Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-03
The Pennsylvania Legislature,

krisburg, Jan. 3-The. senate was
E4d to order at II o'clock yesterday
5y Lieutenant Governor Goblin, and
prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. ].
w. Hill.
Mr.. Scott offered a resolution elect.
ing e. w. Smiley, Of Venango, chic.
clerk of the senate, and Mr.. Nicely
moved to substitute the name of George
w Brown. of Clinton. Mr. Smiley was
elected
Mr.. Muehlbronner offered a resolu-
!. ton for the creation of a legislative
committee of three senators and two
representatives to act with a citizens
committee to arrange for monument
to be erected in Pittsburg to the mem
was adopted.
The adoption of the resolution to
name candidates for United States SEN
ator resulted in the naming of the fol-
lowing: M. S. Quay, John Stewart,
William Cornell and George T. Huff,
Republicans; Robert E. Pattison, ST.
mon P. Wolverton and James M. Cuff
fey, Democrats; John Dalzell, inde-
pendent Republican.
Senator Cummings, of Warren, was
chosen teller on the part of the senate
to conduct the election of United States
ae6
His oSg5ek Private Secretary
Gerwig appeared and presented the
governez1S massage. which was read.
z,sur-t .'--'.-s.-te s sloLni.
nafed for United sfates senator, n
addition to the above. were George A.
Jerks, Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith, ex-Attorney General
William U. Hensel and William M. Mel
son. OF these Messrs. jerks, Hensel
and Nelson are Democrats. The others
are Republicans.
Mr. Voorhees,, of Philadelphia, was
appointed teller on the part of the
house to compute the vote for United
States senator at the joint convention
Iof the senate and houge on Jan. 49, On
the previous day the two houses will
vote separately. The candidate receiv-
ing 127 votes on joint ballot viii be de-
clared elected.
The senate resolution relative to the
erection Of a monument to the late
Col. Alexander L. Hawkins, of the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, was
concurred in after it had been amend
ed to give the house equal representa-
lion Oh the committee with the senate.
The senate organized on Tuesday
last by the election of William P.
Snyder, of Chester, Quayite, for.
president pro tenn He poiled the full
Republican vote. The Democrats voted
for William B. Miller, of Cumberland.
William + Marshall, OF Allegheny,
Quayite, was chosen speaker Of the
house by majority of one vote over
Gen. William H. Koontz, of Somerset.
Five Democrats joined with 95 Repub-
licans to elect Mr.. Marshall. One other
Democrat was present, but did not
vote. The rest of the Democrats and
the anti-Quay Republicans voted for
Gen. Koontz.
At the Republican joint caucus on
i;'s5sesfSSs. night Col Quay was the
unanimons. choice for United States
senator. f1e--caucus was attend
ed by 1913 legislators, 9s--four less
than the number necessary to a choice
in the joint convention of the senate
and house, which will be held Jan. 16
Three Of those present were Messrs.
Hin and Tiffany, of Susquehanna, and
Mr.. Mcpherson, of Adams, who alb
SeAeeu themselves M0uudy HlGHL from
the house caucus and voted with the
Democrats in the house for Gen.
Koontz for speaker Mr. Beaver, of
Juniata, who voted with the stalwarts
for Mr.. Marshall for speaker, was pres
ent, but did not answer to his name. 1t
was stated that he will abide by the
caucus. Thompson, of Centre, and
Haldeman, Of Montgomery, who are de-
tanned at home by illness, were pledg-
ed by their colleagues to Mr.. Quay.
The anti-Quayites still declare that
Quay will never be elected senator.
Both houses have adjourned until
the evening of Ian ID