The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-19
California Legislators Unable to
Reach An Agreement.
ADJOURN THIS MORNING
AMID SCENES OF CONFUSION,
TEE BALLoTING ENDED.
Democrats Joined With the Grant Re-
publicans to Prevent An Election
Mo Republican Candidate Re-
ceived Half of the Necessary
Number of Votes-Burns Gained.


1O4th ballot for United States senator
has been taken without choice and the
joint convention adjourned, after being
in session six consecutive hours, during
which time nineteen ballots were taken.
The proceedings were marked with
much confusion, the lobby invading the
floor of the assembly chamber. The
sergeant-at-arms was apparently I'M
able to control the crowd.
| Three ballots were taken without re-
suit. Dibble, Burns Republican, then
| introduced a resolution calling for re-
cess until O'Clock. The resolution was
voted down by a vote of IS to 62. At
the end of the fourth ballot, Dibble
once more introduced his resolution.
Cutter, a Grant Republican, intro
duced a substitute, providing that the
joint convention take ten more ballots,
and if there we're no senator elected
when the tenth had been taken, to ad-
iourn sine die. A heated discussion en-
sued, which was concluded by Cutter
and Dibble withdrawing their resolu-
! lions.
At the end of the seventh ballot
Stratton, Barnes Republican, moved
that recess be taken until 1880 this
evening. Cutter offered as a substi-
tute resolution providing that when
twelve more ballots had been taken adj
journment be taken sine die. Cutters
resolution was adopted by close vote
of 81 to So. The balloting continued for
twelve ballots with few changes. Grant
lost vote and gained one, while Burns
gained three votes. This tied the two
leaders for the first time since the be-
ginning of the session, Grant having
been from one to three votes in the
lead all the time. The twelfth ballot
under Cutters resolution, the nine
tenth for the day, the 104th for the
session, gave the following result:
Total number Of votes cast, 100;
(Rep), IS; Estee (Rep), 1; Burns
(Rep.), so; Grant (RepD, so; Scott
(Rep.), 4; Patterson (Rep.), 4; ,Devries
Dem.), /; Phelan (Dem.), 6; White
Oem.), "a; Rosenfeldt Oem.), 2.
When the result had been announced,
a motion was made to reconsider the
vote by which the Cutter resolution had
been adopted. Dibble raised the point
that the joint assembly met under the
provisions of the United States stat
utes and adjournment sine die could
not be taken by resolution nor while
the legislature is in session. Speaker
(pro tenn Flint, who was presiding,
ruled that were the legislature in ses-
sion on Monday, a, ballot must be taken.
The motion to reconsider was put to
vote and lost by a vote of 81 to 60.
The journal for the day was then
read, and Speaker Flint declared the
joint assembly adjourned.
A scene of wild confusion followed.
The Democrats, who had combined
with the Grant Republicans to bring
about the result, raised a yell of tri-
umph, which was not joined in by the
Republicans.
The legislature, by concurrent reso-
luton already adopted, adjourns at
midnight. Unless the resolution be set
aside, no other ballot for senator can be
taken. 1t is not thought that the action
suggested can be taken, as the same
vote which supported the Cutter reso-
luton would be cast against an attempt
to reconsider the resolution.
1t was after o'clock before the mem
bers left the assembly chamber Dur
ing the recess several of the Republican
leaders attempted TO get the Republican
members together to agree to have the
concurrent resolution calling for adj
tournament at midnight set aside. Moth
ing came of it, however. Before
o'clock the members of the assembly
were in their seats once more.
Dibble, a, Burns adherent. introduced
a concurrent resolution extending the
time of adjournment until il o'clock
CuuQdA IuIuS, WHICH NdS SupDOI
by one of Grants lieutenants, Assem-
blyman Works of San Diego. with the
that the question of the
was not to be taken up, but
that the time should be devoted to the
passage of bills, the resolution was
adopted by a vote of Il to 20.
After prolonged debate the senate
adopted the house resolution providing
for legislative adjournment sine die at
II o'clock Sunday morning. with the |
that no further session |
Of the joint assembly be held, and that |
there be no more balloting for a United |
States senator.
BRIBERY CHARGE DENIED. /
san Francisco. March 1S-An at |
tempt made today to see B. U. Stein !
man, accused of having offered Cen |
eral W. II. L. Barnes. a foremost can |
1idate for the senatorship from Cali |
fornia, a large sum of money for |
Barnes withdrawal from the contest in |
favor of Dan NJ. Burns, proved futile
The Examiner, however, prints the fol-
lowing:
Former Mayor B. U. Steinman of Sac
ramento arrived at the Palace last
evening from Sacramento. When told
that General w. II. L. Barnes had duly
charged that he (Steinman) had offered
him money if he would withdraw from
The senatorial fight, Mr.. Steinnan said:
1t is hard for me to believe that
General Barnes has made such a charge
against me. In fact, I do not believe
hat he has done SO. / did nothing of !
The kind. l never even thought of such
4 thing. I have not had anything to
10 with the senatorial contest at Sacra-
nento. In no way have / been mixed
IN in If and Cn could mt have OffarpI