Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-23

TELEGR APHlC.
The Great Dead Lock Broken
At Last.
Hon. Eldridge G.. Lapham Elected
United States Senator,
By the Full Republican Vote in
the Albany Jeint
Convention.
Condition of the President of
the United States
Reported to re- More and More
~ Sr'.eE e
Encouraaing.

ALBANY, July 22.-The joint con-
vention met at noon and proceeded
to vote with the following result ::
Lapham So, Potter 40, Conkling 28,
Woodford 1. Necessary to choice
81. The chair declared there was no
| choice.
Senator Jacobs moved the conven-
ton take recess until 1.30 o'clock.
Carried.
The chair then said that he had
been requested to announce that the
Democratic members would hold a
conference Immediately; also that
the Republicans would hold a con>
ference Immediately. The conven~
ton took recess until 130 o'clock
this afternoon.
During recess of the joint conven-
ton, the Republican members of
both houses of the legislature met
in the assembly chamber. Senator
Mccarthy was called to the chair.
The roll was called and thirteen
senators and sixty>two assemblymen
answered to their names.
Mr.. Skinner moved the roll be
called for the purpose of nominat-
ing a candidate for United States
Senator, to be voted for in the joint
convention, ....-.-.
MIR. Draper offered, as substi-
tute, that it is the sense of the con-
ference that the caucus committee
should call caucus. for this
afternoon, and that spe-
cial committee be appointed
to request the caucus committee to
make call, and in case of refusal on
the part of the caucus committee,
that the special committee call a
caucus. He sustained his resolution
by arguing that caucus must be
had, and contended that unless one
was held, he and other stalwarts
would retire. Mr.. Hayes, also ops
posed turning this conference into a
caucus, but maintained that it was
in the power of this conference to
call caucus.
Senator Robertson stated that he
had been instructed to call this con-
ference, and was assured by those
making the request that they would
abide by its results.
E. A. Carpenter, in arguing for
caucus, said that there was less than
a majority present
The chair called on the secretary
to announce how many were present,
and he said there were n, which
number was over a majority.
MIR. Robertson said he was now
told that if this conference would
adjourn till 5 p. m., they would all
come in and join the others.
Mr.. Woodin asked how many had
said this. 1t might be only two.
There were members here who re-
fused to answer to their names.
4 Senator Hilbert asked that his
name be called. It was called. and
he said the crisis had arrived. If there
was not union the Republican party
of the State would be hopelessly di-
ylded. He was for union and har-
mony. His remarks were received
with great applause.
MIR. Pitts said the time had come
for action and no more talk of the
past ought to be indulged in. Tap
plause
| The question was taken on Mr..
Drapers motion after he had
changed 1t to make the time S D. NJ.
and Senator Woodin favored it, saw
ing that the time could be we'll snent
in shaking hands over the bright
prospects in view. The motion was
carried and the conference took re-
cess till 3 p. m.
At half past one the joint conven-
ton reconvened. The roll was
called and 27 senators and 107 as
semblymen answered.
Mr.. Cullinan moved that the Joint
convention take recess till 4 p. m.
Upon returning from the joint con-
vention the senate stood in recess
till 4 o'clock.
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