Show MCUNPS SUPPORTERS STilL BfLIfVf IN HIM I On theNine Ballots For Senator Yet rday He I 1 Came Close to Victory 3 I I Report of Neither llajority Nor llinority Satisfactory and Further Consideration Dispensed With ONE RUN > 1tED AND FORTY FOURTH JOINT BALLOT McCune Dzm 27 V 5ri11 c nderson Demj 2 Fidetlut Dem 7 t S 1 L Sutherland tep 13 Votes Cast 62 Absent 1 1 Total 63 Neessary to a choice 32 The vote hi detail SENATORS For McCUneCannon Chambers tvnns esry Robbon Smoot Tan ler Thomas xiJhtLWhitney10 For Xmgl1C1eou1 For RendersonBennionl For RideoutAquila orebeker W G Nebeker2 For CannonXiesd ShurtliiI2 For SutherlandHowelll AbseutAldcr for Sutherlandl REPRESENTATIVES For McCune Bywater Clyde Cummings Farr Forman Puilmer EDSen Horne Lloyd Mansfield McQuarrie ONeil Parry nedd Roylance Robertson Shepard17 1or XingBetts 1ennion Larsen Wheeler1 For HendersonStewart1 For EideolltCook Fisher GreenWood Green-Wood Jackson apish5 For Cann01lBramwell N J Harris Har-ris Ivers Johnson Law SmithB For SutherlandCallister Crosby Christianson C Z Rlrrls Holmgren Miller Murdock Richards Robinson Sorenson Taylor Velch12 Ss a test of theIr confidence In A IV lTcCune for United States senator from 1 tah mid expressive of their belief in his innocence of the charges of bribery plHerred by 1Ureeentnt1ve Law the lice used candidates supporters voted It1yaily fut him throughout nine allots Sterd y end 1ast evening Closing 1ith the HHh joint ballot Mr 1cCune ltCCiVed hel1tySeen votes fie short OL JUon All his old support includIng includ-Ing fenator Pwry and llcDresentatlvc I loan was with him Theoonly votes 110t InflOUUCd for him that he had be I fre the threadbare charges were made over two weeks ago or Since the result < i the investigation became known ere those of Senator Hnrjen Bennion S arl feDItsentatic Heber Bennion Ahmg with the momentous events in the bIslatun yesterday was the not unex1Ited determination after a com paat1ypy brief discussion to dispense th further consideration of the majority ma-jority and minority findings of thein vcstigaUon Few if any members of th legislature were satisfied with the rEp01t of either side of the committee Thnf who are sUPI > ort n Mr l1cCune for the seiistorship could not derive from the majority fIndings such a yin dlcathn as they desired for him and for themselves and Mr lo1cCunej enemies ene-mies failed to find in the other report enough condemnation to satisfy their longings The legislature was disap pintt for one caus or another and toncluded to dismiss the briber matter mat-ter from further consideration approving approv-ing of neither report setting aside the two verdicts as it were and merely letting the findings of the majority and the minority of the committee go Into thT record T L nu H r10we nor Ul Ule rC8un 01 UIC nlnc ballots that followed was found the trmper of the legislature Mr rcCunes aMid support excepting only the Nesrs Bennion stood by him In there the-re pi atcd votes of confidence and as suranc were found ample vindication for one day at least for the accused and still leading candidate THE MORNING SESSION The joint assembl convened shortly after 110 oclock The leading of the reports of the Investigating committee as dispensd with when the Journal Sn as read and almost immediately upon the conclusion of the reading Senator Smoot was tecognixed and moved that the joint assembly take a recess until 1150 ocloclt A rollcall was demanded and the motion failed bJ the decisive vote of 5 ayes and Ii noes Senator Smoot and Representatives Ivers 1ur i dock Redd and Taylor being in favor I ot the recess Senator Evans was then recognized Va have the two reports before us be said and I take It as the duty of this joint assembly to dispose of those two reports and in order to bring the matter before the assembly I move that the report of the majority of thc i clmmfttee be adopted I Senator Neteker moved as a substitute substi-tute that the minority report be adopted adopt-ed RCpreseDtathe Jackson moved as atl amendment that both reports be received re-ceived and filed and entered on the journal Senator Evans wanted to know if that had not been already done and was answered bJ the president that It had but that if the amendment pre iT1 it WJS an that wonl h nn Vpon an objection by Sepator = Smoot the chair ruled that the amendment i offered by Ifr Jackson was not germane ger-mane and was out of oroer Representative Richards then moved as an l1endmCllt to the substitute that further consideration o the reports be dispensed with at this time Upon being asked it he mCant that con der J ation was ttS he indefinite disposed of Ilr Richards answered in the affirm atIvO EVANS FAVOnS ACTION Senator Evans secured the floor to say or desire to suy that I am opposed to that motion for the reason that this i joint assembly appointed a committee i on1isting of Seven ot Its best mfimbeTS to Investigate a question of vital importance impor-tance to this legislature and to