The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-07
E1eHTY-NINTH JOINT BALLOT
SENATORS.

Necessary to cha:ce ..........3O
The vote IN detail:
SENATORS.
For King.-Bennion, Rideout, w.
G. Nebeker, Aquila Nebeker-4
For McCune.-Cannon, Cham bers,
Evans, Robson, Smoot, Tanner,
Whitney, Wright-6.
For -Peery-1.
For Young.-Thomas-1
For Sutherland-Howell-
For Cannon.-Kiesel, Shurtlif-2.
Administrations Alder.
REPRESENTATIVES.
For King. - Belts, Greenwood,
Jackson, Wheeler-4.
For McCune-Bennion, Bywater,
Clyde, Cummings, Fullmer, Farr,
Forman, Hansen, Horne, Lloyd,
Mansfield, o'Neil, Parry, Redd, Rob
ertson, Roylance, Shepard-17.
For Powers.-Cook, Lapish-2.
For Young.-Fisher, Stewart.
For Sutherland.-Crosby, Callister,
Christensen, C. 2. Harris, Holmgren,
Murdoch, Richards, Robinson, WEIGH
g.
For Cannon.-Bramwell, N. J. Har-
rs, Ivers, Johnson, Law, Smith, Tay-
Ior-7.
Neutrality-suspicious. Miller,
Sorenson-2.
Absent and Paired.-Larsen Cfor
King, absent; McQuarrie (for Nc
Cune), paired with Larsen, not vot-
ing.
Lieutenant Colonel Richard W.
Young, the ranking officer Of the Utah
artillery at Manila, was voted for by
three members of the Utah legislature
for the high office of United States
senator. The boomlet started for Colo
mel Young was the principal incident
OF the joint session.
McCune's vote dropped from % to %,
occasioned by Senator Peery voting
for Quill Nebeker, Senator Thomas for
Colonel Young. and Representative
McQuarrie pairing, as an act of cour-
tesy, his vote with Representative Lar
sen, King supporter, who was abb
sent.
Because of the absence of Represent
alive Larsen and of Representatives
Fisher and Stewart voting for Colonel
Young, Kings vote was decreased
from II TO s.
Senator Cannon poIed his full
strength of 9, his seven original sup
porters and the Republican votes of
Representative Law and Taylor
gained on Saturday.
The absence Of Representatives Mil
Ter and SorensOn and Senator Alder
left the Republican candidate with
only 10 votes.
Just previous to the joint assembly
proceeding with the eighty-fifth bal
lot. the first of the day, Representative
Richards offered a motion, which was
adopted requiring that Saturdays
journal and all subsequent records
show the names Of the members voting
for and against motions to prematurely
dissolve the joint assembly
Then Representative Belts mentioned
the unavoidable absence of Represent
alive Larsen and, on his behalf, re
quested that a NcCune supporter pair
his vote with that of the absentee. This
courtesy Representative McQuarrie
volunteered TO accord, provided that
his action would not endanger the
election of Mr.. McCune. and the repre-
sentative from Washington county
was excused from voting.
The eighty-fifth ballot gave McCune
26, King 10, Cannon 9, Powers ., Suth-
erland Republican, 10. Senator Peery
cast his vote in compliment TO Repre-
sentative Alice Merrill Horne and on
the next ballot complimerted ex-Rep-
resentative Sarah +. Anderson.
There was no change in the result Of
the eighty-sixLh ballot nor in the
eigEty-seventh, except that Senator
Peery voted for AqUila Nebeker.
IN APPRECIATION OF YOUNG.
Before the eighty-eighth ballot was
proceeded with, Representative Parry
offered the following:
Resolved, by the legislature in joint
session assembled. that a committee Of
three be appointed TO draft a resOlu-
ton expressing Utah's appreciation Of
her gallant sons now at Manila and
telegraph the same TO Lieutenant Col
onel Richard ". Young, commanding
Tie Utah volunteer, batteries"
The resolution was adopted. ard
President Nebeker appointed Repre-
eentatives Parry and Jackson and Sen
etcr Whitney the committee TO draft
and transmit the resolution of COM
mendation.
The resolution Of cOmmendation viii
be presented 10 the legislature today
for adoption
The committees action viii be re-
Dorted TO the legislature in Joint ses-
sion this noon, and at the same time
another resolution viii be recommend
ed for adoption. praising the achieve
ments OF Utahs volunteers in Manila.
The reading Of Representative Par
Tvs resolution was greeted with Il
Mound of applause, which was repeated
on the eighty-eighth ballot when Sena-
tor Thomas and Representative Mans
faId voted for Colonel Richard W
Young for senator from Utah
On the eighty-ninth ballot Repre-
sentative Mansfield went back TO Nc
Cune's support, but Senator Thomas
voted again for Colonel Young. Before
ire announcement of the result. Rep
resentatives Fisher and Stewart ex-
pressed a desire to change their votes
IRON Judge King to Colonel Young.
ano their wishes We're noted in the
record. The result of the ballot was as
given above
A. l2:45 the joint assembly dissolved.
IN motion of Senator Nebeker and
REPRESENTATIVE Cook, till 1150 this
InoIning. Scarcely a dozen voted
AGAINST dissolution
CLEARING Sale