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Show Tsj' C sin sso Cimt liny A. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22. The joint convention of the Legislature to healths heal-ths election contest met this morning, hut at -once took a recess till 2 p. in., when a decision of the Supreme Court on the legality of the proceedings was formally delivered. The court holds that tiie signatures of the governor ami 1 ie ut en aut-govem or to the concurrent concur-rent resolution are necessary to make the acts of the joint convention valid. This leaves the independents in somewhat some-what of a dilemma- They musf pro-! pro-! Ueed to pass'aiiother concurrent resolution, resolu-tion, and this will take about six days, if Governor lloyd refuses to sign 'it. under to-day's decision, no contest can be made. They assert tint u rosoiu-iiK.'U rosoiu-iiK.'U catling a -joint' session to contest 1he right i"f the governor to his seat ; shhuid be legal without Lis signature, i but th t me constitution is mandatory cm tliat point. There is some talk o'f j I their dropping the contest. If thev lo, the only obstacle iu Boyd's way will be the proceedings to test his citizenship, instituted by ex-Governor Thayer. "I"""""l," K.WHMUI I. 1111 "I Willi ll. LI LHJi. I. |