The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-03
BEGINNING The DEBATE
Maglnnts Thinks That Evarts Favors
Sending the Matter Back to
the People-Hoplng
for the Best.
Special TO the Standard.

Special 10 the standard.
WASHINGTON, April 2. - The general
public did not consider the Montana sena-
torial case rs n great show, to Judge from
the audience In the senate chamber to-
day when the case was taken up. In the
gallery the audience was small. Sanders,
Maginnis and Clark were on the floor, all
the claimants having that privilege until
IL Is decided who is to take the seats.
Power. his brother, John, and Chairman
A. j. Scligman occupied the presidents |
pew In the gallery, and Power looked as IL |
he would be glad IL he was back in his |
plow store in Helena. Mrs. Clark occu- |
pied a front seat i'm the senator's gallery |
on the democratic side. Clark and San
ders had n pleasant chat on the floor dur
ing the delivery of Hoar's speech. There
Is still some hope among democrats that
when il comes To vote there may he
enough republicans on the side Of Clark
| and Maginnis TO reverse the decision Of
the elections committee. Your corrc-
| spondent finds no reason to change his
opinion that Sanders and Power will be
seated by the unanimous republican
votes. Mr.. Maginnis does not so regard IL.
There must have been some strong
points i'm our case" said Maginnis to-day.
"Else, why was the suggestion made to
send the matter back To the people of our
state? Il has been repeatedly stated that
this proposition was made by Judge Tur-
pie, of Indiana, a democrat, but as mat
ter Of fact the suggestion emanated from
no less an authority on constitutional and
other legal points than William NJ. Evarts,
the senior senator from New York. No
one will question his rcpubicanism for
an instant and the argument in behalf of
Mr.. Clark and myself, together with the
brief filed with the senate election commit
tee must have contained pretty convincing
proofs for Senator Evarts TO even hazard
such a suggestion. This puts an entirely
different complexion on the story about
sending the election back 10 the people of
Montana and may account for the delay
i'm calling up the contest in the senate. II
IL well known now that caucus Of re-
publican senators was held recently, at
which the Montana senatorships were
among the topics discussed. At that
meeting II was clearly demonstrated that
there was wide diversity OF opinion as
TO the proper course TO he pursued, and
the suggestion Of Senator Evarts created
a very uneasy sensation. While Il is not
known .,ef,nitely that any Of the republi-
: can senators will kick over the traces on
this question, there is no concealment
that complications may arise which will
c,,s., a great deal of trouble.
-
r by Associated Press.
. WASHINGTON, April 2.-Edmunds, from
I the committee on judiciary, reported back
. the antitrust bill in the form Of substi.
: tue and said that as soon as the Montana
Q election case shall be disposed of the bill
5 will be taken up.
Il
sideration of the Montana election case,
4 the mniority bcinv i'm favor OF WiIbur n
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4 "a.uers , "nu y,n' w. nm
q oriy report III iaNor oi "hiiaHi n. 'iarh
4 anu MARTIN Mag'nhis'
= Hoar stated the case ON the part of ths
a | majority of the committee. The Who'll.
), | matter ne saws turns upon the n,,estio,
4 ,,h,.,har ono se, of deIe,a,os x,hn yn,o,
!. III, ,h,, ~ u,,n,,,;..,, JnIa,. 60 o.. g.,
4 wv" Wv. -. "'' 81 ~, ~ -, .' ,"''
/, uers anu fower wer. "Raiiy erected iron
Il the county of Silver Bow or whether th'
other set who voted win the "a dcinocrat
!, Tor tlark ana daRinhis were legal,
= elected.
Gray representing the minority com
!. : mittce, made a statement IN support OF TIN
. claim that Clark ana Maginnis were en-
!. . titled To seats. He commented upon tin
= finding OF the canvassing bparu of Mon
4 tana, which declares that no abstract @
~ votes had been received from Silver Bo'
= county, 'that they had" exhausted tn
4 authority given To them by statute Ell
~ deavoring To obtain II and that it there
!, fore became their duty To assert and de
~ = clare u from the best sources OF infortna
y tion obtainablc andv he argued that th
canvassers had no authority To ac
on any information obtained fron
he any source other than the election officer
Of OF the county, declaring he had nevc
~ known such bold and hagrant act q
=, usurpation, and the members of the ear
=. vassing board oi Montana, the governor
W chief Justice and secretary of the hrritor
~ should have been whipped IN every count
j. and town in the territory.
er George: Is there any evidence on rec
he ord that the legislature of which this lro
d. Hall house republican hoisel claimed
rn be part, ever performed any legisiatiy
3; act or passed any law