, 1890-04-10
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS

WAsHisaros, April 7.--Scnator Ev-
arts to-day presented a resolution from
the New York chamber of commerce.
protesting against the pending bill pro-
viding for the consus enumeration Of
Chinese In this country, as absurd, bar
barous, un-Christian and cowardly. A
memorial on the same subject from the
American Missionary Association was
also presented
Senator Plat presented a memorial
for the admission to statehood OF New
Mexico, without committing himself TO
tho views set forth in 1t.
Senator Holr moved that the Mon
tana contested election case be pro-
ceeded with.
Senator Hale asked him to give pref
erence to the Chinese enumeration hill,
which was important, and have 1t dis
posed of as soon az possible.
Senator Hoar intimated that the Chi
nese census bill could not be disposed of
Immediately, as Senator Evarts desired
to speak uponit
Shnstor Hale asked Senator Evarts
whether he desired to debate 1t at
length.
senator Evarts said ho did.
Senator Hale then gave notice that he
would move to take up the Chinese
enumeration bill AS soon as the Mon
tAna election case was disposed OF
The Montana election case was then
taken up, and Senator Vance, a member
OF the committee on privileges and
elections, made an argument Ill favor OF
tho minority report, declaring that Clark
and Maginnis, the democratic claim
ants, are entitled TO seats.
He CVance) had never heard the title
to a seat in the senate based on such
slender technical and tritiing grounds.
He hal never known the public will of
community thwarted and trnmpled
under foot on such tiimsy pretexts. lie
knew that the republican claimants were
to be seated. The republican senators
would be sicker over tho thing before
they were done with IL than he was. He
had heard of young fellow who wont
out TO Ohio to speculate In hogs. lie
bought a big drove aud shipped them to
York. When he got to New York he
| found hogs cheaper there than in Ohio,
| so he shipped them back and sold them
| in Ohio Some friend said TO him
| 'Jim, you made "A bad speculation.
"Yes," said he, ~ lost u good deal OF
money, but had the company of the
! hogs both ways" So lie (Vanccl
1 thanked God that in nil the future de
/ nunciations OF the South for the sup
| PRESTON of the colored votes, the South
! eru senators would have the company ol
the hogs, lIaughtcr
| Mr.. Spooner, also a member OF the
committee on privileges and elections,
made an argument IN favor oil the ma
jority report that Sanders and Power,
the republican claimants, were entitled
upon ihc merits of the ca SO TO he seated.
lie would pass he said, from the Jokes
of the senator from North Carolina
] (Nanco) and advert to the very ablo and
ingenious argument of the senator from
Delaware (Grayl All the senators were
agreed that the question was one OF high
privilege, of grave import and Of much
delicacy. IL affected not only tho right
of Montana to De represented IN the sen
ate BY the men of her choice, but II
affected also the dignity ana integrity o
the senate itself, 1t should, therefore
be considered with judicial calmncss and
deliberation, freed, as muchas might DO
from partisan bias and prejudice. He
knew that IL was not necessary TO ASSURE
the senate that 1t had been In that spirit
that the majority OF the committee OF
privileges and elections had commenced
and continued tho consideratioI
OF course, only be elected by n stat
Legislature, and In order 10 seat q man IL
the sen ate, he must havo been choser
by a legislature. But II was not neccs
sary, in his opinion, TO 60 beyond wha
might bo called the prlm facle evidence
and that prima iacie evidence was foun'
in this case In the certificate OF tue boar'
of canyassers, consisting OF the chic
Justice, governor and secretary OF TIN
territory.
In the course of his speech. Mr.
Spooner alluded 10 the charge made by
Mr.. GRAY against the president for undu,
haste in issuing the proclamation for tn
admission of Montana, and he defended
the president In that matter The presi
dents whole life, lao said, was ampl
, | ..F.,,.. Ia, - ....t IN a fuAtian