Show FIGHT the disappearance of senator russel proves a cass casa of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING republicans in their desecration make groundless charges against mr pen rose special tho the firca ballot taken saturday y for united states senator was a disappointment the expression of the populists lists for john charles thompson made the belief strong that all the democratic members would eize seize L the opportunity of electing in a democratic senator and that thompson would bo be elected this morning morning 0 with a rush beck and baxter however interposed and the contest is now no nearer settlement anan it was when the first ballot was taken tile tho bal ballot lot to la aws N 0 i on 4 il kaw kf aw democrat e M r baxter 1 I 1 3 ater er democrat me ral 5 robinson republican 22 osborne democrat 7 beck democrat 1 brown populist 1 the populists lists assert that thompson is the only democrat they will vote for tle the hopes that baxter and beck are based upon the prospects of getting 0 sufficient republican 1 votes to elect them without tile the 1 aid I of the populists lists the aim of tile the republicans is to vote solidly for one of their number secure the populists lists if possible and if not to aid in continuing the deadlock to the end of the abe session which will secure a democratic senator for two tino years instead of six but six lays days more of the session remains A L new withdrew from the contest today the senate committee appointed to invests investigate ate into the charges made against 0 senator russel has reported at the night 0 session of the senate the committee report which was unanimous completely exonerates senator russell TI there c r e was no evidence introduced introduced ili indicating d i k any crookedness on the part of senator rusell or his friends the report gays says your committee appointed to investigate tile the alleged A attempt to prevent one of the members of the senate from participating in the JO joint int ballot of the legislature 0 c forthe for the election of a senator to the senate of the united states have the honor to report that they have made a thorough r il invests investigation 0 aaion of the charges cs made respecting ca the absence of senator john russell from the sitti sittings of the senate and joint sessions of the legislature of tile the ath eth and ath I 1 th of february examined twelve witnesses we have and received a statement state statement meni from senator all under oath your committee find from the evidence before them that there is IS no color CO lor of truth in the charges made in the newspapers respecting the motives of senator russell in absenting himself upon said day that senator russell ab rented himself from tile the city of cheyenne on said days for private business and your committee hereby fully ex honorate senator russell from all the charges and imputations cast upon his honesty and integrity by scurrilous newspaper articles and recommend that he be excused for his absence on said days signed F chairman the kime drugging affair will be taken up lip on monday afternoon but it is not expected that any pro proof can be adduced of the charges made mr russell received a 1 dispatch from president woodruff this afternoon requesting him to L remain true to his party the advice will be followed by russell and the other mormon members as well as russell so telegraphed in reply |