The Springfield herald., 1905-01-20
BORN AND HEALY
unsEArED IN COLORADO SENATE
Mr.. Dick Seated In Place of eorn-Mr
Healy's Seat Declared
Vacapf

Denver, Jan. 1.-two Democratic
members were unseated by the Senate
yesterday, Senator Born of Alamosa
and Senator Healy CT the Sixth dead
ville) 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 4,725. The Healy resolution
follows:
Whereas, the duly qualized electors
of the Sixth senatorial district on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
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,O93 votes; and,
Whereas, the State Canvassing
Board did duly and correctly canvass
the returns from said senatorial dis
trict and In pursuance of said canvass,
did declare the said Jesse Il. 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.
Mcdonald a certificate OF election as
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 n disorderly condition-re-
fused to put the question to vote be-
fore the Senate on the adoption Of the
report of the committee on privileges
and elections; be 1t
Resolved, that the action of the
Senate taken on the 18th day of jan
uary. 1908. be hereby rescinded and
the said J. F. 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 d. Healy be declared an
usurper and not entitled to seat in
thio pouS vi W iSSo6hilioh 90 q oVho
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 1t being i'm
possible by reason thereof for the said
Jesse F. Mcdonald to take his scat 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 vote of 10 to 13.
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 q
similar protest against the unseating
of Daniel Hcaly.
Senator Horace r. DE Long Of
Grand Junction (Republican) filed a
protest against the unseating OF Sena-
tor Healy by majority vote, on tho
ground that 1t is In violation Of the
constitution, stating. however. that he
stands ready to vote In favor of the
expulsion OF Senator Healy. which re.
uuires a twO-thirdS vote