New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-17
NEW SENATOR'S SWORN IN.
MESSRS. SANDERS AND POWERS WILL REP.
RESENT MONTANA IN THE UPPER HOUSE.
The LONG CONTEST EYDED-DEMocRATs VOTE
AGAINST THE CREDENTIALS OF THEIR
PARTY AsPIRANTS.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TDDuNE.1

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TDDuSE1
Washington, April 16--The State OF Montana has
At last succeeded in obtaining that representation VA
the floor Of the Senate which has been denied her Tor
,hrse months or more through the efficacy Of a
trumncdup contest against her lawfully electcd sen
stors The resolutions offered by the committee Oh
Privileges and Elections and various substitutes pro-
posed BY the minority came 10 decisive NOe sioi ny
after ) o'clock and before d Messrs sanders ana
Power the Republican contestants. were triumphanuy
seated
Tho sntrious credentials OF the Democratic aspir'
ants. Me.srs Maginnis and Clark. rejected by
the overwh elming vote Of IS to ia twothrds ma
jority-the minority of the Elections Committee ecme
unable TO hold the Democratic strength on 80 Migrant
a proposition that the two Democratic contestants
had any lawful regular title to seats in the senate
The remnant that by Mr.. Gray and his colleagues
aud Mr.. Gray himself then further discredited the
brief in which so much abored augmentation has
been wasted by abandoning Messrs. Clark and
Magnnis entirely and voting outright that no eecuoh
whatever had taken place in the new state 90 plnui
an exhibition of political Inconsistency ana Hslh-
cerity has seldom been seen III the history OF '"e
Senate.
The vote on the various resolutions, except the one
above referred to, ran pretty strictly on party lines.
The hour for voting having been announced. Mr. But
Ter moved to recommit the whole matter for further
investigation, making plain once more the purely
datory character of the contest has been carried
on on the Democratic side. The rOll-cdll shoWeu 20
yeas TO 80 nays. Twelve senators on each side were
paired and the Republican majority Which Is nor
mally eight, was reduced TO six by the failure OF
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, and Senator Wolcou' OF
Colorado to record their votes either These TWO
Senator'S in fact did not appear at any stage OF the
contest and as neither took the trouble TO arrange u
pair the only inference be drawn from their conduct
is that they were absolutely Indifferent as to the de-
cision to be given by the Senate in the Montana con-
he mi MeSSrS.
and Power were not entitled TO seats was then de
feated by similar vote-26 to 49, But Ill the next
vote on the proposition that MeSsrs Maginnis and
Clark were entitled TO seats the figures changed TO 10
and 80. Senators George and Walthall, of Mssls-
sipp; Gibson, Of Louisiana. Barbour and Daniel, OF
Virginia, and Kenna of West Virginia. boted the
minority report and joined the Republicans IN con
denying and discrediting the credentials presented by
The Democratic contestants. Then Mr.. GRAY, INC
author of the minority report, proceeded To stultfy
himself and his lieuenants and hackers by onerlng
IN Montana. on this the vote was % 10 3l-no
Democrat, however, voting with the Republicans.
senators Berry and Eustis did rot answer TO their
names this rollcall. The final vote was then taken
the resolution that Messr sanders and Power were
both elected and entitled to seats The figures were
81. to 20 the on the is rOll-cdll.
The two elect then came ont Of the Repubn-
cloak Mr.. sanders escorted by senator Hoar
and Mr.. Power 10y Senator WashbuIn, and walked up
10 the Vice Presidents desk. where they were duly
in members of the body. Mr.. Clark sat In the
Callery and looked at the ceremony with apparent
camneSs. Mr. Mdgnnis was not In sight. The new
will draw choice Of terms. One Will have
three years TO serve and the other five The senate
has membership Of eighty forty seven Re
publcans and thirty seven DenocIats-a safe Repub
lican majority OF ten.