The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-11
MONTANA In THE SENATE
CALL SPEAKS AGAINST THE MA
JORITY REPORT.

StaL6uCAt CD W Ju0 0LOQuQ5 On
Which the Majority of the Com
nrittee Acted in Reaching Conclu-
sion.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-In the Senate
this morning the Montana election case was
again taken up, and MIR. Call addressed the
Senate in opposition to the report of the
majority of the committee, declaring the
two republican claimants, MeSsrs. Sanders
and Power. entitled upon the merits Of the
case to seats in the Senate from the state of
Montana. He held it to be the duty of
every senator to express his opinion in the
matter, and TO give to the Senate and
country his reasons for that opinion and
judgment.
A DANGEROUS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
He declared that the country was verging
upon a condition OF things under which
men were to hold seats in the Senate in de-
fiance Of the public will and of the obliga-
tions of the constitution. 1t was fast ap-
preaching the time when political power
was to be the end of all action, and not the
conservatism of the government and of Its
various departments. In his opinion the
action of tue Senate in this case, in disre-
garding the clear and unquestionable laws
OF the State of Montana and the principles
the United States was one of the longest
strides in that direction.
Mr. Hoar said that he would like to put
into the debate one or two considerations
which had not been debated upon.
MORGAN WANTS QUORUM
Before be got any further with his re-
marks, Mr. Morgan called attention to the
fact that there was not a quorum present
and said that he would like very mucl to
have quorum present. especially on the
republican side, to hear the senator from
Massachusetts.
The president pro tenn directed the roll to
be called and, senators having poured into
the chamber while the call was proceeding,
iifty-eight senators answered to their names.
Mr.. Blair in presenting a memorial in
favor Of his educational bill, remarked that
while that bill was under discussion it had
never been necessary to have a call of the
senate in order to obtain an audience
Laughter
HoAR RESUMES HIS REMARKS
Mr.. Hoar then resumed his remarks on
the Montana election case. He alluded to
some of the democratic speakers having
spoken of the transaction as piece of vii
laiuy, and he thought it worth while TO
recall to the Senate what were the simple
points in the case. A majority of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections had
thought that it was clear indisputably,
htuiOSJ lInpTeSIdUty, on bHe eNldbnC3 buaG
the qualified voters OF Silver Bow county
had by fair majority elected five republi-
can representatives III the legislature,
whose election or non-election turned
the scale in the whole transaction.
That was matter of fact.
PRECINCT 34'S VOTERS.
Coming down to the rejection Of the
votes cast at precinct No. "a, Mr.. Hoar said
that no one had the least idea that any of
those alien voters had taken the necessary
oath to support the constitution. He spoke
of them as Armenians, Bohemans and
Turks who were working on railroad line
at that point on the moruing of the election,
and not one of whom was residing there
now, and these We're the men, he said, whom
the senator from Delaware (Mr. Gray had
spoken of as being ''disfranchised" by the
action Of the board of canvassers.
a majority of the committee on privi-
lsges and elections held that those men were
not legal voters, and therefore majority
Of the legal voters of Silver Bow coun-
tv YVES in favor of the five republican
representatives. That was the simple
proposition on which the committee placed
tie merits of the case at the election in pre-
clnct No. 81 of Silver Bow county-all
tie marks of honesty were alb.
sent and it was not deniel
thai If the result of the election in Silver
Bow county was changed it all was changed
by the votes OF men VINO, by express stat
ute Of the United States, were not qualified
voters.
He submitted seriously to the democratic
senators, and to such of the democratic
press as had restraint by reason of regard
for the truth, and he had no doubt that
that press mad as much regard for the truth
as the press of any other party ron, mop
from Mr.. Blairl whether the position
taken by the committee warranted the use
of such invective as had been applied
to it.
GRAY PUTS IN A DISCLAIMER
Mr.. Gray disclaimed for himself and his
democratic colleague, the application of
Invective to the senator from Massachusetts,
or to any other senator. That invective
had been applied to what had occurred in
Montana. Coming down to the elim-
imitation of votes at precinct s3i Mr.
Gray declared that the only objection on
which Mr.. Hoar justified that elimination
was an after thought, and that no such OBJ
lection had been made before the county
canvassing board by the astute lawyers who
wanted to have these votes thrown out.
THE OBJECTIONS MADE IN MONTANA.
The objections made there were: First,
that the votes had not been sent in
registered package by mail to the
clerk of the county canvassers, but
mad been delivered to him in sealed pack
age by one of the judges; and second, that
tee returns were signed by the judges and
ettested to by the clerks, instead Of being
signed by the clerks and attested by the
Judges. The senator from Massachusetts,
ulG not consider either of those objections
ttaIo, but brought up an objection which
nau not been made in Montana, and which
vas an atterthought.
nr, tray replied to the objection made
hr. Hoar by thel assertion that precint
81 81 was not peculiar and alone in having
tI tne votes of aliens cast, but that the same
JIning occurred all over the territory in that
uays election and in all elections for years
ptIeVlously. He thought, in conclusion,
sna1 the point made by the minority had
ueen established, to wit: that there was
mot found in the hands of the five republi-
al representatives from Silver Bow cnun-
" sietlng In the Iron Hall legislature) the
SsFeihcate Of any board or officer authorized
y Jaw to make it, and that on the con-
frary the five democratic representatives
I'm I'm that county Sitting in the court
Ouse ,ou iegislature) sat there in conformity
line AZ lne return of the county board, made as
ilecCeu oy law and under the mandate of
S22npetent court of justice
LII at'' AelIef, another member of the COM
'iLtbee on priVilpppu and alocfione f. oJv0