Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-10
FOR THE NEW NAVY.
MONEY FOR BUILDING WAR SHIPS.
The Naval Appropriation Bill Dis
cussed in the House.
MONTANA CASE IN THE SENATE.
THE SENATE.

The SENAIEs
Among the petitions presented and referred
was one from tine Galveston, Texas, Board Of
Trade against the proposed duty on lead ore,
stating that such tax would break up the
smelling works at that place, throw several
hundred men out of employment and seriously
affect the trade with Mexico.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
House bill giving to railroad company the
right of way through the Nez Perces Indian
reservation. Senate bill appropriating 81. 348,-
900 for the improvement of the Columbia river
Oregon. expenditures not to exceed 800, 900 in
one year. House bill to aid vessels disabled in
the waters coterminous to the United States
| and Canada. Senate bill to revive the grade
OF lieutenant general of the army.
Mr.. INGALLS, ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The President pro TEN. (Mr. Ingalls, re-
marked that he was in error yesterday in allow
ing the motion to take up the Chinese enumer-
alton bill while the Montana election case was
undisposed of. either by being postponed, laid
aside informally or other action.
Mr.. Hale-Then the chair rules that the Mon
tana case is to proceed until completed.
The President pro tem.-Until completed
Mr.. Hale.-We succeeded last evening in
using up an hour on the Chinese enumeration
bill and gaining SO much time, and as soon
the Montana resolution is completed l shall
| ask the Senate to take it up and finish it.
The President pro tem.--The object of the
chair in making the suggestion was that the
Chinese enumeration bill would not be con-
sidered the unfinished business" at o'clock;
but that the Montana election case will pro-
ceed until disposed of by a vote of the Senate
| or some way under the rules.
THE MONTANA ELECTION CASE
| in fol-o fNoll :.
Senate in opposition to the report of the
majority of the committee declaring the two
republican claimants, Messrs. Sanders and
Power, entitled. upon the merits OF the case. to
seats in the Senate from the state of Montana
He held it to be the duty of every Senator to
express his opinion in the matter and to give
| to the Senate and the country the reasons for
that opinion and judgment.
He declared that the courtr- was verging
| upon condition of things under which men
| would hold seats in the Senate in defiance Of
the public will and the obligations of the
Constitution 1t was fast approaching u
time when political power was to be the
end OF all action and not the
| conservation OF the government and Of its
various departments. In his opinion the action
of the Senate in this case in disreGarding the
clear and unquestionable law of the state of
Montana and the principles of law, as declared
by the Supreme Court of the United States.
| was one of the longest strides in that direction
MIR. Hoar said that he would like to put into
the debate one or two considerations which
had not been dilated upon.
NO QUORUM.
Before he got any farther with his remarks
Mr. Morgan called attention to the fact that
there was no quorum present, and said that he
would like very much to have a quorum
present. especially on the republican side, to
hear the Senator from Massachusetts,
The President Dry tenn directed the roll IN
be called, and Senators having poured into the
chamber while the call was proceeding, fifty
| eight Senators answered to their names.
MR.. BLAIR's BOAST.
Mr.. Blair, in presenting a memorial in favor
of his educational bill, remarked that while
that bill was under discussion it had never been
! necessary to have call of the Senate in order
to obtain an audience. Laughter.
conference was ordered on the House bill
to provide for town site entries of lands in
Oklahoma, and Messrs. Plumb, Paddock and
Berry were appointed conferrees Oh the part of
the Senate.
DIR. HoAR on THE MONTANA CASE.
Mr.. Hoar resumed his remarks on the
Montana election case. He alluded to some of
! the democratic speakers having spoken of the
transaction as a piece of vilany and he thought
1t worth while to recall to the Senate what were
the simple points in the case. The majority
had thought that it clear, indsputable
almost impregnable on the evidence, that
the qualified voters of Silver Bow
county had. by fair majority,
elected the five republican representatives in
the Legislature whose election or on-electon
turned the scale in the whole transaction
That a matter of fact Coming down
to the rejection OF the votes cast at
precinct No. "a, Mr.. Hoar said that no
one had the least idea that any of these alien
had fak thn Il a.
the Constitution. He spoke of them as Arme-
MANS Bohemians and Turks. who were working
on the railroad line at that point on the
morning of the election and not one of whom
was residing there now; and these were the
men, he said whom the Senator from Della
ware (Mr. Gray had spoken of as
being "disfranchised" by the action of
the board of canvassers.
POstmasters Nominated.
The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Postmasters: Harvey Hardison, Santa Paula,
Cal. Delaware-Alfred G. Cox, Middletown.
Florida-Wm. W. Dewhurst, st. Augustine.
Indiana-RobertJ J. Cain, Brookville. Illinois,
Robert Mckee, Waverly: Elgin II. Martin,
via; Jacob Maechtten, Highland;
Frank Frank " v: Nicholson, Mount Pulaski;
W. Pitts, Garden City; Geo. A. Sells, Larned.
Maryland.J. VIM. Shuck. Cumberland Massa-
chusetts-Geo. p. Lyon, Weymouth Missouri
Judson A. Truck, West Plains. New Jersey
samuel Phillips, Burlington. New York-Geo.
1. Skinner. Bainbridge. Ohio-Charles III.
Jones, Columbus Grove. Oregon-Alonzo
ID. Border. Marshfield. Pennsylvania
Nathan H. Wilson, Downingtown:
w. kipp Chestnut, Renova; David s. Clark,
Kingston. Texas-Jno: NJ. Cape. San Marcos;
james Knight, Georgetown; Wilburt H. Web
Der, Lampasas. Virginia-Edward Mcmahon,
Staunton. West virginia--James Bradley, New
Cumberland; JnO. Gardner, Piedmont.
THE HOUSE.
In his prayer this morning the chaplain said:
80! eternal God, in whose hands alone are the
issues Of life and of death, We come to Thee to-
day to pray that Thou wilt let Thy tender