Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-20
BORN AND HEALY
vnseAreo IN COLORADO SENATE
Mr.. Dick Seated in Place OF eorn-Ms'
Hssiy's Seat Declared
Vacant.

Denver, Jan. 1.-Two Democratic
members were unssatsd by the Senate
yesterday. Senator Born of AiamosA
and Senator Healy Of the sixth LEAD
yiilel district.
Z The Heaiy and Born resolutions re-
cite practically the same facts TIE
Born resolution reeiles that he Fe-
esiyed but l.Tso votes. while Senator
Dick had i.i.s- The Hsaiy resolution
follows:
whereas. the duly ausiized electors
OF the Sixth senatorial dis;rie, on the
hrst Tuesday after the firsi Monday IN
November. 1859. did elect and return
as senator from said district 10 the
Senate of the state Of Colorado. the
Hon. Jesse y. MeDonaid. and.
Whereas. the said Jesse y. NeDon'
aid did receive e.5lc votes as such sen
ator and his nearest opponent. Daniel
Hsaly. did receive ..os3 votes: and.
Whereas, the State canSassinE
Board did duly and correctly canvass
tho returns from said senatorial dis
tsies and In pursuance OF said canvass.
did declare the said Jesse y. NeDou-
aid elected as senator from said sixth
senatorial district Of Colorado. and the
secretary of state. to.si,: David n
Mills. did issue To the said Jesss y.
MeDonaid a certificate OF election a.
such senator: and.
Whereas. the committee On prfSi.
ieges and elections OF IN. Senate OF
tho Fourteenth General Assembly did
~Eonsfuiiy and uninstiy report In favor
Of seating said Daniel Fcaiy and un'
seating said Jesse y. Mcdonald.
Whereas. the action of tho Senate
In tho adoption OF said report was un'
just and wrongful. and tn. same was
never approved by tho Senate sitting
as n legal body.
Whereas. tho lieutenant governor.
tho duly authorized and courteous pro
siding osiccs OF III. S~nais-th- Sen
ate being In q disofd-riy cond!tion-rc-
fused TO put the question TO vote BE-
fore tho Senate on the adoption Of the
report Of tho committee on privileges
and elections: be Il
Resolved. that the action of the
Senate taken on tho 18th day Of jan
uaFy. 1908. DO hereby rvscinded and
tho said J. =. Mcdonald be declared 10
have been entitled to his scat In this
Senate. and TO have been ontiticd 10
full privileges Of membership herein,
and tho said d. Hcsiy be declared an
usuFper and no; entitled to q seat In
this body or TO recognition as . scua-
tor OF this body.
And tho said lease =. Mcdonald
having been elected and bcin. duly
qualified a. . lieutenant governor Of
tho state Of Colorado. and Il being I'm.
possible by reason thereof for tho said
Jesse r. Mcdonald TO take his seat a.
such senator. therefore the seat OF
Jesse =. Mcdonald as senator from the
Sixth disiric, Is hereby declared W.
can't"
After n sharp debate the resolution
was adopted by vote OF 10 to IL.
Senator Sapp aicd q proten. against
tho unscaiinE OF Born. and asked that
II bc printed In the Journal Of the days
proceedings. Senator Taylor filcd .
similar protest against the unscatins
Of Daniel Hcaly.
Senator Horace T. Dc Long Of
Grand Junction tRcpublican) 'Rlcd .
protest against the unscatinH OF ScnA-
tor Hcaly by n majority vote. on the
ground that II 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 q two.thirds vote.