thc 1W pie or thIs state They have rot long and earnestly they have listened to the evidence and the arguments patiently pa-tiently and perseverlnghy they have found conclusions 3I1d those conclusIons conclu-sIons are before this assmbl and In m judgment it is a matter of common boner to them that we should either approve or disapprove their work I S S S believe wa should meet thIs Issue here and notv We have formed our con I clusions first from the reading of the eldencE from scrutInizing the argu mont as a review of that evidence and last but not least our conclusions are JI I J i T + + + + OS + + + + TT + + + 4 TTTTTTT t + + + + + + + + + + + tt I + + + + + + 1 + + + + 1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + S I S 4S + 11 S + + S I t + + S 5 + + l I t I + + + I + + d + < 11 < + + r tT + T + Jr + j + S 4 + + S S < + + 1 S + + + + + + + + RlJEOUY + SPEq FOr + T fowew + 1i + + 1i tt T LJji7 c + + I S S + 4 M L + + S 1 S + 1 J + f eS II j 117 W Cli S FimPJ t C i CIJ E f + I 4 UNIj KEN S + t 5 1I t + 1 trf i r + rf + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Er 5 5 E I f l S S S I 4 f S 4 S + SOrtE op TB SPEAKERS AT YESTERDAYS OIIT ASSEMBLY 4 45i44444e4 + + 14oe + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + I based upon the report of the committee commit-tee and In my judgment 1t ought to be I disposed of I believe we ought to show whether we believe that the work of our committee com-mittee has been well done or whether they have been mistaken In their conclusions con-clusions that they may be supported or else know by our votes that we disagree dIs-agree with them upon the work that I they have performed Let us meet this 1 question like men let us support the I hands of this committee that we have I selected or else let therh know by the j vote of this joint assembly that we die approve of their opinion Let us meet this Issue Ilk < men and women and let it go not only to the people of our own state but to the people of this broad world and particularly citIzens of AmerIca that either we condemn cer tlln methods OT else that we exonerate men charged with this infamous method and turn them free among the people JAOKSONS VIEWS Repreronintive Jackson followed In I support of the amendment I am in favor ot the motion offered by Repre sentatiye Richards he saId The joint assembly when it appointed thIs committee com-mittee selected it to sit as a court of Inquiry to hay its findings before tho jonlt assembly for the purpose as I understand un-derstand it of guiding them in their action ac-tion In selecting a United States senator sena-tor The joInt assembly has no right to exercise a judicial function but its duties are purely of a ministerial character char-acter I i think it would be an improper course to adopt either of the reports i If it is wise that some person be vindicated vindI-cated let an indictment 00 prepared I am seareoly prepared to say that Mr McCune has been guilt of brIbery because be-cause that is thc matter to be settled by the judge and jury Nor am r prepared pre-pared to say that Mr Law isguilty of solicIting n bribe for that should be tried in the same way The reports should be received and filed they arc here for our information and for no other purpose REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT Representative 1urdock was also In favor oC the amendment He said I am heartily In favor of the amendment I thInk both reports should be placed upon the same level It is not a unanImous unan-Imous report from the entire committee This committee Were selected from this body this jOint assembly to Imestl gate a certain charge and theo have done so and I do not want to cast any reflection upon any one member for I bellwe that they did to the beat of theIr ability sending theIr conscience with their judgment In regard to the matter as I sha1 doa I am doIng I am acting upon my judgment and I want to continue to and I am going to make my record as you w11l yours ind it wilt not stop inside these walls but 1t wm go to the people ald I want to put mself on record in a ay so that I may face my people and be able to vindicate myself and for that reason I want the wIdest liberty given this re port I am going to stand by the record rec-ord that I shall make and fo1 that rea son I want to see both reports treated alIke SMOOT ON CHARACTER ASSASSINS I Senator Smoot followed stronglY Urging that the amendment be defeated i defeat-ed and one report adopted The proposition sir not to consider and act upon these reports is a very strange proceeding to me he said I admit that I am too dUll to comprehend any high motive that any member can have In suggesting that these reports be permitted to pass by unconsidered and una ted upon To fail do so sir puts this bOdy of ladles ana gentlemen in the position of having enacted the most gigantic farce in the history of the state Accepting the proposition of the gentleman from Salt Lake why instead in-stead of