Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21
OREGON.
The Senatorial Contest Rehabilitation
OF BOlph.

The Senatorial Contest Standardization
OF Bolph.
S.LEM, October 20sh-The joint Conven.
tioh balloted forty-two times to-day with vary
ing results, when at 10 o'clock P. NJ Dol phi re-
ceivsd 81 votes, elec:ing him United States
Senator.
SALEM, October 2Osh-Before the forty
second ballot Mcconnell announced that on
this or the next ballot he would leave Mitch.
ell, aad a motion to take recess was ruled
QUE of order. Doris appealed, and the
Chair was sustained. On the forty second
ballot Brown changed from Mitchell to
Dolph, Humphrey from Hill to Mitchell,
Ready from Hill to George, Parker from
)nham to Mitchell. Wilbur from Mitchell
Mcconnell to Dolph, Humphrey TO Dolph,
Hunt to Dolph, Waters to Dolpb, SifsIs to
Bonham, Tyson to Dolph, Sappington to
Dolph, Dufur to Dolph. Mayquetam to
Dolph. Morris to Doiph, Stewart to Dolph.
Stanton to Dolph, and Parker TO Bonhsm.
These changes. except the first, were made
after roll-cail, and when the clock hand was
approaching 10 o'clock the excitement was
great, and the applique following the last
ten hours OF ballotiag to-day the hail of the
House has been crowded, mary ladies being
present.
SALEM, October 20.h-M idnight.-At 10
o'clock precisely to-night-hs last minute of
the last hour of the day of the legislative ses-
sion-Hop. Joseph N. Dolpb, of Portland,
was elected Senator. receiving 80 of the "a Re-
publican votes in the Legislature, six more
than enough to elect. The final ballot was
the seventy fifth of the session. The Legis-
l,4, Ill L. - Inx
to 10 o'clock. The scene at the time of the
election beggsrs description. The hall was
jsmmed. many ladies being present, ard the
Democrats, who desired a deadlock, COM
menced lilstory proceedings at $50, and de-
lsyed the ballot till minutes before 10
o'clock A ballot was then hurriedly called,
when il was found that Dolph lacked eight or
ten votes of an election, and no tic e was left
for another ballot, the time for adjournment
changed his voted to Dolpf, the vast
audienc3 AID al the members rising to their
feet and eraeiiDg each change with ringing
cheers. II was great victory Staiwartizm
il Oregon died at 10 O'Clock tonight. Jos.
n Dolpa is a native of New Yoik, born in
what is now Schuyler county, AID was AZ
years old yesterday. He has been resident
If Oregon for twenty years. and Is the first
lawyer of the State; is Vicg-President OF the
uiasd f2lirecGs, ana tue cbitl uan VI Ail'ec
companies ia Oregon. He a man OF wealth,
ard bis Income is probably $50 600 per year.
He hes served TIE STATE IS Senator, and is
widely known at hone AID abroad as man
If perfect integrity aud great capacity.
Pilot Bib MISUNDERSTANDING on Co.
Iumbia River Bar.
PORTLAND, October 205h.-The G vernon
to-day signed thu new hot bill. 1t divorces
DilotRpa from Lcwsgs on the Columbia river
bsr, re iuces rates Of piiotsge % per cent,
and makes the appointment OF Commission
ers strictly non-political One is to be APP
pointed by the Government Engineer, one by
Tie Portland Board OF Trade aud one by the
Astoria Chamber of Commerce. The pas
sage of the bill removts the greatest drawback
"a Columbia river shipping.
The Senate to-day passed tina House bill to
prevent salmon f hing on the Columbia river
bar, an i it will no doubt receive the Govern
or's signature. The presence of 800 or 400
fishing nets during the season Of high water
has had tendency to obliterate the natural
channel by f,ttening out the sands.