St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-17
Sanders and Power Now Draw
Salaries as United States
Senator's.
Pan-Ameriean Delegates Give
a Swell Dinner to Presi-
dent Harrison.
Reed & Co. Forced to Sustain
Two Democrats Against
Contestants.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The senate
to-day Summarily disposed of the Chi
nese enumeration bill by laying it on
the table, and also of the Montana ell &C.
ton case by seating the Republican
claimants, Messrs. Sanders and Power.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the senate bill for the
construction of public building at AL
legheny, Pa. The Montana election
case was resumed and Mr.. Gibson
spoke in favor of the Democratic con-
testants. His opinion was that the ma
Jority and minority reports of the COM
mittee rested alike on a fundamental
error. He maintained that neither leg
iSlature in Montana had quorum. The
credentials of Clark and Maginnis, the
Democrats, were imperfect, and the
credentials of Power and Sanders were
no more entitled to consideration than
if they were signed by coroner
or justice of the peace. Mr..
Kenna cOntended that there
has never been an organized
legislature in Montana. He recalled a
remark of Mr.. Sherman when the ad
mission of Mr.. Malone as senator
from Virginia was before the senate, to
the effect that ''aaything that will beat
down that party and build up our own
is justifiable in morals and in law" and
reminded Republican senators that
when they raped
Montana, the Youngest Maid
in tho sisterhood of states, and before
maturity, they did it under the damning
and damnable pretext that anything
that will beat down that party and build
up our own is uStifiable in morals aud
in law" AS no other senator was pre-
pared to speak on the resolution, the
Chinese enumeration bill was taken up.
Mr. moved an amendment making
the penalty for unauthorized Cinnamon
found in the United States. impriSOn-
mentor one year instead of ''for term
not exceeding five years." and it was
adopted. Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered
an amendment that the act shall not
be construed to Interfere with China
men in transit across the United States,
Under proper regulations, which was
adopted. Mr.. Stewart then moved to
lay the bill on the table, as he was sat-
isfied that with the amendment just
adopted the bill would do more harm
than good. His motion was agreed to.
yeas 81. nayS 2-SenatOrS Dolph and
Morgan. The following bills were then
taken from the calendar and passed:
Appropriating 5000 fora public build
ing at Galesburg, ILL.,, and 100000 for
public building at Ashland. Wis, ana
100000 each for public buildings at
Grand Haven, Mich., Newburg, N. Y,
and Norfolk, Neb.; also $l50,OU0 addi-
tiOnal for conducting work on the pub
lie building at Worcester, Mass. The
Montana case was then taken up. Mr..
Butler moved to recomrnit the majority
and minority reports. with instructions
to the committee on privileges and
elections for
Further Investigation.
Rejected, yeas 26, nays 80. A vote
was then taken on the resolution de-
claring Sanders and Power, the Repub-
lican claimants, not entitled to seats.
Rejected, 26 to 80. Another vote on the
resolution declaring Clark and Magin-
mis-, the Democratic claimants, not en-
titled to seats. was agreed to. yeas SO,
nays 49, Senators Barbour. George,
Gibson, Kenna and Walthall voting
with the Republicans in the affirmative.
MIR. Butler offered as substitute for
the two resol utons declaring Sanders
| and Power entitled to seats, the fol-
| lowing:
Resolved, That II is the Judgment of the
senate that there has been no choice of
United States senators from the state Of Mon
tana.
The substitute was rejected by party
vote-yeas %. nays 81. The resolutions
| declaring Sanders and Power "entitled
upon the merits of the case" to seats in
the senate from the state of Montana
were agreed to by strict party vote
| yeas 80, nays &c. Messrs. Sanders and
| Power were Immediately escorted to the
| clerks desk by Senators Hoar and
Washburn: the oath of office was ad-
ministered to them by the vice presi-
dent, and after brief executive session
| the senate adjourned until tomorrow.