supporting the proposition to support the report of the committee did he submIt di1 amendment creating committee here to see that the charges were submitted to a grand jury He comes in at this late date after conferring judIcial powers on this committee and submits now the proposition propo-sition that it should have been otherwise other-wise If there is anything to be done j let them go before a grand jury That sir can yet be done But we appoInted that committee We gave them instructions we conferred con-ferred upon them powers they have performed their duty and submitted their report and I say sir that there is 110 citizen that has a rIght at this time at this hour to bob up here and object to definite positive action being talten on those reports It is simple I justice that some expression should be made Jt is justice to the man who was accused upon the floor of this house h h L L u v IlL JJVUY VL CVll1l1l1lUlIg a hIgh crIme The committee who were appoInted to investigate that have made theIr report and It Is our most solemn duty sir as members of this assembly and as American citizens to act upon this report and do it manfully man-fully and in no way attempt to dodge the issue Every man on this floor who is supporting a certain candidate who was accused of a high crime Is Implicated Impli-cated as being a party to that crime I sir not only in my behalf but in behalf of the grand constituency that I have the honor here to represent demand de-mand vindication On the floor of this houseby innuendo and almost by direct dI-rect charge every man supporting A W McCune has been accused ot being corrupted And now the very men who were so glib in castIng those innuendoes Innuen-does and coming so Glose to direct charges are the men today that stand upon this floor and object to definite action being taken upon the report of the committee that has performed its duties as we directed It to do r ear sir that It Is unmanly and cowardly I and I demand justice for myself and I the man I have supported I Representative Bennion favored non consideratIon He said I think I rather favor the motion of Representative Represen-tative Richards and In dOing gO 1 believe I be-lIeve I do not cast any reproach on the members of the committee The whol thing all the subfect matter is before thIs legislature and one member is abOut as prepared and enlightened on this sUbject as another lYe have all pretty wen made UP our mInds in regard re-gard to these reports and the acceptance accept-ance or rejection of these reports is merely a matter of form It Is not going go-Ing to change our views nor our votes whether the minority or majority report re-port is accepted r believe that If we favor one report we must In some measure condemn the other I feel to hold an these men In due regard and to give due weIght to all their deliberations delib-erations And therefore I am not In favor of discussing hIs matter any further I think we should let them be filed and then let them go Representative Johnson fo1lowed In favor of flUng the reports lry jUdgment is he said that there is no use iii taldng unless something some-thing Is going to be accomplished by it low if I could see anything good that could be c accomplished by the discussion dis-cussion of thee reports for the next hour and a half I vould certainly favor fa-vor their discdssidn If anybody would be nlghtened it anyb dys mind would be changed if any results could be accomplished ac-complished that we5e good we certain Iy ought to disclissj these reports But if on the other hand nothing that is good can be accomplIshed we certainly should noLdiscuss It The only result tou will find if we allow discussIon of these reports on I this floor will be crImInation and recrimination re-crimination One man will say this is I true and another will say that is true and somebody wIll bet JIP and say you are the fellow NoW that is i all that wiII be accomplished Why gentlemen dont you know that othlng will be accomplished ac-complished except HIwill and for that reason I think thes reports should be put on file and let1rthem go at that You say you want tq vindicate thIs one and that one The only way to vindicate vindi-cate anybOdy Is In ute joint sessIon and in the ballot that tis the way You I cant do it by adopln5 a report and proceedIng to dlscugs it pro and con You have your viewsl I nave mine they may be the same or they may be different differ-ent but nothing that yOU can say will change my vote andnothlng that I can say will change or convince you Noth ing but harm can grow out of this die CUSSh1U and no rood can row out of It mid we have this matter before us I and our duty to perform not now but when we vote for United States senator and that alone is the place where vindication vin-dication can be had I believe the reports re-ports should be filed and our consciences con-sciences dictate which way to vote RICHARDS POSITION RCJresentative Richards added a little lit-tle spice to the