, 1890-04-16
To Be SETTLED TO-DAY.
The Montana Election Case
Still Under Debate.
A Vote to be Taken at 5
O'clock This Afternoon.
Vance Reads a Lively Tele.
gram From Butte

WASHINGTON, April l5.-Among The
petitions presented and referred was one
from the Boston Business Association for
the privilege of purchasing ships abroad
for ten years.
Among the bills reported from com
mittees and placed on the calendar was
one providing for the return of second
class mail matter.
Sherman offered a resolution (agreed
toy directing the secretary of the interior
to communicate to the senate the report
of Jesse Spauldlng. government director
OF Pacific railways. as to the general
management OF such railways.
Wilson of Iowa offered a resolution
(agreed TOY calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information as to whether,
since the adoption of the treasury regUla
ton of September %, 1889, in reference
to the transit of Chinese through this
country and their departure thereirom.
any Chinese entered Tor transit under
such regulation has failed to depart from
the United States in due course.
Hawley gave notice that he would call
up the Chicago worlds fair bill Friday.
The Montana election case was then
~ up anu NhOaSou oNhhSooSN 'hS
senate.
He referred to the recent Democratic
successes in Helena and Butte as a re-
Spouse to the attempted fraud in seating
the Republican claimants. 1T those
elections, he said. had gone the other
way there would have been no trouble in
referring the case back to the people.
However, he supposed that was impossi-
Bile. He declared that if Montana were
now coming and asking for admission as
a state with all that filth ~clinging to her
skirts she would be kicked from the
Threshold and he insisted that no man
had a right to claim a seat as a senator
from Montana unless he could do SO on \
certificate from the governor; that state
certificates had TO be signed by the COVER
nor and countersigned by the secretary Of
state. The Republican claimants had not
such certificates The Democrats had
certificates signed by the governor but,
unfortunately, not countersigncd by the
secretary OF state. IL would not be
very long. he said, until the little
cloud in Montana which seemed no big
ger than a mans hand would sweep like
a cyclone and tear the Republican party
all to fragments.
Daniel argued against the majority re-
port.
Vance created some amusement by
reading the following telegram received
from Butte this morning: "Hurrah for
the honest citizens who vindicate the
right side. Hurrah for law and liberty.
The people won the fight. Republican
corruptionists went weeping to their tate
for tina 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"
Hoar said as he understood the facts
the Democratic uajority in Butte. which
a year ago was 800. the Republicans had
reduced to about $50, and az precinct "a
there was not a single voter left. All Of
those apparent voters had gone like a last
years snow bank.
Vance-My information is entirely diff
ferent. Butte gave a Republican major
ity last year and there has been a great
turnover" IN consequence of subsequent
proceedings.
Without concluding his spe ,ch Daniel
yielded for a motion to adjourn aud after
an agreement that a vote would be taken
at 5 O'Clock tomorrow the senate ad
iuurned.