were calls from the
Democratic senators for 'Sprague.
Sprague'
Secretary Charles +. sprague then
stepped forward to the front OF the
desk and said.
LAS the president has refused TO
put the motion II becomes my duty
under the rules to put the motion
President Haggott made n statement
declaring the rules unconstitutional,
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