Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-08
Legislature Meets Last Time but
Does Not Elect.
WILD SCENES In THE HOUSE
Seven Regular Republicans aud DEM
ocrats Cheer 60 the Echo -Addicas
Men cry Odd Trsitorsn

Dover. Del, March S.-ifhe last day
Of the present session of tie legislature
brought large crowd to Dover.
Promptly at IL o'clock the senate en-
tered the house chamber. where the
Joint session of the two houses was
held There was intense excitement
when the presiding officer called for
the ballot on United States senator. Tho
vote for the full term resulted.
Kenny (Dem) %; Addicks Union
Rep) 16, Dupont (Reg Rep) Z; Hig.
gins (Reg. Rep g. necessary to a
choice, %.
The legislature is to adjourn sine die
at 2 p m. today.
The ballot for the short term resulted
salisbury %; Addicks 22; Richards
Greg. Rep T.
The two houses at 1922 o'clock sep
arated by a vote of 80 to 81, and the
senatorial ballot was at an end with a
double deadlock as the result
On the motion to separate, the seven
regular Republicans who have stead
lastly refused to vote for Addicks. yot-
ed with the % Democrats.
The motion to separate. which was
made by Senator Knox reg. Rep.), Of
Wilmington. was a complete surprise
to the Union Republicans.
Vote IL down. was shouted from
their section OF the chamber Amid
the greatest confusion the roll was
called. and as the Democrats and reg
ular Republicans were solidly together,
the motion was carried. When Presi-
dent Ellson's gavel fell and the an
nouncement was made that the joint
session was ended, there was roar of
excitement and wild cheers from the
Democrats and Regulars followed
The crowd rushed about In an almost
frenzied manner, shouting out the
names of the seven Republicans who
refused TO vote for Addicks, Senator's
Knox and Ellison and Representatives
Clark Chandler, Flynn, Hodges and
Plling. The other side cheered for
Addicks at the same time and alto
gether the scene was one that has not
been equalled here since the fight be-
gan In 1895.
Representatives Shallcross and Healy
Democrats, locked arms and led the
Democratic side Of the house around
the room singing HAL, Hail, the
Gangs All Here"
A crowd-Hpf Addicks kympathizers
swarmec around Representative chand-
Ter, one OF the Regular Republican
leaders who was cheering vigorously
Shoot him, stick a knife in him" they
shouted and Col Morrow Major
Mitchell and several detectives crowd
ed around Chandler who kept on cheer
ing. A Union Republican senator APP
preached Chandler and jumped on a
chair yelling, Three groans for the
id Republican traitors" Friends
urged the men TO desist.
As President Ellison walked out ne
was Kissed by the Addlcks men, who
cried, "old maid" and traitor" but he
was cheered 10 the echo from the other
side Of the house.
Speaker McCommons in about half an
hour had restored order and quietly ad-
journed the house.
Governor Hum declared this after
noon that he would not appoint Unit
ed States SENATOR
Forty-iive ballots have been taken In
joint session since the ballotins began
on January lG. Delaware has not had a
full representation In the United states
Senate since the expiration Of Former
Senator Anthony Higgins term In 1895.
Mr.. Higgins was a candidate for re-
election. but was opposed by j. Edward
Addicks, who had recently moved 10
Delaware from Philadelphia. Mr. Ad-
dicks deadlocked the legislature and
made the threat that the senator would
be "Addicks or nobody" The deadlock
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