The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-09
VOTE RECORDED
ON WRONG SIDE
Senator Kearns Rises to a Question
of Personal Privilege.
ASKS FOR CORRECTION
ECHO OF THE DEBATE ON
STATEHOOD BILL.

IEI ASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Yesterday
w contest found an early echo in
the proceedings of the senate to-
day i'm the shape of a personal expla-
nation by Mr.. Kearns of his vote on me
admission of New Mexico as a seDar-
ate state
Immediately after opening prayer
Mr.. Kearns took the floor and SAID
4 rise TO question of personal priv
ilege- In the first vote on the amend
ment of the senator from California
(Ar. Bard), last evening, l voted nay
in a distinct manner. 1t appears the
clerk misunderstood me and 1 was
numbered among those favOring the
amendment.
Ny colleague called my attention TO
the error and l was on the point of
correcting it when il was suggested
I could do so on the vote to concur in
the amendment before the final pas
sage Of the bill, i'm case the amend
ment should be adopted. This course I
pursued.
Emphatic Denial.
The seriousness of the matter did
not impress itself upon me until this
morning. when I read in the public
press the statement that I had voted
for the amendment in order that l
might force the managers of the bin
Arizona strip to Utah This 1 deny in
the most positive manner. Such u pro-
Ceeding I would not countenance nor
be a party to. Ny word had been Civ
en- the managers of the bill that i
would support their measure, and 1
would not have played them false for
the whole territory of Arizona.
IF this be the proper time, Mr..
President, I desire 10 have the record
corrected as far as it relates to my
- 4,
atOr from California in accordance with
this statement"
Diversity of Opinion.
The statement had the effect of
bringing number of senators to their
feet and TO call out from them num-
Der of statements rs TO their under
standing of the Utah senator's vote.
The first Of these was made by Mr..
Nelson, who sits near Mr.. kearns in
the state. who said
I was sitting near the senator from
Utah when he voted and heard him
vote no distinctly" He added the
conviction that all the other senators
sitting near had heard as he did On
the other hand Mr.. Foraker sitting
somewhat further away received an
opposite impression. He said that he
had been keeping a tally and had dis
tinctly heard Mr.. Kearns vote in the
Affirmative. 1T was a clear aye he
said. "and I found that other senators
sitting near me received the same inn
preston
Some Aye and Some Nay.
other senators sustaining Mr. Nell
sons view We're Nessrs. QuarIes, Clapp,
KittreGge McComas Scott and Du-
boiS. while MeSSTS. GallingeT. Hans
brouEh. Clay and German stated that
they had heard the vote in the affir
NATIVE. and all expressed the convic-
tion that the record of the clerk was
justified.
Mr.. German made the point that Mr.
kearns had allowed the opportunity
afforded him yesterday to correct his
vote to lapse and said that all the sen
ators sitting about him had understood
Mr.. Kearns to vote as recorded
Mr.. Hale also took the view that
Mir kearns should have made his cor
rection yesterday He said that after
the roll call the vote had been
read aloud and that 1t was
inconceiva bic that every senator
did not watch the reading OF the
vote on a close ballot like that Of yes
terday to see that he was correctly re-
corded.
Clark's Credentials.
Mr.. Warren presented the credentials
OF his colleague. Mr.. Clark, for the
term beginning March 4 next.
In accordance with the joint rcSo-
luton fixing the time for counting the
vote for president and vice president,
the senate preceded by its officers and
President pro TEN Frye at / O'Clock
proceeded to the hall of the house of
representatives for the purpose of aid
ing the house i'm that duty.
Senator Fairbanks, who was to be
declared elected vice president did not
accompany the senate TO the house.
At 1:55 D m the senate returned
to its own chamber. Mr.. Bacon took
the floor on a point of order concerning
the status OF Mr.. kearns' amendment
10 the statehood bill for the annexation
Of a part OF Arizona TO Utah. He said
that the bill as prepared for trans
mission 10 tho house includes that
amendment. while he cOntended that
that provision had gone out with the
other provisions relating to Arizona
and New Mexico under his motion.
Mr.. Lodge said that in order TO cor
rect the mistake, If it is such. it would
be necessary to recall the bill.
without determining the point the
senate at 4 p m. went into executive
session.
In open session ten bills were passed.
Authorizing the secretary of the navy
10 issue medals 10 officers and men
in the navy and marine corps who have
distinguished themselves.
Appropriating $500 TO enable the COM
missiOners for the District OF Column
bia TO mark the grave of Major Pierre
Charles L'Enfant the French engineer
who laid out the city of Washing
ton
The senate adjourned at 4:57 p IN.