The record-union., 1899-01-14
STILL NO CHOICE.
Four Monotonous Ballots for Sena-
tor Show No Change.

The members of the third house and
some ordinary citizens filled the gallery
and lobby of the Assembly chamber,
when at noon yesterday the Legisla-
ture met in joint session for the third
time for the avowed purpose Of elect
ing a United States Senator.
AS matter of fact, no Senator was
elected, and nobody expected that one
would be. The Federal statute pro-
vides that a ballot shall be taken on
each consecutive day after the first bal
lot, until somebody is elected, and yes
terday's proceedings amounted merely
to a compliance with the law.
One ballot is bearable, and two are
not so bad, even though the footings
show no change; but when it comes to
piling up three, and then adding one
for good count, and for no other ap-
parent reason than to allow the Demo-
Gratis to shy complimentary bouquets
at the heroes who CALAMITY led their
party to glorious defeat, it becomes
rather mOnOtOnous.
1t was monotonous at the joint ses-
sion of the Legislature yesterday. It
was as dreary as a graveyard in the
dark of the moon, and the awful sing
song of the clerks who drawled out the
names of the members and followed
each name with a nasal explosion, sup
posed to be an announcement Of the
members choice, was nerve-trying
Not one single ripple of applause rose
to the surface, and as no earnest ora
tors kept Assemblyman Knowland
lodging their right hooks, there was
nothing to smile at.
Through four weary roll calls the
Republican members kept pegging
away, casting votes for the same can
didates they supported at the last bal
lot taken Thursday, and when the
changes had been rung on the fourth
and everybody was dead tired of the
grind, not a single member OF the ma
jority had so much as intimated that
he would like to play in some other
candidates back yard.
The Democrats, however, trotted out
their string and to them fell the honors.
They found a new candidate for every
ballot On the first round James G.
Mcguire carried off thirty-two of the
votes of the faithful, Senator Hall hav-
ing climbed over into Senator Feeney's
boat and voted for John Rosenfeld-
Colonel James F. Smith received the
votes of thirty four Democrats, Pop
ulists, etc, on the second ballot; A.
Caminetti was the favorite on the third
ballot, he taking thirty-three votes, and
giving the one he himself welded to
the veteran war horse, Senator John
Bcggs. On the fourth and last ballot,
the Democrats cast their thirty-four
votes solidly for their aggressive young
Congressman for this, the Second Dis
trict, Marion De Vries.
The total vote on the fourth and last
ballot yesterday follows:
Barnes, 10; Bulla, 8; Burns, 70;
Grant, 81; De vries CD, "a; Bard, z;
Estee, 2; FELTON,, 2; Knight, 2; Pater-
son, 2; Scott, 2; Rosenfeld CD, i.
Another joint ballot will be taken at
noon to-day.
The wise ones Of the Legislature are
in doubt whether an adjournment can
be taken over Sunday .until Monday
They profess to believe that Sunday is
a legislative day and hold that, such
being the case, the statute which pro-
vides for a joint ballot on each con-
secutive legislative day after the first
ballot, until election, must be complied
WITH and that a ballot must be taken
at noon on the Sabbath.
The Judiciary Committees OF the two
houses are wrestling with the question.