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Show CANNON.AND BROWN The First Scnaors From the New StKtc of Utah. Action of the Senate. The hands of tho clock pointed to 2 :'Q Tuesday when Senator Joi es, the Sen-ntn Sen-ntn having been in session n bull hour, arose and moved that 'wo now proceed to ballot for two United Stftles Senators, as provided for by law and by the Joint resolution ot this Legislature mnde n special order for this hour," As the Intent of the motion became apparent, tho buzz and hum In the lobby ceased, and dead silence fell upon tho chamber. It was broken by the basso of Senator McKay, who said ' "Mr. Froaldcnt,! second the motion." Senator Sno ot the Democratic side, evidently took this for the signal for an outburst of oratory, and moved thnt nominating speeches be limited to lio minutes. Nobody seconded it, and Senator Allison called for the reading of tho resolution providing for the election of United States Senators. The President ordered the reading of tho resolution, nnd Mrs. Pardee, the Bocretnry, rend nt length tho previsions of tlio Joint resolution dlicctlng tho chotco of two Senators nt one vote, tIva voce. As the Secretary's volco fell nt tho final period, thero was an expectant glance ovor the floor for some Senator to rise nnd stnrt tho spoeshmaklng, but all the Sonatort) remained In their seats, nad to general surprise cries for the roll-call wero heard. Nobody objected, nnd the . leaiilent instructed the Secretary to call the I oil tor tho choice of Umtul Stntcs Senators. Tho Senators Sena-tors were directed to nriso when their nnincs were called nnd announce tho names ol two petsons whom they favored for Senators. Tho call proceeded, pro-ceeded, nnd developed no surprises. The Kepubllcnn heuatora voted ns ii unit for Frank J. Cannon mid Arthur Brown nnd the Democrats ns eolldly for .1. L. Hawiinsnnd Moses Thatcher, tho roll-call resulting ns follows: For Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown Allison, Booth, Candland, Chi-destcr, Chi-destcr, Drlscoll, Jones, McKay, Glen Miller, U. U. Miller, Sutherland, 7,un-dei, 7,un-dei, Mr. President IS, ' ,Fiir J.J.. U.iwllngnnd Moses Tlintcb-or Tlintcb-or Chambers, JWaus, Snow, Warner,' Absent, Barnes, democrat. Tho result was announced by the rrssldeut at2.X7 o'clock, bo declaring that Cannon nnd Brown had received i. majority of tlio votes of nil Senators elected and that the results would be ntouce entered on tho Journal of the Senate. A recess of fifteen minutes was then taken, nnd Hon. Frank J. Cannon, who was in the chamber, was showered with congratulations. Later In tho day certificates were iiiiced to the two SennUrs. Tho House Ballot. At 2 :30 o'clock Chief Clerk Thompson read the resolutions thnt had been adopted prea;riblng the manner ol voting for Senators. Koll-cnll followed fol-lowed showing nil tlio members to be prssent. Andrus, tho first member called upon to vote, is a democrat. Upon rlslne, ho nominated Rawlins and Thatcher briefly. Beard was the first lopublican whose name waa reached. Ho voted for Cannon and Brown. All tlio 10-publicans 10-publicans supported Cannon, and all but two Brown, the caucus nominees. Ttio two exceptions wero Cushing ol Salt Lake, who voted forjudge Bou-nett,and Bou-nett,and Morrill of Piute, who supported support-ed Judgo Goodwin. Tho Democrats lu a man voted for Joseph L, Hawlinsn id Moses Thatcher. Those voting for Cauuon and Biorrn were Heard, Bolltbo, Condon, Curtis, Critchlow, Carter, Clark, Fcrgusson ol Salt Lako, Ferguson of Carbon, Gibbs, Harris, Helnor, Lewis, Lowroy, Morri-ro.i, Morri-ro.i, Nobeker of Salt Lake, Nye, Km!-datz, Km!-datz, Iloblnson, Stevens, Sncdaker, Shafer, Bevy, Taylor, riioru, Thompson of San Pete, Thompson ot Jlillaid, Penny 20. dishing voted for Camion nnd Ben nett, while Morrill supported Cannon nnd Goodwin. Hawlliisand Thatcher received this support: Amlru, Bernhelsol, Kgan. Gibson, Howard, Larsen, Lcmmon, Monrou, Mtiughnu, Jlurdock, Mansfield, Nebeker of ltlch, Smoot, Sorensen U. |