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Inn J..Ai,ADU lIlDILE
Legislature Creates Committee to
Canvass Vote For Governor.
WILD CONFUSION AT SESSION

WILD CONFUSION AT SESSION
Trouble Began at Opening Of Joint
Meeting and Lasted Until the Close,
the Democratic Senators Leaving the
Hall.
Denver Colo. Jan. behind locked
doors and amid scenes OF great con-
fusion and excitement, the Colorado
legislature passed resolution creating
a committee OF 10 members to canvass
the vote cast for governor at the last
election and submit a final report 10
the legislature not later than ? o'clock
on the afternoon OF next Monday The
committee is composed of five senators
and 10 representatives. the political
division being ~ Republicans and
three Democrats. 1t organized by the
election Of Senator Arthur COrnforth.
of Colorado Springs as chairman. and
commenced the hearing OF evidence to-
day.
The trouble began with the first sec
ond OF the joint session and continued
until It's close II was understood that
there would be a conflict over the re-
spective rights OF Speaker Dickson and
Lieutenant Governor HaggOtt to pre-
side over the Joint session.
"The clerk of the house will call the
roll" said Speaker Dickson.
Bang went the gavel OF Lieutenant
Governor HaggOtt He is much the
more powerful man physically and
every time he brought his black gavel
down the pitcher Of ice water on the
speakers desk trembed and the tum-
blers jumped and jingled.
THE clerk Of the senate will call
the roll" he shouted.
Clerk Harper. Of the house and Sec
rotary Farwell of the senate. began TO
call their respective rolls, while great
confusion arose in the house. Members
laughed. cheered and shouted. while
Representative Street. Democrat.
gave vent to the cowboy yell OF "Yip.
zip. zip" A few names had been
called. when Representative Frewen.
a Wolcott Republican, shouted Mr..
Chairman"
"Mr. Frewen." responded the lieuten-
ant governor. you are out Of order
MIR. Frewen." shouted the speaker.
you have the floor
MIR. Frewen." said the lieutenant
governor
Bang. bang" went the speakers
gayel
Boom BOOM" went the gayel Of
the lieutenant governor.
Mr.. Frewen accepted the ruling or
the man who gave him what he want
ed. and commenced to speak to q point
of order. which was that the president
OF the senate was the proper presiding
officer at a joint session.
81 move this session adjourned
shouted Senator Morgan.
at is moved that this session adj
journ." shouted the lieutenant gov
ernor.
"The session will not adjourn, and
members will keep their seats" called
the speaker.
"All in favor of adjourning will say
Aye" called the lieutenant governor.
"All opposed No"
The ayes and noes came in about
equal volume. and then down came the
gavel Of the lieutenant governor, with
a vicious slam.
1.-The ayes have It, and the session is
dissolved"
"Whack!" went the speakers gavel
"The noes have it, and the session is
not dissolved. he said.
1.-THE members of the senate will
leave the house." said the lieutenant
governor, and, quickly walking from
the speakers stand, he strobe up the
aisle, waving his gavel over his head
as though he was leading an infantry
charge. All the Democratic senators
and number of the Republican SEN
ators followed him.
1.-The sergeant-at-arms will see that
nobody leaves the ROOM" said the
speaker.
The sergeant. however, was not fast
enough on his feet, and lieutenant gov
ernor and senators filed out.
Several Republican senators returned
to the house and took part in the pro-
ceedings held there until the final ad-
journment. The doors were then locked
and no member was permitted to pass
out
Governor Peabody's message was
then read by the clerk. 1t covered the
history of the recent election in Den
yer. the greater part OF which has al
ready been published. and suggested
to the legislature that IT was the duty
of that body to make a complete In
vestigation of the election. II protested
against the canvass OF the votes until
the investigation had been completed.
Accompanying the protest was
resolution presented by Mr.. Griffith.
urging the appointment OF a commit
tee of 10 from the house and five from
the senate to investigate the vote and
report daily to the legislature. with the
final report not later than Monday af-
ternoon.
After the adoption of the Griffith
resolution a motion to dissolve the
Joint session was carried. Speaker
Dickson then called the house to order
and 1t promptly adjourned.