, 1890-04-08
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Evarts pre-
Chamber of Commerce protesting against
the pending bill for the census enumera-
ton Of the Chinese as absurd. barbarous.
unchristian and cowardly, and a memoir
ial on the same subject from the Ameri
can Missionary Association was presented
by Davis.
Platte presented a memorial for the adj
mission of New Mexico without commit
ting himself to the views set forth in it.
Hoar moved to proceed with the Mon
tana contested election cases.
Hale asked him to give preference to
the Chinese enumeration bill. which was
important to nave disposed OF as soon as
possible.
Hoar intimated that the Chinese cen
sus bill could not be disposed of imme-
diately as Evarts deslred to speak upon it.
Hale asked Evarts whether he desired
to debate at length?
Evarts said he did.
Hale then gave notice that he would
move to take up the Chinese enumeration
bill as soon as the Montana election case
was disposed OF.
The Montana election case was then
taken up and Vance, member of the
committee on privileges and elections,
made an argument in support of the
minority report declaring Clark and Ma
ginuis democratic claimants) entitled to
the seat. He (Vance) had never heard
Of a title to a seat in the senate based on
such slender, technical, trihing grounds
He had never known Of the public will
being thwarted AID tramped under foot
on such himsey pretexts. He knew the
fiat bad gone forth and he knew that the
Republican claimants we're to be seated.
The Republican senators would be sicker
oyer this thing before they were done
with it than he was. He had heard of an
old fellow who went out to Ohio to specu-
late in hogs. He bought a big drove and
shipped them to New York. When he
got to New Xork he found hogs cheaper
there than in Ohio, so he shipped them
back and sold them in Ohio. Some
friend said to him: Jim, o made a
bad speculation" Yes" SAID he. Il
lost a good deal of money, but l had the
company of the hogs both ways" So he
(Vance) thanked God that in all future
denunciations of tie South for the re-
preston OF the colored votes Southern
oCbhbOic WOulu udNt the COnD duY DI the
hogs. Applause
Spooner (also a member OF the com
mittee on privileges and elections) made
an argument in favor of the majority re-
port that Saunders and Power (Republi-
can claimants) are entitled. upon the
merits of the case, to be stated. He
would pass, he said. from the Jokes of
the senator from North Carolina (Vance)
and advert to the very able and ingenious
argument OF the senator from Delaware.
ALI the senators agreed that the question
was one of high privilege, of grave i'm
port ard much delicacy. 1t affected not
only the right of Montana to be repro
sented in the senate by men of her choice,
but it affected also the dignity and in
tegrlty of the senate itself. 1t should,
therefore, be considered with judicial
calmness and elaboration. freed, as much
as might be. from partisan bias and
prejudice. He knew il was not necessary
to assure the senate that it had been in
that spirit that the majority Of the com
mittee on privileges and elections mad
commenced and continued its considere-
ton of the case. A senator could, of
course, only be elected by the state legis-
lature, and in order to seat a man in the
senate he must have been chosen BY a
legislature organized within the meaning
OF the constitution. but it was not neces-
sary. in his opinion, to go beyond what
might be called prlma facie evidence. and
that pima facie evidence was found (n
this case, J in the certifcation of the board
OF canvassers, consisting of the chief jus.
tice, governor and secretary of the terri
tory. In the course of his speech Spoon
er alluded to the charge made by Gray
against the president for the undue haste
in issuing the proclamation for the admis-
sion of Montana, and tie defended the
president in that matter. Spooner yield
ed for an executive session and the sen.
ate soon adjourned.