The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13
JOINT ASSEMBLY DECLARES
ELECTION OF ALVA ADAMS

motion was promptly seconded and
carried. thus putting an end to the ex
istence OF the special investigation
committee OF the Dickson Joint ses-
sion.
At $3.50 Secretary OF State Cowie
| and a clerk brought in the tin case CON
| tanning the certified returns.
The experts employed by the state
| at once sharpened their pencils for the
work in hand and SO did Colonel Kim
ball. Colonel Bloom and Colonel Gross
| Of Governor Peabody's stan. AMI Rich
ard Holmes, color bearer of the First
Colorado in the Philippines. who were
there to check up the vote for the gov
| ernOr.
The count proceeded without break
for nearly three hours. Senators and
representatives walked in pairs and
| triplets and went to hotels and restau-
rants for dinner. Apparently there was
to be no excitement during tho can
vass of the vote. However, one came
very unexpectedly and came within .
hair-breadth Of catching the Dealers"
as the Peabodyites designated the anti
PeabOdyites asleep.
At 9:45 Breckenridge, Rio Grande,
moved that the joint session take a re-
cess of forty-five minutes for rest,''
and Grifath, Teller, seconded the mo-
tion. Frewen. Teller, opposed the mo-
tion. On demand there was call OF
the House, showing all senators pres
ent but Healey, and the sergeant-at-
arms was ordered to bring him ill.,
| There were 81 out of G5 representa-
| tives present.
The Breckenridge motion was evil
IDENTIFY intended to break up the joint
| session.
| There was motion to lay the
| Breckenridge motion on the table and
1t was lost, AZ to II. Senator Camp
bell, Wolcott Republican, stepped in
and voted in the negative.
Democrats and Peabody and Wolcott
Republicans rushed around the room.
Senator Campbell said it was under
stood that they would work on the
canvass of the vote to o'clock, and
! then adjourn SO that the Senate could
take up the Supreme Court appoint
| ments.
There was another call of the House
| to bring in the absent members, as the
vote on the Breckenridge motion to
take recess for forty-fve minutes
had to be voted on. Mulqueen and
Wilder were brought in and the SER
geants-atarms were told to go out and
bring in the remaining members Of the
House.
There was some spirited campaign
ing during the search for the absent
members. 1t was said by some of the
members that the word had gone
along the line at o'clock that the
joint session should adjourn at 9
| o'clock.
The call o the House was sus-
pended and Breckenridge withdrew his
motion for a recess. 1t was generally
known that It was mistaken under
| standing on che agreement, and there
fore all got back in line and the can
vass OF the votes went on.
Just thirty-eight minutes had been
taken up In the controversy.
The canvass was finished at 10:45
o'clock and the vote for the various
state officers was announced. Then the
joint session adjourn ed and the House
was Immediately called to order but
| adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
The Senate went in session at 1920
last night on the Supreme Court ap-
| pointments and continued in session
| until 2:45 this morning, when an ad.
journment was made until $40 Mon
day morning. Several ballots on the
confirmation of the appointments re-
| suited In tie.