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Show Lei iJiu vi ..lJv hUn-J ' ' - . - - - - ' - :II:t Yr!:c f:r Scmtcr 'After Ail-Iut Session; Order ..Prevails, .'."hut Arned Jen Control . the State IIcuscJ : ' - . lULLETnT ' Er:rvm, Colo-ran. 20 A ballot bal-lot for United States . Senator was taken In the Senate soon after noon. Henry It, Teller received twenty-five votes, the entire number cast. One Eemocrat, HcGuirs of Arapahoe- county, coun-ty, was excused from voting on bis request Only two .Republicans, De Long and Pryor,-were present and tbey. refused , to -answer to ' their rames. ' Lieut-Gov.- Haggott and all ' the ctber Republican members bad withdrawn with-drawn from tbe chamber before noon, lut De Long and Pryor were turned tack by ths Sergeant-at-Anns when they attempted to follow. ; Senator Adams, President pro tern., was In the chair when ths vote was taken. Ths voie In ths House for Senator was as follows: Henry K. Teller, Democrat, 25; Edward O. Wolcott, Hepublican, 18; Frank C. Goudy, Republican, Re-publican, 13; Irving Howbert, Republican, Re-publican, 6;.ir. ;W. Dixon, Republican, Republi-can, 3. : . 1 : .- , Ths Republican " Senators met in I.'eut.-Gov. Haggott's chamber and balloted for Senator. , Ths vote was aa follows: - Edward O.' Wolcott, 9; rrsr"1-. C. Goody, 4; IrTls-Howbert, t-.i, 1;!?. V. DUca, 2. , " - T ' ! DENVER; Janl 20. After a tumultu-'ous tumultu-'ous conflict last night In the General 'Assembly, in the course ofwhlch Gov, Peabpdy was requestedto call out the military forces of the State in order to seat seven Republican Senators declared de-clared to be wrongfully excluded from their places, the situation quieted down with a Democratic majority in possession posses-sion of the Senate chamber. A supply of blankets was sent in to them, and they propose to hold the fort until balloting bal-loting for United States Senator begins today, and possibly until time for the Joint ballot on Wednesday, Request for Soldiers. At 2 o'clock this morning Senator Newell, said to be acting under instruction instruc-tion from Lieut-Gov. Haggott, called upon "Gov. Peabody in the executive chamber with a request that an order be Issued calling out the State militia for the purpose of dispersing the crowd of oncers in the hire of the Democrats. Officers of the militia and-a -number-of men were held in readiness at the Curtis Cur-tis street armory. Appeals were. made to Sheriff D. D. Seerie for assistance in clearing the Democrats from the halls, but he declined. -He permitted bis deputy. dep-uty. Under Bheriff Felix O'Neill, to remain re-main at the Stats house in consultation with Hamilton Armstrong, Chief of Police, Po-lice, acting for the. Democrats i Goreroor'e Position. V Gov. Peabody has announced that' he , 'recognizes the Haggott Senate as the ' one properly organized -under the State Constitutional provisions, which make the Lieutenant-Governor president of that body. All Republicans who have filed contests con-tests against Democratic legislators which have not been acted upon are said to have been notified by telegraph to come to Denver at once. 1 ': rorts at Compromise.'. - ' - Efforts are beins made to effect a compromise between the parties.- It is possible that an agreement will be reached before a ballot for Senator is taken, restoring the Senate membership as constituted previous to last night's session, leaving the vote on Joint ballot .51 Republicans to 49 Democrats, the Spanish delegation of three members of the House holding the balance of power. Eallot for Senator' , Each house takes a separate ballot for Senator today and a Joint ballot at, noon tomorrow. Shortly before 10 o'clock the Democratic Demo-cratic majority adjourned yesterday's - senior, of tbe Senate, and at 10 o'clock today's session was opened. The House convened at 10 o'clock. ' A strong guard was present and excluded all persons except members and officers of the House and, one reporter for each newspaper. The doors were locked and no person will be permitted to leave the chamber until after the ballot for Senator Sen-ator Is taken.1 Armed "en In Senate. LTeut.