Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1890-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
THE SENATE.

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WASHINGTON. April 4.--In the senate,
after the consideration OF routine busi-
ness and the selection OF Mr.. Ingalls, to
coming absence of Vice President Nor
ton, the Montana election case was taken
up and Mr. Gray finished his argument
in support OF Clark and Maginnis. the
Democratic claimants. The matter then
went over until Monday.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-The senate
passed the following bills: House bill to
provide for town site eEtriesin Oklahoma
with proviso that the certificates mem
tened therein shall not be taken as evil
dence in favor of any persons claiming
lots who entered upon them in violation
of law or the presidents proclamation;
to authorize the conveyance Of certain
absentee Shawnee Indian lands in Kan
sac; authorizing pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river at Lexington, No.,
and the Edmunds bin providing for in
spection of meats for expectation, pro-
hibiting the importation of adnlterated
food.
WASHINGTON, April S.--At Q o'clock
the Montana election cases were taken
up in the senate, and Mr.. Vance, men,
7, Der OF the elections committee, pro-
cecded TO make an argument i'm favor of
the minority report, declaring Clark and
Maginnis, the democratic claimants, en-
titled to seats. After giving some anec-
dotes to illustrate The fallacy Of the posi-
ton held by the. Republicans, he de-
clared that he had never heard q title to
seat in the senate based upon such
slender, technical, trifiing grounds. He
had never known the public will of o
community to be thwarted and trampled
under foot on such fiimsy pretexts.
Mr.. Spooner, also q member of the
committee on privileges and elections,
made an argument in favor of the ma.
iority report, that Saunders and Power.
the Republican claimants, are entitled
to the seats. A senator, he said, could
Of course only be elected by
a state legislature; and therefore, in Or
der to seat man in the senate, he must
have been chosen by Legislature organ
lied WITHIN The meaning of the constitu-
ton. But it was not necessary, i'll his
opinion, TO go beyond what might be
called prima facie evidence; and that
prima facie evidence was found in this
case, in the certificatSG of the board of
canvassers, consisting Of the chief JUS
tice, the governor sud the secretary CT
the territory. Mr.. Spooner then recited
the facts and circumstances connected
with the canvassine Of the votes and
with the organization Of the two houses
which elected the two Republican claim.
ants, and insisted that in the exercise of
conceded jur,f diction it was the right
and duty of the canvassers to reject the
vote of Precinct 81 as false and fraudu-
lent. Without finishing his argument,
Mr.. Spooner yielded for a motion 10 pro-
ceed to executive business, and after an
executive session the senate. at $50 o.
H., adjourned.
WASHINGTON. April s.--House bill to
admit free of duty articles intended for
the st. Louis exposition in September
and October 1890, that may be imported
from the republic of Mexico, was
amended by adding the words: land
other American republics and the
Dominion of Canada" and as amended
passed, and conference was asked
The Montana election case was taken
up and Mr.. Spooner continued his argu-
ment in support of the Republican con-
testants a
Mr.. Pugh followed MIR. Spooner and
spoke in support of the Democratic
claimants. AT 3:45 Mr.. Pugh being in
disposed and unable to continue his ar
gument, a motion was made to adjourn,
which was lost. The senate then took
up the antitrust bill