, 1889-12-05
Incidents of the Senatorial
Lottery.
WASHINGTON COMES IN FIRST,
But She Failed to Draw a Six
Year Term.
SOUTH DAKOTA WAS FORTUNATE
And 30 Also Was Montana--Open.
ing Of the New Northwest
ern Headquarters.

ARLINGTON, Dec. 4.-The United
states senate had lottery to-day of
greater proportions than has ever been
witnessed In that body in the history of
the country. Six senators from the
three now states drew for order Of adniis-
| sion into the Union, and for terms, un-
dera complicated resolution introduced
by Senator Hoar, which he said was i'm
conformity with the resolution of May
H. 1859, and the constitution. Senators
Pierce anu Casey of North Dakota were
sworn IN Just as soon as possible after
the chapialn's prayer. Mr.. Cullom pre-.
sented MIR. Picrce's credentials and es-
corled him to Vice President Morton's
desk, and Mr.. Washburn did the same
courtesy for Mr.. Casey. II took but a
minnie to repeat the oath, and then Mr..
Morton turned to one side of his desk and
gave hand 10 each Of the senators.
When the senators drew for the terms,
senator tullom presented q memorial
from North Dakota, endorsing Sena tor
Fierce for the long term. Senator Sher-
man smiled when 1t was read. Mr., Hoar
limited that tho legislature had nothing
to say about 1t. Mr. German agreed
with him and cited a similar instance
when Minnesota's first senator's came in,
and when the legislative endorsement
did not count.
Mr. Cali OF Florida argued the other
way, holding that the legislature was
entitled to choose OH such matters. At
this somebody in the gallery said some
thing about the old question about
states rights being involved.
The matter was settled by a motion
which called for the drawing In the old
way without regard to the North Dakota
legislature.
Then came the lottery. The draw was
/ first for order of precedence by states,
and Senators Allen, Casey and Moody,
for the three states, drew slips of paper
| from ballot box. Allen got No. 1, so
I Washington is the 30lh state. Moody
got No. 2 giving South Dakota the 10th
place, and Casey's luck gave North Da-
kota the list place. That leaves Mon
tana for the baby state.
Washington was accordingly the first
to settle on the length of terms, and
there were slips of paper, representing a
four and two-ycar term, put in the
box. Allen drew first and got tho four
year term, leaving Squire with but two
years TO serve is state.
South Dakota came next with n chance
at two, four and iix.year term.
Pettigrew always had great luck in the
draw. ''Ill bot on him for the Sky
term" said South Dakota man in the
gallery. He would have won his bet, for
Pettigrcw drew the six.year slip. Judge
Moody got No. 3 and so has only two
year term
North Dakota also had chance at she
three classes, but no six.ycar term was
in the box for them. Casey got four
year term and Pierce a two year term.
With this distribution Montana will
have chance for a six-year term when
ever two senators from that state are
elected. IL was not ten minutes after
the draw before politicians were iiguri ng
on the chances of the short term men
for a re election. In the two Dakotas all
entire new legislature will be elected be
fore Moody's and Piercc's terms will ex-
pire while in Washington one-half of
the present state senators will still be i'm
their seats when Squir'es successor is to
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