The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-08

say, Mr.. Law, you entered into con-
| spiracy and you have gone so far as to
swear that which was not true?" No
l could not do that.
I'VE may decide to adopt a majority
or a minority report, but in my eStl-
nation we had better place them in the
| journal and leave them there, aud then
every man ascend to that height that
an American citizen should ascend to
| and vote as his conscience dictates.
Why should we say that McCune is
guilty, or that Law is guilty? If it Is
not necessary, do not compel US to
do it.
II beg of you. do not say now, at
the last moment: This man must De
elected, or we have no senator Let
our actions and our words be those that
shall have a tendency to heal, not to
wound: to cement. not to disrupt; TO
bind together, not to tear asunder the
bonds of fellowship. Let our actions be
such that the people of this state, look
ing on us at the present time. Will pc
proud that they are citizens OF the
state of Utah, and those who are Dem
ocrats will not find it in their souls TO
be ashamed of the Democratic legisia-
ture. l shall vote with the gentleman
from Tooele county,"
SMOOT MEANT NO INSULT.
Senator Smoot, from whom Repre-
sentative Richards demanded an apol-
ogy, arose at this juncture and SAID:
All my life. sir. l have tried to be
gentleman. As to the gentleman from
Tooele county demanding an apology,
| have none to make, but do desire, as
a gentleman, to say to him that in my
remarks ] had no intention whatever
of insulting him or any other man. l
said what I meant, and l felt what
said, and l said it with the highest re.
spect to every man upon the floor OF
this joint assembly. The explanation,
1 trust will be satisfactory to the gen
tleman from Tooele. have no apology
to OFFER"
RESULT OF THE VOTE.
The roll was then called on the
amendment providing that further con
sideration of the reports be postponed,
and resulted in SO votes in favor ana
20 o~9osed.
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Senators Alder, Bennion, Chambers,
Kiesel Nebeker. Rideout, Mr.. Pres1-
dent, Representatives BeDnion, Belts,
Bramwell, Callister, christensen, Cook,
Crosby, Fisher, Forman, Fullmer,
Greenwood. Harris, C. D., Harris, N. j.,
Holmgren, Ivers. Jackson, johnson, La
pish, Miller, Murdoch, Redd, Richards,
Robson, Taylor, WEIGH, Wheeier-3S
Those voting in the negative were:
Senators Evans. Robson, Smoot Tan
ner. Thomas. Representatives Bywater,
Clyde. Cummings. Hansen, Horne.
Larsen, Law. Lloyd, McQuarrie, O'Nell,
Parry. Robertson Shepard Smith, Mr..
Speaker-20.
The motion to take recess until
1850 o'clock was then carried.
THE NOON BALLOTING.
At the noon session of the joint as
senbly the one hundred and thirty
sixth joint ballot was proceeded with.
The features of the balloting was the
alignment Of the forces for the day.
Senator. Bennion started the deserving
from Aquila Nebeller'S support. He
voted for William II. King, but on the
next and all succeeding ballots his vote
was east with that of Representative
Stewart for Judge Henry P. Henderson.
Senator Peery came back into the Nc
Cune column and remained there, but
Representative Heber Bennion with
drew from McCune and voted for Judge
o. w. Powers on the one hundred and
thirty-sixth and one hundred and thir-
ty-seventh ballots. After that he voted
for Judge King.
Representatives Cook and Lapish also
voted for Judge Powers on the morn
ing ballote, Law also left Nebeker for
Frank ]. Cannon. On the one hun
dred and thirty-seventh ballot w. G..
Nebeker and Jackson withdrew from