Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-16
THE F1Frx-I1nsr CONGRESS.


Further Discussion ON she Montana
Election Case In tho Senate-A Vote
TO be Reached To-Day-The work OF
tho House.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 15.-The Mon-
tana election case was taken up and Mr..
Morgan addressed the senate. Regarding
himself a. occupying with his brother soma
tors) the attitude of judge he felt con-
strained to discard as far as possible, the
predictions which naturally belonged to
man who had been In the senate 30 long as
he had been and who had boon arrsyed polit-
ically sgainst senators on the other
side of the chamber. He crit.
icised and denied the correct
ness of one Of the leading statements in the
majority report to the effect that in the or
ganization of the Iron Hall house of repre-
sentatives (the republican brancb) the audi
tor who is required by the constitution to
preside, called the house to order. That
statement, he said, was the column OF sup
port for the whole theory for the seating OF
the republican claimants and he challenged
Mr.. Hoar to point to the clause In the con-
stitutton which warranted it.
Mr.. Hoar cited the constitutional provis-
ion that the territorial officers should con-
tinue in Office and discharge all their func-
tions until their successors were chosen, and
then he cited the law of the territory making
the duty of the auditor to preside at the
opening Of the house until a speaker was
elected.
Mr.. Daniel argued against the majority re-
port as "padded and stuffed record made
up of make-weights which do not belong to
the question" A comic turn was given the
debate by Mr.. Vance Ito whom Mr.. Daniel
yielded saying that moral impression from
the action of the majority of the committee
had already been produced in Montana, as
was proved by telegram received from that
state at 2 O'Clock this morning, which he
proceeded to read amid laughter on the
democratic side az follows:
Hurrah for honest citizens who vndicate the right
Hurrah for law and liberty The people won the
Republican corruptionists went weeping to their
For the voters placed the ban upon the men who
The speak in whispers. there's Grape upon
The g. O. F. was killed by stealing precinct thirty
Mr.. Hoar said that as he understood the
facts the democratic majority in Butte which
a year ago was 900 had been reduced to $50
and that at precinct "a there was not single
voter left. All of those apparent voters had
gone like last years snow bank. He left his
almanac.
Mr.. Vance-The senator from Massachu-
setts derives as much comfort out of small
material as any senator on the hoor. My
information is entirely different. The city
of Butte gave republican majority last year
and there has been great turn over in con-
sequence of subsequent proceedings.
Mr.. Hosr-If the senator had been In bed
at 2 o'clock last night his ideas would have
been clearer this morning.
Without concluding his speech Mr.. Daniel
yielded for motion to adjourn and after an
agreement that the vote would be taken at
five O'Clock tomorrow, or earlier If the
| senate should be ready, the senate at $500 ad-
Journed.
After the reading of the journal Mr.. Bou.
telle of Maine called up the naval appropria
ton bill, the pending question being upon
the amendment adopted in committee of the
whole, striking out the clause providing TO,
| the construction of three coast line battl,
ships.
The action of the committee was rejected
yeas 1o4, nays 1879.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana moved to recon
NIT the bill with instructions to the commit
tee on naval affairs to report 1t back with a,
amendment providing for one battle ship
Lost-yeas 103, nays 1919.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, from the commit
tee on rules, reported a resolution for tn
Immediate consideration of the bill to defin
and regulate the jurisdiction of the courts o
the United States. The resolution furthe
provided that the previous question shoul'
be considered as ordered at i've o'clock to
day. This provision elected good deal Q
opposition from the democratic side, bu
tho resolution was finally adopted-yeas lis
nays 90.
Mr.. Oates of Alabama moved an adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Cannon raised the point of order tbs
this motion was dilatory, and the point wa
sustained by the speaker. After a sho,
discussion Mr.. Mills of Texas offered a
amendment providing that of the additions
circuit judges (seventeen in number) one
half shall be appointed from the politics
parties. Lost-yeas "a, nays 119.
The bill was then passed-yeas 131, nay
13-the speaker counting quorum.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES