The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-24

position. lie hopei members would nave
the privilege Of voting for one Senator at a
/ time.
Mr.. STARKEY said he was not at all
particular. lie merely offered the resolution
TO expedite business.
The resolution was lost by the following
vote
YEAs- Messrs. Adams. BanfT, Bailly, Cave,
C0wan, Day, Dunwell, Hall, Hull, Jones, More
land, skinner, Streeler, Mr.. President, Bradley,
Bay, Buffers, Crosby, Cruttenden. Cummings
BAYERN, Decow, Dow. Eames, Foster, Frost,
FlsdeIxnd, Graham, Hawkins, KILLER King
horn, Le Blond, Locke Masters. Msckintre,
NGrorty. Murphy, O'Neill. Otis, Pierce,
/ Poehier, Rauch, Hehfeid, Rutan. scoield, star.
/ key, Stevens. VI. Thompson. futile, Vertress,
/ Wilson, and Mr.. Speaker-jl.
NAYs-Messrs. Bates, Beman, Carlton
J Chase, Cook. Folsom, Hodges, Hudson, Linds,
Icy, MKune, Mixer, Northrup, Norton, Phelps
Reincr, Ridpath, Richardson, RoIette. Smith
Somers, Thomas, Van Ettsn, Watson, Akin,
/ son. Bacon, Balcombe. Bartlett, Bearce, Bev-
ans, Burgess, Campbell. Carpenter, Chase,
/ Chowen, Durham, Gaskill. Gibson, Hanson,
Hsyd, =. X. johnson, smith johnson, Keith,
/ Leonard. Libbcy, Lord, Lyle, Parker, Peck
ham, Petite, Power, Randall, Seeley, Simpson,
I sheetz. Tsttersall. Tsft, T. A. Thompson,
Townsend, Walker, Wakefield, Way, and
/ ioung-65.
when Mr.. RICHARDSON'S name
was called, he asked and obtained leave to
explain his vote. He wanted to Sec every
man stand on bis own bottom One man was
often elected to office by the popularity Of
another, but for his part he did not want
any person carried into Office on the strength
OF anothers popularity.
Mr.. VAN ET'rEN moved a reconsider
alton Of the vote. He did so for the pur-
pose of calling the attention of members to
the law recently passed by the Legislature,
prescribing the manner in which L. 5.
Senators should be elected. lie deemed .
proper construction of that law required
that two Senators should BE- voted for at
the same time, when that number was TO
DO elected.
Mr.. BALCOMBE replied, and contend
ell that the language Of the law would not
admit Of the construction placed upon it by
Mr.. VAN ErrEy.
Further remarks were made by Messrs.
COWAN and NORTON, the former con-
tending for the construction placed upon
it by Mr.. VAN ErrgS, and the latter OPP
posing.
The motion to reconsider was lost by the
following vote: yeas 50, nays 81.
The Convention proceeded to the election
of one u. s. Senator.
Mr.. VAN E1'rEN placed in nomination
HENRY NJ. Rec, of Ramsey county.
Mr.. PIERCE nominated JAMES SHIELDS,
but afterwards Withdrew the name, at
the request OF the friends OF Gen ).
MIR. BATES nominated DAVID CooPER,
of Ramsey county.
The Speaker announced that the clerk
would call the roll and requested each men,
Der to rise in his own seat and announce his
choice The following is the vote:
These who voted for Nr. Rec, were
Messrs. Adams, Banfll. Bailey, Dunwe!l, Carl
ton, Cave, Cowaa, Day, Hall, Hull, jones, Mixer,
Moreland, Northrup Richardson, Rolette, skin.
ncr, Streeter, Van Etten, Mr. resident, Atkinson,
Bradley Bray, Buffers, CdmpbsH Carpenter,
| Chase Crosby, Cruttenden, Cummings, Dayern.
Decow, Dow, Eames, Foster, Frost, Fladeand,
Graham, Hawkins, kiber, Kingdom, lie Blond,
| Locke. Masters, Mackintire, IM'Grorty, Muir
| phy. O'NeiIl, Otis, Pierce, 'Poehler. Rauch,
| kehfeld, Rutan, scoield, Starkey. Stevens, NJ.
Thompson, 1o,cns,nd futile, Nertress, Udk
or, Udksfsid, Wilson, Young, Mr.. Speaker
Those who voted for Mr. CoorER were,
Messrs. Bates, Beeman, Chase, Cook, Fol.
| som, Hodges, Hudson, Lindsey, knne.
Norton, Phelps, Reiner, Ridpath. smith, som
/ ers Thomas, Watson, Bacon, Balcombc, Bart
lett, Bearce, Beyan., Burgess, tbowen, Dun
ham, Gaskill. Gibson, Grover, Hanson, iilnkey
Heyd. :. Il. johnson, Smith johnson, Keith
Leonard, Libbey, Lord, Lyle, Parker. Pcckham
| Petite, Power Randall, Sesley, simpson.
Sheetz, Tattsrsall, lem. I. A. thompson, Way
Number of votes cast.......,... ll6
Henry VI. Rec received. ......,. 90 votes
David Cooper ..,....... 30
Mr.. RlcE having majority Of all the
votes cast. was declared elected United
States Senator from the State of Minnesota.
Those marked in halle, AS voting for MR.
REG. are Republicans.
The Convention then prooceeded TO the
election of second United States Senator.
Ma STREETER nominated GES, JAMES
SHIELDS. OF Rice County.
MR BATES nominated HENRY ID, lluFF,
Of " mona County.
The Convention then proceeded TO ballot
with the following result:
The following named person voted for
Mr.. SHIELDS
Messrs. Adams. Banill, BaiIly, Carlton, Cave
! Cowan, bay, BGuweil Hall. Hull, Jones, Mixer,
Moreiand, Richardson, Boette, skinner. stree
ter Van Eteu,Mr Presidnt, Atkinson, Bradley,
Rrsy, Butters Carpenter, Chase frosty, trnt-
tenden, Cummings. DaNern. Decow, Dow
flames Foster. Frost, flsdelsnd. Graham
Hawkins. kibler, knghorn, lie Blond, Locke,
Masters, Mackintire, McGrorty, Murphy % Nell,
OTIS Fierce, pochler Ranch, Rehfeld, Rntan,
Scohed. StaTkey, stevens, NJ. Thompson, Tut
tie, vertress, Wilson. louag, Mr.. speaker.
The following named persons voted for
Henry D. HusF:
MeSsrs. Bates Beman. Chase. Cook, Folsom
Hodges, Hudson, Lindsey, Mchune, Norton.
Phelps. Reiner. R.dpatch, smith. somers,
Thomas. Watson, Bacon, Baleombe, Bartlett
Bcarce, Bevans, Bargess, Campbell, Chowen,
Durham, Gaskill. Gibson. Grover Hanson.
Huxley, Heyd, :. Il. Johnson, smith johnson.
Keith. Leonard. Llhbey, Lord, Lyle. Parker.
Peekham, Petite, Powers, Randall, Seeley
simpson, Sheetx. rAttersall, Ten, T 4 TAomp
son. Townsend. walker. Wakefield. Way.
Mr.. Narthrup voted Tor Mr., Ramsey.
whole namber Of votes pooled 10.