The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-24
HON)RED WITH THE TOGH
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE YEsTER-
DAY ELECTED TWO MEMBERS
OF UNITED STATES SENATE
r&vIs' MEMORY IS HoNoRED
Dead Senator Is Remembered In
Resolutions Paying the Tribute
of Both of the Legislative
Bodies.

Filled to its utmost capacity with SEN
ators and representa- tiVeS officers of both
branches of the legislature and delighted
spectators, the song and shout of human
voices and the strains of an orchestra,
Ire mouse of representatives, upon the
adjournment of the joint convention,
which elected two United States senators
yesterday, presented a scene, striking in
its resemblance to that which took place
last Saturday when the nomination of
Moses e. C!app, as the Republican can
didate for the senate, was made the
unanimous act of that body.
Shortly before 1 O'Clock the joint sesz
sion of the house and senate adjourned
after formally constituting Knute Mel
son and Moses E. Clapp senators-elect to
the United States forum at Washington
The climax came with no show at osten-
tation, but with the most demcnstrative
enthusiasm and of a cordially of senti-
ment in which all seemed to heartily en-
gage. The amusement INDUCED Satur-
day over the little refrain Moses.
Moses, We are all for Moses" etc, COM
posed by Fl. P. Hall, was repeated with
increased merriment yesterday.
The Minnesota State Band orchestra
occupied the gallery before the demon
strations began. After Senator Clapp had
been before the audience and the formal
ity of the occasion was over, the band
struck up on the baby song from
Wang and the vast assemb.age arose
and sang the lines:
Moses, Moses, we are all for Moses,
H. Out they go, in he goes,
One bed of roses
While the composer OF the verse, H. P.
Hall, led with his baton-a pine stick
from the speakers stand just opposite
from the band.
Half an hour before the time fixed for
the election of senators the gallery had
La H.
the floor Of the house was occupied.
On the right hand side of the chamber
in seats reserved especially for their use.
sat Mrs. Moses E. Clapp and the mother
of the new senator. They witnessed the
proceedings with justly keen interest.
At precisely u o'clock the members of
the senate, with Lieut. Gov Smith lead
Ing the column, filed into the house and
were seated. Lieut.. Gov. Smith took his
scat beside Speaker Bowling.
Chief Clerk Schmahl then read the
vote of the preceding day on the sena-
tcrship which showed that Knute Nelson
and Moses e. Clapp had been elected
for the long and short terms respectively
and these facts were officially declared
by Speaker Bowling amid exciting
demonstrations
Speaker Bowling forthwith named the
following gentlemen to escort into the
horse, the newly elected senator, Gen.
Moses Z. Clapp:
Senators Sheehan and Lord, Represen-
tatiVeS Jackson, Ocobock and Roberts.
Before the committee returned a tele-
gram was received from Senator Knute
Nelson, at Washington, and read 1t ex-
pressed gratitude TO the members to
when Senator Nelson was responsible
for his reelection and contained state
ment Of his desire to serve the state to
The best of his abilities in the future
Senator il1tr no fol
Ing resolution, which was adopted and g
copy ordered sent to the bereaved widow
and parents of the late Senator Davis:
Resolved by the senate and the house
of representatives Of the state OF, Min
neSota In joint convention assembled.
That, By the death of the Hon. Cush-
man K Davis, United States senator,
from the state of Minnesota. this state
this nation has lost one of it's ablest
statesmen. and this people che Of their
foremost, most fearless and gifted
THAT we recognize in Cushman K.
Davis, a typical American, who by his
own talents and worth. meyerited. and le-
celVed, from the people of this state. the
highest honor within their gift.
He was an orator whose voice was
never silent when the rights of the peo-
pie or the honor of the country were in
question. His eloquent tongue, his mighty
intellect his profound knowledge of the
law Of the land and of the law of ma
lions placed him in the front rank of
American statesmen, rejecting honor
upon his. people and his nation;
That the death of Cushman K. Davis,
whose great qualities of heart and mind
hndearing him to us all is sincerely deplor-
ed by the senate and the house of repre-
Bentatves and the people of the state
of Minnesota"
The resolutions were ordered spread
upon the records of the joint assemblage.
Almost as soon as the reading of the
resolutions had been completed the COM
mittee entered with Senator Clapp and
proceeded TO the speakers stand. The
audience arose and cheered while the
hew senator was greeted
Senator Clapp was introduced by
Speaker Bowling and delivered the fol-
lowing eloquent address:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of this
Convention: The eXultation of this hour
Is caastened by the thought that this oc-