Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-30

son anu Senator AnaLvOld were also
added to the Evans list, CAUSING bois-
ferrous demonstrations by the Evans
men.
Down the list the changes came. the
few remaining Bixby men Joining the
Clapp forces, until it was up to Re-
preventative Bean, who put the finish
ing touches on the Evans hopes by de-
serting his first choice and going to
Clapp, with the sensational denoue-
ment in which Speaker Bowling plaved
a conspicuous part.
When the last change was recorded
the roll showed that Clapp had "a
votes, Evans SO, Bixby 2 Lowry 3 md
Tawney 2, but the summing up was
only an incident and was not formally
announced. The nomination was then
made unanimous.
St. Paul, Jan. 22.-The legislature
does not seem to have recovered from
the caucus which decided the senator
ship on Saturday, as the session YES.
terday only lasted twenty minutes. Nc
bills were introduced in the senate.
and only two in the house, neither OF
them being of general Importance.
St. Paul, Jan. 23.-The event of the
session thus far was the voting of each
house separately for United States
senator, yesterday being the day fixed
by congressional act. The democrats
supported Judge r. R. Nelson, former.
ly of the United States court, for the
long term and Towne for the short.
There was one democrat and two re.
publicans absent in the senate, max
ing 60 votes cast, Knute Nelson re.
ceiving AZ, Clapp 43, Judge Nelson Is
and Towne II. This was done with
out speeches, the motion having been
adopted to cut off the usual eulogies.
The vote in the house was substan-
TALLY on party lines, though Andrew
Miller of Duluth and S. V. Morris OF
Minneapolis voted for knute Nelson,
but refused to vote for Clapp. One
democrat. George F. finland of St,
Paul, refused to vote for Towne As
finally announced, knute Nelson re.
ceived 81 votes and r. +. Nelson %.
Clapp had 80 and Towne 81. This
gives total in both houses of 1876 for
Knute Nelson and 1855 for Clapp, as
against 40 for Judge Nelson and So fo1
Towne.
Both branches will meet in Joint
session at noon today, when the jour
nails will be read, showing that Sena.
tor Nelson has received a ma iority OF
the votes in each branch for the six
year term, and that Moses E. Clapr
has received a majority in each branch
for the four-year term, and they will
then be declared officially elected.
After that the legislature can 20 to
work.
While short sessions of the senate
and house were held prior to casting
this vote, the minds of everyone
seemed to be so engrossed with the
senatorial contest, which ended last
Saturday, that no one was prepared tc
attend to routine business.
st. Paul, MINI. Jan. 24-The event
of yesterday was the joint session of
house and senate where the formal
announcement of the election of the
United States senators was made.
Speaker Bowling presided at the joint
session and after the roll call the
journals of the senate and house OF
Tuesday were read showing that each
had given the majority of their votes
to Knute Nelson for the six year term
and to Moses E. Clapp for the remain
der of the term of the late Senator
Davis, the speaker then declared
both gentlemen duly elected for those
respective terms. Senator-elect Clapp
was IN the building and a committee
which was appointed to wait on him
soon returned with him, the band in
the gallery playing Hail to the Chief
and the entire legislature rising and
cheering as he marched up the aisle.
He delivered an eloquent and impress
sive speech which was greatly applaud
ed after which the joint session ad-
journed.
Immediately after the adjournment
the band in the gallery played the air
of the baby" song in wang" while
the audience sang again and again the
following verse:
Moses, Moses,
We are all for Moses,
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