Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-18
"Hurrah For Honest Citizens, Who
Nindicate the Right"
Hurrah For Law and Liberty. The
People Won the Fight"
Republican CorruptionistS Went
Weeping to Their Fate"
For Voters Placed the Ban Up0R the
Men Who Stole the State"
"MournerS Speak in Whispers there's
Grape Upon the Door"
"The g. o. p. Was Killed by Stealing
Precinct Thirty four"

WASHINGTON, April l5.--Among the
bills reported and placed on the calendar
was one providing for the return of sec
ond class mail matter. Mr.. Sherman
offered a resolution, which WAS agreed to,
directing the secretary of the interior to
communicate to the senate the report of
Jesse Spaulding, government director, of
the Pacific railways as to the general
management of such railways
Sen. Wilson Iowa. offered a resolution.
which was agreed to, calling on the secre-
tary of the treasury for information as to
whether, since the adoption of the treas
ury regulation of Sept y. in reference to
the transit of Chinese through the coun-
try and their departure therefrom, wheth-
er any Chinese entered for transit under
such regulation failed to depart from the
United States in due course
Sen. Butler offered Il resolution (which
was referred to the committee on contin-
gent eXpenSeS) modifying the one hitherto
agreed to 50 us to authorize the select COM
mlttee of FIVE ON civilized Indian tribes to
investigate the status of negotiations in
regard to the Cherokee outlet, with power
to send for persons and papers and to visit
Indian Territory.
In connection with the resolution Butler
seat to the clerks desk and had read Il let
ter from Chief Mays, urging that this
course be adopted; while Jones. of Arkan,
sas, inhmated that the object of Chief
Mays was procrastinatIon.
Among the petitions presented and re-
ferreu was one by Sen. Dawes from the
Boston Executive Business Mems asSocia-
ton, for the privilege of purchasing ships
abroad for ten wears.
Sen. Hawley gave notice that he would
call up the Chicago worlds fair bill next
Friday.
The Montana election case was then
taken up and Morgan addressed the senate
He referred to the recent democratic
successes in Helena and Butte, as Il re-
sponse to attempted fraud in seating re-
publican claimants. If those elections. he
said, had gone the other way, there would
have been no trouble in referring the case
back to the people. Now, he supposed
that was impossible. He declared if Mon
tana were now coming asking for ddmis-
sion as a state, with all that filth cling
ing to her skirts she would be kicked
from the threshold, and he insisted no
man had a right to claim Il seat as senator
a certificate of the governor of that state
The certificates had to be signed 10y the
governor and countersigned by the secre-
tary of state. The republican claimants
had not sTch certificates. The demo
Gratis had certificates signed by the COVER
nor. but unfortunately not countersigned
10y the secretary of state. 1t would not be
very long. he said, until the little cloud in
Montana, which seemed no bigger than
man $ hand, - would sweep like cyclone
and tear the republican party into frag-
ments.
Sen. Daniel argued against the majority
report.
Sen. Vance created amusement by read
ing the following telegram received from
Butte this morning:
"IIurrah for honest citizens, who yindicate the
right.
nurra9 for law and liberty, the people won
Republican corruptionisls went weeping TO
their fate:
For voters placed the ban upon the men who stole
the state.
Mourners speak in whispers; there's Grape upon
the door,
The G. o. p. was killed by stealing precinct Thirty
four.
SEN Hoar said as he understood the
facts the democratic majority in Butte,
NilCll At NCdl dGO was CJJg Id'l Dttu It-
duced to about $50; and that, at precinct
"a there was net a single voter left. All
of those apparent voters had gone, like
a last year $ snow bank.
Sen. Nance-My information is entirely
different. Butte gave a republican ma
jority last year; and there has been a
great turnover in consequence Of
subsequent proceedings
Without concluding his speech Sen.
Daniel yielded to the motion to adjourn;
and after an agreement that vote would
be taken at ) o'clock tomorrow, the senate
adjourned.
WAsHINGToN. April f5.-In the house,
today, Mr. BouteiIc Maine) called up the
naval appr opriation bill, the pending
question being upon the amendment
adopted in committee of the whole stTik-
ing out the clause providing for the con
structiOn of three coast line battle ships
The action of the committee was rejected
yeas 104, nays l32.
Mr. Holman Gnd. moved TO recommit
the bill with instructions to the committee
on naval affairs to report it back with an
amendment providing for one battle ship.
1t was lost. yeas 103, nays l2l. The bill
was then passed.
Mr.. Cannon, of ILL.,, from the committee
on rules reported a resolution for the i'm
mediate consideration of the bill to define
the jurisdiction of the courts Of the United
States. The resolution provides that the
previous question be considered as ordered
at FIVE o'clock today. The previous ques-
tion was ordered-yeas. llS; nays. l0l. .
Mr.. Carlisle then moved to re-commit the
resolution with instructions to the COM
mittee on rules to report it back with per-
mission for two days debate on the court
bill.
After two roll calls the resolution was
finally adoptei-yeas 118. nays 80.
After a short discussion Mills offered an
amendment providing that Of additional
circuit judges seventeen in NUMBER, one
half to be appointed from each political
party. Lost.
The bill then passed-yeas 13l, nays l3,
the speaker counting quorum. The
house then adjourned.