The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-18
HOW IT WAS DONE
Claggett's Election to the Senate
by the Legislature.
1T WAS AN EXCITING SCENE
An Immense Crowd Of Spectators in Attend
ance, but No Denomination Of
Any Kind.

Any Kind.
BOISE CRY, Idaho, Feb 10, 1S91.-TSpecial
correspondence of THE HERALD. Last
Friday the anxiously looked for resolution
again calling up the senatorial squabble
was presented in the senate by De Lamar,
of Owyhee county. AS it had become
known around town late the night before
that it would be presented, the lobby and
galleries were filed with deeply interested
spectators and the stately form and veneer
able countenance and gray hairs Of Judge
Claggett moved quietly about. Outside
of the rail the old Republican war horse
and silver tongued orator was the centre Of
attraction When the resolution was read
some amendments were offered, but
promptly defeated by solid vote Of nine to
eight The motion to adopt was then put
and prevailed with a majority of one. Mr.
Bransteller, Democrat, Of Ada county,
was absent on account of sickness, and the
other three Democrats. Dempsey, White
and Jewell voted for the adoption of the
resolution. After the passage of the ia
nous document the crowd rapidly, but very
quietly, dispersed to the house. where they
they were disappointed, as nothing but Log
islative business was attended to on that
day. However, when the house met on
Saturday morning the capotol building was
crowded with spectators. After the jour
nal was read the chief clerk Of the senate
was announced by the doorkeeper. A pro-
found stiffness prevailed while he was read
ing the announcement that tho senate had
had under consideration and passed senate
resolution No. II, declaring the election OF
Fred T. Dubois illegal and opening up the
election Of q United States Senator to sue
seed Mr.. Mcconnell, whose term expires
on March 4th.
MIR. Emery promptly made . motion to
adopt the resolution, when Mr.. Price
moved to indefinitely postpone it. The mo-
ton was lost by vote OF twenty to six
teen.
Then Price offered IN amendment declar-
ing that the Legislature was organized on
Monday, December s, instead Of Tuesday,
December 9. Such . misstatement Of fact
was promptly voted down by the vote Of
twenty-one to fifteen. Several other I'M
important amendments to gain time were
then offered by Price, and each voted down
in its turn.
Munro then moved to refer the resolution
to the committee on privileges and cleo
lions. Emery moved to lay the motion on
the table, which carried, Price voting in
the affirmative.
Price then gave notice that, having voted
with the majority, he would on Monday,
the next legislative day, move q reconsider
alton of the motion by which the motion to
scene of play that will do away with all
legitimate legislation for this session.
On Monday the house chamber was
again crowded, when several motions were
made and discussed with considerable feel
ing, but the members kept within the
af ooh
other. When the motion to adopt the res
olution was put it carried by vote of nine
teen to seventeen, one Democrat Jones
voting on the negative.
At - o'clock, m, on Tuesday, voting
commenced in both houses for Senators
Claggett received nine votes in the senate
The Republicans gave complimentary votes
to each other and Bransteller voted for 8
Democrat. The other three Democrats
Dempsey, White and Jewell, voted fol
Claggett. In the house Claggett received
nineteen out of thirty SIX votes. Sixteer
Republicans-the Dubois men-refused tt
vote, and Jones cast his vote for Demo
GRAFT, Judge George w. Brizee, editor of the
Boise Democrat. The Democrats outside Of
few party leaders, believe that Branstel-
Ter and Jones have shown good Democratic
policy by refusing to vote for Republican
and mixing up with the affair under any
circumstances.
Alter the VOU6 was ldk0Q a recess WA
had until o'clock. On reassembling EN-
cry moved to adjourn until II Is next day
A hot discussion followed. Finally, til,
necessary two-thirds not being obtained
the motion did not prevail. The house ther
adjourned until 10 o'clock Wednesday. Or
reassembling at 2 o'clock the senate ad
journed until 10 o'clock next day.
When the two houses met Wednesda,
morning routine business went on until l:
o'clock, when the senate filed in and tn
president pro tempore took his seat at tn
right hand Of the speaker, after the two
had recognized each other by title and
shake Of the hand.
Littleton Price, of Alturas, sent up to tn,
clerks desk protest against further pro
ceedings. The protest was signed By tn
Dubois faction OF the house and was or
dered spread up on the minutes. The Jour
nails OF each house. so far as they related +
the senatorial election on the previous day
were read, when a ballot was ordere,
taken. Those voting for Claggett were
De Lamar, Dempsey, Finch, Gray, Jewell
Langrisch, Smith, of Logan; White, Wing
Armstrong, Ballentine, Briggs, Cameron
Casey, Dryden, Emery, Hanley, Hawkins
Irwin, King, Martin, Porter, Schofeld, w
H. Smith, B. h. Smith, Sperry, Steunen
berg and Swanger. Senator Branstelle
and Representative Jones voted for Alex
ander Z. Tayhew, who was a candidate OIL
the Democratic ticket for Congress. No
voting were Gum, Underwood, Caldwell
Ethel, Frederickson, Goodnight, Green
Lyon, Merrell, Mills, Munro, Price, Pyeat-
Ramsey, Skatleboe, Snydam and tn
speaker. Senators Mcpherson, Rogers
Shoup and Weller, and Representativ
Hixon were absent. Claggett having re
ceived twenty eight votes, a majority o
all, the speaker declared him duly elected
The journals were then read and approved
when the senate repaired to its own chan
Der and both houses adjourned until
o'clock. An immense crowd occupied tn
lobby and galleries, but there were q
boisterous or loud demonstrations when tn
vote was declared.
Thursday the senate spent the day con
sidering the bill creating the counties G
Alta and Lincoln out of Alturas and Logar
Late in the afternoon a vote was taken an
the bill passed by vote Of nine to eigh
1t will come up in the house for final az
ton in the course Of three or four days an
will undoubtedly pass, a. something mui
be done to save Alturas, as she is in del
more than 50.per cent. of the assessed valu
of all real and personal property.
Yesterday afternoon the house, in con
mittee of the whole had long discussio
over the eight hour law, and adiourne
without coming 70 any conclusion.
DEAN.