The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-28

/ ings Of State Legislatures in connection
/ with the election Of United States Seua-
/ tors. He was willing. therefore. to 90 on
I with the Investigation in the Scott CO Sc.
! II Democratic Senators were serious IN
/ the demand, but he gave warning that
! in the next session J. G. 5. Blackburn
l Of Kentucky would be presenting his ere
1 dertials. and Of the decision in the Turpie
! case we're overruledj the question would
| be Investigated whether Kentucky had a
Legislature competent TO elect a United
I States Senator. TIE Senate would be
called upon to go into the question wheth-
er ii would reverse the action of the
Kentucky Legislature as TO its member
ship. The agreement complained Of he
tween members OF the West Virginia Leg
islature he said. had been an amicable
and honorable one. without which there
would have been chaos and. perhaps civil
war in that state.
Nj Bacon agreed in the legal PROPOSE
ton that the Senate OF the United States
could not enter into details Of the action
Of State Legislature. II was the only
safe position to take and, therefore, he
( would vote against the melton TO recon-
nit
Mr. Teller gave his assent to The legal
proposition, in the Turpie case. that. as
to the right Of membss Of The joint as
the judgment Of that body. That did not
exclude the right to enquire whether ony
OF the votes had been cast frauduleutly.
Mr. McComas. in charge of the report
defended the course Of the committee
claiming that the allegations made against
the election Of Mr.. Scott were not Of
sufficient weight or Importance 10 Justify
an investigation. which would be expensive
and Of no benefit. At the close Of the
,fgl h.a uni
rejected, and the resolution declaring Mr..
Scott entitled to the seat was agreed to
yeas. 50; nays, 3-Messrs. Morgan. Pettus,
and Turner
Mr. Chandler gave notice that on We'd
nesday next be would call up the Clark
election case and would ask FOR its con-
tinuous consideration. II no Senator de-
sired 10 speak upon 10, he would forcgo
his own right to do So and let the vote
be taken on the committees report.
Mr.. Allen demonstrated against action
on the report without Senators having
bad an opportunity TO read the testimony.
He had every confidence in the committee
but he preferred TO read the evidence and
to examine the question OF law for him
self He would like to see the case taken
up at an early date and determined; but
he wanted that done after Senators had
had a reasonable opportunity TO read and
ulSesL TIE evidence.
After some further colloquy Senator
Chandler said that be withdrew the state
ment that he would ask continuous con
sideration OF the report and said that be
would let the matter be considered &C
cording 10 what was fair and right. He
only gave notice then that he would call
up the case on wednesday next, and then
the Senate would determine what time
would be fair and reasonable for discus
sion
The Alaska bill was then taken up. Mr..
RaWlins made a legal argument against
the proposition that q mining location BY
an alien cannot be invalidated through a
relocation by a citizen OF the United States.
His views were eontradicted by Senators
Teller and Stewart
No action was taken on the bill, and af-
ter an executive session the Senate ad-
journed until today