Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-01-19
LEGISLATIVE LETTER

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REELECTION OF DAVIS THE PRINCE.
PAL EVENT or THE WEEK
a0selve Years Since There was NO Ballet
asg in Joint session-Soms Senatorial
Elections Acknowledgements Dare on
Pages Practice Of O.teop.thy-Torrens
system-A Civil Rights Bill--sugar Beet
Seed-Ta1 Revision.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 1e.-The chief matter
OF interest in legislative circles this
week is the reelection Of United States
Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis, which
occurs on Tuesday and will be declared
on Wednesday, two days being neces-
sary to complete the election. In this
connection it is to be noted that it is IL
years since there has been no balloting
in joint session of the two houses, and
that 10 years ago there was an apparently
unnecessary ballot taken. The law pro-
viding for the election of senators de-
Clares that on the second Tuesday after
organization the two houses shall vote
separately for senator On the day fol-
lowing joint session shall be held. IF
the records show that each house has
given majority for one man he shall
be deemed to be- elected; but if either
house fails to give him q majority. then
ballot must be taken in joint session,
continuing daily until senator is elected.
In 1887 Senator Davis was candidate
for reelection. as now. The senate gave
him 83 votes to ID for Michael Doran.
The house cast 70 votes for Davis, 26 for
Doran and 2 for Ara Barton. On the
next day, in joint convention, Speaker
William R. Merriam, after hearing the
minutes of the two houses for the pre-
vious day, formerly declared that Cush-
man K. Davis having received q major
fly of each house was elected United
States senator. Two years later the
Sabin- Washburn fight was on, but the
caucus decided it, even though few
Republicans did refuse to vote or voted
against the caucus nominee. The house
gave Washburn 80. E. M. Wilson 2, E.
w. Durant 8, G. M. Start 8, and M. E.
Clapp, I, while the senate voted Wash
burn "a, Wilson 2, Knute Nelson l.
This was sufficient technically, as
quorum voted in the senate, to elect
Washburn, but to settle all disputes a
formal motion to ballot was made and
carried, and Speaked Charles R. Graves,
after hearing the reading of records on the
separate balloting for senator, ordered
the joint ballot, which resulted: WASH
burn I07, Durant 2O, Start 9, Wilson 2,
Clapp /, Bowen I, and Rea /. Wash
burn, was then declared duly elected.
In 1898 there was no choice in the sepa-
rate balloting and in joint session, Sena-
tor Davis received just IS votes, tho
number necessary to elect. Four years
ago, when Senator Washburn sought re-
election, the first days vote gave no
majorities and joint session ballot was
ordered, resulting in the election of
Knute Nelson, who received 1O2
votes, to 36 for Washburn. for
Comstock, 2 for McCleary, 10 for Don
nelly, for Lind and for Mitchell.
By redistricting the state more votes are
now needed to elect, but the Repubi-
cans have things all their own way, and
Senator Davis will receive his full party
vote. Six years ago he received barely
the IS votes then necessary to elect.
This week it requires 80 to elect, and he
will receive about 1873 votes, the exact
number depending on the attendance.
So Speaker Dare, who is ex-oficio presi-
dent Of all joint conventions, will be
able to declare the election without the
formality Of a ballot in the joint con-
vention.
Speaker Dare has come to the con-
clusion that it would be better to ap-
point the pages of the house as a means
of giving start in life to deserving
poor boys and says he would, if he had
it to do over again, ignore political in
fuenoes in naming these messengers for
the house. Two appointments in the
announced list were of this sort. One
of them, Harry Fine, was a flower boy
ut the Windsor hotel, where his bright
and cheerful personality completed the
conquest his aggressive business meth
0ds had commenced. Il thought it
might be the making of the boy to give
him chance" said Speaker Dare in
speaking Of it. Harry Barnum. whose
widowed mother depends on his earn
ings, was another special appointment
of the speaker.
The young Indian, Frank Beaulieu,
who was page two years ago, is the
intended beneficiary of resolution by
Mr.. Mansion for an extra page, the
large house membership being thought
q good reason for increasing the num-
Der of these nimble footed, quick wittsd
youngsters. ~, ..-. .--a.r
Oafaonakhv for which honannafhr