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; A rpsoiution. frtrodn.ed wsdnss
day by Senator Aller. 90 N.brAska.
prvmiss 90 be Of some iuporfanss.
~ viev OF the fact thai ihe Demo
. ersts Trp ssto rr..s 70 60 Q vote.
IL reads rs follo~s
: RIsoLyIp, That q committee @,
nine Senators b. elected by 90. Seq.
A'c to constitute q committee on th.
use OF money IA elections. aud that
the said com mItt~c be instructed 90
thoroughly investigate IN. -r,eat TO
which money. II any. ~Ks u.~d IN
connection With The recent Pr-a-
DENTAL election. eith.r IN promoting
the nomiaatlens or IN inha-pc,ng IN
any mat ner the choice OF Pr..,d.a-
'iAl electors. aud 90 irqare sh.ikor
or no; any such Expenditure vci-
-xc@s.iv-, il!-gitimst- corrup-. or
unlawful. ard .sge-sly 60 inquire
.rd ascertain 20 what extent for
such purposes th. osnsfs @, silver
mines. gold mip-s the h.nk.rs. the
manufacturers rh- - .-as. r
"'n-r c'r,-orA'isLs aud llIouAire.
4 III clA,s~s. nAd. COMMIT uiions,
and n Any w-Te usd. by persons
std corporations 70 rslding abroad.
y And 20 report o. the S-uA'e all the
facts. and whether or NOS. IN the
ppin."n 20 the commute. sns legis
lA-ion by ConCr. - a. .rp. di@nt aud
u"r"-ssry 90 l,ss.n "- prevent me
u aS- "t money ~ .l.s'ssus. sad
c.mmit'e- Ehsll has- poser 90 r~t
by toll "r fub commit &c. - s~rd fsf
p,rfous md papers ard sli during
; n" pres.nt fession uf Cpngr, ~ and
nrtI tire frs' Monday in Doeenlb b.r.
1897, the expenses ih.reo' 80 he pad
.ui of the contingent fEpd of the
Senate
- soNE SIGNIFICANT FlgCREs
In introducing The resolution Sen
ator Allen made no remarks, bu'
l- contenfed himself with su1iug a.
the desk and having read an extract
~ -."m an Agricultural paper. which
E. summed sp -. votes of the pivotal
States In the following fashion:
Cleveland carried California an
1892 by li7. and Bryan received "a,
900 more votes th,t Cleveland re-
ceivad-yet Mckinley carried Cali
fornia.
Cleveland carried Illinois IN lsye
by 20. .9yJ. and Bryan received ~ 600
more votes than Cleveland rec. lived
10 yet Mckinley carried Illinois.
90 Cleveland carried Indiana in lsge
by 1.l2o, and Bryan received ~ ,OoO
more votes thaa Cleveland received
: yet Mckinley carried Indiana.
Id Harrison carried Iowa in ls92 by
% 30, and Bryan received 5il
ia more votes than Harrison received -
yet Mckinley carried Iowa.
Cleveland carried Kentucky IN
1892 by 10000, and Bryan received
~ 336 mores than Cleveland-y,t
Mckinley carried Kentucky.
- Harrison carried Michigan in lsge
!. by 20 il2, and Bryan received 1000
me more votes than Harrison received 49,
Il yet Mckinley carried Michigan.
Harrison carried Minnesota IN 1892
by Il .903, and BRYAN received IG, ia
more votes than Hsrri-on received -
yet Mckinley carried Minnesota.
ow Harrison carried OHIO in ls9, ~
l072, and Bryan received G9 00J
NOR. votes than Hsrrison received
yet Mckinley carried Ohio.
Harrison carried Oregon in ls92.
~ and Bryan received 900 more vote,
han Harrison r.c.ived-yet n, Kin.
ley carried Oregon.
The vote OF Illiuoi. was reArly
-" 80 900 IN excess # IN. vote Of l-g.
that of Ohio 200. 600, and of X a
lucky, 1000 From wbsnce have
these States gained SO largely 4.
population during four yearsf
At the same time Kansas, q grow
ing Western State, only shows 10.
900 gain. The great State OF T-IAs
which has been q theafer of immi
grafton, only shows 10 900 gain
ig- Alabama shows 3. 900 loss; New Yorl
only shows 40 900 gain; Msssschu
sstis ooly 1000; Virgins shows Is.
coo loss: while West Virginia,
Stale the Republicans were psrticu
lsrly anxious TO carry, shows q gsi
rry of 10000; Arkansas, q State Z
which Immigration has been 6ireci
ed, only gained ! 600. while Indian,
a pivotal State. shows 10000 g.ir
These figures are ineIplicable Wb
have the pivotal States made sue
.'in' tremendous gains IN voting strength
SENATOR ALLEN MEANS B-sISEss.
There is no doubt that Senate
Allen means business. He said ye
terday tha. be should call bis resoli
bic- ton up Immediately after the hol
day recess. In the meantime IL hi
been referred to the committee O
contingent expenses, ~ the head Z
which is Senator joiner, OF NevAdi
"The remarkable showing ia n
,s.,. States whose electoral votes We
needed TO elect Mckinley" 50
Senator Allen, speaking OF his .
ton, "seems to me 10 warrant an i
yestigation. / framed the resolatit
SO as to include all parties, and I
b,;,- not see how the Senate can refuse
pass it. The matter is attracting q
teption all over the country. Il
extract which / cent to the desk
but one Of many, and certainly
there is o blot on the election
,ss.h should be exposed and wiped ont, {
at least, . wholesome warning Civ
that the offense is not to be repsr
ed"
A good ad. first catches atten.io
:, ,,., then avakens thought and then hi