The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
TWO TRY TO RULE
!. COLORADO SOLONS
President of Senate and Speaker
Of House Dispute Over
: Leadership.
Two Gavels Whaok, Opposing
Rulings Are Given, confu-
sion Reigns.

Denver, Jan. 6.-4he followers of
today in the first fight t'o over e' the ls'e can
vass of the vote for governor. Amid
the. greatest confusion they passed a
resolution creating commission of if.
publieans and three democrats, to can
vass the vote and make daily reports
to the house and senate, with final
report not. later than Monday
morning. At IL o'clock this morn
ing the legislature went into joint
session. Confusion at once J re-
suited when Lieutenant Governor Hag-
gott, the presiding officer Of the sen
ate, took his position beside Speaker
Dickson refused to give way. -
tThe clerk Of the house will call
said Speaker Dickson with thump Of
his gavel. NJ 4 So
"The clerk of the senate will call the
roll Of the senate,' said Lieutenant
Governor .Haggott. -, X.
Immediately the two clerks COM
menced to call the rolls amid great
confusion. But few names had been
called when Representative Frewen
rose. - - :, - .,..t- =, 49,. =.
"Mr. Frewen has the floor, -, shouted
Lieutenant Governor, .Haggott with a
thump Of his gavel So, -
! "Mr. Frewen, you are out Of order, -
shouted the speaker. = = -"
"Mr. Frewen, you have the floor, "
repeated Lieutenant Governor, :-Hag-
gott. 80
! Bang! bang! went the two gavels
The two men stood side by side behind
the speaker IS desk, both refusing to
give way.
The confusion was SO great that NJ
voice could be heard, and altho Mr.
bly,, his voice was not distinguishable.
"A motion was made to adjourn AM
seconded. It came to vote, the aye
and noes sounding in about equal vol
lifne. -. =:,. ~ .-31ts ,a:--'s.-
! "The ayes have it and the joint SEES
sion is dissolved shouted Lieutenan
Governor Haggott. :, -, T..
lost, - shouted Speaker Dickson. -,
! Whack, went the lieutenant govern
or's gavel. Il - . =. " {.
Dissolved Not Dissolved. q.
The assembly ii Dissolve, 3, Il
'AY SFFbs assembly ASSEMBLY /. hot dissolved
called the speaker. .
IT repeat that the session is .ende
and the senators will leave the room,
said the lieutenant governor, and GU
fled the SENATOR'S headed by the lieu
-, tenant: governor, amid confusion. Man
: of them did not leave the room, bu
stood behind the, seats Of the represe1
:. tatives, watching the proceedings.
, = Speaker Dickson refused to recogniz
the passing out Of the senate, and dc
clared that, altho the senators had lef
the room, the joint session was still
progress. 49,: *
II -: Republicans in Saddle.
e Representative Frewen raised re
9 peated points 81, order, to; the effect tha
no session was. being. held and wa
: promptly ruled out, every time by tn
:, speaker. A rollcall was finally OIL
: tanned on the point of order that n
+ Joint session was in progress and it We
:. declared lost by vote Of 40 to. 6.
Representa- Griffith then presen
ed, a. protest from Governor Peabod
d against. the manner in which the las
8 election had been held, The readin
n Of the protest was followed by til
8 presentation of the resolution providin
J. for the creation Of "a commission I
9 canvass the vote. The resolution WI
o adopted by a vote Of 81 ayes, noes
a the negative vote being cast by Sens
tor Wood. Fifty votes constitute
| quOfuiH., 80 VI = - 8. icy .-.. -,