Red Lodge picket., 1900-04-27
Gist Of the Written Report Submitted in
the CLARK Case by the Sen
ate Committee.
No CONSPIRACY SHOWN
Committee Believes That Clark Put Up
That 100000 Perfdy Of the
Republicans Denounced.

WASHINGTON, April %, Senator
Chandler of the senate committee on
privileges and elections today submitted
to the senate the report from that com
mittee III the case Of Senator Clark OF
Montana. The report is comparatively
brief covering only about Is pages OF
printed matter. 1t does not rehearse the
testimony. but simply presents the find
ings of the committee and it's reasons for
it's course The finding of the committee
is stated as follows:
1.-The finding of the committee is that
the election to the senate OF William A..
Clark of Montana is null and void on ac-
count of bliberies, attempted briberies
and corrupt practices by his agents and
of violation Of the laws of Montana de-
filming and furnishing crimes against the
elective franchise In view Of thiszfnd-
ing the committee reports and unani=
mously recommends the adoption by the
senate Of the following resolutions:
",Resolved That William A. CLARK was
not duly and legally elected to "a seat in
the United States senate by the legisla-
ture Of Montana'''
The report concludes with "a strong
recommendation for early consideration
of the case, as follows:
1.-The senate should as duty to itself
and to the country demonstrate by its
action in this case that seats in the
United States senate procured as Sena-
tor Clark's has been procured cannot be
retained by the deliberate Judgment OF
the senate. The senate also owes duty
to the people Of Montana, who, conscious
of the bad repute into which the state
had fallen by reason of vast expenditures
of money in connection with it's, elections
manifested such "a public sentiment that
the legislature Of 1895 passed a statute
which, if obeyed would have redeemed
the state from its bad name. For the
direct and gross violations Of that statute
and the consequent discredit which con
tinues to rest upon the state Montana
has d right to expect a prompt and de
cisive remedy from the senate upon the
report Of this committee"
The committee states that its fndings
are made in view of the certain admitted
or undisputcd facts. with their attend
ant circumstances appearing in the testl.
mony taken by the committee, and these
are enumerated under Is headings, as
follows:
/. The expenditures in the contest
of 1895 as testified to by Senator Clark
and Governor Hauser.
3 Quotes the law of 1895 relative te
crimes against the elective franchise
which limited in purpose and amount
the political expenditures which coulc
be made in any election either by a po
litical committee or a candidate for Unit
ed States senator who could not give
more than $1,000 to any one committee
in the county, and could not pay more
than 81 900 for his personal expenses il
lawful ways specified.
3. Asserts that Clark has constant,
been candidate for Office and gives hi
record in that respect and notes organi
zation of committee in his interest il
1898. after consultation with his friend
in Butte.
To this committee, the report says h
gave unlimited authority to spend none.
which he agreed to furnish, an estimate
however being made that at least $50
600 would be necessary to secure th
state convention and that SIS, 200 nigh
be needed to secure the state legislature
In the canvass which ensued approx