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Show III! MM. Idaho Heats Her Previous Keeord Which Was the Hest in Our History. Claggett Elected to the Term for Which Dubois Was Elected Some Time Ago. A QUEER STATE OF AFFAIES. The Young State Hoterinlned Not to he Outdone hy the State of Nebraska. Four Senators Beat Three Governors and the Gem of the Monntuini Now Has Them. THE DEADLOCK HOLDS IN ILLINOIS. Tha Ilia Three nr. Di-toriuln.il to El.ct Their Man or to I'.rniit the l.lectiun of No On.. Boise City, Idaho, Feb. 10. Special to Tun Timks.J The Journal of Saturday, Satur-day, which caused such trouble in the bouse yesterday, came up asunlinishbd business this morning and was adopted. The bill regarding tho driving of live stock off the usual ranges, which the governor vetoed yesterday was passed this morning over tho veto by a vote of 31 to 4. Price introduced a resolution providing provid-ing that inasmuch as the legislature had elected Dubois as senator to take the term commencing March 4th, and ns no vacancy now exists, that no further fur-ther election beheld. Price said he had no doubt tho resolution reso-lution would be defeated but he desired it to go on record. Jt was defeated by a vote of 20 to 15, Jones (independent democrat) voting with the majority. In tho senate the same resolution was introduced. The vote being a tie, 0 to 0, the president declariiig it lot. A message was received from the governor with the information that he had appoiuted Frank P. Cavanagb, W. C. Hill and I. N. Coston directors of the insane asylum for two years. Kecess was taken until 11:50, when the legislature reassembled. Nothiug was done until 12, wheu tho president said the time had arrived for tho senate to proceed to the election of a United Slntss senator, as provided by the resolution. reso-lution. The secretary read the resolur tion and then the vote whs taken. Tho following voted for Claggett: Delamar, Drmpsey, Finch, Jewell, Langrish, Smith, White, Wing, the president it. liraustotter voted for Joseph Kinney; Brighain for McCoiuieli; (iunn for Senator Underwood; McPherson for Senator Kogers; Rogers for Senator Mcl'herson; Shotip for W. J. iharp; Underwood for Senator (iunn; Weiler for D. P. a. Pridu; Wells for MeCon- nell. In the house, when 12 o'clock arrived the speaker declared Ihe special order to he tho balloting for a United States senator.. Thirty-live votes were cast; 10 for Claggett. Jones, independent independ-ent democrat, voted for lSrizee, a newspaper news-paper correspondent; Lyon was absent and the fifteen Dubois men refused to vote. This gives Clagett twenty-eight voles on joint ballot; being enough to elect. Tomorrow the senate will meet with the house and canvass the vole and declare de-clare Wni. H. Clagett elected. Thus Idaho elects her fourth senator. |