Salt Lake Herald | 1897-02-21 | Page 2 | The Same Old Story

The Some Old Story I Salem Or Feb 20The joint assembly as-sembly was called to order at 12 oclock noon yesterday The roll call showed I 1 senators and 2 representatives present pres-ent 35 in all A recess was taken till j 1030 p m I I The BensonMitchell house was called to order at 730 yesterday evening j Roll call showed la members present I I Somers made a speech urging that i seats of 27 members be called vacant I Huntington spoke against the resolution resolu-tion After much discussion the question I ques-tion of declaring the seats vacant was carried The house then adjourned until 1130 a m Monday next The I Joint convention was called to order at 10 oclock p m Roll calls showed 3G members present 10 short of a quorum I Chairman Brownell then took the floor I I and denounced the secretary I governor secretar 1 I of state the Oregonian and the Populists Popu-lists for the condition of affairs that now exist The joint assembly then adjourned to meet today at noon notwithstanding I not-withstanding the usual limit of the sessions ses-sions was at an end