, 1879-01-23
SENATORIAL.
Joint Convention OF the Two
Houses of the Illinois
Legislature.
Ceremony Of Declaring John 4.
Logan Elected United
States Senator.
Speech Of the Blushing Recipient
Of Honora Forced Upon
Him.
He Finds It Impossible to
Harbor Hard Feelings
Against Oglesby.
The People Of Wisconsin Evil
IDENTITY Glad to Scnh Car
penter Back.
His Speech, upon Being Declared
Senator---Good Feeling
All Around.
! Tie Old War-Horse in Michigan Glad
the Party Is Being born
Again.
ILLINOIS,.
His Speech, upon Being Declared
Senator---Good Feeling
All Around.
Tie Old War-Horse in Michigan Glad
the Party Is Being born
Again.
ILLINOIS.
rECLAHIN9 THE vOTU.

lLllNOl3.
pRcLAHIHa THE worn.
Spsrtni fspaseh to Ths Tribune
arRfsoriELp, ILL.,, Inn. 29-Tlic hot1r Of IL
o'clock, noon, having arrived, af other business
was suspended III anticipation Of tic arrival Of
tho scuntc, and ulcmbcrs of the fIonse werc re-
oucs.ed to vacatc their seats to give place to
that grave and venerable body. lsy this ti1nc
tho galleries ot the House were filled with ladica
md tho lobhtes we're tllcd with male spectators.
Gen. Logan spent the morning In the Speakers
room, preparing Ills speech. The Joint session
was held Tor the purpose OF declaring the result
Of tue election for United States senator, held
by the Senate and HOUSE yesteTdny, In accor1l-
ance with the Fcdcrnl statutes upon that sub
1ect.
The Doorkccpcr Of the Housc announced tho
Scpatc. and the uouse received that body stand
ing.
Lieut.. t}ov. Shuman sat on the right Of
Speaker James, and CIV. Cullom upon bis
loft.
Tie role Of both Houses was called. showing
ono Senator md six Representatives absent.
That portion Of the proceedings OF tile Scnaso
and 1louse relative to The election Of United
Stntcs Senator MAS read by the Secretary Of the
Senate and the Clerk Of ttle House respectively
This ceremony having been performed, the
Speaker Of the House
ANNOUNCED TIE RESULT
as follows: john 4. Logun, 10t votes; John
| G. Black, 50 votcs; Alexander Campbell, 10
| votes; and John McAuliEc, votes; total num-
Der OF votes cast, cot; necessary to choice,
| 1C9 votes. The speaker then declared That JOHN
A. I.oyua, having received lou votes, majority
| Of all the votes cast ~ do hereby declare linn
| elected to represent this btate Us Senator in
the Congress OF tho United States for six yests
from tile 4th day Of March ncxt."
Mr.. Ijtsbee, Ut Cook. uluyed that committee
of three, consisting Of one Senator and two
Representatives, be appointed by tho Speaker Of
| tho House nnd the Presldcn. of the Senate To
walt nuon Gen. Logan 10 inform him OF his
election, md conduct him to the House.
Tho President OF the Senate appointed 6cna-
tor Joslyn, arld tho Speaker appointed Rcpre-
scntatiycs Bisbce aud Ficklln.
The Committee retired 10 The Speakers room
and soon returned With the scnator'clccs, who
was presented to the General Assembly BY
Speaker Jnmcs.
TArfeupon Gen. Logan proceeded 70 deliver
| THE FOLLOWING ADDilEes:
1fr. Prest!tat aud 0tAtttrncn Of ths Senate and
I{o,tse II Representatives: Dy the unanimous
voice ot tic Republicans Of this hotly, and by II
| majority Of it, whole nulnbcr, tinyo been ST.
tcctch to represent the State Of Illinois III thu
highest LratIct, Of tho National i.ceislaturc, ind
have now cutnc belorn Jou I" lay my best SER
vices before the peup'e vi our State. ~ place
whatever OF ability po4seAa to sUrvc them Ut
the disposal Of my fellnw citizens, and to thank
,ou, thetr representatives sincerely for The dis
ttnguislied honor you llave conferred upon mc.
As you will bear wttnrss, your clioicu fur tha
position OF United 8tatos sesutor has been fairlJ
made; and, upon the threshold 0t my brtcf re-
marks, embrace the oppoEtuuItv 10 sAy that
thu CANVAS betwcun tny only Kepub'eai conpet.
1tof tGoy. ORlesby) and myself Was conducted
| Nppp terms OF the utn,pst Kindness and cOCr.