The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
SMITH TAKES AHAND
Governor Of Montana Names a New
Senator.

Butte, NJ, s.-Gov. Smith
on Friday sent dispatches from here
to Senator w. A. Clark, Senator
Chandler, chairman of the committee
on privileges and elections, and Sem
ator Frye. president of the senate,
saying he had disregarded and re-
voked the action of Lieut., GOV.
Spriggs ia naming Mr., Clark to sue
coed to the vacancy caused by his WI
resignation: and saying he had
named Martin Maginnis, Of Helena, to
fill the vacancy. The governor gives
as his reasons his opinion that the
appointment of Mr.. Clark by the lieu
tenant governor was tainted by col
fusion and fraud. The dispatches are
practically the same, that Of Mr..
Clark reading:
81 have this day ~dlsregarded and revoked
your appointment as United States senator,
made by Gov. Spriggs on the 18th inst, as
being tainted with collision and fraud, and
have this day appointed Hon. Martin Ma
ginnis United States senator TO FIJI the
vacancy caused by your resignation"
The governor has also issued an
open letter to the people of the state
denying he had any knowledge of the
contemplated step when he left Mon
tana for California. He says he went
to California at the request of Thorn
as r. Kinds to -look into the title of
some mining property in which Miles
Finlen was interested. SCI shall prove
by my conduct in the future" he con-
cludes, that I was not guilty of any
wrong-doing or any idea of wrong"
Miles Finlen is one of the democrats
in the legislature who voted against
Clark. Martin Maginnis was delegate
in congress for the territory when
Montana became a state.
Action by the senate.
Washington, May 19.-The senate
committee on privilege md elections
has directed Chairman Chandler to
press action on the Clark resolution as
originally reported.
Gov. smith Enters Protest.
The following dispatch was received
and read to the committee from Gov,
Smith, dated Butte, Mont, May II:
Hon. w. e. Chandler, Washington: I
desire to present in as forcible a name
as possible my protest against the course
pursued by Hon. w. A. Clark in attempt
ing to defeat the action of the senate of
the United States upon the resolution pre-
scented by the committee on privileges and
elections affecting his title to a seat and
to protest against the methods pursued by
him in securing an appointment at the
hands of the lieutenant governor during
my absence from the state under circum-
stances and conditions which to my mind
indicate collusion n fraud.
His conduct in attempting a resignation
and procuring a reappointment under the
conditions as he did, If the matter was
before a court of justice, would have been
considered a contempt of court on his part.
/, therefore,, trust that the committee and
the senate will proceed to a proper and
complete consideration of the question, SO
that the rights, not only of Mr.. Clark, but of
the state of Montana, in the premises may
be determined, and that upon the presen-
tation of the credentials Of appointment by
the lieutenant governor, the same be trans
ferred to the committee on privileges ano
elections for Investigation and that l be
permitted to make a more complete and
detailed statement Of facts concerning the
resignation and appointment of Mr.. Clark
The language of the resolution of the
committee directing Chairman Chan.
dIer to press the resolution as report,
ed follows:
Resolved, Thai the chairman be directed
to press to a vote the resolution reported ia
the committee"
How the Vote Stood.
The vote on the resolution stood six
to three, Senators Pritchard, Harris
and Pettus casting their votes in the
negative. These senators expressed
the opinion that the resignation of Mr.
Clark had the effect of definitely set
Ting the case and that the senate wa'
not called upon to take further action
Senators Chandler, Hoar, Burrows
McComas, Gallery and Turley took tht
opposite view, holding that Mr.. Clark
resignation did not in any way bal
the further action of the senate, as TIL
resolution is directed at the action O
the legislature in originally attempt
ing to place him in Office.
The discussion was spirited and per
sonal at times. Under Senator Chan
dler's original notice the resolution
will come up in the senate at one o'clocl
Saturday, and by direction of the com
mittee he will make strenuous effor
to secure early consideration of it.
Agree to Put on Until Monday.
Washington, May 19.-An agree
ment has been reached between tn,
members of the senate committee OF
privileges and elections and tn,
friends of Senator Clark that the mat
ter shall go over until Monday; tina
no effort shall be made to get actor
on the committee resolution Saturday
and that if Mr.. Clark's credentials ar
rive previous to that time they shall
not be presented before Monday. Thi
is due to the fact that there are al
ready a number of special orders TO
Saturday in the senate.
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