The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-20
THE MONTANA SENAToRsHIPs.
Mr.. Chandler again Beaten in His
Effort to Reopen the Case.

Effort to Reopen the Case.
Before going into extra session at 1:4C
p m. today. the Senate received the
electoral vote of Utah. The document
was placed ale-
Mr.. Hawley, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported fayorably the
Army Reorganization bill as House bill.
Mr.. Frye stated that It was Senate bill,
having been passed by the Senate and
amended by the House. Mr.. HaSiey cor
rected his report.
Mr.. Gallinger stated that the parIia-
mentary status of the bill was a peculiar
one and the end of the amendments might
never come The bill was sent TO the
calendar.
Mr. Gallinger faEorabiy reported from
the Committee on Contingent Expenses,
the resolution directing the Committee on
the District Of Columbia to Investigate the
relative merits OF the mechanical and sand
methods OF filtration. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Carter fayorably reported a bill ex-
tending the hoE4estead laws te settlers on
Indian reservations, and il was passed.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered q bill 10 enlarge
the powers Of the District Of Columbia
courts with reference to delinquents.
MIR GalliDger offered a bin providing for
the purchase OF a site for HaU Of Records
in the District Of Columbia
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler
discharging the Committee on Contingent
Expenses from further consideration OF
the resolution requesting that committee
TO report on the advisabiiity OF allowing
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions TO investigate the credentials OF
William A Clark and Martin Maginris,
was called from the table.
Mr. Jones. Chairman Of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses. stated that II The
Senate adopted this resolution the Chand-
Ter resolution could never be adopted,
since il must first be reported from the
committee.
Mr.. Hoar said that he saw no use in
a political division on question Of this
nature He stated that there IS 40 "a
cancy existing in the case or Mr. Clark.
The appointment Of Mr. Clark. he said,
by the Lieutenant Governor Of Montana
was null and void. Does the Senator
from Arkansas refuse to allow the SEN
ate to investigate whether there WAS a
vacancy before or after AfT, Clark's res
ignation2'' ne Queried- Does any asso-
citation Of Senators propose to take M
Cla-k on Their shoulders and lift him into
this chamber without the knowledge OF
other Senator's"
THAT is not the question. said Mr.
Jones This resolution is intended By
the Senator from New Hampshire Mr..
Chandler) as q rebuke TO my committee,
and Iuy committee viii not act upon The
resolution until the sainlas behind The
matter is discovered. The committee is
not wiling to expend public money with
cut some reason
There Is no partissnshfp IN the mat
ter on this side of the Chambes," said Ar-
Chandler. Both Mr. Clark and Mr.. Ma
ginnis are Democrats. and my committee
is trying 10 find out which Democrat TO
seat. The other side Of the Chamber
shosld be glad to get a Democrat in.
Here are two Democrats and one va
caney This is the case
"Ycur intress in getting Democrat
into this Chamber is extrao-1a aSry- said
Mr. TiIlman. The Senator RON New
Hampshire wants to guy as sad make Us
feel badly.
we haze not yet legisIated ourselves
into the hands OF the Jones fanily," said
Mr. Chandler. The Senator from Arkan-
sas cannot threaten to hold up this inges-
tigation.''
Nj. stott asked If the Committee on
Contingent Expenses had no rights.
Mr.. TfIlman asked if Mr.. Chandler would
give him some idea OF the cost OF she last
Clark investigation
About $50. eco, said Mr Chandler.
What benefit was derived from Shis?''
asked Mr. TiIiman.
'.The fact that vacancy exists an
swers that question, replied Mr.. Chan
der
sThe fact that Montana went Demo
cratic was another result" said Mr. Till
man
The Senator from Montana MIR Car
teri can. tell the Senator from South
Carolina how 1t came that Montana went
Democratic" replied Mr. Chandler
Mr. Gsllinger then made a statement of
the position Of the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses iD the matter. He
stated that at meeting of the commit
tee this morning it was decided to hear
from the members of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections at meeting to-
morrow.
Mr. Gallinger then moved that the dis
eussion Of the subject go over until after
the executive session. Ir. Jones objected
anu the matter was laid on the table