Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Among Other Matters Considered, the
Senate Passes the Antitrust Bill
The House Reco1siders and Passes the Bill to
Supply the Silcott Deficiency
by Appropriation.
IL. CONGRESS-
Senate,

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Mr. Edmunds
gave notice that as soon as the Montana
election case could be disposed of the jul
dietary committee would endeavor to
bring up the antitrust bill as reported by
that committee in obedience to an order
of the senate.
MIR. HOar presented Il memorial of Uni
versalst ministers of Boston and vicinity
declaring profound regret at the defeat
Of the Blair educational bill, which they
considered as "calamity of the ma
tion, and expressing hope that such
defeat Is not final, and that the matter
may be reConsIdered.
MIR. Morrill,, from the committee on
finance, reported back the house bill to
admit free of duty articles intended for
the st. Louis exposition in September
and October, 1890, that may be imported
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 Amer
lean republics. -
Mr.. Hoar moved to insert "and Do
mInion of Canada.
Both amendments were agreed to, the
bill passed and a conference asked.
lEC SSHdIG ESSuiuSu COuSIOGEdLlOu u
the Montana contested election case,
and Mr.. SpOoner continued his argument
in favor of the right of the Republican
claimants, Sanders and Power. Much
of his speech was directed against Gov.
Toole of Montana, for his course in
reference to the meeting of the legisla-
ture, and another large portion of it to
show that aliens, who had merely de-
clared their intention to become citizens
(but had not been fully natural1zed)
were not entitled to vote, and to have
their votes counted.
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
half 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 n very
important one, that the matter was very
serious to the people of Montana, as well
as 70 the people of the United States;
that those who were to pass upon it as
judges should be present to hear about
the facts and learn, and he therefore
suggested that there was no quorum
present.
The presiding officer directed the
clerk to call the roll, and the result was
thirty-nine senators Qess than a quo
rum) answered to their names.
Mir. Harris moved that the sergeant
alarms be directed to request an at
tendance of the absent senators.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Gibson moved to adjourn.
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Democrats voting in the affirmative
and the Republicans in the negative.
Pending announcement, Mr.. Butler,
who was paired with Cameron, asked
whether the vote was party one, and
was told by Mr.. Hoar that it certainly
was party vote, and one on which the
Democratic party was entirely right-s
confession for which Mr.. Butler ex-
pressed his Acknowledgements
MIR. Voorhees, sent to the clerk g desk
and had read q telegram received to-day
from Helena. Mont, stating that at the
election in that city yesterday the Dem
ocrats had elected their mayor by over
800 majority, and that the Republicans,
who usually had majority of from 400
10 5000, had carried only one ward.
Mr.. Spooner's sarcastic comment upon
the telegram was that, 'tthat ought to
settle 1t; 80 and Mr.. Hoar's was that,
''that was the strongest argument yet
produced on the Democratic side. -
Mr.. Butler, having stated that Mr..
Pugh was not well enough to continue
his speech, IL was agreed that the Mon
tana election case should be laid aside
for day, and the antitrust bill was
taken up.
The senate then took up the antitrust
bill as reported from the judiciary COM
mittee. After debate the bill was passed
yeas, 50; nays, (Mr. Blodgett). The
bill as passed is exactly as it came from
the judiciary committee April 2.