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Show HIE llli, TIIIIH The Hull 1 leaded Farmers of Illinois Illi-nois Kel'use ull oilers of CoinproaiiMV. They are Daterminod to Bring tbe 201 Other Member to Their Way of Thinking. THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH BALLOT. A List of Senatorial Cninlidutcs Ollcivd by the Itcpubll-cans Itcpubll-cans ltd used. Cicero J. Lindley on the Lust Ballot Received tbe Full Strength of tbe Republicans. THE DEMOCRATS STAY 8Y PALMER. It Look. a. Though th. Thre. Farmer. H'.iild Compel tho Legislature to Adjourn Without Fleeting. Si-hingeied, 111., Feb. 11. Tho republicans re-publicans today prssoutod the F. M. 1!. A. men a list of candidates from which to choose a United States senator, but they refused to consider any of the names, saying it was useless to negotiate further. Tho republicans decided to go into joint assembly, and after two or three ballots, change off to Liudley, and later to other candidates ou the list presented to the F. M. H. A. When tbe joint assembly met every member responded to the roll call and the first ballot showed no change from tho votes of yesterday. On tbe 77th ballot the republicans voted for Cicero J. Lindley. The farmers farm-ers refused to change from Stelle. The ballot resulted Palmer, 101; Lindley, 100; Stelle, 3. Th. Idaho Situation. Roise Citv, Feb. 11. Special to The Times. J The first hitch in the house this morning was over the approval ap-proval of the journal as it did not say "proceed" to tho election of a senator for the full term commencing com-mencing Marc 4, lHiil, occasioned by the lirm of Wm. J. McConnell expiring. ex-piring. Several spoke regarding the matter but tbe Claggett people refused to offer it as an amendment, claiming the speaker had stated it and that it should bo placed on the journal, which was done after an hours bitter debate and approved, Prioe making a written protest against it... Armstrong called attention to the journal saying forty-seventh day while the senate journal shows it is the fiftieth. fif-tieth. It was found to be the journal clerk's error, and not intentionally done, so things moved nlong nicely until un-til the noon hour. In tho senate everything went along smoothlv; refused to pass over the vote driving live stock off the ranges. Passed Pass-ed the memorial praying congress for an amendment to the constitution for tho election of United States senator by direct vote of the people; also the bill for a levy of three-quarters of a mill assessment for the support of the state university were introduced, and providing pro-viding for the payment and redemption of state, county and municipal warrants. war-rants. The lobby and gallery of the house were a perfect jam. The crowds were all through the house and among the members; the sergeant-at-arnis and doorkeepers could not keep them back. Exactly at 12:0."i o'clock the senate was admitted, the seargeant-at-arms loading the procession, followed by the president. presi-dent. The speaker presides at the joint assembly as-sembly and ordered tho secretary to call the roll. Those absent from the senate were Mcpherson, Rogers, Shonp, Weiler, and in the house lllxon. Price said beforo proceeding he wished to enter a formal protest of the Dubois men in the house, which was granted. The speaker said as provided by section 15, revised statutes of the United States, the secretary will now read the journal of the two houses bl yesterday in relation to the election of il Knileif Stfltert Renntnr nhinn w- done, when the speaker said: "Gentlemen, "Gentle-men, it appearing that some peison has not received a majority of both houses, yon will proceed to ballot. Twcnty-eirfbt votes were cast for Claggett. one for Larton, two for Alex. Mayhew and sixteen refused to vote at all. claiming no vacancy existed. The speaker siid W. II. Claggett having hav-ing received a majority of the votes is duly elected. Emery' wanted him to slate for what, but the speaker said, I most respectfully decline to do so, as the Revised Statutes of tho United States doej not require me. Emery thou wanted the journal, joint assembly, as-sembly, approved, and this was awaited until-the journal clerk could write it up. |