The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-04-06
FROM THE CAPITAL
A vote FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.
TOPEKA, April 8. 1851.

TOPEKA, April 8, 1851.
DEAF News: Considerable excitement
was clicked mp" on Monday last. in the
State Senate-facetiously termed "Com.
mittee," Committee on Enrolled Bills"
etc.. by the frauds who write letters.
and political gossip for the Leavenworth
Dailiss. After spending an hour or 50 of
the morning session in discussing the pro-
Priety of compelling members who ''chaw"
The obnoxious weed'' to furnish spittoons
at their desks, one of the members from
Breckinridge-Mr. Baneroft-rose from his
seat, and said that it was very evident that
the Senate could do nothing-or rather
scould do nothing-until the great and ex-
citing question of electing U. s. Senator's
was disposed of. He also said that it was
generally understood that one of the U. s.
Senators was to be taken from the country
north, and the other south of the Kaw riv
err; and he therefore moved that the Senate
ator south of the Kaw river, and on his
motion demanded the previous question.
This was received with considerable excite
Inent by the members, aud the crowded lob
by. 1t was frebrand in The ranks of the
Lane men. They fought it to the best of
their ability, but despite their efforts the
call for the previous question was sustained.
Some members declared that they would not
be restricted, in their votes, to the south of
the river, but claimed the right to vote for
whom they pleased, whether he lived north
or south.
The roll was called by the Secretary. and
the vote resulted as follows:
For F. P. Stanton-Messrs. Bancroft,
Broadhead, Dutton, Gum, Hoffman, Hub
bard. Lappin, Martin, Morrow and Wood
10.
For j. H. Lane Messrs. Farnsworth,
Houston, Leckhalt, Miller, Seaver, Sleeper
and Spriggs--7.
For NJ. ]. Parrott-Messrs. Burnett, FL
der, Lynde, Osborn and Phillips.
For A. ]. Isaacs-( Democrat -Messrs.
Mcdowell. Cornell and Denman-3.
Before the vote was announced, Messrs.
Mcdowell, Denman and Connell changed
their votes to F. P. Stanton, making his to-
Ial vote ID. The President announced that
Hon. F. p. Stanton, having received a con-
stitutional majority of the votes of the Sen
ate. was declared duly elected to the United
States Senate from Southern Kansas, so far
as the action of the State Senate was con-
cerned.
This intelligence was received with ap
plause by the lobby members, who were nu-
merous.
While Stanton stands thus in the Senate,
the Lane and Parrot combination is much
the strongest in the House. Yesterday the
latter body passed a resolution providing
for joint session of the two houses to meet
at 2 o'clock on Thursday. The Stanton
men don't want a joint session, and when
the resolution came up for the concurrence
of the Senate, after parliamentary ballot,
it was laid over until the next day. think
it will fail to pass the Senate. 1t is the pol
icy of the opposition to Lane and Parrot
to defeat joint session if they can, as it is
admitted that these gentlemen are the strong
est, take the two bodies together.
This question will probably be settled
this week. 1t certainly ought to be. Mel
Their body has accomplished anything yet,
nor will they until the Senators are elected.
The time has been spent in quarreling over
spittoon and tobacco resolutions, and quar-
reling about small points as to whether
they Ii been regularly sworn into office
or not. p4ey have all taken the oath of Of
Zee two or three times over. The Senate
rial contest assumes new shape, and new
combinations are being formed every day,
and it is utterly impossible to guess with
any degree of intelligence who will be the
Senator's. One day Lane is down and Pome-
roy up, and viee versa. The same is true
IF all the candidates.
JUDGE EWING.