Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1891 — LEGISLATURES. [ARTICLE]

LEGISLATURES.

Governor Peck of Wisconsin, was inaugurated on the 15th. Cameron may be defeated for Senato from Pennsyiyjtnja.-=---~-r-— -— : -y ;V ; y Senator Stanford has been reelected by the California Legislature. Ex-Postmaster-generijl Yilas will be -elected Senator from Wisconsin, The Kansas Legislature eonverietLon-the-13th with the Farmer’s Alliance in charge* Gov, Thayer of Nebraska, has finally vacated the Goveruoi’s office to Governor Boyd. The Speaker of the Kansas Legislature has appointed a farmer chairman of the judiciary committee. A Washington special says It is not unlikely that Mr. Perry Belmont will succeed Mr. Evarts in the United States Senate. Another Senatorial surprise was tho defeat of Blair, in the New Hampshire Republican caucus, by electing Gallinger by a big majority. The Colorado legislature is having an exciting time. Tho seat of the Speaker was declared vacant on. the 15th, and another member was elected thereto. Bloodshedis feared. Senator Farwell wasdefeated for re-elec-tion in the Illinois Republican caucus on the 15th by “Uncle” Dick Oglpsby, the vote standing: Roos 6, Gersham 4, Hauser 1, Faiwell 30, Ogelsby M. The result was a great surprise to Farwell,but he accepted defeat with good grace.

The Senate of Connecticut on the 13th caused all tho Democratic contestees for State offices to be sworn in. The present officers refuse to recognize them. The con test is not ended. The House is Republic an and the Senate Democratic. An effort was being made to amicably adjust the matter, but this action of the Senate will probably change the situation to some extent r"» . ■ . ’~.- Representative Taubeneck, one of the F. M. B. A. men in the Illinois Legislature rose to a question of personal privilege and read from a St. Louis paper a statement to the effect that ho would probaoly be unseated, and hinted that certain things in his life would justify it Taubeneck demanded an investigation, and denied that there was any blemish on his character On motion a committee of investigation was appointed. The members of it are all Alliance men and all Democrats. Though the charge against Taubeneck was not mentioned it is generally known to be a frequently reiterated assertion that Taub- | eneck had once been to the ‘‘pen" for counterfeiting.