-Gov." Haggott shortly" afterwards after-wards returned to the Senate chamber ar i took the chair. He said that the of ;cers of the Senate had refused to obey h's orders and that no business co'uli be transacted while armed men v T( rr.alned about the Senate chamber. He a'-o Baid that the minutes of yester- . (Continued on Page 6.J N .. . s ' Colorado Republicans. (Continued from page 1.) ' - day's session,. as read, -were .not' a fair record. The forenoon was saenf in wranging over various motions and points of order,' but no business was done. Gov. Peabody has so far refused to -call out the State militia for the purpose pur-pose of dispersing the guard maintained by the Democrats at the doors of the Senate chamber. A crowd throngs the corridor of the capitol, but order prevails. . Won't Answer Name. When the roll was sailed in" the Senate at the beginning of today's session - no Republican members ' answered to - their names. Only -nine Republican Senators were in the chamber, the seven whom the Republican - minority Voted to seat In filace of Democrats, having failed as yet o gain admission. While the roll was being called Lieut. -Gov. Haggott left the chamber. STRENUOUS SESSIONS is both nousES or C0L0UAD0 LEGISLATURE. .. -' DENVER, , Colow, Jan. 20. Two rival Senates are la existence - as a result of . yesterday's proceedings . In . the Colorado General Assembly. One body is presided over by Lieut. -Gov.' Haggott and the other by. Senator Adams, President pro tem. of the Senate. Both bodies are surrounded , by -. policemen and armed guards. The greatest excitement ' exists and bloodshed is feared by many Of the . seventeen contested election cases the House seated eleven" Democrats and six Republicans. This carried out tho' deal made several days ago' by the Democrats and the antl-Wolcott Republicans Republi-cans and gave the Republicans a majority of one on ' Joint ' ballot. The fourteen Democrats- In the Senate viewed the. action ac-tion of-the House as revolutionary and at once ousted two Republican Senators, thus giving the Democrats -a- majority of ono on Joint ballot. ' 4 - - The eleven Republican Senators,' headed by Lieut. -Gov. Haggott, then left-the Senate Sen-ate chamber and . reorganised, seating all Republican contestees and thus making a quorum... ..- - . w - : , By -a -vote of 33 to 8L!S...W. Belford-'one of the Arapahoe Democrats, . was declared entitled to his 'seat. - Two Republicans voted with .theDemocrata and- one- Republican Re-publican refrained from voting. . i The vote, of the. House was- taken." in rapid succession -upon-the other ten contests con-tests from - Arapahoe .county, the - Democrats Demo-crats being seated. ' ' .The other contests, considered were 'decided 'de-cided In favor of the Republicans. - There are -contests filed against ithe other fourteen Democratic members of the - House - and ft is - understood ' that should the 'Senate carry out Its threat of throwing out Republican members, an equal -number will be unseated. Late In the afternoon the Senate took up the contest cases and the Election committee com-mittee reported 4n the cases where Democratic Demo-cratic . seats are being contested by Republicans Re-publicans -hi favor of the Democrats. Lleut.-Gov. Haggott refused, to recognise the Democrats, - but recognised the Re. publicans. A - minority report from the Elections committee was submitted which unseated the following Democrats: Buckley, Buck-ley, Balllnger, Hill, Kennedy, Hallett and all of the Arapahoe county Senators.- In their places the-following were given seats by the report of the minority: Galloway, Montgomery, .Twombley,- Steman, Newell and all -the Arapahoe . Republican contestants. con-testants. The rminoiity report was declared de-clared adopted by Ueut-Oov. Haggott. - After two hours of vain effort, to be recognised by. the chair, the Democrats declared the Lieutenant-Governor - - disqualified dis-qualified to further preside over the Senate, Sen-ate, under a provision of the Constitution, which they say -disqualifies the Lieutenant-Governor if he refuses, for two hours to recognise a duly-elected member of the Senate, and President pro tem. W. H. Adams assumed control of the gavel., re-mainlng, re-mainlng, however, in his own seat. . He recognised the Democrats,, and they submitted sub-mitted a report on all-cases where Republicans Repub-licans are contesting the seats of Democrats, Demo-crats, deciding in favor of the latter, which was declared adopted. , It was rumored that Lleut.-Gov. Haggott Hag-gott had telephoned Gov.. Peabody . for troops. This the Governor ..denies. - ' ' judge Gabbert ' of the Supreme court later appeared in the Senate chamber and swore, in Borm. and .Healey, Democrats, in the place of Dick and- McDonald, .unseated .un-seated by the Democratic branch of the double Senate.. ( |