Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-25 | Page 6 | Contest in Senate Was Not Continued

CONTEST IN SENATE WAS NOT CONTINUED Democratic Members Were Evidently Surprised at Early Adjournment Adjournment Adjourn Adjourn- ment of Upper House WASHINGTON Feb 25 Quite Quite unexpectedly unexpectedly unexpectedly un un- un- un expectedly the Senate adjourned today within fifteen minutes after it con con- An hour before the body convened the galleries began to fill 1111 with spectators all expecting a sequel to the great debate debate debate de de- de- de bate of ot yesterday on the rights of the Senators from South Carolina to cast their votes while under the ban of ot contempt contempt con con- tempt b by th the Senate several Democratic senators nan nau books upon their desks and it looked as though they were preparing to continue continue con- con the contest of yesterday This was made the more evident immediately immediate immediate- ly after the Senate convened When the Senate clerk began the Journal of yesterdays yesterday's proceedings the usual request request request re re- re- re quest that the reading be suspended was made by Mr Stewart Rep Nev I object interjected Mr Turner Dem Wash and Mr Ir Dubois Dubols Dem Ida in unison the reading was continued At Its conclusion the journal Journal journal Jour jour- nal was approved without comment Instantly Mr McMillan Rep Mich a member of the Republican Standing committee was on his feet He called up the message of the House of Representatives Representatives Representatives to the Senate announcing the death of Representative Crump of Michigan He presented resolutions expressive expressive ex ex- of the sorrow of the Senate at atthe atthe atthe the announcement These were adopted and then as an additional mark of re respect respect respect re- re the Senate at 1215 p. p m. m ad ad- The Democratic Senators were evidently surprised but offered no objection