, 1890-04-09

WASHINGTON, April S.-Edmunds in
troduced a joint resolution (which was re
ferred) directing the librarians OF congress
the senate and house-and the depart
ment of Justice, respectively. to deliver
extra or duplicate copies of law books to
sity. He said he had heard with aston
ishment that a Jaw school in the district
of Columbia connected with a college that
existed under the authority of the United
States, had deliberately and on outsider
alton refused to allow a person of some
African blood and in every respect a gen
tleman OF extraordinary ability to attend
its law lectures on account OF his having
African blood in his veins. Howard uni
versity bad also a law department and he
introduced the resolution SO that law
books not needed for public service might
be donated to Howard university and that
that portion of their fellow citizens who
were denied equal rights in other univer-
sites in the district might have q chance
to learn some law.
Call offered a preamble and resolution
(Which went over) reclting the published
newspaper statements as to the packing
of juries in the northern district Of Flori
da and ~instructing the judiciary commit.
tee to take evidence.
Vest offered a resolution (Which was
agreed TOY calling on the president for n
COPY OF the reports in relation to the pro
priety of distributing the fun Is received
from the Mexican government on account
Of the We'll and LaAbra awards.
The senate resumed consideration Of
the Montana contested election case and
Spooncr co~ntinuedPhis in favor
of the right Of Republican claimants,
Saunders and Power. Much of his
speech was directed against Governor
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 become citizens, bat were
not fully naturalized, we're not entitled @
vote and to have their votes counted. If
the senate we're to adopt the minority
views and seat Clark and MagInnis, it
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 if they had never
crossed the ocean.
Pugh argued in favor of the minority
report. When he hal spoken halt an
hour there were but two seats occupied
on the Republican side of the chamber.
George called attention to the fact and
said the discussion was a very important
n and suggested that no quorum was
present.
The presiding off GER directed the clerk
to call the roll. and the result was that
thirty nine senators (ess than a quorum
answered.
Harris moved thlt the sergeant at arms
be directed to request the attendance of
absent senators. Agreed to.
Gibson moved to adjourn. Not agreed
to-yeas "a, nays % The Democrats
voted in the affirmative and the Republ;-
cans in the negative.
Butler having stated that pugh was
not well enough to continue his speech
1t was agreed hiatt the Montana election
case should be laid aside for the day and
the anti trust bill taken up
Voorhees, sent to the clerks desk and
had read II telegram from Helena. Mont i,
stating the Democrats had electe the
mayor by 300 majority, and the Republi-
cans (who usually had a majority of 400
to 500 bad carried OILY one ward.
Spooner's comment upon the telegram
was that that ought 10 settle it." and
Hoars was that it was the strongest ar
gument yet produced on the Democratic
side.
The senate then took up the antitrust
bill as reported from the judiciary com
mittee, After some debate it passed. SO
to l-(Blodgett). Adjourned.