Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-07
COMMITTEE is SELECTED TO
CANVASS VOTE
TWELVE ARE REPUBLICANS
Trouble Is Started in Joint Session
When Speaker Dickson and
Lieut.. Gov. Haggott
Clash
BY Associated Press.


fusion and excitement, the Colorado
legislature today passed a resolution
creating a committee of fifteen MEM
bers to canvass the vote for governor
at the last election and submit a re-
port to the Legislature not later than
2 o'clock on the afternoon of next
Monday. The committee is composed
of five senators and ten representa-
tives, the political division being
twelve Republicans and three Demo-
Gratis. 1t organized this afternoon by
the election of Senator Arthur Corn
forth of Colorado Springs as chairman
and will commence the hearing of evil
dence tomorrow.
The trouble began with the first
session of the joint session and con-
tinued until it's close IT was expected
that there would be a contest over the
respective rights of Speaker Dickson
and Lieutenant Governor Haggott to
preside over the joint session. The
speaker based his opinion of his right
to preside on section of tht state
constitution which says the speaker
shall open and publish the election
returns in the presence of Il majority
Of both branches of the legislature.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott con-
strued his right to direct the pro-
ceedings on a statute which declares
that in conducting any contested
election the general assembly shall
convene in joint session and that the
president of the senate shall preside
unless he is the contestee.
Legal advice was given to each gem
tleman that his position was correct
Lieutenant Governor Haggott and
his followers assert tonight that five
of the Republican senators who were
in the joint session today will remain
away tomorrow and prevent quo
rum.
The Wolcott Republicans, whose
leader is Lieutenant Governor Hag-
gott, have demanded certain conces-
sions from the Peabody people as the
price of their assistance These
things are reported to be the privilege
of naming the two new justices of the
supreme court and getting one-half Of
the gubernatorial patronage. The
Peabody people are not willing to-
night to agree to the request.
Chaos Reigns at Meeting
At O'Clock this morning the legisla-
ture went into joint session. Confu-
sion at once ensued when Lieutenant
Governor Haggott, the presiding officer
of the senate, took his position beside
Speaker Dickson to direct the joint
session. Mr.. Dickson refused to 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 Lieutenant
Governor Haggott.
Immediately the two clerks COM
menced to call the rolls amid great
called when Representative Frewen
arose.
Mr.. Frewen has the floor" shouted
Lieutenant Governor Haggott, with
thump of his gavel
Mr. Frewen, you are out of order. "
shouted the speaker
"Mr. Frewen, you have the floor"
repeated Lieutenant Governor 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 al
though Mr.. Frewen continued to ad- |
dress the assembly. his voice was not
distinguishable.
A motion to adjourn was made and
seconded. 1t came to a vote, the ayes |
and noes sounding in about equal vol
ume.
"The ayes have it and the joint ses-
sion is dissolved" shouted Lieutenant
Governor Haggott
"The noes have it and the motion ia
lost" shouted Speaker Dickson.
Whack! went the lieutenant gov
ernor's savel
1.-The assembly is not dissolved"
called the speaker.
Il repeat that the session is ended
and the senators will leave the room. "
said the lieutenant governor. and out
filed the senators, headed by the lieu
tenant governor, amid great confusion
Many of them did not leave the room.
but stood behind the seats of the rep
resentatives, watching the proceedings.
Speaker Dickson refused to recognize
the passing of the senate, and declared
that although the senate had left the
room the joint session was stiu in
progress.
Representative Frewen raised re-
rHated points of order to the effect that
no joint session was being held and
Was promptly ruled out of order every
lime by the speaker, A roll call was
1nally obtained ON the point of order
that no joint session was in progress,
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