Rock Island Argus., 1913-01-30
Breaking of Deadlock on
Speaker PaVes Way
for Ceremony.
COUNT NOVEMBER VOTE
Senate and House Engage in
Technical Spat That Nearly
Develops a Crisis.


Illinois legislature met in the first
Joint session OF the 4sth general as
sembly today, following the breaking
OF four weeks speakershir deadlock
las. night, when William cKinley of
Chicago was elected speaker The leg
islature canvassed the vote OF the last
election, prepared for the belated in
auRuration OF Governor-elect Dunno
Monday and received the final message
Of Governor Deneen.
fTHc Deneen message ia printed in
full on page Editor Argus.)
Most Of the members prepared to
depart early this afternoon for ther
homes for the weekend recess.
The house concurred in the senate
jcint resolution providing for the ap-
pointment OF a joint inaugural com
mittee Of six members from each
house. Speaker Mckinley named on
m" part Of the house Representatives
Farrell. Garesche. Rowe, King, Pro
vine ana Kleeman.
MEMBERS GET PAY.
The house received Deneen's mes
sage and without having it read or
dered 5000 copies printed for use of
Members. The house concurred in the
senate joint resolution providing that
when the two houses adjourned today
they stand adjourned until Monday at
10 o'clock. Cheers greeted the an
ucuncument by Cler, McCann that the
pay Of the house members would be
available az 1870 today
NEAR SERIOUS CONTROVERSY.
ny standing on tecHnicaIities the
senate az noon today came extremely
near involving that body in a serious
controversy with the house. The re-
latiOns OF the two bodies were so
strained IL appeared for a time that
another postponement OF the new dem
Ocratic officers Inauguration would be
forced. When the house resolution
providing for a joint session at IL
o'clock 70 canvass the vote on state
officers reached the senate, Senator
Hay called attention 10 a ruling Of four
years ago by Lawrence Sherman, who
was In the lieutenant governors chair
az that time. that the session was not
IN Joint session when the vote is can
yassed. but that the two bodies were
merely sitting together 70 witness a
constitutional act.
ARGUES FOR PRECEDENT.
Hay argued the precedent should be
maintained. At his suggestion a COM
mittee OF senators was named by
Lieutenant Governor Oglesby TO con-
slider the house resolution. Senators
Hay. Jones and Nanny were named
on this committee. The committee
recommended that the house resolu-
ton be not considered and offered a
new resolution directing the secretary
of the senate to notify the house that
the senate would be there at 1880 10
witness the canvassing of the vote
Members OF the house in series of
Indignant speeches refused the sen
gte's notification and insisted that the
senate receive the house resolution
Representatives Shanahan. Hull. Tice
Butts. Rapp and Lee O'NeiI Browne
spoke against the attitude of the sen
ate and declared the senate was stand
ing on "supercillious dignity" Or
motion OF Shanahan the senate's mott
fication was voted down in the house
and the senate took up new considera
ton OF the original house resolutions
wAAGE DENoUNCEs SENATE.
Senator Wage, democrat, then de
nounced the senate for standing or
technicalities. Finally news from the
house was received to the effect that
the representatives objected TO the
form OF the senate's notification OF 1t:
actions and not 10 the substance.
Acting upon this understanding
Secretary Paddock OF the seate draft
ed II in proper form and sent it across
the rotunda This complication OF the
days proceedings delayed adjourn
uent two hours.
Shortly after / o'clock the senat'
sent 20 the house the original hous'
resolution. but with an inconseQuen
tiul amendment attached. This fur
ther added TO the inharmonious situa
tIcn and members OF the house pre-
pared again to refuse the action OF tn
senate There were repeated rumor
o. a fiibuster IN the senate.
HOUSE COMEDIES POINT.
The parliamentary snarl finally wa
unrayeled when the house concede'
the point and the joint session wen
through the formality OF canvassini
and approving the vote.
The joint session was concluded a
1.2o and adjournment taken unit. Mon
tV
ON .sTH BALLOT.
William Mckinley, q young Chica