Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-03
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
SUMMARY OF THEIR WORK.
Several Resolutions IntrOduced-The
Clark Investigatisn-Nica
Bill Sure to Pass-SenatOr Turner
an Anti-ExpansiOnist- OF
the House.


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waiian government bill. The discussion
took a wide range but the basis OF it was
an amendment offered by Senator Platt
of Connecticut as to the appointment and
tenure of office of the courts of the Ha-
waiian government Senator Tillman en-
braced the opportunity to make a char
acteristic speech, in the course of which
he made an attack upon Senator Morgan,
and vigorously opposed many provisions
of the bill, particularly those which re.
lated to suffrage.
Senator Clark and Marcus DAILY, the
rival millionaires of Montana faced each
other during the greater part Of Saturday
in the senate committee on elections in
the investigation of Mr. Clark's election
to the senate of the United States. Sen
ator Clark sat in the rear of his attorneys,
and Mr.. DAILY on the opposite side of the
room. Mr.. Daily wore a pleasant smile
throughout the day, and Mr. Clark main
tanned an unruffled countenance. 1t had
been expected that Mr.. DAILY would be
called to the witness stand during the day,
but he was not The day was given up
to j. r. Toole, close friend of Mr.. DAILY.
Mr.. Toole's testimony covered the sena-
torial contest from the Daily side of the
question. He also related many particu-
lars concerning the capitol contest, placing
the total expenditure in behalf of Ana
conda in that contest at from $350,000 to
$450,0O0. Hon. w. G Conrad also tes-
titled during the day. He was candi-
date for the senate in opposition to Mr..
Clark. He said that he had spent no
money in the senatorial campaign proper.
1t was officially announced that four
of the five members of the new Philippine
commission have been selected. They are
Judge Taft of Ohio, Luke T. Wright of
Tennessee, II c. Ide of Vermont and
Dean Worcester of Michigan. The fifth
member will be announced later. 1t is
generally believed he will be Bernard
Moses of California.
At the opening of Mondays session of
the senate, Senator Frye reported from the
committee on commerce the shipping sub
sidy bill. He announced that d written
report would be presented later to accom-
pany the bill When the senate had con-
Guided its routine business, Senator Turley
called up the resolution reported from the
privileges and elections committee to the
effect that Quay was not entitled TO seat
in the senate as senytOr from Pennsyl-
yana Turley prepared the majority re-
port of the committee ON the resolution
and spoke therefor in opposition to the
seating of Quay. In opening his argument
he said that no case exactly similar to
the present one was ever before the SEN
ate. He recited the we'll known and ad-
mitted state of facts regarding the quay
case.
Marcus Daily was the first witness in
the Clark case Monday. During the course
of his testimony he admitted to having
contributed $500 to the campaign when
it was organized He had, he said, never
sought to influence the vote of the miners
employed by him. As to Whiteside, the
witness had never given him anything for
the purpose of defeating Clark.
The United States court Of claims has
rendered a decision in the claim OF Admiral
Dewey for prize money on account Of the
destruction of the Spanish fleet IN Ma
Mia harbor. The court decided against
| the admirals contention that the enemys
| force was superior to his and awarded him
| $3.50.
The senate committee on commerce, by
vote of 10 to 8, has agreed TO report
the shipping subsidy bill.
Attorney General Nolan of Montana
was recalled in the Clark case Tuesday to
add to the information already given by
him concerning the Montana election laws.
This he did, reciting all the provisions of
the state law bearing on the subject. Nolan
stated that he had given small sums Of
money to persons who had gone over the
state in search of testimony in this case.
The money had been supplied by Camp
bell. He had procured $500 from Campbell
as a gift from Daily for the editor of an
agricultural newspaper in Helena.
The president has nominated Henry B..
Miller OF Oregon to be consul at Chung
King, China.
The last day of the general debate on the
Puerto Rican tariff bill opened with a 20
minutes speech by Mr.. Carmack OF Ten
nessee in opposition to the bill
Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri said the bill
proposed to set aside the constitution, not
for purely doing something philanthropic,
but in the interest of partial or COM
plete enslavement of helpless people.
ID. r. Peeler, banker at Kalispell, Mont,
was recalled in the Clark case Wednesday
He was called by the defense to explain
his possession of the $4,000 which he said
he had taken to Helena with him and kept
| in his trunk during the legislative session