The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-30
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Crowd in the Galleries IN Anticipa.
ton OF Interasting Debates.

"A VI " " ~ al the ATdALbI4G5 III AINACApb@
ton Of Interesting Debates.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-The Senate
galleries were crowded this morning, the
spectators being attracted probably by ex-
pectRtton OF discussion on the pending reso-
luton for the election Of officers, for adj
mission OF senators under appointment by
the governors. or for investigation OF the
charges against Senator Roach OF North
Dakota. There was, however, less than the
usual number OF senators in attendance.
Mr.. Hoar called up. as a question OF priv
ilege, the resolution reported by him from
the committee on privileges and elections
declaring that Lee Mantle is entitled to be
admitted TO his seat as senator from the
state of Montana.
MIR. Harris suggested that the Senate was
not resdy to act on tie question, as the re-
ports OF the minority and majority had
only been delivered to-day.
Mr.. Hoar said the reason for calling up
the subject to-day was that some senators
who were about to leave the city to-day de-
sired to address the Senate.
The resolution was taken up, aud MIR.
Pugh, who had Joined in the report OF the
majority, proceeded 20 address the Senate
in favor OF that report
MIR. Pugh's speech was a constitutional
argument IN support Of the position taken
by majority of the committee. The dis
cussion that followed was participated in by
senators on both sides of the chamber, most
OF them indicating concurrence with the
views of the minority of the committee ad-
verse 70 the admission of the three senators.
The question comes up again tomorrow.
Senator Power. rep, Of Montana de-
manded an investiga ION by special conn.,
mlttee Of the charges made against him two
years ago by Senator TuTpie of Indiana and
quoted IN to-day's Washington Post, and a
~, -
mittee on privileges and elections was
offered, but went over without
action, Mr.. German intimating very
broadly that if the Senate wished
to go into an investigation of transactions
which had occurred prior to the election of
senator's, the investigation would have to
take In several Of the senator's on the repub-
hcan side Of the chamber.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
THE SECRET SESSION.
The discussion of the rules governing the
Senate was continued behind closed doors
after the Senate went into executive session.
1t was contedded by many Of the repub-
licans that the right of a member to his seat
was question OF the highest privilege and
until that was disposed of a motion to 20
into executive session could not be enter
tanned except by unanimous consent. In
open session the Vice President ruled that a
motion to go into executive session was in
order and thus cut of the debate that w0s,be-
ing carried on relative TO the report Of the
committee on privileges and elections upon
the case of Mr.. Mantle, the senator ap-
pointed by the governor or Montana, In
the secret session the matter was not dis
posed Of, but by consent the nominations
sent in by the President we're taken up and
acted on. All thoee which nava reached
the Senate, exclusive of those Of to-day,
have now been confirmed.
The question of organization did not
come up, nor was the Russian treaty re-
ferred TO.
After a short executive session the Sens
ate, at S;25 O'Clock, adjourned till tomorrow
noon.