Warren sheaf., 1895-03-21

WAs secured Witheut tiinculty. The
latter could not be found. Every ef-
fort to discover his whereabouts was
without result. The friends Of the
bill were loatll to proceed without
him. They had failed by one vote
and Cronklite's vote would secure
tile required number. He was
pledged to support the bill and it
had been an issue in the campaign in
his district. Lately, possibly with.
dit canse, flmots had been ctrcdtat-
ed that be was anxious to dodge a
vote on the bill. His presence was
insisted upon and for eight hours
the call of the senate remained in
progress while search was being
made.
The particular reason for insisting
upon his presence was that rumor
claimed one Of the twenty-seyen sup
porters OF Tuesday had changed his
views. True, the suppurters Had
gained u sure vote in Senator Smith,
who was absent Tuesday by permis-
sion OF the presiding officer. Bnt in
addition to his vote that of Senator
Cronkhite was thought necessarys
Finally, and in desperation, the issue
was put to the test and the rnmor OF
default was found false.
A vot ) at 10 P. NJ.
The friends Of the bill decided at 10
O'Clock to make the test. Senator
Hanna, who had been excused at
6:3O o'clock, with the understanding
that he should be sent for when
wanted, was notified. At 1925
O'Clock he appeared in Ills seat, and
Senator Allen, the leader for the bill,
moved that the coll OF the senate be
dispensed with. The opponents op-
posed the motion, seeing danger.
On the vote-27 to 23-further pro-
ceedings were declared off. Senator
lltis, one OF the supporters otthe bill,
left his friends on this vote because
he thought nothing should be done
until Cronkhite was found. But the
opponents of the bill took false hope
from his apparent wavering allegi-
ance, to be undeceived upon the final
vote when the sturdy senator from
Carver county was found standing
shoulder to shoulder with his farmer
friends.
Senator Greer. opposed to the bill,
raised a parliamentary point to
Senator Barr's motion to proceed to
a final vote on the bill. He argued
that the bill, having been considered
on special order OF Tuesday, and
then lost, the prevailing motion to
reconsider placed 1T on general or.
ders again, where it must lie over un.
til it came up in regular order, after
two days, upon the calendar.
Senator Wyman retorted that
since the bill was on final passage on
Tuesday the vote to reconsider
placed it back to the same place.
The same idea was put in a very con.
vincing way by Senator Young, and
President Day decided the bill before
the senate for final passage or for
any other purpose desired by tie
majority OF those present. The ma
jority decided to take flnnl action,
and the bill was read for the last
time by Secretary Lanyum.
The Bill Passes.
When President Day announced
the final vote OF twenty-eight and de-
clared the bill passed, Senator Nc
Hale raised a somewhat novel point.
He insisted it had received the vote
OF twenty-seven senator's and that OF
the lieutenant governor, Senator
Day. His point was overruled, but
entered in the journal in order to pre-
serve any rights to which the oppo-
nents might consider themselves en-
titled.
Having disposed OF this an.l to
clinch the entire matter Senator Al
len moved to reconsider again the
final vote just taken. This vote was
taken on the yeas and nays, and the
motion was showed under, only a
few voting for it.
The senate then adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning.
Lost, Strayad or Stolen"
J. @. Cronkhite, tho missing sena-
tor fIom the Fifty-second district,
lives near Argyle. Until q few years
ago he was the publisher OF the Mar
shall County Banner, q weekly news
paper. Since then he has devoted
his attention to Populist politics and
farming.
He is not recorded as being present
in the senate since Saturday, al
though he was seen in the senate
chamber yesterday morning by q
number Of senator's. Senator Hene-
man said that he saw Senator Cronk-
hite come in the senate cloak room
about 0:3O O'Clock. He hung up his
coat and appeared to intend to de-
vote the day to his usual senatorial
duties. A few minutes later, after
with several senators, he left
the capitol.