The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-04-12
HOW ASHURST DREW LONG TERM AS
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Official Proceedings in the United States Senate When Senators From Arizona Were For
 mally Presented

short term respectively, as United States Senators from Arizona, is con- tained in the Congressional Record of April End, the day upon which the Senators from Arizona were formally presented. The Congressional Rec ord says:
 MT. Shively. Mr. President, I pre- sent the certificate of election of Hon. Marcus A. Smith, Senator-elect from the State of Arizona. The Senator elect is present in the Chamber and ready to take the oath of office.
 The Vice President, The creden- tials will be read.
 The Secretary read the credentials of Marcus A. Smith, chosen by the Legislature of the State of Arizona, a Senator from that State.
 The Vice President. Without ob- lection, the same course will be fol- lowed as in the case of Senator elect Catron.
 MT. Culberson. MT. President, I present the credentials of Henry F. Ashurst, a Senator elect from the State of Arizona, and ask that they be read and placed on file. The Sena- tor-elect is present in the Chamber and ready to take the oath of office.
 The Vice President. The Secretary will read the credentials.
 The secretary read the credentials of Henry F. Ashurst chosen by the Legislature of the State of Arizona, .a Senator from that State.
 The Vice President Without ob- lection, the same order will be made as in the case of Senator elect Smith. The Senators being present in the Senate Chamber, they will present themselves at the desk to take the if1rfi of
 Mr. Ashurst, Mr. Catron, Mr. Fall, and MT. Smith advanced to the Vice Presidents desk, escorted by MT. Gull person, MT. Warren, MT. Smith of Michigan, and MT. Shively, reSpec lively, and, the oath prescribed by law having been administered to them, tthey-took their seats in the Senate.
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 MT. Dillingham;. I send to the desk a resolution, for which I ask immed- fate consideration.
 The Vice President. The Senator from Vermont presents q resoI;- ton, for which immediate considera- tion is asked. The Secretary will read the resolution for the informa- tion of the Senate.
 The Secretary read the resolution, as follows:
 Resolved, That the Senate proceed to ascertain the classes to which the Senators from the States of Arizona and New Mexico shall be assigned, iu conformity with the resolution of the Senate of the 14th of May, 17S9, and as the Constitution requires.
 Resolved, That the Secretary put two papers of equal size in each two separate ballot boxes, and in each in stance one of such papers shall be numbered 1 and the other shall be a blank. The Senators from the State Of Arizona shall proceed to draw the papers from one of such ballot box es, and the Senators from the State of New Mexico shall proceed to draw the papers from the other ballot box, proceeding to draw in the alphabetical order of their names. The Senators who draw papers numbered 1 shall be assigned to the class of Senators whose terms of service will expire on the third day of March, 1917. That the Secretary then put into one ballot box two papers of equal size, one of which shall be numbered , and the other numbered 3. The two Se naiors who in the first instance drew blanks shall, in the alphabetical order of their names, each draw one paper from ballot box and the Senator who draw the paper numbered ? shall be assigned to the class of Senators whose terms of service will expire on the third day of March, 1913, and the Senator who shall draw the paper numbered shall be assigned to the class of Senators whose term of ser vice will expire on the 3rd day of March, 1915.
 The Vice President. Is there ob- jection to the present consideration of the resolution?
 MT. Bailey. If I understand the resolution, it makes it possible that the two Senators from one of the States might both draw the siX-year terms.
 MT. Dillingham;, MT. Warren and others. Oh no.
 MT. Bailey. Then I did not under stand it. It would obviously be i'm proper that the Senators from the same State might each draw a six year term.
 The Vice President. The resolution expressly provides against that very thing.
 Mir Shively. That cannot be done under the terms of the resolu- tion.
 Mir. Bailey. I did not hear the resolution read fully.
 The Vice President. Does the Sen olution read again?
 MT. Bailey. No.
 The Vice President. Is there ob- of the resolution? The Chair hears none Without objection, the resolu- ton = c---ee1 70. The Secretary will '