Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1893 — ABOUT LEGISLATURES. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT LEGISLATURES.

Tho South Dakota Legislature met at Pierre on tho 3rd. The Delaware Legislature mot at Dover, Tuesday. Tho Governor discussed the tarill’ In his message. Tho Tennessee Legislature is combative. Two fights liavo already occurred before the session was two days' old. The Oregon Legislature convened at Portland, Tuesday, and tho Senato was organized by a Populist-Democratic fusion. The California Legislature met, Tuesday, at Sacramento. Republicans organized tho Senate; Democrats organizod the House. . J The twenty-eighth annual session of the Minnesota Legislature convened at St. Paul, Tuesday. Senator Davis will probably bo re-elected. Tho Republicans organized both branches of tho North Dakota Legislature at Bismarck on the 3rd. Senator Casey will protyibly bo re-elected. By a decision in a case involving four seats in the Kansas Legislature, the Supremo Court leaves tho Republicans one majority in the House, and that party will organize tho House, but on Joint ballot the Democrats will hold tho balance of power, providing no further action is taken In other contested oases now before the court '/Slip Legislature will convene next week. Twenty-four contests havo been filed against Republicans and seven against Democrats. Tho Nebraska Legislature met at, Lln-

- ( coin, Tuesday. An attempt to organize the showed on a strict party^vote—Republicans, 14; Populists, 14; Democrats, 5. The Senate adjourned. The House organized by electing James N. Gaffin, independent, Speaker, Democrats voting with the independents. The result of the day showed a combination of Populists and Democrats, and makes the re-election of-Sena-tor Paddock doubtful. The Legislature of Pennsylvania met, Tuesday. Gov. Pattison’s message, was read in both branches. Labor troubles claimed a larger share of his remarks, more especially the affair at Moorewood and Homestead. The cost of the former to the State was $35,350, and of the Homestead affair $430,056. The National Guard of Pennsylvania is highly commended,and also the work of the World's Fair commission. The Democrats and Populists in Montana have secured control of the House of Representatives, practically assuring the election of a Democratic United States will stand, thirty-six Democrats, three Populists and thirty-two Republicans. The threatened split in the Legislature is thereby avoided, and State legislation can now bo attended to. S, T. Hauser is in the lead for the Senatorial plum. "Tire New York Legislature convened at -Albany," - Tuesday noon, Wm. - Sulzer. oP New York city, was elected Speaker of the House. The Governor’s message was read and adjournment was had for one week. Governor Flower showed that the State has financial obligations of $450,000, and a balance in the treasury of $1,701,407, and announces the expenditures by the State on account of the Buffalo strike to have been $192,647. Gov. McKinley, in his message to the Ohio Legislature, which met Tuesday, shows a deficit of $69,888.32, and says that the revenues of the State will not justify appropriations equaling those of the past year. He advises that appropriations be kept within the estimated revenues, lays especial stress upon the necessity, for laws to protect street car passengers, and recommends liberal treatment of tho Ohio World’s Fair Commission. 1