Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-06
QUESTION Of RIGHT TO PRESIDE
Lieutenant Governor Iaggott and
Speaker Dickson Both 1,
Claim It.
TWoCLERSS ASKED TO CALL ROLL
Both Begin to Read. Protest From
Gov. Peabody Received aud Com.
mttce Appointed.

Denver, Jan. Sat II o'clock this
morning the legislature went into Joint
session. Confusion ut once resulted,
when Lleut.-Gov. Haggott, the presld
Ing officer Of the senate, took his posi-
tion beside Speaker Dickson to direct
the Joint session Mr.. Dickson refused
10 give way.
The clerk OF the house will call the
roll said Speaker Dickson with a
thump' OF his gavel.
The clerk OF the senate will call the
roll Of the senate" said Lieut.. Coy.
Haggott.
Immediately the two clerks com
menced to call the rolls, amid great
confusion But few names had BEEN
called when Representative Frewen
rose.
Mr., Frewen has the floor" shouted
Lieut-Gov Haggott with a thump Of
his gavel.
Mr.. Frewen, you are out Of order"
shouted the speaker.
"Mr. Frewen, you have the floor" re-
peated Lieut-Gov Haggott.
Bang! Bang. went the two gavels.
The two men stood side by side behind
the speakers desk both refusing to
give way.
The confusion was so great that no
voice could be heard, and although Mr..
Frewen continued TO address the as
sembly his voice was not dlstinguisha-
BILE.
A motion TO adjourn was made ana
seconded. II came to vote, the ayes
and noes sounding In about equal
volume.
'The ayes have II and the joint ses-
sion is dissolved" shouted Lieut. Gov.
Haggott. y
THE noes have II and the motion Is
lost" shouted Speaker Dickson.
whsck went the lieutenant-gover-
nor's gavel.
The assembly Is not dissolved"
called the speaker.
II repeat that the session is ended
and the senator's win leave the room"
said the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS amid
great confusion. Many OF them did not
leave the room but stood behind the
seats Of the representatives watching
the proceedings,
Speaker Dickson refused to recognize
the passage out OF the senate and de-
clared that although the senate had
left the room the Joint session was still
In progress.
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peated points of order to the effect
that no Joint session was being held and
was promptly ruled out every time by
the speaker. A rollcall was finally OBJ
talned on the point Of order that no
Joint session was IN progress and It
was declared lost by vote OF 40 10 g.
Representative Griffith then presented
protest from Gov Peabody against
the manner IN which the last election
had been held,
The reading had proceeded but few
minutes when Representative Frewen
interrupted with a point OF order that
the protest was not germane TO any
subject under consideration. He was
ruled out OF order by the speaker and
appealed from the decision OF the chair.
The speaker refused to put the appeal
despite Mr.. Frewen's repeated dmands.
Mr.. street moved that the assembly
adjourn and the speaker declined TO
put It. Mr. Street insisted that his
motion was I'm order according TO the
rules Of the house He was Informed
by the speaker that no rules had been
adopted for control OF Joint session,
"Then all the more. Mr.. Speaker"
shouted Mr. Frewen springing up ARE
you proceeding without warrant In
law"
Cheers from the gallery greeted the
remark. The chair directed the reading
OF Gov Peabody's protest. The clerk
continued while Mr.. street continued
TO clamor for recognition on question
OF personal privilege. The speaker re-
fused TO recognize him In any way.
The reading of the protest was fol-
lowed by the presentation OF a resolu-
tion proNldlng for the creation OF a
committee OF Is, two-thirds OF the mem
bers from the house-one-third from
the senate TO canvass the vote with
daily reports and final report not later
than Monday
AS soon as the reading was finished
Mr.. Griffith demanded n rolcall on the
adoptIon Of the resolution, Sixteen
members Of the senate responded 10 the
rollcal, two Of them present declining
10 vote.
when Senator Morgan's name was
called he declared that the treatment
given 10 the presiding officer Of the sem
ate had been an insult but he would
vote for the resolution rather than ar
f1liate with the Dmocratic party
The resolution was adopted by vote
of 81 ayes. noes I, the negative vote
being cast by Senator Wood, FIFTY
votes constituted a quorum. The gov
ernor was then Informed OF the receipt
OF his protest and the adoption or the
resolution creating the committee