St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-13
MONTANA SENATORS.
They Will Appear in Wash
ington With Their Creden-
tials This Week.
The Legality Of the LegisIe.-
ture to Be Looked Into
Carefully.
Bills for the Admission Of
Idaho and Wyoming to Be
Reported Favorably.
The Two Parties Preparing
for the Conflict on Rules
in the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.--The most Inn
portant as well as the most perceptible
progress in the work of legislation I'm
congress is still shown in the committee
stage. Senator Morgan's bill for the
disposal OF public mineral lands i'm Ala
Dama is the only measure upon the cal
endar OF diminished business before the
senate, and it awaits the senator's re-
turn to be called up for final action.
According to notice given last Thurs
day, Senator Plumb will address the
senate tomorrow upon the resolution
introduced by him last week. request
ing the secretary of the treasury 10
postpone the releasing of the Alaska
seal fisheries until further relief by con-
gress,or until the latest period made nee
esSary by existing laws, and that mean
while he make full report TO the SEN
ate OF the manner in which the Alaska
commercial company has discharged
It's duties and obligations under the
present lease. and also what additional
legislation, if any, is necessary. in mder
that the interests of the government OF
the natives and citizens of Alaska nav
be more fully protected. Senator But
this week on his bill providing for tie
emigration OF negroes from the South,
at public expense. under the direction
OF the qnartermaster general Of the
army. Should he address the senate or
this subject. Senator ingalls, and other
Republican senators will reply. The
credentials of
THE FOUR SENATOR'S
elected by the rival legislatures of
Montana are expected 10 be laid before
the senate this week. Objection will be
made to seating either the Republican
or Democratic contestants pending an
investigation and report upon their
claims by the committee on privileges
and elections. In the absence of Sena-
Hoar, chairman OF that committee. no
one is authorized to speak CONCERNING
the pr obable scope of the investigation
that Will be made. 4 member of The
committee, however, said to-day tIla the
was in favor OF going fully into the
question of the legality OF the organi-
cation OF the Montana Legislature. He
mad always held that the senate should
do this in cases Of contested cleo
ton, but he admitted that he
had generally found himself in
opposition TO the views Of tho
majority on that subject Senator's
Platt and Teller will. it is understood
make an attempt this week to have the
senate take up the resolution providing
for the consideration of all executive
nominations in open session. The com
mittee on territories tomorrow morning
will hear representatives of Idaho M0r5
mons who oppose the bill to admit that
territory as state because the proposed
constitution excludes Mormons from
citizenship. Delegate Dubois, Of
Idaho. will appear before the committee
and answer the Mocmons' complaints
If the committee decides that the os-
ctions of the Mormons are not we'll
founded, the bills for the admission OF
IDAHO AND WYOMING
will be reported favorably at once An
effort will be made this week also TO
hasten progress on the bill to give Ok,
laEoma territorial form of govern-
ment. At present there are 10 formally
constituted authorities in the country.
and, owing to the fear of outbreak re.
sulting from this condition of things, a
proposed municipal election in Guthrie
has been postponed until form of gov.
eminent shall have been provided. nns
der which the results of the election,
can he peacefully established This
regular house committees have gener4
ally completed their organization, bud
none of them have so far progressed i'm
their work as to be able to present any
legislative material for the action Of the
house this week. The special commits
tee on the SilcOtt defalcation. however.
has completed its Iabors, and expects
to present its report and bin to tha
house tomorrow. Within day or two
thereafter, Chairman Adams will cali
for the consideration of this bill and re-
port, and long debate is likely 10 fol-
low. The indications are that the long
expected code of new rules Will be re-.
ported from the committee on rules this
week. The members of the minority
are generally cOnversant with tile
changes in the old code that are in con-
and are preparing tbem-
selves for vigorous attack upon
the committees report, which.
as they understand, proposes
tn seriously cartail their power
to affect legislation. The parliamentary
ians OH the Republican side are in turn
fortifying themselves to meet the at
tack, so that, if present indications are
borne out. this week will probably wit.
ness the first decisive conflict of the OPP
posing parties in the new house. The
committee OH ways and means will hold
the last of the public hearings on the
tariff bill Tuesday, but Chairman Me-
Kipiay Savs fDp oOmmitt,aa avnaofc ~
have before it in the private session
from time to time. until the bill is COM
pleted, persons who are DESTROYS OF in.
fuencing the Judgment of members
upon the several schedules included in
the measure.