, 1890-04-10
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
senator Turpie MI the Montana Sit
uation.

w NAtHlNtIONt hIVll u NHlohB NHN
bills reported from the various commit
tees and placed upon the calendar to-
day was one to amend the third section
OF the interstate commerce act.
The bill to supply the deficiency occa-
stoned by the silcott dcialcation was
passed.
The senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the Montana case, and Mr..
pugh concluded his argument in favor
of the democratic claimants,
Mr.. Turpie presented an argument on
the same side of the question: The can
wasting board at Helena had no right to
throw out the abstract Of the returns nt
precinct 81 They had not dared throw
out the abstract for the whole county,
because that would have defeated the
republican candidate for congress.
The action OF the territorial board Of
canvassers was an act OF usurpation and
therefore utterly void. The elimination
of precinct 81 was null and therefore
the election of the Eve delegates from
Silver Bow county was null.
The word elimination as used by the
the territoria, canvassers was melllf'
luous euphemism ofthat body for an act
OF forgery. Upon claim 80 incontest-
ably false what legal title could be
made2 He asked whether the abridg-
ment of lio was to have more force
than the whole edition, and character
iZed the rejection OF tho voters OF pre-
cinct IS as an act oi siranglinS on the
part of the returning board.
Further on he spoke Of the canvassing
board rs triple coil OF addcrs,' com
posed OF a chief justice from Babylon, a
,ecretary from sodom and q governor
from Gomorrah, and wound up with q
scathing denunciation OF all concerned.
In the course OF the discussion as to
the time OF the vote, 1t was stated 10y
Mr.. Morgan that the democratic senators
wero ready to vote upon tho question
without further debate.
The offer was accepted by the other
side, but the arrangement was defeated
by Mr.. Calls taking the floor and
stating his desire TO address the senate
on the subject tomorrow.
The Montana electioncase having been
laid aside, Nlr. Hale asked unanimous
consent to- have the Chinese census
enumeration bill taken up and disposed
OF.
Then Mr.. Hale made q formal motion
to that elect, md the vote resulted
ayes, $780, noes, lei and the bill was
taken up.
Mr.. Hale said that lac did not desire
to take up time with the biil. lie was
willing to proceed with the yOtea Oh the
pending amendments and on the bill.
Mr.. fNarts said that lie regarded the
amendments reported by the census
committee az an Improvement on the
house bill, and wns Wiling that they
should no adoutcd, but as to the merits
of the bill itself, II was his design and
mis- duty to debate At, and at some
length.
Mr. Mitchell explained thc purpose Of
some of the amendments which ho had
offered. Ele did not like the
bill very we'll as II came from
the house. But, as amended
by the senate committee. IL was, lac said
absolutely worthless and insufficient,
lie desired to have the pending bill
amended to require Chinese to show
that they were residents ON the first OF DC.
tobcr. lSss, the date oi the Scott eNolu-
sion act instead OF, as the senate
amendment proposed, on the hrst OF
June, 1890. lie nskcd Mr. Hale whether
he was willing to give u certificate that
should be as good as tickets oi leave
or, tickets of stay TO those Chinese
who had got into the country uniaw-
iuliy since october, 1888.
Mr.. Hale admitted that he was willing
to give amnesty to tho 900 or 5.00O Chi-
nese persons who had como since Octo.
bcr, 1888, for the sake OF closing the doors
| In the future.
Mr.. Hearst said that his notion oi
legislation ON the subject was the pas
| sage OF law that would exclude
Chinese from coming to this country
after u certain date, but would treat the
Chinese already here fairly.
Mr.. Mitchell agreed with Mr.. Hearst
ana desired To haye law that would
exclude all Chinese except the membcrs
OF the diplomatic corps.
Mr. Dawes wanted to know what us.
there would be in having Chinese diplo-
mats admitted II they had no CHINESE
Interests 10 look after
~ would rather never see n Chimes,
diplomat here, was MIR. NlitcbelPs re-
ply, than permit the country to b'
oyerrun by the Chinese hordes of thu
Chinese empire"
Without action the senate adjourned