Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-01
55th CONGRESS-.
Hon. W. H. Corbett, Oregon,
Denied Seat in the Senate.
Was Appointed by the Governor
Vote Stood so to 10.
House Passes the Sundry Civil Bill Alter Four
Days Discussion.

Washington, Feb. 28.-IIon. Henry w.
Colbett was, today. denied admission to
the Senate as a senator from Oregon.
on the appointment by the Governor,
by the decisive vote of 50 to -.
Speeches were made against the ad-'
mission of Corbctt by Mr.. Bacon of
Georgia, and Mr.. Burrowe of Michigan,
and in favor of his admission by Mr..
Morgan of Alabama. The Senate then
took up the Alaska homestead and rail-
way right of entry bill, and had not
concluded it when it adjourned.
In the Senate. Hoar. Massachusetts,
chairman of the judiciary committee.
moved that the Senate non-concur in
the House amendments to the bank
ruptcy bill and that committee Oh
conference be appointed. Stewart OBJ
jcctcd to the appointment of commit
tee ON conference. As debate on the
motion was evidently to be forced.
Hoar asked that the matter go over
until tomorrow. This was agreed to.
A bill authorizing Lieut. Commander
Raymond F. Rogers, L. s n. to accept
decoration of the cross of the Legion
| of Honor from the republic of France,
was passed
The consideration of the Corbett case
was then resumed, Bacon. Georgia, ad
dressing the Senate in opposition to
| CoTbett's claims. Burrows. Michigan,
! followed With an extended and elab-
crate argument in opposition to the
seating Of Corbett
The Senate committee on judiciary
recommended concurrence on the
House bankruptcy bill and decided to
select Hoar. Lindsay and Nelson as
conferees. The latter is not a member
of the committee. but it was his bin
which passed the Senate.
| Burrows. after quoting in support Of
/ his proposition many eminent authori-
| ties. said that if the Senate should seat
| Corbett it would overthrow a long line
| of established precedents and open the
doors TO conspiracy and frauds, the re-
1 suits of which nobody could foreSec.
! In conclusion. Mr.. Barrows said that
| he held a letter from Hon. George S.
BroWnel of Oregon, in which the state
ment was made that Senator Mitchell.
| the caucus nominee said that he COULD
| not he elected and named in writing
number of Republicans whom he
would cheerfully support. Mr.. Brown
ell said in his letter that to his certain
Il
muncation to the presiding officer of
the lower house of the Legislature had
said that he would support any of those
whom he named and received in reply
the statement that the House would
support no other than Henry f. Cor
bett. The combination for the election
of Mr.. Corbett was made evident, Bur-
rows thought, by the reply received by
Ia
ana he believed it was held together
by thr cohesive power of the unlimited
use Of money If this scheme should be
ratified ny the Senate. it would be within
the power of II elected members of the
oregon Legislature to thwart the purpose
of other members Burrows did not be-
iicvc the Senate would approve by its ac-
ton the conference of such authority
upon small minority.
Morgan supported the claims of Mr..
torhctt t. 4 seat in the Senate, holding
that in no circumstances not absolutely
tainting the applicant for admission with
fraud could the Senate properly refuse
I" accept the Governors credentials. He
mainl aimed that sovereign state had at
all times the right to it's constitutional
representation in the Senate.
iloar moved to strike out the resolution
tn" word not. Upon this motion the
yeas and NAYS were demanded. The mo
ton was defeated. ~ to 90 tue detailed
vote being as follows:
Yeas Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Fair
banks, Foraker. Frye, Hanna. Hans
br"ush, llawley, Iloar Lodge. Mantle.
Mason, Morrill,. Perkins, Sewal, Turner.
Nays-Alcn. Bacon, Bate Berry, Bur-
rows, Rutier, Caffory. carter. Chiffon.
boo. Faulkner, GalinScr. German. Gray
Hale !icitfeld. Jones. Ark; Jones, New:
H@ er,ny; lnnsay' McEride McMilan.
Mason, Pasco. Penrose, Pttgrcw. Pettus.
Platt. q; Rawlins. Roach. Shoup, Stew
art. Teller Thurston, Tillman. Turey.
TuIpic Vest, Warren, Welington-JO
The resolution of the committee on
privileges ana elections declaring that Mr..
Corbett was not entitled To a seat in the
Senate from Oregon was then laid before
the Senate 1t was then adopted, the vote
being the same as the detailed vote given
above.
The pairs were as follows: McEncry
with Kyle: Mcl.aurin with Pritchard:
White with Proctor: Quay with Morgan:
Murphy with Platt: Walthall with
Spooner; Cannon with Daniel The first
named in each instance were favorable
% the resolution declaring Mr.. Corbctt
not entitled to seat and the others OPP
posed it,
The Senate next proceeded to the con-
'iderat!on of the bill extending the home
'tead laws ana providing right of way for
'ailrodds in the district of Alaska Stew
trt offered an amendment to section 1 of
he bill providing that no homestead
houli be located within 1000 feet of
discussion of this amendment Rawlins
tan. antagonized the entire measure
harsins that it was artfully drawn in
he interest of spectators and not in the
interest of the public. Carter. Mont. Il
member of the committee reporting the
ill. interrupted and said there was really
70 foundation for the charge as every
ont referred to had been considered BIZ
he committee and guarded fully
Rawlns maintained that railroads to
ihich valuable rights were granted
through the provisions of the measure
iere not sufficiently bounded by the
rant. if they should fail to comply with
II the conditions of the grant. He said
hat the fake railroads and paper cor
ofdtlons We're given preferential rights
Alaska over the people who desired
onestiy to file homestead claims
Carter stated that the right of way pro-
lSlon of the measure was a reproduction
t the law which had been on the statute
ooks Tor many years. The bill provided
nat no corporation could get a right of
ay and hold ii for more than "a months
ithout building at least 20 miles OF rail-
,ad.
Before Rawlins could conclude the
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