Show fco 11 THE legislature LEGIS 1 LITURE iff tire chairmen at the hi joint side bj by side LINCOLN neb jan bat a joint session of the legislature thia this afternoon to canvass the votes for state officers there was an interesting strut gle for supremacy ending in a deadlock gov republican claimed the right to preside eide und under r the co constitution and uniform practice speaker elder of the alii ance ref sed to vacate and arid the two officers occupied chairs bide by eide side each claiming the gavel the speaker attempted to call callelo the body t to 0 order but was himself called to order by the lieutenant governor intense excitement prevailed prevail el but nothing more se loud talk felloe 4 official returns were brought in by the secretary of c state and the tile lieutenant governor directed the speaker to read them thein lie began begin to do eo so but was advised by the attorney for the tile independent party to desist which ba undid did the lieutenant governor ruled no busl ness conid could be transacted until the returns were canvassed the ifft seers elun sion eat sat I 1 ur hun the time im 0 being eang occupied with arguments pro and con final adjournment was taken until tomorrow tle alliance peo people it is said wished to prevent the Uhe announcement of 1 lie the returns preferring to beat seat the r men directly the lieutenant governor holds thai that it Is ois bia duty to declare the arcet cers s bavin having a n majority illy on the ace co of the tile elected c and t en lot the contest follow in ila a regular way |