Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-10
NATIONS CAPITAL.
An Appropriation to CoVer The
SilcOtt Deficiency.
Montana Cases and Chinese Enumsfa.
ton Bill Before The House.
Senator Hale's Bill for Construction Of
Battle ships Reported.

WAsHiSeros, April 9.-The House bill
sppropristing SIS GOO to supply The de6
cheney occssioned by the defaication in the
Office Of the late sergeant-atarms Of the
House Vas reported fro the committee on
appropriations without amendment and Vas
passed with the remark by Hale that it Va.
an almost invsriab.e rule to leave to the
House itself all subject matters that per-
tzlned to Its organization, its force and
economy Of its business. and that the same
vas true reciprocslly in regard to the Sem
ate.
The Senate resumed the consideration 7
Of the Montana contested election case and
Pugh continued his argument in favor Of
the democratic claimants, Clark and Ma
ginnis. His argument was directed for the
most part to points that the county canvas.
sers Of Silver Bow county had no right to
do any thing but furnish an abstract Of the
votes actually east; had no right to go into
the question of the legality Of votes. The
votes cast in precinct thirty four we're legal
and if they had been counted five delegates
from Silver Bo~ county would have been
democrats, therefore the two democratic
claimants would have been elected to the
Senate
Turpie presented an argument on the
same side Of the question He argued, that
under the enabliog act, the Territory Of
Montana was authorized to hold an election
for delegates, under their own laws and
rules. and as those laws recognized the
right of aliens who had taken out their first
papers, to vote. the Senate was stopped
from claiming under the existing act of
Congress, that no such right existed. And
argued that in no sense were the county
or territorial canvasser. judges
of elections The judges at the polls were
the only officials who had The right to re.
ceive. or reject votes. Their pose was
creative, promotive and formative. The
courts had a right to review the action of
the precinct judges on demand of the can
didate. The canvassiDg board of Helana
had 20 right to throw out the abstract re-
turns at precinct "a. They might have
thrown out the abstract for the whole
county of SilverBow. but not part Of it.
They had not dared throw out the abstract
for the whole county, because that would
have defeated the republican candidate for
Congress.
The action of the territorial board Of
canvassers was an act of usurpstion. and
utterly void. The elimination of
precinct 81 was null, and therefore the
election of Ave delega'es from Silver Bow
county was null. He wound up with
sca,hng denun citation of the canvsssing
board.
In the course of the discussion as to the
ii ne for the coming vote, IL was stated by
Morgan that the democratic senators were
ready to vote upon the question without
further debate. The Offer to have the vote
taken without further debate was accepted
on the republican side. but the arrange
ment was defeated by Call taking the floor
and stating his desire to address the Serste
tomorrow. The Montana election case
were laid aside.
Hale asked unanimous consent to have the
Chinese census enumeration bill taken up
and disposed of.
Evsrts objected.
Hale made formal motion to that effect.
The motion was met with resistance upon
the republican side, but all the democrats
sided with Hale, and the vote resulted,
yeas 80, nsvs lS, and the bill was taken up.
Hale said he did not want to take up
time with the bill and ~as willing to pro-
ceed with the vote on the pending amend
ments and bill.
Others wished TO discuss the bill. and
after considerable debate the Senate, with
out action, adjourned at 8. Z. NJ.