' . I N onwmmGAznm. ‘Truth above all things.’ Entered in the Post Oflice as a Newspaper THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1897. THE WEATHER — To-day, cloudy, slightly warmer, preceded by rain. fol- lowing by clearing. and colder temper: Vature at night. To-morrow fair and cooler, followed by warmer, and on Sat- urday ’fair and warmer, followed by rain or snow. The Senatorial Election. An act of Congress now regulates the election of the United States Senators in the different States. This was necessitated by violent revolutionary measures in several of the States at dif- ferent times to prevent the mej why of the Legislature elected by the people, from choosing United States Senators. When both branches of the Legislature were not under the same political con- trol,., elections were thus defeated at times and the public will thwarted as the result of revolutionary measures. The immediate provocation for the passage of the bill by Congress regula- ting the election of United States Sena- tors came from New Jersey some thirty years ago. The late Senator Cattell, of that State, had taken a very active part in politics, and by his efl'orts had secured the election of a Republican Legislature, and his election in the . Senate was generally conceded. In- deed, there was no prominent candi- date against him and no organized op- position. but the Senate had one Re- publican majority, and thus a single Senator held control of that body, and that single Senator refused to support Cattell, or to favor a joint convention in" which Cattell would certainly have been elected. The contest for Senator continued during the session and the Legislature finally adjourned without an election. Congress then passed the still, under which Senators are now elected, by which different political control of the two houses of the Legis- lature cannot defeat .m election. Under .this law, the Legislature, when there is avacancy to be filled in the Senate, must on the second Tuesday after its meeting, United States Senator in each branch separate— ly, and if any candidate receives a ma- ' jsritv in each branch his election is ac- complished, and the jJint convention vote for meets at noon on the following day simply to certify the election. If no candidate has a majority in each branch, although one may have a ma- jority of the joint vote, there is no elec- tion in the separate houses, and the convention to meet the next day votes for United States Senator and is re-. . quired to continue to vote each day un- til 8. Senator is chosen. Under this law our Connecticut Leg- islature voted in each House separately for O. H. Platt for United States Sena-, tor and as he received. a majority of votes in either House, his election was accomplished, but yesterday at noon the two Houses met in joint convention, simply tgissue in due form of law, a certificat’é of Mr. Platt’s election for Senator. Had not Mr. Platt received a majori- ty of the votes cast in both houses on the first day, it would have then been necessary to have taken a vote in the joint convention yesterday. If no can- didate had received a majority of the j votes cast in this joint convention, then it is required. by act of Congress to meet daily and cast at least one vote for Senator until some candidate re- ceives a majority of the whole vote cast. It less than a quorum vote, of course there could be no election, and asqziorum is a maj may of the two bhauches of the Legislature. There have been fantastic results from this act uf C ingress requiring a majority in each branch of the legisla- ture to elect aSenator on the first bal- l t whenthe two branches vote separ- ately. . Senator Dolph, of Oregon, was u‘muim .usly nominated for, re-election bythe Republicans of the Legislature I- so years ago, and on the first separate ballotin the two houses he was a little short -of majority in the Senate, but received a considerable majority in the House, and had a clear majority of the whole Legislature in the aggregate. Before the vote in joint convention on the following day, the free silver crusaders struck him and diverted from hissupport several whovhad voted for him on the first ballot,.band he never was able to commando majority in the i, ~ ceivecl a majority of the whole vote on the first ballot in the separate houses. It was to cure such evils as this and 9thers,that the present law was enacted I by. Congress. O >—————————- HERMANN’S WbNDERFUL HANDS. [‘he Great Magician Had Remarkable Con- trol of the Palm Muscles. . :he most remarkable hands of any man of his generation. He had devoted many years to the development of every single muscle in the palm of each hand, with the result that he could control the tiniest of them as thoroughly as the ordinary man con- fil‘OlS his biceps. j His hands were ,covered with a net- work of muscles so perfectly devel- oped that he was able to make any particular spot take separate action and do surprising things on its own ac- count. For instance, he could. make the muscle of the ball of his thumb move by itself as easily as the ordi~ nary man could move his whole thumb. [t was to these wonderful hands as much as anything else that he owed the skill which enabled him to deceive :he quickest eye. The development of these muscles was the rea‘ult of nearly forty years of lncessant practice, during which the care of those hands was the chief ob- ject of Herrmann’s life. No work or sport which could in any way, harden 0r distort them was done. The hands were naturally suited for the profession, but the work of per- lecting them was one of infinite toil. The exercises caused an ache which spread from' the finger tips to the shoulders—New York Journal. ‘Herrmannj‘ the great magician, had I joint oonvention,although he had re- " nus arses IS _ , collisions rcs BY assume & NITcHELL. T HE EVE N I No, GA 2 ET - Frank T. Hyatt NORWALK Fll‘fi' lllSlll‘illlCfl CU. In‘Successful Oper- ation Since 1860, No Outstanding Claims. Safes For Rent. mums srnarn IN Safe Deposit Vault OF THE NATIONAL BANK Oi‘ NOBWALK, GAZETTE Ans. name GOOD RESULTS a. Hard Seneck, ‘ BEST Goons. TEAS and COFFEES 18 WALL ST. DENTIST, 8 West Avenue. NASH 81 VANSGUY -Dea1ers in— Cnocxnar. Gama AND GLASS Vt ARE. PLUMBING. STEAM AND GAS FITTING. Cor.llIain & West Sts. . a ' '- ‘ ‘ ass DIRECTORY" - ’ CHECKER-BOARD BUSIN . . ~ . ~ - . FRED A. 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