proceedings In his Speech H2 aid 1 would say that I was not present when the resolution was passed appointing ap-pointing the committee to make this investigation but I thought I understood under-stood the purpose L that committee and the work they tcie designed to accomplish ac-complish r understood that they were to Investigate the charges that had S been made and report to thIs joint as > i se11blJ Had this committee been S unanimous In their report I think we could have done nothIng else than accept I ac-cept that report but Mr President I there are two reports each signed bJ members of that cdmmlttee who heard the rome evidence It seems to me that we can act as this motion purports that we Should act and still lJe hone I wIsh to say that this Is the first time that I have been charged with beIng unmanly being anything but a gentleman gentle-man and of beIng a coward I say that S I have been grossly Insulted by the gentleman from Utah county and I demand I de-mand of the gentleman fUn apology before be-fore this assembly I w1lh to say further that I have been honest Mr PresIdent in my purpose but my mo tIyes have been impugned and I should be exonerated In this matter I do not know that I wish to extend my remarks re-marks further but I wIsh to say that I did not wish to stand up and express my views on thieso reports and I thought that the best way would be to dispense with the further consideration of these reports But I insist that I have been insulted and I require an apology from the gentleman Reprelentatle Fisher spoke briefly in support of the amendment I wish to satc that I propose to vote for the amendment as proposed by the representative repre-sentative from Tooele county but In vies of the assertions made this morn Ing on the floor r desire to state why I am going to so vote The opinions 01J thIs COmmittee will lJe found to be the opinions of this joint assembly a vote w1l1 be found sImilar thoUgh perhaps more clearly divided than the Committee Commit-tee I think Mr Preddent that the committee In having investigated the matter thoroughly and reported theIr findings and in givIng them publication to the world In the papers of the stat I and In our journal the desired end Is Contlnutf4on Page 2 I MCUSPURTERS Continued FD Page L j 0 was aecomplishedfor appointed whlch1h t committee MR RDEOUTS ELOQUENCE Senator Rldtout foJdwed In a grace gac tu support o the amendment and a plea for harmony 1 trust that the motion made by the senator from Tooele copnty will prevail I hitrd ben plese with the discussion this morning I showy tome that you are Ipproachlng this subject a you should approach i Indeed It Is an important im-portant subject one hat should engage en-gage the best thought that wr have here one that should not be lIghtly passed over for the far natne of Utah is Ih question the character of a leading candidate before hls Qqdy has ben attacked the chara ter of one of the mntiomen uhr dt e oh h C 1 ntpmpn u V uu joint assembly Is i In question and a shadow has been east across the path WY of many ol r Therefore while we should proced wIh that sternness that uarke the old Roman soldier who condemned his sons to death when he thought they had committed a crime we should at the same time remember to exercise charity soothe and bless Let us select our words let us re mcmber tat the great state of Utah Is now being tried as well as some of her sops Let us not be found wanting r for one am not prepare to say that 11 A W 1IcGune is guilty of the charge made by Mr Law I for one COUlff not say You are guilty ahd you must be condemned to a felons cell But if I were placed on the other side and Mr Law was beln tried could I I Aqul Neb k rs suPPort and fent to Stat SenatmrD O Rld ouiAfer that President Nebeker received no votes JUdge Powers was without support after af-ter the second ballot of the day lots cCune receLved26 votes on boW bal BENNIONS REASONS < On changing his vote from IcCune Representative Ben ftn sad I desire to say a few words in ex planaton or my vo1e I have voted and worked oncandhard for the elec ton of A sir McCune I think I have cast something like 135 votes for him and I have worked In good faIth and believed that he was the prOper man When those serious charges were mae against him on thq floor of the house I endeavored to get a proper and able committee appointed for the Investigation ot those chares The committee was quIte satisfactory tome to-me I voted for Senator Ridtout instead In-stead of Senat Howell not because I have anything against Senator Howell but because I thought the nonMoron element should have representation on this committee not that that would make any difference however I also voted for Mr Miller instead of 11 Sor enson simply because Sorenson had made same expressions on the for 01 I the house that might be used against him a prejudicial Nevertheless the committee wih these exceptions was perfectly satisfactory to me That committee has taken