The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-26
M0NTANA'S SENATORS.
THEIR ELECTION MAINTAINED
BY The STATE COURT.


From silver Bow Declared Legal-Ths
p Census Question" in Congrcss-Cene-
raj Washington News and Notes.
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Feb. d. special.
The decision Of The Montana Court in the
contest over the Office OF the sheriff for Silver
Bow county, would seem 20 settle at once
the senatorial contest from that new State
in favor Of the Democrats. The two con-
tests rest upon precisely the same grounds
that Of the contested precincts in silver
Bow county. II was by excluding those
precincts upon an allegation Of fraud that
the representative obtained an alleged ma
ioritY in the Legislature.
THE MDurFIE-rURrIN CONTEST.
The House Committee ON Elections to-day
heard argument in the contested case Of
McDuliie against lurpin. from the Fourth
Alabama district. This il the first case on
the calendar in which the census quc--
T tom is raised that i-. the claim that the
negro and white voters OF the district
should be counted for the w0opposlng cam
didates; that the negroes are AN Repulli-
/ cans, and would have voted for the Kepub-
/ lican candidate if not prevented by fraud.
/ intimidation, or violence. General III. Iu-
/ pa Hunt0n presented the Democratic
side Of the ease with that force
and cleames5 which has made him
/ So prominent at the barr. The Committees
decision In this case viii he of gr-at im-
/ p0riance as iE DO snail Doe heid tlat every
negro voter should ie counted as having
voted ior the Republican candidate, Wheih-
or Dee actually east a ballot on not. that
could practically settle most of the southern
contested cases. lnyiew Ofrecont decisions
Of the Republican majority Of the Com
miiteo there is n0 telling tO what
extreme they may NOT go.
POsIuAsIEHs APPOINTED.
". II. Bauick. Bushy. Mildlosex county.
j. W. Clarks0n. Centre Cross. Essex cOun-
IS; Emma q. Hail. leomOnt. AccOmac
county: J.. VI. Breach. Pole Green, Hanover
county; Matte j. Lyme, Narina Grove.
llenrico county.
VIRGINIA PENSIONS.
Morris Savage OF old Town: Henry j.
Rolling and John C0iding of the National
Military Home; joey q. Cusker Of Moo
NAV.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Iho delegation from Petersburg. hitherto
mentioned in These dispatches, was given "a
hearing by the kNorand liarl0r Committee
this afternoon. General Aferil made an
argument in favor of an adequate appr0-
priati0n for thc projected improvement of
the AppOmatiOy river as recommended Ny
the engineer corps.
The House war claims committee has ro- .
ported iaNOmbly upon the claim OF Mrs.
sarah g.. Smith. widow oi Francis l.. smith. .
in 1864 the Government took possession Ot
some ground near Alexandra belonging t0 /
freedmen. The committee report that tine
property was never c0uiiscated. that Mr. .
smiths title i- perfect and tle Government .
should pay the claim.
As THE TIMES dispatches iuUmafal F
some days ago. Mayor Richard 90. li1nhb. +
Of Norfolk, has been nominated iur collector .
0i customs for ihe port 0l Norfolk and .
Portsmouth. His competitors were Acssr- F.
Carney and O'C0lu0r. and ihe oluio,t has .
been going Cn for nearly SIX months. seF-
erli days ago iuE TIMES sp0ndeut .
was advised Dy good authority tAat ilec0n-
test bad been virtually settled boo favor oi
iIl... ANA tllN uNIU inafiIu I.lr -"ff fr tIir |
Senate to-day. 10 is said by Republicans
tlst the contest ends with tho nomination,
and that there VIII Doe no fight against
Mayor Banks continuation.
The senate Committee 0n Agriculture
gave hearing this morning t0 a.. d. Nld-
derDurn, Of Air-.nla. representing tne Na-
tional Grange, on his proposed measure iO
prevent the aduteraii0u ol lard.
The attorneys 0f number of lard come
pancs were present 40 tle conclusion Oi
Mr.. Ncddcrhurn'- remarks tue committee
announced that n0 mnie oral hearings
would Doe given. Nuf ilIt tle attorneys
could iile their arguments.
The Paddock Pure Food bin has been re-
frrcd 90 a subcommittee.
The Senate to-day mad another animated
discussion of the charge ihat Ar Call bad
interp0lated remarks in iAe Official report
of the proceedings 0f the Senate. and c0n-
sidered the educational Din. a number of
unimuOrtduf measures were passed.
The resolution offered yesterday bY Dr.
Chandler ceusurng Mr CAN, was taken T
mp and Mr. sherman moved iis reference % F
the committee ON privileges and elections.
Mr.. Call stated. as matter OF personal .
privilege. that the Washington Post cone
tained an article This morning with head +
lines. "Calls bitter remarks. lle slipped I
paragraph into the Congressional Record. /
That. Mr.. Call said. was % fal-ehood. lie /
had slipped into the Congressional Record +
nothing that mad nof been. BOO substance, +
uttered ON the floor Of the Sem /
ate. lie gave notice tO tle senator .
from New Hampshire, who had arragnci .
would araign him fMr. Chandler before +
the Senate, and would demand an inYesiiga- I
ti0n by the committee for masking an ac- /
cusati1n that was untrue. Tie hr. Oall F.
would convict The senator 0n evidence OF DDS f
own. that he did hear and knew That Doe Mr..
Cain had uttered on the floor Ol tne Senate. F.
substantially the whole of The charge con- /
taned in the paragraph. le would non ask .
the ccnsure Dy the Senate oi ihe senator /
from New Hampshire. but he would leave /
him 20 the Just Judgment of public opinion f.
throughout the country. for having heard F.
his MIR. Calrsl remarks. and having Dad /
neither the courage nor the manhood o. re- +
sent them.
Mr. sherman declared that the rules of +
the Senate had just been violated lt int +
senator from Florida in as gross manner f
as be bad ever witnessed. " hen The senate /
of the United States came 90 such c0ndi- .
tiOn that the charge oi cuWaidice could pe I
applied 10 "a Senator and That senator /
could be charged with stating a tnins
falsely. 10 seemed tO him that the senate /
was rcccdng from iAe dignity which had .
distinguished 10 from the foundation OF ihe +
governments i
Mr.. Call: "lf ] have violated amy rule OF
the Senate by amy observations which have +
made today or formerly. ] withdraw them,
and / apologize 90 the senate
Mr. Chandler 81 viii not reply fo the
gentleman from Florida hism0n.n- in un-
parliamentary language. The complaint
which made wa. that thc Senator bad ln-
serted DOB bis remarks words which Doe hai
not uttered. The senator wrote language
m the report. accusing me 0f nll tne crimes
in the decal0ne. and he BIAS now, this
morning charged mc with being q coward
for not replying 90 that which
did not hear. and to that which he
aftcrward wrote in the Record report. .
When the Senate has decided On this stage
what language it is parliamentary 10 use, I
will take occasion 90 defend my self from
AN the imputaiions Of the senator from
Florida
Mr.. uawiey- -"Tle remarks made ieW
minutes ago hy iAt Senator flDm Florida /
tempt me % say ihat. however much be- may /
reprOach the senator from Aew Hampshire
for not having responded o. bis bitter and
personal onslaught. !. with most of the ,en-
at0r- on this side. would have protested in
language 40 indignant. il ID was directed
against them. against that gross violation
OF parliamentary law which he says be- COM