Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-10
ANTITRUST BILL.
The Senate Passes 1t With Only
One Opposing Vote.
TIE MONTANA ELECTION CONTEST.
The Naval Appropriation Bill in the House
MIR. Peters Opposed to Large Ap-
proprIations For War shipe-
Alien Seamen.

bring in the Antitrust bill as reported
BY that committee in obedience to the
order of the Senate.
Mr. Hoar presented a memorial OF
Universalist ministers of Boston and
vicinity declaring profound regret at
the defeat of the Blair Educational bill,
which they considered as ''the calamity
Of the Nation" and expressing the
hope that such defeat was not final, but
that the matter might be reconsidered.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the House bill
to admit free of duty articles intended
for the st. Louis Exposition in Septem-
Der and October, 1890, that might be i'm
ported from the Republic of Mexico and
the Senate proceeded to consider it.
Mr.. Cockrell moved to amend the bill
by adding the words ''and other Ameri-
can Republics" Mr.. Hoar moved to in
sert also land the Dominion of Canada"
Both amendments were agreed to, the
bill was passed and conference asked.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced joint reso-
luton, which will be referred to the Lii
brary committee, directing the librar-
ians of Congress, of the Senate, of the
House and of the Department of Justice
respectively, to deliver extra or dupli-
cate copies of law books to the law de-
partment of Howard University. He
said that he had heard with astonish
ment that law school in the District
of Columbia, connected with a college
that existed under the authority of the
United States, had deliberately and on
consideration refused to allow a person
of some African blood, and in every re-
spect gentleman of extraordinary abil-
ity, to attend it's law lectures on ac-
count of his having African blood
in his veins. The Howard University
had also law department and he had
introduced a resolution so that law
books, not needed for the public SER
vice, might be donated to the Howard
University and that that portion of their
fellow citizens who were denied equal
rights in other universities in the Dis
trict might have a chance to learn some
law
Mr.. Call offered a preamble and reso-
luton (which went over) reciting the
published newspaper statements as to
the packing of juries in the Northern
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Swayne is Judge and Joseph Stripping |
district attorney, and instructing the |
Judiciary Committee to take evidence |
in the matter.
Mr.. Vest offered resolution, which |
was agreed to, calling on the President |
for copy of the report made to him by |
the Secretary of State and copies of |
other correspondence in relation to the |
propriety of distributing the funds re-
ceived from the Mexican Government |
On account of the We'll and La Abra |
awards
The Senate then resumed considera- |
tion of the Montana contested election |
case and Mr.. Spooner continued his ar
gument in favor of the right of the Re-
publican claimants-Sanders and Power.
Much of his speech was directed against
Governor Toole, of Montana, for his
course in reference to the meeting of the
Legislature, another large portion of it
to show that aliens who had merely de-
clared their intention to become citi-
zens (but had not been fully naturalized)
were not entitled to vote and to have
their votes counted. If the Senate
were to adopt the minority views and
seat Messrs Clark and Maginnis it would
seat men whose title depended upon the
votes Of men who were not citizens of
the United States and who were no
more entitled to vote in Montana than
If they had never crossed the ocean.
Mr. Pugh. member of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, argued in
favor of the minority report, declaring
Messrs- Clark and Maginnis entitled to
seats. When he had spoken for about
ha.f an hour there were but two seats
occupied on the Republican side of the
chamber Mr.. George called attention
to the fact and said that the discussion
was very important one; that the mat
ter was very serious to the people of
Montana as we'll as to the people of the
United States, and that those who were
to pass upon it as judges should be
present to hear the facts and law. He
therefore suggested that there was no
quorum present.
The presiding officer directed the clerk
TO call the roll and the result was that
thirty-nine Senators Qess than quo
rum answered to their names.
Mr.. Harris moved that the sergeant
alarms be directed to request the at
tendance of absent Senators. The mo-
ton was agreed to.
Mr.. Gibson moved to adjourn. It was
not agreed to-yeaS, ~; nays, 2S-the
Democrats voting in the affirmative and
the Republicans in the negative Pend
ing the announcement Mr.. Butler, who
was paired with Mr.. Cameron, asked |
whether the vote was a party one and :
was told by Mr.. Hoar that it certainly
was party vote and one on which the
Democratic party was entirely right 8
for which confession Mr.. Butler ex. :
pressed his Acknowledgements
Mr.. Butler having stated that Mr.. !
Pugh was not well enough to continue I
his speech it was agreed that the Mon
tana election case should be laid aside
for the day and the Antitrust bill be 8
taken up.
MIR. voorhees, sent to the clerks desk '
and had read q telegram received YES !
terdsy from Helena, Mont, stating that I
at the election in that city the Demo !
Gratis had elected their mayor BY over 2
800 majority, and that the Republicans I
(who usually had majority of from 400
to 6OO) had carried only one ward.
Mr. Spooner's sarcastic comment upon
the telegram was, THAT ought to settle e
It. and Mr.. Hoar's, THAT is the strong e
est argument yet produced on the DEM c
ocratic side" t
The Senate then took up the Anti L
Trust bill as reported from the Judiciary C
Committee. Mr.. Sherman, the bill hav-.l
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