St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-17

The First Step Toward the Elcc-
ton OF {; Senator Comes
Today.
For the First Time in Ten Years
u Joint Session De-
nanded.

Today the ball0ting will commence in
the two houses of the Legislature for
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator G. K. Davis for the term commence
ing March 4. 1893. The statute OF the
state, which is modelled after the national
law GA the subject, provides that on
the second Tuesday after the opening
of the session of the legislature next
preceding the expiration Of the term Tor
which any senator was elected each
house shall meet and ballot separately.
Ii person balloted for receives ma
jority in each house this shall be en-
tered in the journals, andOn the follow
ing day, aG II O'Clock noon, the two
houses shall meet III Joint assembly.
If candidate has received majority
in both houses, this vote shall be an
nounced and this will complete the
election. If no one has a majority in
both houses Joint ballot must be taken.
II there is no choice "Wednesday at least
one ballot must be taken each day until
there is all election. The statute fol-
lows:
Sec. IA. The legislature of each state
which is chosen next preceding the eX-
piration Of the time for which any Sena-
tor was elected to represent such state
in congress snail, on the second Tues
day after the meeting and organization
thereof, proceed to elect a senator III
congress.
Sec. Is. Such election shall be con
| Quoted in the following manner: Each
| house shall openly, by vlya-voce vote
| of each member present, name one per-
| son for senator Ill congress from Sucn
| state. and the name or the person so
I III FNt,It nT
| the whole number of votes cast in each
| house. shall be entered on the journal
of that house by the clerk or secretary
| thereof: or il either house fails to
| give such majority to any person on
that day, the fact shall be entered on
| the journal. AT II o'clock IN. OF the
day following that on which proceed
ings are REQUIRED to take place aS afore-
said, the members Of the two houses
shall convene i'll joint assembly, and
the journal of each house shall then be-
read, and if the same person has re-
ceiyed majority of all the votes in
each house he shall be declared duly
elected senator. But if the same per
son has not received majority OF the
votes in each house, or if either house
has failed to take proceedings as re-
quired by this section, the joint assem-
bly, shall then proceed to choose, by &
viya-voice vote of each member present
a member for senator, and the person
who receives majority of all the vote:
OF the joint assembly, a majority o.
all the members elected to both house:
being present ana voting, shall be de
clared duly elected. If no person re-
ceives such majority OH the first day, the
joint assembly shall meet at II O'Clock
meridian of each succeeding day during
the session of the legislature, and shall
take at least one vote until senator il
elected.
A joint ballot on Wednesday will bt
required in this case for the first time
since 1888, when Senator Window wa.
defeated. owing to the fact, even if al
the Republicans are in line, that they
have, counting in Senator Dedon, bu
twenty-six out OF fifty-four members o.
the senate. OF the twenty-eight, S. NJ
Owen, Peoples, will receive eleven anC
Hon. Dan w. Lawler, Democrat, seven
| cen.