Show WYOMING SPEAKER THROWS PRO fROM CHAIR In S Second cond Riot Near Pratt Kicks Democratic I Friend in Stomach YI XE Wyo ro Jan Jami 20 Con O-Con- Con Convened house of or L vetted a week eoJ time the lower lowel house time tho Wyoming legislature tonight is as asfar asfar far rat front from or organization as when hen it first assembled emble A near riot and a 1 pcr personal onal encounter between the permanent and tho the temporary tem tern r speaker pen Ie er closed a. a session today toda of or marked b by an ami apparent nt attempt Speaker Ira Pratt U Republican hi hitherto working working- with tho the scant Democratic majority to secure for himself u Jt the time control con trot of ot the committee on privileges and elections election on which depends depend tho the seating or 01 ejection of or Democratic or or Republican Re Ro- publican can representatives which would In turn give hive either cither party a a. majority on OTI joint ballot b an and Cause the time election re-election or defeat tent oC of Senator Francis E E. Warren S Self lt on Committee e. e Speaker Pratt nominated a l commit te tee teo consisting of or himself three organ orl republicans and Df Demo Demo- mo- mo A subcommittee nominated by Ju Judge go Metz b by resolution named four Democrats and three eliminating th the speaker Tho speaker cr appointed as a 1 committee on rules himself himself him him- self and una t two 0 Republicans and two Democrats Dem Dont and on 01 roll 1011 call it was apparent the time sp speaker aker controlled the Republicans The Time Democrats attempted to put through a R. test vote ote on the tic committee on ou election an and the time speaker called a Continued Continue on Pace PaJe 2 Column 6 G. WYOMING HOUSE a SCENE OF MELEE ILEE I I Speaker and Speaker Pro T Tern I Mix It Fiercely Pratt Wins I Continued From Pa Page c One l F. F C. C Hunter ot of Carbon I count county to the chair whereupon Judge Wood OO Metz Mets c called upon RepresentatiVe a a. Democrat nu and speaker pro tom tern to take tako the chair Speaker el Pratt pullet pulled i Wood from the chair chall assur It himself himself him him- I Isel self sel and the tho house broke Into tumult with both hoth speakers assuming authority and giving 1 contra contradictory ruling Wood sat at In his place until Pratt grasping him b by th the shoulders with both hand hands threw throw him hint violently off ocr the platform Wood struck on both hoth hands and his hI face but promptly arose and ru rushed hc back to the chair again Tho The men grasped each other othor until Chaplain Davidson Da and others on the platform hold them then momentarily Wielding his hie gavel which he lie had gotten hol hold of In the tue melee Pratt declared de do- e- e dared clarc the tue house adjourned eJ Having Ht tho the prestige e of ot th th i speakers speaker's chair and ani andus us ng a paper weight ht for tor it h. a gavel Kael Speaker cr pro torn tern Wood shouted to the sergeant cr ant at arms to close tho the doors nn and allow no ono one to leave He lie then called for Cor a 3 roll call on nn appeal motion StandIng Stand Stand- III tug Ing over the tho chief clerk gavel sa In han hand Pratt forbade tile tho calling o of the tho roll TOU Roth Both cs lined up an and pandemonium reigned on the thc floor loor of or the house as aswell aswell well veil as on tho the platform Another climax followed In ton ten minutes min n utes after tho the first violence between the speaker and speaker pro tern tem when with backers backer either side several on I Ith th- th they clashed nn and Pratt attempted to I get ct his own chair In place of or the clerks clerk's s 's chair he be ha had appropriated for forthe forthe the time being Attempting to Interfere Inter inter- I Ithe fern fere Representative o Sproul who has heretofore been closer to Pratt In coun- coun fel el el than any other Democrat wa was WM wasi i I soundly kicked in the stomach by the speaker er After Arter adjournment this afternoon the Democrats caucused on tho the Mets committee com coin and determined to force through tho the Democratic subcommittee on privileges and elections In Inthis this event ent It Is said tho the tho Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- will proceed to eject three RepUblican Republican Republican Re Re- publican representatives os from Lincoln county count and then secure In a 3 majority on Joint committee proceed with Hh the election to tho the United States Senate of or John U. U Kendrick Kl Democrat or of or an nn Insurgent Republican J |