The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-11
CLARK LOSES AND QUAY WINS.
MONTANA SENATOR DECLARED NOT
ENTITLED TO HIS SEAT.

Regard to the Use of M0ney-Penn-
syIvania Senator VIII Now De
Given His Seat.
Washington, April Ex-senator Clark is
to be turned out of the Senate and Mr..
Quay is to be voted in, as the result of
to-day's Developments
These two celebrated cases have been
in the public eye so long that a general
feeling of relief goes. up at the prospect
o. an early disposition of them.
Resolved, That william A. Clark is
not entitled to a seat in the United States
Senate" In these few brief words the
fate of Senator Clark of Montana, was
decided by unanimous vote of the SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections
at the close of one of the most famous
cases ever known in the history of Con,
gress.
The committee did not reach its conclu-
sion until after several hours of earnest
discussion, nor was the unanimity reached
until just before the committee adjourned.
At first Senators Harris and Prtchard
were inclined to report in Senator Clarks
favor but they were finally won over,
and all the members of the COMMITTEES
agreed 20 sign the report upon which the
above resolution will be based.
senators Gambler and Turey have been
appointed subcommittee to prepare the
report. Some difficulty will be experienced
in framing document to which all men,
bers of the committee will be willing to
nix their names and which will. at the
same time, present sufficient grounds for
'he decision which has been reached
Basis for the Action.
As matter of fact, the committee. ar
rived at it's conclusions through several
different processes of reasoning and the
only point upon which there was no diyis-
ion OF opinion, was that the Montana
statute which forbds a candidate from
contributing more than $1,000 to a cam
palgn committee with an additional 81 900
Tor his own expenses, had been viola ted
by Mr.. Clark, and that the law which
prescribed that statement of expendi-
lures shall be filed in the Court of Record
mad also been ignored This violation Of
law which was framed for the purDose
| OF preventing the undue use of money in
campaign could not be questioned. 1t
| had been admitted by Senator Clark and
| by an of his friends associated with him
| In his campaign In addition to this the
| expenditure by Senator Clark of nearly
| $l5ONO was regarded by members of the
| committee as evidence of the undue use of
| money.
After agreeing on these points, which
| We're regarded as sufficient grounds for
| the adoption of the resolution, the men,
| bers of the committee diverged Some
| members were disposed to give credence
| to the testimony offered by Whiteside
| and other witnesses for the prosecution
| while other senators regarded Campbell
| Whiteside and their co-prosecutors as not
| entitled to any belief or consideration
whatever
| II has not yet been determined whether
the report shall be confined 60 the two
points already mentioned upon which the
| committee can unanimously agree. or
| whether there shall be several reports
| which will allow each member to state
| precisely the features which he considers
| most convincing against Senator Clark
Only. "a Majority Vote.
1t will not require a two-thirds' vote
! to adopt the resolution which the COM
mittee has decided to report This fact
was emphatically stated to-day by Sena-
| tor Chandler, the chairman of the COM
mittee, who said that if the resolution
! expelled Senator Clark a two-thirds' vote
| would be necessary. 1t has always been
| held, however, that the adoption of a res
| olution declaring a senator not entitled to
| his seat, was dependent only upon ma
| Jority vote.
would the fact that Senator Clark has
| been swern in make any 6fference?" was
| asked
| Not at ALL" Senator Chandler replied
HE was admitted on his prima facie
| rights, with certain charges against him
| submitted at the same time for nvesti-
CATION. Until the charges had been in
| quired into and the report made, he held
his seat not upon the merits of his case,
| but simply pending decision
Was Not "a Coincidence.
1t was not a mere coincidence within a
few minutes after the decision of the COM
| mttee had become known. that the Sen
| ate agreed to finally vote upon the Quay
| case at 4 O'Clock on the afternoon of
| April a. 1t has been known for some
| time past that the Quay case and the
| Clark case We're interviewer and that no
| agreement to vote on the former should
| be reached until the decision of the COM
| mittee on the latter had been made pub
lie. This was due 20 the fact that Sena-
| tor Clark was commonly reported to be
! willing to vote for Senator Quay in ad-
/ di,ion to which ex-senator Faulkner,
| counsel for Clark, gave utterance not
| long ago to a strong Endorsement of Sena-
| tor Quay for the part which the latter
played in defeating the famous force bill
The investigation shows, however, that
the decision in the Clark case will nor
affect the result in the Quay case Seven
| Democrats have agreed to vote for Mr.
| Quay. Senators Daniel and Martin of Vir-
ginia. Sullivan, Taliaferro, McLaurin.
Kenny and Clark. The latter will not now
vote upon the question, but the friends
of Senator Quay insist that the remaining
| six have espoused the cause of the Penn
sylvania applicant through belief in the
| righteousness of his admission, and con-
| sequently their votes viii not be affected
| by the Clark decision. The Democrats
have decided in view of the unanimous
report of the committee. not TO make any
fight to delay final action in the Senate
on the Clark case. nor will II be made
party matter. Each senator will be left
free to vote as he sees fit.
Quay May Ne Seated First.
II is possible, but not probable, that
the Clark case will be disposed of before
the Quay case is voted upon. II will take
Senators Chandler ar-l Turley several
days TO prepare their report Whether
this report will be debated or not is an
undecided question up to this time
Senator Clark said to-day that he
uyot,11 NOT mako "a statement aF prqgenf