The sun., 1891-01-21
GOV. HILLS MAJORITY ONE.
RESULT OF TIE SEPARATE IOTING
IN THE TWO HOUSES.
III the Assembly, Mn os, Evarts IS, In the
Senate, Hill 10, Evarts 1O-The joint
Ballot for senator to he Taken To-day
Bridegroom stein win Re on Hand.

In the Assembly, Mn 0S, Evarts Sst In the
Senate. Hill ~, Evarts 1O-The joint
Ballot for senator to he Taken To-day
bridegroom stein win BE on Hnnd.
ALBANY. Jan. 20-The second days pro-
ceedings In the matter OF selecting a United
States Senator were the life of to.day's session
OF the Legislature. The narrow majority OF
the Democrats ihspired the hopes Of some Of
the die-hnrd Republicans. and they clung TO
the last to the belief that something might
happen to enable them TO capture the office.
The Democrats mustered only G5 OF their
69 votes In tho Assembly, and they have but l3
in the Senate. Although the record shows that
the Republicans cast but So votes In the As-
sembly, they had SO present. Mr.. Acker being
at the door, and not out OF reach. had no been
needed.
In the Assembly both sides watched the at
tendance closely. A halc hour before the time
prescribed by law for the rira roce vote in each
House Leader McClelland moved call OF the
House. The first absentee was George II.
Bush OF Ulster. He entered the chamber as
soon as the cnll was uspendeu and was duly
recorded for Hill.
Mr.. Clnrke. whose absence was explained
yesterday, tho death OF one OF his children
being the cause. was still nway. but WAS ex-
cused OH motion. Mr. Den,arests neighbor.
Taylor OF Orange. made the usual plea mat
MIR. Demarest be excused. The unexplained
absence OF Republican Kennedy OF Onnndael
evenel things up little. Mr. Nolan OF Albany.
heavily ovcrcoat,d and wrapped u,. spoKo
weakly from seat he had lett a sickbod to
reach. But Mr.. Stein of New York, tho BRIDE
groom whose wedding tour took him out Of
the ken OF the anxious politicians. was still
among the missing. After the adjournment.
though. Police Commissioner Martin who is
the Chief Tannany man on tho ground here.
was able to assure the Assemblyme that Stein
would b. on hand Tomorrow. He had got his
Information from John +. Carroll, the leader
OF STEMS district.
The situation shown by the coll OF the House
remained unchanged when the vote was for
mally taken on the Senatorship. except for the
arrival OF Mr.. Bush and the failure Of Mr..
Acker TO get recorded. Aspinall OF Kings was
thus the first to vote and his choice OF William
NJ. Evarts was announced In sientoran tones.
DR.. Beakes OF Sullivan voted first for the Dem
ocrntic.candida.e. lie impressively pronounced
the full name Of David Bennett Hill. After
that all the voters were content to call out
simply David L. Hill.' The count was finally
announced-Hil 65 Evarts 5s-and Speaker
Sheehan drew himself up as though he wished
he were m ore than six feet tall to announce
that David B. Hill. having received major
ity Of the votes cast, is hereby declared to be
the choice Of this Assembly to be the Senator
On the Senate side the proceedings were
more placidly perfunctory. There was no call
he al IN hs SEATS
The vote was the inevitable party vote Of 3 TO
s Goy % J9nes Of
the choice OF this body.
Tomorrow at noon, under the law. the two
TO-DAY having fallen on different men. and de-.
eide py q loint 6allSt & which has TIE majority OF
TWO on Joint bal lot, But the necessity Of hav- v
nE every one q ths ni1 mSmeers se here lest the
anxious and uneasy until the vote is duly cast
ArS srsst.s shsehan;, vhe at first was v1sor:
i i is not nseT is an
Of this State But dom ,Lelievo that in leav:
as abandoning any aspiration in any d! &C.
lion that he may ro have had had leiore That
may Gi % Hs sasis
the leader Of the party in this State. His Sc
lection without any fuss or ore contest Is an IN
use Of money itself makes his election unique
IN the history OF the recent contests for seats
Senator Cantor said: The Governor as
Senator will meet more men OF national stand
ing and face more questions Yf broad and gen
he M is Known in many other, States than our
own. for he has made speeches in them. But
the GGyernor Q, New York; He has tho ability
his new field. It would be fatal to a weaker
man. perhaps. But It will do him good"
sasS sSns9 Gsv hf h Ass@ss 30 sSiswa sfis
man to mako a mistake.
Police Commlssioner Martin said: Il
heartily approve the course of the Governor
believe 1t was the only thing for him to do"
Outside Of voting On the senatorshlp little
Wright Holcomb Of the Ninth district Of New
York presented resolutions eulogzinR the lale
George Bancroft. and made sIeech on thcm
The stadler BIZ for special license for the
O'Clock ip the morning came over from the
Senate. Mr.. Blumenthal asked for Il second
and third reading at once. but Gen. Hustled
objected TO the third reading and Leader Acker
else Committee In the regular course Tho
committee met at once. and voted 10 report
favorably on the bill.