Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1890 — BRICE IS MADE SENATOR. [ARTICLE]

BRICE IS MADE SENATOR.

Exciting Scenes in the Ohio Legislature Tuesday. Calvin S. Brice was Tuesday noon elected to the United States Senate from Ohio, receiving a majority of the votes in either branch of the Legislature, Shaw of the Lima district, nominated Brice; Gaumer, of Zanesville, seconded the nomination. Schneider, of Cincinnati, nominated Murat Halstead for the Republican minority. It was received with cheers, hisses and laughier. The presiding officer gave notice that a repitition of the disorder would lead to a clearance of the lobby. Massie, of Cbillicothe, nominated ex-Governorn Foster. The vote in the Senate was: Halstead 1, Foster 14, and Brice 19. In the House a call was demanded to bring in members. Brown (Democrat) of Hancock, who is sick, was carried to the hall in a chair. The only other Democrats absent were Troeger of Holmes, and Lawler of Franklin, who is ill. Willis and Blair, Republicans, were absent Hunt of Sandusky presented the name of Calvin 3. Brice, which was seconded by Belleville of Montgomery. Representative Bramau named Charles Foster, which was seconded by Representative Layman. On the rollcall the vote of Counts for Brice was received with cheers as was also that of Munson, two of the members who were credited with being bolters. Smith, the third caucus bolter, voted for L. T. Neal His vote was received With a subdued murmur. Pennell, a strong Brioe man and worker, voted for Foster by mistake, and before he could make the correction the House was in an uproar with threats that the hall would have to be cleared unless order was maintained. The vote in the House stood: Brice 57, Foster 52, and Neal 1. Brioe was declared the oboice of the House, having received a majority of the votes. The result was canvassed by the Senate and House iu joint session Wednesday. The joint result of the two braaebes is: Briee 78, Foster 40, Halstead 1, and Neal 1.