The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
GOV. ADAMS ASKS TIME
REQUEST GRANTED BY THE COLO
 RADO LEGISLATURE.
ft is Decided, However, That the Con- test of Ex-GovernpR Peabody Will At Once Be Eu.
 tered IntO,

Denver, Colo, Jan. 17.--At q joint session of the two houses of tho gem aral assembly yo &his afternoon, to take action Oh the contest flied by James H. Peabody for the ofIice of Governor the request of the attorneys for Gov ernor Adams for an extension until 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon of the time to submit an answer to charges made in the papers was granted by a vote of 6l to 34.
 By the same vote the legislature de- cided to proceed at once with the talk ing of testimony in the contest.
 Upon motion of Senator Parks, a committee of five was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald, who presided oyer the joint session, to draft q set of rules and regulations when shall govern the order of the contest It was announced that the contestor. MT. Peabody. would be rep- resented by John M. Waldron as prin- cipa1 counsel and Governor Adams by J. B. BisSselI, as his representative. Following the announcement of the arrangements. Judge BisselI arose to address the joint session. He char acterized tho session as q quasi court. politically divided" and one before
 
 He disclaimed any intention on the part of his client to have the con- test delayed and emphaticaliy de- claIed tho contestee was ready and willing within e reasonable time to proceed. He declared that neither himself nor the attorneys with him had had sufficient time to consider the legal order of contest proceedings in tne two days and a half permitted for consideration and contended that de. fendants in a case of this kind could not be dragged into any common court in less than ten days.
 In this connection hA moved an adjournment until Saturday afternoon at which time he said counsel would like to speak on their construction of the statute under which the assembly is proceeding.
 Attorney Waldron who appeared For ex-GovernOr Peabody, said he wished to be understood as not opposing any reasonable request of Governor Adams. He argued that the circumstance need ed not written pleadings and while he was unwilling to charge the contestee with any deliberate effort to delay the proceedings, he was clearly of the opinion that any extension granted would result in delay and prove fatal to the cause for which the joint ses- sion had been called.
 Attorney Waldron maintained that all that was necessary for the Cover. nor to do was to arise and say that he denied the truth of every charge made in the contest papers He concluded by affirming that delay would only rebound to the disadvantage of his client and asked the legislative body to deny any extension.
 At the conclusion Of Attorney Wald. ron's remarks Senator Hall (Dem. moved that the request of counsel for Governor Adams be granted. Repre- sentative Griffith interposed with an objection, but on the advice of sena- tor Owen offered an amendment to Halls motion that the request be granted and that the joint session at once proceed with the contest itself At this point Governor Adams express ed his disapprovaI of the proposition to proceed with the contest pending his answer.
 Both Governor Adams and his attor. neys protested vigorously against im- mediate action by the Legislature As- serting that the proceedings wouIo necessItate his presence and that of his counsel and accordingly preclude 8 proper and thorough investigation of the charges filed against hIm and 9 SatlStdclory answer thereto. Governor Adams foreibly expressed his dIsap- proval of the charge of being a usurp- CT which had been filed against him and asked for sufficient time for his attorneys to answer categorically as far as possible every charge made against him.
 Senator Halls motion was seconded and was adopted. and a committee to draft rules to govern the contest was then appointed.