Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-20
ID4HO'S FOU URTH SENATOR
The Legislature Repudidtes Du-
60is. dnd Elects CidgOet
for the Long Term to
Succeed NcCOnReU.
EXCITING SCENES IN THE HOUSE.

lief of many that at the final crisis they
less.
The fight began Immediately afte,
reading the journal, Ballentine (Dem.
asked that it be corrected to show that
the election was for senator to succeed
Mcconnell for the full term, beginning
March A. 1891. The speaker stated he
had written down his announcement
before making it yesterday, and the
clerk had it correct. Emery said that
as certain vacancy exists, the journal
should show that the house voted for
he successor of Mcconnell, in othor
words, should correspond with the
terms of the resolution The speakeI
said he wrote the order for the clerk to
obvia quibbling. 1t stated the election
was for senator from Idaho. Emery
said he wanted an explicit statement in
the journal of the term for which we
had been balloting. He did not desire
the speaker to record statement which
would cause trouble in the future. Bal
lentine asked that Clerk Reed insert in
the journal after the words "senator
from the state Of Idaho" the following:
ITO succeed William j. Mcconnell for
the term beginning March 4. 1891"
Green said he could see no occasion for
the correction, as the journal had the
concurrent resolution. which covered
everything. Other Dubois men also OBJ
jected. Emery demanded to know the
cause for their objections, and said it
was the first time there was opposition
TO making the record correspond with
the facts, and if everything was honest
and no trickery was intended, there
was no reason for opposition.
Billentine here appeared at the desk
and looked ever the journal to find
where the correction should appear, and
announced that he couldn't find the
words estate of Idaho" as had been
read. With contemptnous manner and
flashing eyes he asked Chief Clerk Reed
to point out the words State of Idaho"
and the clerk hesitatingly said he could
not point them out. Ballentine wrath
fully declared that the clerk had read
those words from the journal. The
clerk denied the charge. There were
bitter words exchanged between them
and Ballentine gave him the lie direct.
The speaker said the clerk had the re-
cord as the speaker announced it. for
the chair wrote it out for him to copy.
Several Clagett men dssented ear
nestly, and there seemed to he a crisis
Il, hand. The speaker ordered the Jour
nal to be read in full from the begin
ming. After the reading was finished
Price started 10 offer an amendment, but
Ballentine came forward and showed
where he wanted the correction to APP
pear. Emery strenouslv insisted on
having the correction made, and freely
criticised the minority in opposing the
effort TO make it accurate. Balentine
asked the clerk to read the journal ac-
cording to his correction. The clerk de-
clined the responsibility of making the
correction, saying Ballentine had accus-
ed him of lying when he made a mis-
take.
Balentine ne-You contradicted me, and
of course / lied.
There was irony in his voice, sarcasm
in his manner and peculiar emphasis
on the 81" which plainly indicated that
he meant the lie to apply to Reed. The
clerk, in wavering. tremulous voice
said he wanted Ballentine to show
where the correction should appear.
Armstrong got the floor and declared
it the duty of the clerk to record the
exact language Of the resolution, and f.
nally the journal was corrected to suit
the wishes of the Claggett men, Rou-
tine business followed.
The senate met at 10 o'clock, and at
noon it proceeded to the house of rep
resentatives for joint ballot. When the
senators were seated the speaker said:
Gentlemen, the legislature has met
in joint convention pursuant to the SEN
ate joint resolution to ballot for United
States senator.
The clerk called the roll. Four sena-
tors and one representative were abb
sent. Price offered protest against the
proceedings, which was signed by fif-
teen Dubois men. Then the clerk read
the res s)luton for the election and the
journals OF the two houses of yesterday.
The speaker said that no one having
received majority in the two houses.
voting separately, the joint assembly
would proceed to ballot for senator.
The first name called was Branstetter
Qndependent democrat). The crowd
breathlessy waited, as it was reported
he would vote for Clagget in joint con-
venton. He said: Il vote for Alex
ander L. Mayhem" The next demo-
erst was Dempsey. Clear and distinct
came the name of William II. Clagget
That settled it, The democrats would
support the white haired statesman
from the north. The Dubois men de-
cned 10 vote The vote resulted:
For ". n. .Clagget-Senators DeLamar
Dempsey, Finch, GRAY, Jewell, Lam
grisbe, Smith. White, Wing; Represent
atives Armstrong. Ballenline, Briggs
Cameron. Casey, Dryden. Emery Hanly