The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
BORN AND HEALY
uNsEATEo in COLORADO SENATE
Mr.. Dick Seated in Place Of Horn--Mf.
Heaiy's Seat Declared
Vacant.

Denver, Jan. I3.-Two Democratic
members were unseated by the Senate
yesterday, Senator Born OF Alamosa
and Senator Healy of the Sixth dead
vilIe) district.
The Healy and Born resolutions re-
cite practically the same facts. The
Born resolution recites that he re-
ceived but 1.720 votes, while Senator
Dick had 4,7e5. The Healy resolution
follows
Whereas, the duly qualized electors
of the Sixth senatorial district on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday il
November. 1902, did elect and return
as senator from said district to the
Senate of the state of Colorado, the
Hon. Jesse F.. Mcdonald; and,
Whereas, the said Jesse +. McDon-
aid did receive 2.516 votes as such SEN
ator and his nearest opponent. Daniel
Healy, did receive 2,093 votes; AID.
Whereas, the State Canvasslng
Board did duly and correctly canvass
the returns from said senatorial dis
trict and in pursuance of said canvass,
did declare the said Jesse +. McDon-
aid elected as senator from said Sixth
senatorial district of Colorado, and the
secretary of state, to-wit: David A.
Mills, did issue to the said Jesse f..
such senator; and.
Whereas. the committee on privi-
leges and elections of the Senate of
the Fourteenth General Assembly did
wrongfully and unjustly report in favor
of seating said Daniel Healy and un-
seating said Jesse f. Mcdonald.
Whereas, the action of the Senate
in the adoption of said report was un-
just and wrongful. and the same was
never approved by the Senate sitting
as legal body.
Whereas, the lieutenant governor.
the duly authorized and courteous pre-
siding officer of the Senate-the SEN
ate being in disorderly condition-re-
fused to put the question to a vote be-
fore the Senate on the adoption of the
report of the committee ON privileges
and elections; be it
Resolved, that the action of the
Senate taken on the 10th day of Jan
uary, 1903, be hereby rcscinded and
the said j. +. Mcdonald be declared to
have been entitled to his seat in this
Senate, and to have been entitled to
full privileges of membership herein,
and the said ID. Hoaly be declared an
usurper and not entitled to seat in
this body or to recognition as q sena-
tor of this body.
And the said Jesse f. Mcdonald
having been elected and being duly
qualified as lieutenant governor OF
the state of Colorado. and it being i'm
possible by reason thereof for the said
Jesse F. Mcdonald to take his seat as
such senator, therefore the seat of
Jesse f. Mcdonald as senator from the
Sixth district is hereby declared va
can't"
After a sharp debate the resolution
was adopted by a vote OF 19 to ID.
Senator Sapp filed protest against
the unseating of Born, and asked that
1t be printed in the journal of the days
proceedings. Senator Taylor filed a
similar protest against the unseating
of Daniel Healy.
Senator Horace It. De Long OF
Grand Junction (Republican) filed a
protest against the unseating of Sena-
tor Healy by majority vote, on the
ground that it is. in violation of the
constitution. stating, however, that he
stands ready to vote in favor of the
expulsion of Senator Healy, which re-
quires a two-thirds vote.