Evening journal., 1890-04-16
in SENATE AND HOUSE.
A Lively Tilt Over the Mon
tana Election Case.
BEARING or RECENT ELECTIONS.

The Case to he Dlaposed Of This Alter
noon-The House Passed the. Naval
Appropriation BIN After Replacing
the Three Line Of Battle ships.
WASHINGTON, April l6 The senate con-
tinned the debate on the Montana election
cases and agreed to take vote on them not
later than p m. Wednesday.
The SENATE passed a resolution calling on
the secretary Of the interior for the report
Of Jesse Spaulding, government director OF
the Pacific railroads, as to the general man
agement of the Pacific railroads; alco res
oiution calling on the secretary OF the
treasury for information as to whether
Cinnamon permitted to pass through the
United States have failed to leave the
United States under the terms Of their adj
mission in transit
The house bill increasing the limit Of cost
for the postoilice building and site at Scran-
ton, Pa, 10 $3.50, 900 was passed.
The Montana Contest.
The Montana election case was then read
and Mr., Morgan addressed the senate He
referred to the recent elections in Montana,
/ ReAA - Nv Atubttf tlllfbi DOW county,
In which the Democrats we're successful as
an indication that the particular district
about which the whole controversy existed
was Democratic in sentiment. He declared
that If the state OF Montana was now SEEK
Tag admission as O state with all that filth
clinging to her skirts she would be kicked
from the treshold, and he insisted that no
man had the right to claim seat in the sem
ate as a senator from Montana unless he had
the certificate signed by the governor and
the secretary of state. Neither Of the claim
ants had certificates so signed the Demo-
cratic claimants certificates being signed by
the governor and the Republican claimants
certificates signed by the secretary OF state.
Mr.. Daniel argued against the majority re-
| port, which he characterized as padded
and stuffed record, make up of make weights
which do not belong TO the question Mr.
Vance interrupted to read telegram which
be said had just been received from Montana.
10 read as follows:
/ Hurrah for honest citizens. who yindicate the
right
Hurrah for law and liberty. the people won the
Republican corruptIonists went weeping to their
/ fate.
For the voters placed the ban upon the men who
/ stole the state
The mournera speak in whispers there's Grape
The g o r was killed by stealing precincs
Thirty.four.
Senator Hoar and Precinct ga.
Mr.. Hoar said that as he understood the
facts the Democratic majority ia Butte.
which year ago was 300, had been reduced
TO about 250 and that at precinct "a there was
not a single voter left All Of those appar-
ent voters had gone, like last years snow
bank He left, he said his "friend from
North Carolina to his comic almanac
Mr.. Vance-The senator from Massachu-
setts deserves as much comfort out Of small
material as any senator on this hoor. NY
information is entirely different The city
OF Butte gave Republican majority last
year; and there has been a great turn
over" in consequence Of subsequent pro-
ceodingsn Mr. Hoar-If the senator had
been in bed at O'Clock last night his ideas
would have boen clearer this morning.
1t Was a Conspiracy, He said.
Mr.. Daniel resuming his argument critl-
cised the majority. The action of tho re-
turning board Of Silver Bow county in
cluding the votes at precinct "a. and the
acts of the territorial returning board. he
said, was an open and notorious Developments
Of a conspiracy, permeating all the office
holders OF Montana in order TO get control
Of political power The whole machinery
of the administration Of the law in that
territory had been prostituted, and debased,
and tortured, and corrupted, in order to
exclude from the legislature Democrats who
would have voted for Clark and Maginniss.
who were here asserting their righteous title
and asking equitable Judgment. Without
concluding his speech Mr. Daniel yielded
for a motion to adjourn