Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-27
SENATOR MARTINS OAsE.

SENATOR MARTINS CASE.
Washington, Jan. 26.-There is a Ill
yeryty of opinion, not only among the
senators. but among the members ON the
committee OF privileges aud elections az
TO the cXnct standing of Mr. Martin of
Kansas. the accredited senatur-ecct
from that state 30 hll the vacancy caused
boy the death of Plumb. now temporarily
tllcd 10y PorAns by appointment of The
governor. The appearance of Mr. Mar
tim at the seuHtc chamber bearing tle
certificate of the governor may be- lOoit-
ed for any day, and may muuguratr 20
prolonged and bitter election contest,
similar 10 those some years ago. The
fact that every vote IN the senate win
be- cont, Eted by the Democrats I'm fur
thprnucp Of their intention 10. II ppssi-
bic, organize the seuHtc. gives the case of
| MIR Martin immediate importance il
/ has escaped the mind Of some members
| Of the committee that the Kansas eleV-
| ton was to hil the vacancy caused by
| the death Of Plumb. whose term of of
| Zee did not expire until the 9TH of March,
| 1879, and Perkins. the present ncum-
| bent, WIS only serving until the logisln-
! ture should meet la regular session and
| ChOUo his successor As soon as that
! successor was regularly and lpgitimatply
| clcCUed, Perkins Ucuscs 90 be- United
| States senator. Under the peculiar con-
ditiOns existing in Kansas the probable
| action NJ the senate becomes an interest
INK matter for conjecture The question
| Us now being asked: VIII the senate
| recognize the certificate issued hy the
governor of the state IN which two leg.
| islntures ara cOntcstiug for recognition,
and both claiming To have been legally
| organizpdf II rs nj this point even mcm-
hers Of tho committee disagree aud fail
TO interpret precedcnts alike.
one prominent member of the cont
mittec on privileges and elections thinks
the presentation of the certificates viii
be taken as primn fucic evidence Of the
legality Of election, aud that upon this
the new member may De sworn la. Then
Ina cnso Of q contest the member himself
not votiu x, the senate will pass upon the
case on It's merits Another member
who has In the past given a great deal
OF ntten ton to these contested election
cases, points 10 the previous record OF
the senate, and says that body must OF
itself tnke cogniZance Of the existence
Of the dual legislature Of Kansas. which
Is sufficient 10 put the title Of the man
holding the certificate under a cloud and
cause the senate 10 refrain from sweur'
ing him Ia until the cloud has been Mt
cd and the senate determines which OF
the bodies sitting as a Legislature TX On
titled 10 select a senator from Kansas
Under this view of the case, which 10
believed here by a majority Of the com.
miitee on credentials, Mr. Martin viii
| be- sent 10 the committee on privileges
and elections and remain there until the
question b. disposed off, In the mean
time Mr. Perkins will hold the seat e
which he was appointed, unu
his successor Is elected aud quail
fed. Mr.. Perkins II not from
an accounts, disposed 20 forego hi,
seat Ia the senate without strng
gle, and will not cease Resistance 20 th'
Judgment Of custer until he and the Re
publican members Of the senate are sat
isfed the credentials Of the senator from
Kansas are bod, and he was chosen by
n body duly organized. SO II may hap
pen In event of this sort Of q comics
Mr. Perkins may remain IN the senate
until the close Of the present congress
n TX lust pos dble, too Mr.. Martin MAJ
refrain from presenting himself unit
after the organization Of the next sen
| ate