The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-18
THEY WERE VERY TIRED.
And Gave Up Their Attempt to Force
Vote on the Election
Bill.
Hoar and Colleagues Suffer an
Ignominious Defeat In
the Senate.
Republicans Will Caucus Monday and
Republicans Will Caucus Monday and
'eF Make n Tmh Effort to Pass
IaEE the InIIuity.

quorum, which did not come. At the lat
ter hour the sergeant-at-arms reported, in
writing, the SUCCESS or failure Of his visits
TO the senators. One of these reports
stated that Senators Berry and Butler were
IN the cloak roam, and that the former
stated that he would come when he ''got
ready" and the latter refused to obey the
summons. The appearance OF George at
b;d5 O'Clock completed the quorum on the
roll-calI, and Faulkner made another start
in his speech against the bill, although
there were not twenty senators within the
hearing Of his voice. At six o'clock Cor
man made another effort to close the days
session, but his motion was defeated on
yea and nay vote. As tho vote showed that
there WAS no quorum the senate found
itself again in the same endless round
which had been revolving for the last ten
hours. At 1880 o'clock when there we're but
five democrats on the floor and one repub-
lican Casey Daniel rose and moved an
adjournment. The move did not succeed,
however, for Casey rushed forth and OBJ
tained allies from the cloak room and the
motion was declared lost. After that there
was another lull until 7:30 o'clock when a
quorum having appeared, Faulkner pro-
ceeded with his remarks. At $3.50 o. N. the
senate was still in session. but without a
quorum.
Faulkner concluded his speech at 1870,
having held the floor for almost twelve
hours. Stewart gave notice of motion to
recomfnit the elections bill with instruc-
tions to the committee to report it back
with provision for the election Of members
OF congress on days when no other elections
will be held in the several states.
Vest demanded yea and nay vote on the
Faulkner amendment, which eliminates
from the bill such features as confer Judi
cial functions upon canvassing boards. The
matter went over ana Vest argued in favor
OF the proposed amendment providing that
circuit courts shall appoint two chief SUPER
visors of elections for each judicial district
in tho circuit and not of the same political
party. He said ths democrats would ex-
haust every parliamentary method to de-
feat the bill. The question recurring on
Vests amendment, Hoar moved to table 1t.
Agreed to, yeas thirty-two, nays twenty
five. On motion of Faulkner an amend
ment was adopted striking out the clause
giving no SUPERVISOR of elec-
tions power to transfer any super
visor from service in one part Of
congressional district to another part of
the same district. Wolcott moved to
amend the bill by providing that any per-
son falsely claiming to be Il citizen of the
United States or to be resident or quali-
fed voter, in any application, shalt be
punished by confinement for not more than
two years, or by a fine of not more than
Sl 600, or both fine and imprisonment.
Agreed to. Hoar moved to table Vests
amendment. Agreed to, yeas thirty-three,
nays Twenty-Five. Reagan offered an
amendment to come in ut the end of sec
tion B, proviso that the chief supervisor
pended to them open for inspection and ex-
animation by citizens at all reasonable
hours. Hoar moved that the resolution be
laid on the table. The vote WAS taken and
the result being tie, yeas thirty, nays
thirty, the vice president voted aye, and
Republicans voting nay were Quay, Stewart,
Teller. Wolcott. The following were pail ed:
Chandler and Blodgett, Petti0rew and Call,
Dolph and Colquitt, Blair and George,
Pierce and Gibson, Plumb and Vest.
Vest moved to add to section the words
'and shall be sworn to the same" Hoar
agreed that vance's amendment should be
agreed to. voorhees, gave notice of an
amendment providing that applications
and names signed thereto shall be pub
ished IN at least two newspapers of oppo
site politics in the congre ssional district.
every day for one week preceding election.
Hoar moved that the first of the committee
to strike ont of section 23
the words, returns of the house canvass.''
Agreed to. Morgan offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the secre-
tary OF the treasury for copies of the ac-
counts of John ]. Davenport and the cir
cult court commissioner from 1856 to 1890.
Aldrich gave notice that on Tuesday next
he would ask the senate to proceed to the
of the resolution to change
the rules of the senate. The other amend
ments offered by Hoar were agreed to
without opposition, including one increasing
from three to four the number of super
visors of election, in each district The
bill was then laid aside informally and the
senate. at six O'Clock, adjourned till Mon
day at IL a. m., after n continuous session
of thirty hours.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill. A long discussion. foreign to
the bill, ensued. Richardson. of Tennes-
see, sent up "A number of clippings from
Ohio newspapers reporting outrages upon
negroes in Ohio. Grosvenor said the out
RACES occurred III strongly democratic ds-
tricts. Debate was continued at some |
length and pending the disposition of the |
bill the committee rose and the house ad. |
journed.