all the evidence that they could from ever source and I had sincerely hoped that their report would unanimous I can say that I am disappointed because I felt that my candidate my first choice should be vIndicated and that his supporters sup-porters should be vindicated and the I people of this state vIndicated But the i I report is not unanimous it is divided f + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + s + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4 4 + 1 4 + 4 7 I 1 I 4 I C 4 L q CLjz I Q 1 I I It Wi q I j fj fr 4 SPBAKERi ROYIthNGE VO1EES FOB HCUNE + + + + ± ± ± ± + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4 ± ± + 4 + + + + + say 11 Law you entered Into con splrac and you have gone 50 far a to swear that which was not true No I could not do tleaj thaj We may decide to adopt a majority or a minority report but in my estimation esti-mation we had better place them In the journal and leave them there and thea every man ascen l to that height that nit American citizen should ascend to and vote as hs conscience dictate I Why should wo say that IcCune Is guilty or that Law Is guilty If it is not necessary do not compel us to do I I beg of you do not say now at the last moment This man must be tte Let elected or ve have no senator om actions and our words be those that shall have a tendency to heal not to wound to cement not to disrupt to bind together not to tear asunder the bonds of fellowship Let our actions be such that the people of this state look lag on us at the present time will be proud that they are citizens of the state of Utah and those who are Dem Mo ia I i thel h souls to I uuu 0 be ashamed lUL of th Democratc egisla ture I shall vote with the gentleman from Tooele county SZIO1 MEANT NO INSULT Senator Smoot from whom Reese I sentative Selntm Richards demanded an apol sentatve and said ogy arose at this juncture All my life sir I have tried to be a uenlemn As to the gentleman from Tooele county demanding an apology I have none to make but 1 do desire asa as-a gentleman tosay to hIm that 11 my menmarks I had no Intention whatever of insulting him or any other man I sale what I meant and 1 felt what r said and I said It with the highest re speet to every man upon the floor or this joint asiembly The explanation 1 trust will be ialsCaclory to the gen teman from Tooele I have no apology to offer erRESULT RESULT OF THE VOTE The roll was then called on the amefldmcnt providing that further consideration amerdment side raton of the reports be postponed and resulted In 33 votes In favor and W Dosed Those voting In the afflrmnttive were votng Senators Ader Bennion Chambers Kiesel Kebeker Rideout Mr President Presi-dent Representatives Bennion Bets Bramwel Calster Christansen Cool Crosby Fisher Forman Fulmer Greenwood Harris C Z Harris N J Holmgren Ivers Jackson Johnsn Lap La-p sh Miller Mureock Redd RichardS HobIEn Taylor Welch Wheeler33 Those voting lnthe negate were Senators Evans Robison Smoot Tan hem Thomas Representatives Bywater Clyde Cummings Hansen Horne Larsen Law Lloyd MeQtmarrie ONeI Parry Robertson Shepard Smith Mr peaker20 The motion to tale a recess until moton 150 oclock was then carried THE NOON BALLOTING At the noon session of the joint assembly as-sembly the one hundred and thirty sixth joint ballot was proceeded with The features 01 the balloting was the alignment of the forces for the day Senator Bennion started the deserting from AquIa NebeltIs support He voted for William H ICing but on the next ana all succeeding ballots his vote was cast wih that of Representative Stewart for Judge Henry P Henderson Senator Peery came back Into the Mc Cune column and remained there but Representative Heber Bennion withdrew with-drew from McCune and voted for Judge O V Powers on the one hundred and thlrtyslxtl and one hundred and thlr ty senth ballots After that he voted for Judge King Renrcsentnives Cook adLapsh also voted for Judge Powers on the mornIng Ing balote Law also lat Nebeer for Frank J Cannon On the one hundred hun-dred and thlrtyseenth ballot W G Nebeker and Jackson withdrew from i Q z and It becomes a serIous question in my mind a to how we are goingte proceed pro-ceed to vindicate ourselves or vIndicate anybody I desire that truth shall prevail that right shall be might In this mater I have therefore considered these things as I think Impartially and fairly I have endeavored to put prejudice from my mInd I have talked with all the parties that 1 could get at reasonably in regard to this mater I have spoken to V G Nebeker and he says that his mind Is not changed In this matter mat-ter that the explanations of llr Simian do not mater to hIm and Mr Lapish says no mount of eXDlanatln cal change his views I have t le with Mr Law personally and he still Insists that he Is not so 1ow and hell hound and craven that he would seelt to lure an innocent man into a chamber cham-ber in the lrdsencc of witnesses with the express understanding that those