Evening journal., 1911-01-13


said Senator Monaghan.
Promises Square Deal.
Gentlemen OF the Senate" said
Senator Monaghan, in assuming the
chair, "the Speaker OF the House the
other day when chosen said he was
surprised, but Il doesn't express the
feeling running through me. ] am not
only shocked, / am surprised by the
manner In which the situation here Is
terminated. / thank you of the other
| (Republican) side, and / thank you,
my colleagues. When the gavel sounds
on the last day of the session, while
you have found II expedient to choose
a man Of the minority. / trust you may
say he has done we'll and treated all
fairly"
Senator Monaghan was roundly ap-
\ plauded, and was congratulated by all.
There are no strings to you" re-
marked Senator Marshall
There was no conditions imposed,
there was no deal, and / was not given
an intimation by the Republicans,
What will be done to elect the other
officers of the Senate ] do not know
An agreement on these officers was
not mentioned"
Agree In Conference.
The Republican Senators arrived on
the first train and had a conference
before noon. What they did in il
they would not say.
you will know in time to get
aboard" was the statement Of Sem
ator Miller to reporters after the con-
ference
The Democratic Senators conferred
after 1890 o'clock and decided to vote
solidly for Senator Monaghan.
Lieutenant Governor Mendinhall
convened the Senate at 1890 o'clock,
and Senator Finn quickly had the
reading Of the minutes dispensed with.
Then came the ballot. II did not
take long for the tellers. Senator
Monaghan and Corbit to disclose that
Mr.. Monaghan had been chosen
Senator Drexler received his own
vote, and Senator Monaghan voted for
Senator David.
New President Escorted.
President Pro TEN Monaghan was
escorted to the chair by Senators
Marshall and Anderson, and Senator
Finn administered the oath TO Mr.
Monaghan.
Drexler Saws "NOt Organized"
Senator Drexler occupied the chair
in the Senate as president pro TEN
yesterday. in the absence of Lieuten-
ant Governor Mendinhall, and when
he got an opportunity in the after
noon he declared that the Senate was
not organized.
II Will be recalled that Lieutenant
Governor Mendinhall has some legal
opinions to the effect that the Senate
is a continuous body and that he could
declare II organized for business any
time he saw III. He has not gone this
far, however. but Senator Drexler yes
terday afternoon proclaimed publicly
that the Senate is not organized.
Chief Clerk Dobson, Of the House
entered the Senate when the sergeant
alarms was out summoning some Of
the members to their seats prior "a
the taking Of n ballot. Without any
announcement of his official presence
within the Senate. Clerk Dobson ad.
dressed President pro tenn Drexlei
thus; Il am instructed by the House
to present the following resolution
He got no further. Senator Drexler
interrupted him. "The Senate is not
ready TO receive any resolutions from
the House as the Senate is not or
ganized," Senator Drexler announced
Nobody questioned Mr.. Drexler's rul.
ing
Clerk Dobson retired from the Sen.
ate chamber and reported back to the
Speaker what had occurred. The reso.
luton he carried to the Senate was
one adopted by that body TO inform
the Senate that the House was or.
ganized and ready for business.
Democrat Votes for DrexIer.
Following the breaking of the Dem
ocratic party lines yesterday after
noon. there was an air Of expectanc,
about the State House today. ane
many felt that Friday the thirteenth
would bring about organization of tn,
Senate, or some surprising politica
moves, to say the least. This feelin.
was heightened by the arrival of m,
Republican Senators on the earl
train to have a conference, ALTHOUGH
the Senate adjourned yesterday unit
1870 o'clock today.
The break in the Democratic rank
came yesterday afternoon. on IN,
second ballot. the fifty-fourth take,
In the Senate for president pro fem
one of the Democratic Senators vote
for Senator Drexler. Republican. bn
II seemed to create no surprise.
was known to the Democratic Sena
tors that this break was to come. AM
II was rumored that two Democrat
would flop back OF Drexler. IN an
other ballot had been taken yesterda
afternoon. and il also was predicte
that others might vote for Drexle
today.
Early in the afternoon eight Re
publican Senators. not includin
DreXler, had conference. AM
through Senator Miller they presente
an overture to the Democrats askin
about the prospects Of a Democratic
Republican combination to elect
president pro tenn and end The dead
lock. The overture was made to m
Democrats through Senator Nonas
nan, but whatever It was the overtur
was not acceptable 70 the Democrat,
All said they were pledged TO secrec
and would not talk about the term
of the proposition
= Break on Second Ballot.
When the Senate reconyened short
before 3 o'clock conditions seem,
mighty uncertain. The Republical
IC were sitting back. waiting To he:
from the Democrats, and after Sc
ators Miller and Monaghan had a bri
10 pow-wOw in a committee room the bs
OF lot was taken. It resulted in Finn.
re- Monaghan, 5; Drexler, 1 shelldrah