Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1885 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The first general ballot for United States Senator was reached in the Illinois Legislature Feb. 18, there being but two absentees. John A. Logan received 101 votes; W. R. Morrison, 94; E. M. Haines, 4; James H. Ward, 1; Frank Lawler, 1; and John Smith, 1. The resolution for submitting a prohibitive amendment to the people has passed both houses of the Michigan Legislature. The resolution to submit to the people the question of licensing the liquor traffic was defeated in the Ohio House. A bill punishing those who attempt to commit suicide, by from six months to five years’ imprisonment, has been introduced in the Missouri Legislature. A constitutional amendment has been passed by thh California Assembly providing that railroads shall pay a tax of 2% per cent, on their gross earnings. The Illinois Senate passed a joint reeo.ption indorsing the Edmunds bill to place Gen. Granton the retired list, but the House sent it to a special committee to insert the name of Fitz John Porter. Every member of the Illinois Legislature participated in three ballots for Senator on Feb. 19, the result in each case being the same. John A. Logan received 100 votes and W. R. Morrison 94, the remaining 10 votes being scattered among seven persons. Representative MacM. Ilan voted steadily for Andrew Shuman. Representative O'Shea, who is from an iron district, bolted Morrison's

nomination because at free-trade views. Representative Sittig refused to vote for Logan, and supported E. B. Washburne. There were three ballots for United States Senator in joint session of the Illinois Legislature at Springfield, Feb. 20. On the first ballot Logan received 100 votes and Morrison 95. On the second 100 votes were cast for Logan and 97 for Morrison. Logan received 101 votes on the third ballot and Morrison 98. A dispatch from Portland, Ore., says: ‘‘There Is great excitement over the Senatorial election at Salem, Ore. Night before last the joint convention of the Legislature adjourned without electing a Senator on the sixty-eighth ballot. The customary forty days of the session having expired the Democrats declared that the Legislature was adjourned. The Republicans, however, having a majority of both houses, passed a resolution continuing the session.. The Democrats were angry, and determined in caucus to quit the city in order to break the quorum of two-thirds. Saturday another joint session was held, at which but few of the L'emocrats were present. There was no quorum, but the Republicans proceeded to vote, declaring that a majority was sufficient to elect a Senator. There was no result, however, the votes being widely scattered."