Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-20
DONE IN JOINT ASSEMBLY.
Monster Prohibition Petition from
Constituents UnroIIed in the
Senate by Brinkerhoff.
Whereupon senator seely Waves Ia.
OF sanpctc Beating Record.

10 required less than FIVE minute,
Tor the final ceremonies connected with
the choice OF Reed smoot as senator
from Utah TO be completed In a joint
session OF tholupper and lower houses
Of the legislature 40 noon today.
The fact that the voting had been
unanimous IN each house yesterday az
teruoon obviated the necessity Of a
joint ballot when President Henry
Gardner OF the senate called the joint
session 20 order he had merely 10 lie
ten 20 the reading by Chief clerk Blu
ohanan Of the minutes of the voting IN
the house, and OF the voting in the
senate, by Secretary Cummings. Presi-
dent Gardner then declared that SEN
ator Reed Smoot having obtained a.
majority vote iu the house and In the
senate was legally elected senator OF
the United States. The official certih
cate OF election was read by Secretary
Cummings signed by President Gard
uoI and Speaker Robinson. and then
sent to Secretary of state Tingey. Ac-
cordns to the provisions OF the law
Secretary Tngey must send the docu-
meut 90 the secretary Of the United
States senate where IL win become the
official credentials of senator Smoot.
The preliminary stops 90 electing She
senator had been taken in caucus
where &c was developed that the v0,e
WAS unanimous for Senator snioot. this
action being followed by the voting 'f
yesterday afternoon Boa each house sep
atately In case serious opposition
bad developed joint ballot would have
been called Tor today. and such ballot
ing would have been continued until "a
choice was made without either house
again balloting Bog itself
Little or no ceremony accompanied
the signing OF the certificate. only 3D.
Jew people we've present in the spec
tator's gallery. as 10 had been known
beforehand what the result would b.
THE chaplain Of the house invoked al
vine guidance upon the proceedings of
the day. and as soon as The certif
cate OF election was signed, Senator
Benner \. Smith made a motion on
which the joint assembly was dts
solved.
SENATE ROUTINE.
Preceding ana following tine joint
assembly the senate ground OUT usual
batch of routine work one new bin
was introduced. 10 was S. b. ~. by
Miller and provides that county health
officers shall be paid their travelling
expenses going To and from state con-
Neutions of health officers, this eS-
pense 20 be borne by the district from
which The health officer holds appoint
mcut
Senator Williams introduced SEN
ate concurrent resolution No. 4. pro
Niding that typewritlng machines be
officially recognized lu the making OF
official copies Of bills. Heretofore bills
have been "engrossed' by expert pen-
men who have ten been al great
pains 10 make beautiful copies. This
resolution viii cXpediate business and
save considerable expense heretofore
necessary oWin~ 90 the slow pens OF
the penmen in preparing their bills.
PROHIBITION PETITIONS.
Prohibition petitions continued 20
pour Don today Senator Brlukerhof
~ foolscap paper. written with names
on both sides % represents the re-
quest OF few people Of Emery for
prohibition
"a guess I'm have TO set in rne" re-
marked Senator John Seely as be
glanced al the document. which Scna-
tor Brinkerhon rolled out on the floor.
But I do want my people Ia Sanpetc
TO honor me with a longer petition
than that. I hope they an combine
them SO ] can show "a record breaker
The petition secured "a place on the
record, in pursuance OF tho plan adopt
ed yesterday after a sharp effort 81
Kuchler and others 90 kll Co.