The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-19
FORMAL ACTION
LON SUTHERLAND
Declared TO Be Own Successor
by Joint Session of the
Legislature.
NO APPLAUSE WHEN
RESULT IS ANNOUNCED
Proceedings Entirely Perfume
tory, TO Disappointment of
Many Attendants.

n In the presence of the senate and
house OF the Utah legislature. "Wednesday
'iafternoon. George Sutherland was Off
lciafly declared to have been elected to the
senate OF the United States. for a term
of six years. TO succeed himself. upon the
|explra ton OF his term March 4. 1911.
n The fact that where n candidate re-
Iceives majority Of the votes cast In
l'ench OF the houses. the necessity of again
'placing him In nomination at a joint ses-
sion and again calling the roll Is elm
mated proved something OF a dtSappoint-
Iment TO 200 pupils from the Jefferson
''school who were present 10 witness the
Inent TO several distinguished members
of the two houses. who had spent n
greater portion OF the preceding night In
The preparation of something particularly
meat along the lines OF "eNtemporaneouS
'6peakfng.
The house was called to order by
+Speaker Robinson AT ll:45 a. M, and the
roll was called, showing all members
<present.
n Welcomes School Children.
q Speaker Robinson extended a welcome
10 the school children. saying that they
would shortly witness the performance of
b solemn duty on the part OF the legisla-
nlre, the election of United states
l6enator TO represent the state OF Utah
n the upper house Of the national con-
kress. He added. by way Of explanation.
That the vote had been taken separately
In the senate and house the preceding
,dny and that joint session had been
'ralled at which those actions would be
ratIfej.
!, CHIEF Clerk Thompson then proceeded
With the reading of the minutes OF the
Dreceding days session, but before he
had concluded II was announced that the
Benators were awaiting in the corridor
IN invitation 10 enter the house chamber
and take part i'll the joint session. The
.lzI
accompanied by a number Of women, en-
tered the chamber and took the seats
provided for them.
i AT The same time. President Gardner
~ the senate took his seat beside Speak
er Robinson and assumed charge OF the
deliberations. By direction of President
Eardner, the secretary OF the senate
ralled the roll Of that body and the
'lar service for that branch Of the legis-
iature-
Offers Prayer.
1 Following the roll call. the Rev, Fran
cis Burgette Short offered prayer. and
Ihe senate journal was read by Secretary
Edwards. so far as it related 10 the vote
taken upon the senatorShip- Chief Clerk
Thompson OF the house then read the
mouse journal upon the same subject. The
'journals showed that Sutherland had re-
viewed 16 votes in the senate and 3s in
the house. and that Judge Powers had
recsived votes in the senate and votes
IN the house.
4 AT the conclusion OF the reading, Presi-
|Hent Gardner arose and officially declared
the election OF Sutherland as United
States senator from Utah,
There was no applause.
Then came the reading Of the certih-
rate OF election by Secretary Edwa rds OF
The senate. after which the certificate
vas signed by President Gardner and
Speaker Robinson. and Secretary Ed
wards and Chief Clerk Thompson, IN the
pEe9ence of the two houses
n President Gardner then announced that
The business for which the joint session
mad been called was at an end and the
aolnt session was dissolved.