The Colorado statesman., 1905-01-14
BORN AND HEALY
uNsEArED IN COLORADO SENATE
Mr.. Dick Seated in Place of 6orn-Mr'
HeaIys Seat Declared
Vacant

Denver. Jan. 13-Two Democratic
members were unseated by the Senate
yesterday, Senator Born of Alamosa
and Senator Healy of 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 F. McDon-
aid did receive 2,516 votes as such SEN
ator and his nearest opponent, Daniel
Healy, did receive 1908 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 F. McDon-
aid elected as senator from said Sixth
senatorial district of Colorado, and the
secretary of state, to-wit: David A.
Mills, ulu lSSuc W lhC Sdiu DNSsS = :"
Mcdonald a certificate of election as
such senator; and,
Whereas, the committee on privl-
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 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 jar
uary, 1908, be hereby rescinded and
| the said ]. 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
IL JnlS DOQy OF 10 recognition as Send
tor of this body.
And the said Jesse F. Mcdonald
having been elected and being duly
qualified as lieutenant governor oi
the state of Colorado, and it being i'm
possible by reason thereof for the sait
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
cant"
After a sharp debate the resolution
was adopted by vote of 10 to Is.
Senator Sapp filed a protest agains
the unseating of Born, and asked tha
it be printed in the Journal of the day
proceedings. Senator Taylor filed
similar protest against the unseatini
of Darfiel Healy.
Senator Horace T. De Long o
Grand Junction Republican) filed ;
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 ht
stands ready to vote in favor of the
expulsion of Senator Healy, which re
quires a two-thirds vote.