The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-26

Washington, Jan. 25.-The condition
of affairs in connection with the choice
of a senator from the state of Delaware
was called to the attention of the SEN
ate today by Mr.. Burrows (Rep. Mich.),
who presented a paper signed by the
three presidential electors for that
state, in which it is asserted that
through illegal and fraudulent action a
majority of about 500 Republican votes
in Kent county had been changed into
a Democratic majority of about 200
Mr.. Burrows also presented a paper,
/ signed by the speaker of the senate
and the speaker of the house, asserting
| that legislators chosen by the people
were evicted from the state capitol
and that the powers of the state gov
eminent were usurDed by corrupt
oligarchy. Both papers urge the SEN
! ate to take action in the premises. In
connection with the same subject, Mr..
| Chandler (Rep. n. HI announced his
| intention to suggest to the senate
! whether some method cannot be fixed
ito prevent the wholesale larceny of
senatorships in various states
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Pet
tigrew (Sil. S. d., and was sent to the
committee on contingent expenses, for
a select committee to inquire into the
| issue of land patents to the Pacific
railroads, and as to the diversion from
the gross earnings of the subsidies paid
by the companies to the Pacific Mail
Steamship company. And notice was
given by Mr.. Gear (ReD. Iowa.. chair
ma of the Pacific railroad committee,
that after the Nicaragua canal bill
was out of the way he would ask the
senate to consider the Pacific railroad
commission bill. Mr.. White Dem.
CALI giving notice that objection would
be made to the consideration of that
bill.
A bill providing that no person shall
be tried in United States court for
acts in aid of the republic of Cuba, was
introduced by Mr.. Chandler and was
referred to the judiciary committee;
and then, in pursuance of previous
notice, Mr.. Turpie (Dem. Ind adj
dressed the senate in a long argument
to prove that the primary and para
mount power to recognize a new state
is vested, not in the president of the
United States, but in congress, under
that clause of the constitution which
declares that congress shall have power
to regulate cOmmerce-that is, accord
ing to Mr. Turpie, intercourse with for
eign states. He spoke for two hours
and a half, and had not concluded
when the hour fixed for eulogieS on eX-
Speaker Crisp of Georgia arrived. In
the course of his speech, he INDUCED in
vituperation of Captain General Wey-
Ter as IAN indescribable diminutive
reptile; a man who used his sword
against women and children, and who
met his enemy with paper pellets and
prOclamatiOnS."
Mr. Turpie favored an immediate
declaration of belligerency, which
would be followed he said. by the
issue of letters of marque and reprisal
and by the appearance of privateers-
militia of the seas"-that would
sweep Spanish commerce from the
ocean and would close the market to
Spanish bonds and securities. Mr..
Turpie viii continue his speech tomOr-
row.
The eulogies of ex-Speaker Crisp
were delivered by Senators Gordon
Dem. Ga), Gallinger CRep. N. h,
German (Dem. Md, Berry (Dem.
Ark, Mills (Dem. Tex, Carter (Rep.
Mon.), Daniels (Dem. Va.), and Bacon
CDem. Ga.)
The senate then, at APO, adjourned
until tomorrow.