The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06
THEY ARE AFTER BRADEN
Hslena People Who Take Deep Inter
est In the Assay once.
The Members of the House have n
Hot Discussion and Feath-
erstone Finally Gets
Seat.

Special to the standard.
wAsHINGroS. March 5.-Sincc Russell
b. Harrison returned from his triumphant
southern trip lac has turned his attention
to picking up items about politics and
PERSONS tn send tn his paper. Ii is under
stood that he will help Hirshficld to find
successor to Spruillc Brasleu. i'm the
assay office at Helena.
Senator Dolph al Oregon is running the
smelling committee. that is, trying tn find
out how the newspapers get news Z So
crct sessions.
An attcnp, will doubtless t,c ,nasis, tn
get up bills tn admit Idaho and Wyoming,
and the privileged question under speaker
Reeds new rules will permit the Course.
The Idaho and Wyoming men are coIIii-
dent that both bills will GO through at
once.
BY Ass,riitcd Press.
WAsHISGroS. March 5.-Thc coiisi,is'ra-
tioh OF the Arkansas contested election
case of Feathcrstonc vs.. Cate was to-day
resumed. Dalzcli of Pennsylvania taking
the iioor. In supporting the claims Of
the contestant republican,, hc IA id i'm the
election Of the first district of Arkansas
Winchester rifles, rcvolvcrs and bowie
knives played an important part. This
dislrict. lie said, was adjoining that i'm
which Clayton. man of national reputa-
tion, while i'm the exercise of tho rights
which belonged to the humblcst American
citizen. had been murdered in cold blood
at the very altar of liberty. Dalxcll con-
fined his remarks principally to the clec
tion methods of the democrats i'm Crittcu-
fraud.
Contru,crting the statement O,ithw attic
of Arkansas, said: ''Thcre is evidence
of Slo,iblc-aetion' ballot box being used in
the county" Outhwaitc challenged the
production of any evidence that the box
exhibited yesterday ever has been used.
Dalzcll replied the contention of tho
majority of the committee on elections
was that "a ballot box identical with that
presented had been used in Critt.n'icn
county in at least three polling places.
The contcstcc ia his brief himself all
mittct that men i'm Crittcnslon county had
armed with Winchester rifles and had
found il necessary To- drive oui twenty ar
thirty unarncd black men.
Afcltac of Arkansas i'm "a four minute
speech defended and cui"gizc'l the people
Fmck of Tennessee, who has Charge of
the ~. az for the mn jority of the committee
ON elections. made the presentation of the
claims of the contestants. In conclusion
Hoick urged that the rolorcd people of
the south should be given fair chance.
No man can hold u seat ON this topr who
was returned by means of rifles, clubs
and fraudulent ballot boxes. He was i'm
favor of a national election law. At the
conclusion of his speech, Huairk demanded
the previous question:.
Hin. of Illinois, the republican who was
supposed tn be opposed to the claims of
FcatLerstonc, rose and asked uns,nim oils
| consent tn address the house. There was
good deal of excitement exhibited dur
| ing roll call. a. the vote was very close.
! The vote resulted: yeas l45; NAYS 1st. so
the previous question was ordered.
substitute INSTITUTE for the % frs, resolution reported
| by tho majority 'dcclaring Gate was rot
entitled To his seat" "a resolution declaring
| jecteti; yeas lbs; nays IA. Hill of Illinois
| voting with the democrats.
| Springer moved to rscornrnit the ease tu
| the committee on elections with instr,i.'
! tons that the committee appoint "a sub