witnesses aioUld swea1 his life away In perjury He Insists that hc would not take that money In his hand and seek 4 ont o o t m In nv Ih < manner as that And I must say aCer talking to aH thee people I am puzzle on this matter mat-ter and I am only thankful that I am not culled upon to decide who Is telling the truth ana who Is not In these matters mat-ters I can really conceive that ito one except two men 1Ir IcCune and Mr Law will ever know the truth God and the angels alone can bear witness to this mater I cannot say and I do not pretend to say their conscience will tel them all the day that they live whether they spoke the truth or not No amount of vindication will make any difference In the face of these two reports 1 think It Is a serious mater and there should be no cowards In > r ranks We may get up here and call each other cowards but It Is a question who is the coward I 15 impossIble to take any stand where we will not be crlt cised we cannot please everybody No mater what we do come will be dissatIsfied dissat-Isfied and we must therefore please ourselves and our conscience In this mater That Is all that can be expected expect-ed or us I think It would be wrong to send this man to the United States senate without the unanimous report or the committee clearing him It leaves a cloud over his name and I do not feel that I can support such a man unless I should change my views late Therefore I name my second choice a man of whose ability there 15 no question ques-tion a man pf brains and oratory a t ITan who has done much for the honor of the party I vote torthe Hon O W Powers SHORT SPEICHES SPEECHES Representative Stewart said I vote this morning for the Hon Henry P Henderson Mr Borne was loudly apiauded when she sad I desire to vote for a man whom I believe is Innocent of any charges that have been brought against him and I believe that llr icCune will be fully vindicated before the public In this state I vote for the Hon A W McCune I want to state that the imrestga ton sid Senator Wright as far as It has gone has not changed my mind In regard to the innocence of the manor man-or the guI of the man 1 believe he is as Innocent today of bribery as he was six months ago and In that respect 1 wIsh to record my vote for A W lIc Cone Speaker Rolance said he would forego fore-go making the speech h2 Intended to and without stultification he would vote again for A W McCune SENATOR ROBSONS CONVICTIONS I During the progress 01 the 13th ballot Senator Robison said I do not desire to detain the joint as semt11 but a very few moments In ex Illalning my vote I sitid sometime since when 1 changed my vote from my frt choice to the Hon A V IeCune that L did not think It proper at that time on r tMs for tt givdreasohs why I changed ray votg add SYE iCnot knQw a chagd be prPe now M1 feelings bqt in bar i mon with the remarks made by the slm I atom frora Salt Lake county Mr Rideout and I feel that orroccnslons I like this it ults better to pour oil on time troubled water than to tear upwounds that should be healed I realize 1dfn nt the history ot the world men havehonestly differed gone t battle and the earth has drn i the blood of some of the best men that l 1r everhived strivingremwhat tht believed i to b rht It fsnot to be wondered at us that we differ In this vial question before I usWhen I came to Salt Lake I must admit I ad-mit that I nas prjudiced against Mr McCune but when 1 came to investigate these charges and examined these reports re-ports I found that there was no fQunda wa ton for thl charss as fat aI could learn and I conclude that they were gotten up to defeat his election I became be-came satisfied that the man ot my choice could not be elect but was thereughl < satisfied that was that were dark were beIng resorted to Ce dqfeat tqe eiect4on ot Mr A 1 McCune electon S I felt that r had been approached as aprche no friend or mine would aproach an other mid that those who Pretended to b my friends had ° attempted to drag me I down where I would not bo worthy or n let In this assembly and that for a con I slderUon I should offer my vote to cn Coma From that dato this I have lC1 found that there is one stan on the rca ord of Mr A W MaCtine and It I would 50 fa disgrace my manhood as to ac cept rpositons made to me I would b unworthy of credence by this as a sembly 01 a seat pn this floor I shall continue to cast my vote for Hon A sbal MeCune Jo CHARACTER NOT SMIRCHED Senator Tomas seize the opportunity to say I would hike to refer to a remark made by Senator Smoot this I morning in vhtch he used tf1c wordcoward My f interpre taUon of that Is thl5 that It would be cowardly on the part of the MeCune sUp porterS to go btmck h 31r McCune ts the present time without any reason what ever and In the face or ths rnfnrh t port sent In There Is not one pir11Oie of evidence that I can see and I have fol lowed It closely that has ben produced by the enemies enemie of Mr McCune that can besmirch him to the extent or a spot cn soot on his face and I vote for Mr Mc Cune ONEIL ON THE CAS MCCune Representav remarked QNeli In yoUng for Mr I do not arise to explaIn my vote nor to make tiny speech I simply vote expression to some thoughts that have real Co rue 1 1I f nellt today and also during the time we have been reading the evidence There are free sup pers free dinner free theatres and other things that are spoken of and claimed to have been given for the object of securing votes to give them to those who were dining them Now what the object Is I am not prepared to say but that It has been done by aU the leading Candidates in this senatorial contst I nm prepared to say and that Ir one has been guilty the others have also I never blamed the aso blaed candidates bUt I accepted the hospitality or those men as I would have gIven It myself at my ranch I would have In dtr them tmid no be considered I that I umis trying to bribe them for any purpose whatever Now the effect of the evidence in this case hag been this I believe Mr Law said In his charge that he would have made no reference to It had It not been for ONels speech the day before 1 have watched closely till the pro ccedlngs I desired that all the evldenc that could be gotten al of shoUld be brought forth and the people made ac quninted with the facts and IC anyone were guilty of bribery they should bo dropped and I should have quit voting for Mr McCune had the charges votng sue tamed I have kept track of the matter as well as 1 could and I can say that the evIdence has give me faith in lIr lIc Cuneo Heaven and earth have been I turned over even a piece of dIrty linen hal been brought in and the reputation I not only of Mr milcCune but reputaton men has been attacked But have these charges been sustained I had hoped I that thO committee would come In herewith here-with a unanimous report but Ct has not ben unanimous However we have the preponderance of evidence We have elvC out of seven which in any other case would be considered conclusive li stead of shaking my faith In 11 Mc Cuneo it has fastened me to him There fore I l ain east my vote for the Hon A Yo McCune B a vOte of 42 to 2 the assembly dissolved dis-solved till S p m after the declaration I oC the result of the 13th ballot I THE EVENING SESSiON i Seen halo s fOr fenalor Wire taken last I night fomMI5JQ 915 iii I thepresnce oi avery a-very large and impatient assemblage Of I r prominent ctzens and public otlmaalz here were nO sneeehes and few demOn 1trtons other than of a natUre IndicatIng Indicat-Ing an Impatience to have the contest ended ei It wail a featureless and uninteresting proceeding the only variation to the monotony being an occasional scattering of votes in the hope of breaking the deadlock lock On the lUst ballot Senator Abel John Evans received five votes from Full mer Greenwood Laplsh Mansligid and R rth ManslJld I With the first blot of the evening Representative Forman who hs b en voting for Senator Piiout frnm thn v votn 1 RepresentatIve Law made his sensatonl charges of bribery returned to TfuIa support and closed the lat ballot still voting fqr him Three mteparate times efforts were made to secure a dissolution of the ssembh but each time i the motion wits voted I wt i down 54 to 28 until all the stray votes I had ben gathered In again After ti result of the 14th ballot bad been announced noon an-nounced the assembly dissolved till this G WASHINGTON NOTES Yesterdays statement of the condition or the treasury shows Available ash 86The balance 250826 gold reserve 2S1 The secretary of war appointed John C Scofeld now private se retar to the assistant as-sistant secretary of war to be chief clerk of the war department Although no official information has yet reached Washington the authorities are convinced that the new Spanish cabinet will secure the ratification ot the peace treats Herrfer all the chiefs or bureaus oe the navy department will hold the rank and title or rear admiral Instead of commodore com-modore a under the old oreR of things The change Is provided for In the naval peronnei bill The commlte apolnted by the Rlpub Hcan caucus of the house of reresenta tires to formulate a financial measure fl the consideration of the next congress will meet at Atlantic City to take up tho question on the 17th at April The president definitely decided to take a short trip south for rest his destination being Thomale Ga where he will be the get ot Senator Hanna The president presi-dent will be accompanied by Mrs Si lrso Jad Ih Kinley and some 1 their reiattvs who are at present stopping at the White House LIeutenant Dan Godlrey and his BrIt Ish Guards band which arrived in Nes York on the Lucmla last Saturday gave a concert in the east room of the Vhlh house in the pretence of the presiden i and Ir McKinley and ldie5 l of the la b met Thls jg the infttmuratlon of thi W t first general tour rn the United Statem that hag yet been undertaken by an Eng lsh military band |