The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-17
At AIS O'Clock Saturday Morning
the Senate Was Still in
Session.
Determination OF the Republicans
to Sit Until Vote IL
Had.
Democratic Senators Prepared To Discuss
tho Question Indefinitely whes
aum0rain IN Present

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1C--SupplemsEt 20
tittons against the passage Of tho elections
bill were presented from the states Of Ar
kansas, California, delaware, Georgia,
Maryland, Missouri. North Carolina, Vir-
ginia. and West Virginia. They include
over 5000 signatures. Mitchell introduced
bill providing for temporary govern
ment In Alaska. On motion Of Dolph the
senate bill appropriating 49, 900 for the
early completion OF the Improvement Of the
mouth Of tho Columbia river, in Oregon,
and *s15,OO0 for the completion of tho canal
and locks at the Cascades Of the Columbia
river, in Oregon, was taken from the caIen-
dar. Explanations and remarks In favor Of
the immediate passing OF the bill were
made by Dolph, Mitchell, Dorman and
Gibson. The bill passed. At the close OF
the morning hour the e-president laid
before the senate as unfinished business
the election bill and Pasco took the
floor to make an argument against 1t.
Pasco soon yielded to Hoar. who had read
an article frorn the Angio-Saxon Church
man. OF Little Rock, speaking Of election
methods. etc. jones' Of Arkansas, stated
that the writer Of the article was not q
southern man. He was truthful, we'll
meaning man, but had not been ON the
ground long enough to understand the mat
ter and. therefore. his opinion was worth
no more than that OF the senator from
Massachusetts. Berry, OF Arkansas, took
part in the discussion, speaking OF Senator
Hoar as man who passed his life stirring
mp strife among his neighbors. the danger
Of which he never shared himself. After
this diversion, which occupied about an
hour, Pasco concluded his speech, giving
notice of an amendment to punish bribery
by the payment of money or by promise Of
procuring employment to voters, and to
punish the use Of pay envelopes intended
to influence workmen. He yielded to
Hoar, who also gave notice OF an
amendment, the effect being to give to the
judge only the power to determine whethcr
federal supervision of nm election ii ueces-
sary, and to give to the accounting officer OF
the treasury power to audit the accounts Of
supervision.
Pasco again, at ten minutes past six,
yielded to Wolcott, who moved an adjourn
ment. Frye demanded the yeas and nays,
which resulted, yeas twenty-seven, nays
thirty-two, Stewart and Woicott being the
only republicans voting ays. Pasco then
concluded bis speech. Hampton spoke
Reagan spoke against the bill and con-
cluded by declaring with strong feeling
that, dear as life was to him. he would, as
God was his judge, il he could save the
American people from the pending measure
by giving up his life. surrender it as freely
as he ever performed any act in his life. At
the close OF Reagan's speech, motion was
made by Hoar to lay Buffers amendment
(that supervisors, canyassers and all eiec--
tion officers shall be regarded as ministerial
and not judicial offcers) on the table, and
il was agreed to, yeas thirty, nays twenty.
The amendment offered by Faulkner, pro-
pc sing q substitute for section fourteen and
to provide for the appointment by court of 4
board of three persons in each congressi0n-
al district, to be known as the United States
board OF canyassers, WAS taken up. Faux
ner advocated the amendment and cou-
demned the action Of the republican sena-
tors in sitting discussion by moving TO lay
the amendment on the table. Jr the course
of q colloauy between Faulkner, Gray and
Spooner. the latter stated as an iilustra--
tion OF what the bill meant that II he had
boil on the back Of his neck he would not
think il necessary to place poultices over
his whole back. The illustration was taken
advantage Of by Faulkner. who saw in 1t an
admission that the bill was partisan aud
sectional measure, to be put in force only
in one part OF the country.