The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1890-12-15
IDAHO LEG1sLArURE.
Strong Probability OF the Election of u
:. Senators To-Morrow.

today nothing of Importance was done.
In the house a concurrent resolution from
the senate, providing for printing 2060
copies of the governors message, was
agreed to.
substitute for senate bill providing
for terms of the supreme and district
courts was introduced, read first and sec
ond times, and referred to iudiciary's
Bills introduced yesterday, in preference
to road districts, practice of fdentistry and
assurance of warehouse storage receipts
for grain and other products, were read a
second time.
a message was received from the SEN
ate, announcing the passage ola concur
rent resolution providing for vote for
United States senators next Tuesday at
noon.
Adjourned till Monday.
Early this morning Mr.. Dubois's sup
porters showed manifestations of happi |
ness. A caucus was held late last night,
at which twenty seven Republican mem
bers of the legislature We're present and
two others were represented by friends.
1t is widely reported that basis OF
settlement was partly agreed on by the
supporters of Clagett, Shoup and Dubois
and it was ratified to-day. The state
ment is made by pronounced friends of
Dubois this afternoon that it is agreed
Shoup, Clagett and Dubois shall all three
be elected by the present legislature,
Dubois serving the siX-year term, Shoup
and Clagett drawing for achoice of short
terms. 1t is stated in another way that
this would mean that Dubois will tenn
porarily withdraw and let Shoup and
Clagett have the senatorships, but that
Mr.. Dubois will expect to be elected as
successor to the one who should draw the
term ending in March, and it is certain
his friends would not consent to such an
arrangement unless guaranteed the long
term to commence with the fifty-second
congress.
! Another report is that in case Clagett
should conclude not to accept the condi-
tions stated above, the southern repre-
sentatives would support Wells of Latah
for the short term, in the belief he could
bring enough strength to elect himself,
Shoup and Dubois.
Another rumor is that deal is on foot
between ten Democrats in the legislature
and Dubois eighteen pledged Republi-
cans, by which Il prominent Democrat
like Haley or Mayhem will receive the
short term in return for enough votes to
elect Shoup and Dubois for the long
terms. This is Il possibility, but highly
improbable, as Dubois and Shoup are too
firm Republicans and too wise politicians
to engage in such IL deal, though it would
be feather in the cap of such a small
Democratic minority TO capture a senator
even for two months.
After Watching the fight for Il week,
your correspondent believes the first vote
next Tuesday viii show the strength of
the different candidates as follows: Cha
gett 8, Mcconnell -, Dubois Is, Shoup Is.
But it must not be understood that
Shoup is weak. On the contrary, he is
the second choice OF nearly all the mem
bers and, all things considered, the
strongest man in the field. What may
happen after the first ballot noFone can
tell. Certainly there never was before
such Il senatorial muddle as this, where
the legislature Mill be called on to elect
three senatorsilnd the most popular man
apparently the weakest, and candidates
who ignore resolutions in the party plat
form can Unite more votes than ;lspirants
who insist on fidelity to the platform.
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