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Show SMOOT ELECTED. Both Houses of Legislature in " Joint Session Cast a Majority Ma-jority Vote for Him. The following Is the vote of the scp-cratc scp-cratc Houses of the Legislature as cast for Senator Tuesday. VOTE IN THE SENATE. Smoot 10 Rawlins C .Wells 2 VOTE IN THE HOUSE. I.jSmoot 3(5 Rawlins 4 Wells 4 Absent 1 TOTAL VOTE. Smoot 40 Rawlins 10 Wells 0 Absent 1 Total 03 Necessary to elect 32. The last act of the Senatorial drama so far as Utah Is concerned, was en- (acted In the chamber of the House of Representatives yesterday at noon. The Senate and House of the Legislature Legisla-ture met in Joint session, ratified the election of Reed Smoot, and listened to addrcssos by Senator Smoot, Gov. Wells and Supreme Justice Raskin. The attendance of spectatois was hardley so large as on the previous day but those who were present were in an enthusiastic frame of mind and the demonstration accorded to the Sonata Sona-ta relect was all that he could have desired. de-sired. The only note of discord in the whole ceremony, if discord it could bo called, was the address of Gov. Wells, In which ho studiously refrained from complimenting the Legislature on its choice, and even said that he had no comment to make. It was plainly . f .vldcnt, however, that the Governor's jf ( Jtettltude was prompted by a heartfelt i ' desire for the welfare of his native State and not by any lower or less worthy sentiment The document presented to Mr. Smoot by President Allison of the Senate reads as follows. Ro It known, and this is to certify that at 12 o'clock mcildlan of the 21st day of January, A. D. 1003, it being tins day following that on which proceedings pro-ceedings took place by which Reed Smoot of Prco City, Utah, was named nam-ed by each house for Senator in the Congress of the United States from the State of Utah, as provided by the laws of Congress, the members of the Senate and the Houso of Representatives Representa-tives at Salt Lake City, the capital of I said State, a quorum of each house being be-ing present and thereupon the Journal of each of said houses was pioduced and was read, and It appealing from an inspection of said Journals that the said Reed Smoot had, on the 20th day of January, 1003, lccelved a majoilty of all the votes in each houso for Senator Sena-tor as aforesaid, he was then and there declaied duly elected Senator In tlio Congiessof the United States from the State of Utah for the torn of six years fiom March 4, A. D. 1003. In witness whereof, the Piesldent ? ot the Senate, the presiding otllcer of Tlffie said Joint assembly, and the secretary secre-tary of the Senate, the clerk thereof, and the Speaker of the House, and the chief clcik of the House, hac lieicun-to lieicun-to set tholr hands this 21st day of Jan-naiy, Jan-naiy, A. 1). 1003, at Salt Lako City, the capital in the presence of said joint assembly, EDWARD M. ALLISON, President of tho Senate. THOMAS HULL, I Speaker of the House of Repicsenta-tires. Repicsenta-tires. A. W. JENSEN, Secietary of the Senate. II. L.CUMMINGS, Chief Clcik of the House of Representatives. Represent-atives. This, by tho way, Is not the ceitlll-catc ceitlll-catc that will be piesented to the Senate Sen-ate by Senator Smoot. Gov. Wells will make out a handsomely engiossed cei-tllicatoof cei-tllicatoof election which will bo cei- I tilled by Secictaiy of State Hammond I and used for the purposo when tho I new Senator gets icady to hand in his I cicdcntlals. 1 At 11:55 thcclghtecn Senatois walk-I walk-I cd into the House chamber. I On the stroke of 121'resldcnt Allison j ' C-V?1 the Joint session to order and Zfr directed tho cleik of the Senate to call tho roll of Senators. The roll of tho House was then called by Chief f Clerk Cummlngs. I. The Chaplain of tho Senate ottered prayer, praying for the Legislators, the President, tho people of the State, the National Congress and the sufferers suffer-ers from the coal famine. Ry direction of the presiding ofllcer, the Chief Clerk of the House read such part of the minutes of the Houso as related to the election of United States Senator. "If there Is no objection tho minutes min-utes of the Joint session will show that tho cnthe Journal of the House was read," said the President. There was no objections A delay of llc minuteswasoceaslon-ed minuteswasoceaslon-ed by the failure of tho Senate Journal to airive fiom the printer. In this Interval In-terval the members conversed with each other and with their fi lends. Those who were piesent at the Senatorial Sena-torial election two j cais ago noted the enthe absence of lloweisfiom the desks of tho members. Not a (lower was in sight save some artlllclal blossoms on the ladles' hats. The Senate Jouinalairlved and was read. At 12:15 President Allison said: "The Journals of the House and Senate having shown that Reed Smoot has received a majority of the votes In each House, 1 hcieby declared Reed Smoot elected United States Senator from the State of Utah." The announcement was received with applause and Mr. Nash immediately immed-iately ottered a resolution that a com-mltee com-mltee of four be appointed to notify Mr. Smoot of his election. |