The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-01
CORBETT TURNED DOWN
He Is Denied Seat by a Large
Majority.
OF FIFTY TO NINETEEN
Mcbride Votes Against Him-Rawlins
Made an Attack on Carter's Alas
kan Biil-In the Interest of
Fake Railroads.

Washington, Feb. aS.--Hon. Henry w.
Corbett was to-day denied admission
to the senate as a senator from Ore
gon on the appointment of the gov
ernor by the decisive vote of 80 to 10.
Speeches were made to-day against the
admission of Mr.. Corbett by Mr. Bacon
of Georgia and Burrows of Michigan,
and in favor of his admission by Nor
gan of Alabama. After disposing of
the Corbett case the senate began the
consideration of the Alaskan homestead
and railway right of way bill and had
not concluded it when 1t adjourned.
Former Vice President Stevenson was
visitor on the senate floor at the
opening of the session to-day. A bill
extending the time for the construction
of bridge across the Missouri river
at Yankton. s. D.. was passed. MIR.
Hoar of Massachusetts. chairman of
the judiciary committee, moved that
the senate non-concur in the house
amendments to the bankruptcy bill and
that a committee of conference be ap-
pointed. Mr. Stewart objected to the
appointment Of a committee on CON
ference and the matter went over until
tomorrow.
Consideration of the Corbett case
was resumed. Bacon of Georgia adj
dressed the senate in opposition to
Corbett's claim He felt 1t was ex-
tremely fortunate that in this case the
senate was not controlled by partisan
motives because he thought it ought
to be understood by legislatures that
they must perform their duties or the
onus of their failure should fall upon
their states.
Burrows of Michigan followed with
an extended and elaborate argument
in opposition to the seating of corbett.
10 int Ia nj a1 that fhp pny of n
state had no authority to fill an original
vacancy. MIR. Burrows. after quoting
in support of his position many emf
nent authorities, said that ii the SEN
ate should seat Mr.. Corbett. il would
overthrow a long line of established
precedents AS ii would open the doors
to conspiracy and fraud. the results Of
which nobody could foresee. In con-
cIusion. Mr. Burrows said that he had
a letter from Hon. George G. Brownell
of Oregon, in which the statement was
made that Senator Mitchell, the caucus
nominee. satisfied that he could not be
elected. had named in writing num-
ber of republicans whom he would
cheerfully support. Among these We're
Hon. George w. Williams Hon. II. =.
Watson, Hon. F. A. Moore. Hon.
Binger Herman, Hon. j. G. Fullerton
and others
Mr. Brownell said in his letter that
Mitchell in a communication to the
presiding officer of the house of renre-
sentatives. had said that he would sup
port any of those whom he named and
received in reply the statement that
the house would support no other than
Henry w. Corbett. The combination
for the election of Mr.. Corbett was
made evident. Mr.. Burrows thought,
by the reply received by Senator
Mitchell to his proposition. and he be
lieved it was held together by the co
hesive power Of the unlimited use of
money. II this scheme should be rati-
fled by the senate, ii would be within
the power Of Il elected members Of the
Oregon legislature TO thwart the pur-
pose of the other members. Mr.. Bur-
rows did not believe the senate would
approve, by its action, the conference
of such authority upon a small ma
jority.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama supported
the claims Of Mr.. Corbett TO seat IN
the senate.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts moved
to strike from the resolution the word
mot" Upon this motion the ayes and
noes were demanded. The motion was
defeated 1850, the detailed vote being
as follows:
Yeas-Aidrich Allison. Baker, Fair
banks, Foraker, Frye, Hanna. Hans
hrough, Hawley. Hoar Lodge, Mantle,
Mason. Morrill, Perkins. Sewell Tur-
ner, Wetmnre. Wilson-1o.
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Bate. Berry.
Burrows Butler cafferv. Carter chill
ton, Clark. Clay. CockreIi. Culom. Da-
Wis. Dehoe. Faulkner. Gallinger Cor
man. Gray. Hale, HeitfeIdt, Jones of
Arkansas. Jones of Nevada. Kenny,
Lindsay Mcbride. Mcmillan. Mallory.
Martin. Mills Mitchell. Money. Nelson,
paseoe. Penrose Pettigrew, Pettus
So
shoup. Stewart. Teller. Thurston. Till
man. Turley. Turpie, Vest, Warren,
Weilington-5o.
The resolution of the committee on
privileges and elections declaring that
Mr.. Corbett was not entitled to seat
in the senate from Oregon was then
laid before the senate. The resolution
of the committee was adopted, 80 to
10. the vote being the same as that de-
tailed above.
The pairs were as follows: McEnery
with Chandler, Smith with Gear. Har-
ris with Kyle; McLauren with Pritch-
ard White with Proctor: Quay with
Morgan: Murphy with Platt; Walthail
with Spooner: Cannon with Daniel
The first named in each instance We're
favorable TO the resolution declaring
Mr.. corbett not entitled to a seat and
the others opposed to IT.
On motion of Mr.. Hansbrough tho
senate pFDiFHAfi u TIE CONSIDERATION
of bill extending the homestead Ia E
and providing for right of way Tor
railroads i'm the district of Alaska
MIR Stewart offered an amendment
to section / Of the biil providing that
no homestead should be located within
1000 feet Of nayigable waters In the
course Of the discussion Of this pro
posed amendment Mr.. Rawlns of titan
antaeonized The entire measure. eharc-
ing that In was artfully drawn In the
interest Of spectators and not n the
interest Of the public. lnterFuptiuP
Mr. Rawlins. Mr.. Carter of Montana. a
member Of the committee reporting the
bill said there was really no foundation
for the charges he had made. as every
point he had referred to had been care
fully considered by the committee. AIR.
Rawlins still maintained thar his point
against the measure was we'll taken
and that the railroads 10 which rights