The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-07
Lieut.. Governor and Speaker OF
Colorado Legislature
HAVE A LIVELY TILT
BEHIND LOCKED DOORS ASSEM-
BLY, HAD A ROUGH HOUSE,
AND LITTLE WAS Ac-
cOMPLlSHED.
BY the Associated Press.

doors and amid scenes Of great con
fusion and excitement the Colorado
legislature today passed resolution
creating committee of fifteen mem.
bers to canvass the vote cast for gov
ernor al the last election. and submit
The final report TO the legisla not
later than O'Clock next Monday.
rhe committee is composed OF five
-enators and ten representatives. the
political division being II Republi-
ans and 5 Democrats 1t was or
sanized this afternoon by The election
# Senator Cornforth of Colorado
springs. as chairman, and will com.
nenee hearing Of evidence tomorrow,
Trouble Began at the Jump.
Trouble began with The first second
If the joint session and continued
lntH It's close II was understood that
here would be a conflict over respee'
i've rights of Speaker Dickson and
lieut. Governor Haggott 70 preside
Her the joint session The speaker
,ased his opinion of his right 10 pre-.
ide upon a section of the state con,
litution which says that "immeii-
tely upon the organization of the
ouse the speaker shall open and pub
ish The election returns in the pres
nee Of a majority of both branches
{ the legislature
fnuf Gov ITuutrpft rom -,npd "a a.
tight to direct the proceedings upon
statute which declares that in con
iuciing any contested election the
General assembly shall convene IN
oint session ana the presiden Of the
enate shall preside unless be is The
ontestee.
They Both Ruled.
Legal advice was given each gen
leman that his position was correct
When the lieutenant governor mount
ID The rostrum. Spea Dickson was
tanding in from OF the center Of
lis desk and did not move The len
enant governor advanced. the two
non smiled, bowed, shook hands and
hen stood gazing into each others
yes. MOI either made a move and
heir features hardened as they rea
lied the situation Together II y
armed 20 face the assembly. the
peaker behind the center of desk
he lieutenant governor at his lei'
and Gently eigng up 70 The speak
r, Lieutenan Governor Haggoh
ave him a gentle 'hunch" with his
boulder, as If TO move him along
The speaker was immoyable The
.entlc "hunch" was repeated and sin
be speaker held his ground and
rousht down his gayel with a thump.
le called upon tho clerk OF the house
call the roll and Haggott gave the
enate clerk q similar order Boh
,egan TO call their respective rolls
While great confusion arose in the
house Members laughed cheered
and shouted. while Representative
Street. a Democrat, gave vent 70 the
cowboy yell of Zip. Zip. Yip.'
Haggott Adjourns the 6ody.
After The names had been callel
Representative Frewen, a "Wolcott
Republican sought recognition. The
speaker declared him ont OF order,
Fnt the lieutenant governor recogniz.
ed him aud he proceeded 10 speak 60
the point Of order which was thar
the presiden of the senate was the
proper presiding officer He was or.
dercd by the speaker to sit down
but the lieutenant governor ruled
that Frewen had the floor
He moved an adjournment which
Haggolt declared carried. the speak.
er making an opposite declaration.
lIaggou ANA ,he senators immediate
Is left the chamber and the speaker
declaring the joint committee still in
session. assumed the chair.
Hsegott orders Arrests.
When Lieutenant Governor Has
gott reached he senate chamber ne
saw he was not followed by all sena-
TORS, and directed Sergcantat-Arms
Berry, of the senate. TO arrest AN
absent members Berry a once has
tened 10 the house and demanded adj
mittance He pushed past the door
keeper and WAS looking for the sena,
tors when Special officer Sterling
came up Responding 10 his inquiry
Berry said nc wes after -omo sena.
tors they had a brief scnffle and
Berry returned 10 the senate alone
The Speakers Session.
Several Republican senators Re urn
cd 10 the house aud took part in the
proceedings held there until final al
ioummeut. The doors were locked
and no member permitted TO pass
out Frewen's point of order was
ruled out and the house sustained the
ruling A protest from Governor
/ Peabody was read Il covered the
history of the recent election in Den.
4 yer and urged the legislature va
make an invest cation a resolution
for the appointment OF an iuyes igai-
ling committee was also presented.
After another point Of order by
Frewen was ruled ont, Representative
Street moved an adjournment This
also was ruled ont. bur Stree persist
ed and did not subside until the
| sneaker ordered him removed The