The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-08
In COMPANY WITH HOGS.
Vance Tells a Story on the Repub-
licsns, by Way Of Illus
tration.
Spooner Defends the Infamies of
tho Montana Canvassing
Board.
tana- 100000 To BE Appropriated
for the Purpose.

WAsnISoToN, April The Montana elec-
tion case was taken up in the senate, and
Vance member of the committee on privi-
leeos and elections, made nn argument in
support of the minority report declaring
Clark and Maginnis, democratic claimants,
entitled 10 seats. He never heard the title
10 a seat in the senate based on such slon-
der technical and triiling grounds. Hehad
never known the public will of commu-
nifty thwarted and trampled under foot ON
sucn limsy preteXts. He knew tile iat had
gone forth. He knew the republican
claimants were 10 be seated. Republican
senators would be sicl,er over the thing be-
fore they were done with IL than he was.
He had heard of an old fellow who went out
TO Ohio 10 speculate in hogs lie bought
big drove and shipped them to New York.
When he got TO New York he found hogs
chenper there than in Ohio, SO he shipped
them back and sold them in Ohio. Some
| friend said 10 him, "lou made u bad specu-
lation." "Ycs." snid he, 81 lost good deal
of money, but | had the company of the
hogs both ways" SO he tNanee) thanked
God that in all future denunciations Of the
south for the suppression of colored votes
southern senator's would have the company
of the hogs. Laugh,er.l
Spooner. also a member of the committee
on privileges and elections. made mn argu-
ment in favor of the majority report that
Sanders and Power, republican claimants,
are entitled, upon the merits of the case, 10
be seated. He would pass be said, from
tho jokes OF tue senator from North
Carolina (Vancel and advert TO the
very able and ingenious argument
Of the senator from Delaware Gray. All
senators agreed that the question was one
Of iigh privilege, Of grave import and much
delicacy. Ii affected not only the right of
Mo tana 20 be represented in the senate by
the men of her choice, but il affected also
the dignity and integrity of the senate
itself. IL should, therefore, be considered
With judicial calmness and deliberation,
freed ms much as might he from party bias
and prejudice. He knew il was not neces-
safy 10 assure the senate il had been in that
spirit that the majority Of the committee
on privileges and elections had commenced
and continued the consideration of the case.
A senator could of course only he elected
by state legislatures and in order TO seat a
man IN the senate he must Haye been chosen
/ by legislature organized within the mean
ing Of the constitution. but IL was not nee
csAly. IN his opinion. Co go bcyUnc what
l iulkllt Dc CHueu pilind ldcle tNlueHoe NHu
that pIima facie evidence was found in this
case in the certificate of the board of can
yassers, consisting of the chief justice, gov
ernor and secretary of the territory.
In the course of his speech Spooner al
luded 10 the charge made by Grny agains'
the president for undue haste in issu.. 81.
the proclamation for the admission of Mon
tana, and he defended the president in that
matter. The presidents whole life, he said.
was ample refutntion Of any such intma-
tion.
Spooner yielded for an executive session
and the senate adjourned.