The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-09
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Considering the Case of the
Montana Senators.
APPROPRIATION FOR WAR SHIPS
Congressman Peters Criticises the Eli and
Wants tn Know With Whom We are
Going to Fight.-Boutelle's Answer.

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Among the bills re-
ported and placed on the calendar were the fol-
lowing: The Senate bill to amend the inter
state commerce act.
The House bill approving with amendments
the funding act of Arizona
The Senate bill for commission to de-
termine the northern boundary of the Warm
Springs Indian reservation, Oregon.
Edmunds introduced a join resolution which
Was referred, directing the librarian of Con-
gress, of the Senate, of the House and of the de-
partment of justice respectively to deliver
extra or duplicate copies of law books to the
law department of Howard university. He
said he had heard with establishment that
law school in the District of Columbia con-
nected with college that existed under the
authority of the United States had
deliberately and on consideration refused
to allow person of some African blood
and in every respect gentleman of extraordi-
nary ability, to attend it's law lectures on ac
count OF his having African blood in his veins
Howard university had also law department
and he introduced resolution that law books
moi needed for the public service might be do
mated to Howard university and that that por-
ton OF their fellow citizens who were denied
equal rights in other universities in the dis
tr1ct might have chance to learn some law.
Call offered preamble and resolution, which
went over, reciting the published newspaper
statement as the packing of juries in the north
ern district of Florida and instructing the judi
ciary committee to take evidence.
Vest offered resolution which was agreed
to, calling on the President for copy of the
reports in relation to the propriety of distribu-
ting the funds received from the Mexican gov
eminent on account of the La Abra awards.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Montana contested election case and Spooner
continued his argument in favor of the right of
a ole n4C ar1dD 0rra
Much OF his speech was directed against Gov
ernor Toole, of Montana, for his course in refer
ence to the meeting of the legislature and
another large portion of it to show that aliens
who had merely declared their intention to be-
come citizens (but were not fully natural1Zed)
were not entitled to vote and to have their votes
counted. II the Senate were to adopt the
m1nority'S views and to seat Clark and Magin-
mis-, 1t would seat men whose title depended ON
the votes of men not citizens of the United
States and no more entitled TO vote in Montana
than as if they had never crossed the ocean.
Pngh argued in favor of the minority report.
When he had spoken half an hour but two seats
on the Republican side of the chamber were oc-
cupied. Senator George called attention to the
fact and said the discussion was very impor-
tant one and suggested that there was no QUO
rum present. The presiding officer directed
the clerk to call the roll, and
the result was thirty-nine Senators.
Harris moved that the sergeant at arms be di-
rected to request the attendance of absent Sen
ators. Agreed to. Senator Gibson moved to
adjourn. Not agreed to-yeas pa nays %.
The Democrats voted in the affirmative and the
Republicans in the negative Butler having
stated that Pugh was not well enough to con-
tinue his speech, it was agreed that the Mon
tana election case should be laid aside for the
day and the antitrust bill taken up.
voorhees, sent to the clerks desk and had
read telegram from Helena, Mont, stating
that Democrat was elected mayor by 800 ma
majority, and the Republicans who usually had
mSor1ty OF four to six hundred carried only
one ward.
Spooners comment upon the telegram was
''That ought to settle it," and Hoar's was,
THAT was the strongest argument yet produced
upon the Democratic side.'
The Senate then took up the antitrust bill as
reported from the judiciary committee. After
some debate it passed, ~ to /, Blodgett.
Adjourned.