The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-07
IN THE SENATE.
Still Hammering Away ON the Rights of
the Three Appointed senators.

the Three Appointed senators.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The senate to-
day began the fifth week of it's extraor-
dinary session with fair attendance of
senators in their seats and with large
audience in the galleries. The rights OF
the three senators from the states Of
Montana, Washington and Wyoming to
seats in the senate was discussed an the
affirmation of that right by Mr.. Turpie.
Another question as to senator's
right to seat was raised today by the
presentation of petition by Joseph Ady
from Kansas, asserting that Mr.. Martin
who was sworn in as senator from that
state at the opening Of this extraordi-
nary session, was not duly elected and
that he (Ady) was, and now desires to be
admitted to the seat. The petition was
referred to the election COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Stewart presented the resolutions
of the Navada legislature in favor of the
passage of an act for refunding the in
uebtedness of the Central Pacific Rail
road company to the government-pro-
vided that the act did not interfere with
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
the principal argument being that il
the property Of the company should pass
into the hands of the government it
would be exempt from state and local
taxation. The resolutions were referred.
1t is the general impression in the sen
ate that the extra session OF that body
will adjourn the first or the middle of
next week. The president will probably
by that timo be ready to notify them
that he has no further COMMUNICATIONS
to make.
When the contested election cases are
disposed of it is not likely that Il quorum
will remain in the city. as there have
already been some departures and many
other senators will leave as soon as the
cases are out of the way There are
some who think that an adjournment
can be had 10y the last of this week, but
it is not believed by the majority that
the work can be finished by that date.
Though the republicans still claim
that they will push the Roach invesu-
cation and so have the scope of the reso
luton extended that the manner in
which Mr.. Roach's election WAS accom-
plished and the part tire democratic
steering committee played in it de-
| veloped. there are few who really believe
that anything more will be done this
session than the reference Of the resolu-
tion to the committee on privileges and
elections. They may order an investi-
cation, but no work will be done in this
direction until the session next fall
The Behring sea correspondence and
the cases of the two governments were
submitted to the senate but not read.
The Russian treaty was then taken up
and demanded the attention Of the sena-
tors for some time. The recent criticisms
of this treaty in the newspapers of the
country have given the instrument some
thing of political tint and tho senate is
| no nearer solution of the question
whether or not to release the INJUNCTION
of secrecy than it was week or ten days
ago. The discussion hinges upon Just
| what amount shall be made public. The
treaty was originally negotiated by Mr..
| Bayaru under Mr. Cleveland's first term.
1t appears from "A resolution intro
| duced in the senate today as if the de-
| bate on the subject Of the election of
senators by direct vote of the people
was to be renewed at this extra session.
Mr.. IIoar introduced resolution antag-
onistic to that proposition and gave
| notice that as soon as convenient after
tomorrow he W. uld address the senate
| on the resolution. The resolution as
serts that it is ineypedient that the reso-
luton sent to the senate by tho house
| during the last congress should be
adopted, for such method of election
would essentially change the character
| of the senate as conceived by the con
vention that formed the constitution and
| the people who adopted it.