Evening journal., 1890-04-08
In the sonnt..


WASHINGTON, April 9--In the senate the
house amendment to the joint resolution for
the removal Of the naval magazine from
Ellis Island, n. Y, was concurred In. Mr.
Evarts presented resolutions Of the New
York Chamber Of Commerce protesting
against the pending bill for a census enum-
GRAFTON Of the Chinese. A memorial ON the
same subject from the American Missionary
association was presented by Mr. Dawes
Discussion Of the Montana election contest
was then resumed, and Mr. Vance spoke IN
favor of the minority report declaring Clark
and Maginness, the Democratic claimants,
entitled to the seats.
Senator Vance for the Minority Report.
In the course of his speech he told a story
Of parson who was once schooling a coun.
try pumpkin to fit him to be a god father
at christening. The parson asked him
what was the outward and visible sign OF
baptism The pumpkin, after scratching
his head for while, answered with an air
OF triumph, why, the baby, TO be sure.
And so said Mr. vance, the outward and
visible sign Of backsliding Of the Republican
party will be the Montana twins-not a
baby, but couple OF them. ILaughterl He
also illustrated Mr.. Hoars position fthat
while none Of the objections 70 counting the
votes of precinct "a ia Silver Bow county
was sufficient OF itself to Justify the rejec-
tion of the votes all Of them together did
constitute sufficient grounds for doing sol by
the anecdote Of an old justice OF the peace
before whom case was tried, in which
eleven distinct pleas in bar were entered.
The justice took them up one by one and de.
cided, as to each Of them that It was not
worth one cent, but that taking all Of them
together, they made a good case for the de-
fendant
Mr.. Vance declared that he had never
heard title to a seat in tho senate based on
such slender technical trifing grounds. He
had never known the public will of a COM
munity TO be thwarted and trampled under
foot on such iimsy pretexts.
MR.. spOonsr's Argument.
Mr.. Spooner, also member OF the com
mittee on privileges and elections, made an
argument in favor of the majority report
that Saunders and Power, the Republican
claimants, are entitled to the seats. A SEN
ator, he said, could, of course, only be
elected by state legislature, and there
fore, In order to seat a man in the senate
he must have been chosen by a legislature
organized within the meaning Of the consti-
tuition But it was not necessary. in his
Nf'4+SA-f ~ ~ - AAA4 Nllttl might De called
prima facte evidence, and that prima facie
evidence was found in this case in the eer-
tificate of the board Of canvassers. consisting
Of the chief justice, the governor and the
secretary Of the territory.
Mr.. Spooner said that it was the right
and duty Of the eanvassers to reject the
vote OF precinct "a as false and fraudulent |
Without finishing his argument Mr. Spooner |
yielded for motion to proceed to executive |
business.
Mr.. Platt introduced bill for the con-
struction Of an addition to the custom house
at New Haven, Conn, not to exceed in cost
S75, 600.
The secretary Of war sent to the senate
communication recommending the extern
sion OF limit Of appropriations for fortiilca-
tons indefinitely so that where it is impos-
slble to complete work within the three
years provided by law the appropriation
may be available still. The secretary also
recommends that the feature OF the bill
restricting the expenditure 70 products of
this country be modified so that If neces-
sary the disk springs for the brsechloading
hortars may bs purchased abroad