The evening times., 1900-03-03
CLARK TESTIMONY ENDED
Montana Senatorial Case TO Be Ar
gued on March 20.
Six Hours go he Allowed the AttOr-
neys on Each side-Prfnted Briefs
Also to ne Submitted by Counsel
Principal Figures I'm the Enquiry
Absent From the Hearing To-day.

Argument by counsel in the Montana
Senatorial case will be begun on Tuesday
March 20. at 1920 a. m.
The memoriaiists against Senator W. 4.
Clark will open and close, the counsel to
address the Committee en- Privileges and
Elections being A. A. Birney. former
United States District Attorney for the
District OF Columbia. and former Senator
Edmunds
The argument for the defence Of Senator
Clark viii be made by former Senator
Faulkner and Roger Foster. Six hours VIII
be allowed 10 each side for the presenta-
tiou Of oral argument The order In which
/ the several counsel viii address the com
mittee will be determined later. though il
is the understanding that Mr. Birney VIII
open for the memoTialists and that Mr. Ed
munds will close.
On the side OF Senator Clark it is under
stood that the opening argument viii be
made by Mr. Foster and the concluding
argument by Mr. Faulkner. In addition
to oral argument, briefs viii be submitted
on each side.
When the Committee on Privileges and
Elections met this morning, Se13tOr Hoar.
who has been acting chairman during the
/ sickness Of Senator Chandler announced
! that the preference Of the committee was
that printed briefs should be presented by
I each side. and that oral arguments should
/ also be mace. Mr.. Edmunds said that the
proper preparation OF the testimony for
/ presentation would take some little time.
I 1t would" " he said take some time TO
20 through the mass OF testimony"
Mr.. Faulkner announced that he was
I having made a condensation Of the testi-
{ mony OF the case. placing In opposition
( conflicting evidence on points at issue
| We have almost finished that part OF the
| printed testimony numbered part l. Part
! will probably not be delivered 10 me be-
l fore Wednesday and for this reason l
/ think IL Will take US about two weeks 70
/ get ready"
/ Mr.. Edmunds said that II the commit
| tee demanded the memorialists could
/ be ready TO proceed &c argument in one
/ week
Mr.. Birney and Mr. Edmunds said their
( side would be satisfied with four hours for
/ oral argument.
Mr. Faulkner was OF the opinion that
| this might not be time enough for his side
( 10 present its case, as be should like 70,
but he was ready TO accommodate hims elf
{ 10 the wishes OF the committee.
/ Mr. Hoar said that on the whole the
committee vas opposed to long speeches,
/ but because Of the character Of the c0Un-
| sci engaged, he thought the committee
/ would be inclined 20 extend the time Of
/ counsel rather than 70 limit st. and he
would therefore allow six hours 10 each
/ side. associated counsel 10 divide the time
4 between themselves as they should see ht
The members Of the committee present.
Messrs. Hoar. Pettus, Turley, Pritchard.
Harris. and McC0mas retired 10 II e room
/ OF the Committee on Commerce for consul
tstion Upon returning. Mr.. Hear an
nounced that oral argument would be heard
on Tuesday March 20, beginning al 1890
q. m. The committee would make no or
/ der for the interchange Of briefs. but would
request that opposing counsel would fur
nlsh each other with d copy Of their briefs.
and that members OF the committee should
1 also be furnished with briefs on the Satur-
/ day preceding the Tuesday set aside for
argument
The case is now closed. said Mr.. Hoar,
/ though. Of course. IL evidence shall ap-
pear which will be deemed OF sufficient i'm
/ portance the committee viii have the right
/ 20 consider IT,"
The committee then adjourned. There
! was a small attendance, only one or two OF
/ the principal figures in the case being pres
ent Neither Senator Clark. Charles "
: Clark. John B. Welcome, W. VI. Bickford
/ A. J. steel. Mr.. John :. N. Neill was pres
/ eut when the case. 50 far as the taking OF
] testimony is concerned. was closed.