The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-08
CHANDLER SCORED CLARK.
One Senator Says Another Is But a
Common Briber.

Washington, March 2.-At the night
| session of the senate Senator Chandler
called up the resolution offered bv him.
self declaring that William A. Clark of
Montana had not been duly elected to
the senate and was preparing to speak
upon it when Senator Allen suggested
the absence of a quorum. Twenty
minutes were required to secure the at
tendance OF a majority of the members
of the senate.
Senator Chandler offered a substitute
for the original resolution, recitiug Sen
atOr Clark s former retirement from the
senate. In his speech Senator Chandler
quoted from an address made by Sena-
tor Clark IN Montana last January in
which Senator Chandler was criticized in
connection with the senate investigation
of Mr.. Clark's former election, Senator
Chandler being chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections by which
the inquiry was made.
Senator Chandler declared he had
done nothing to warrant Mr.. Clark s.
criticism and he quoted the report made
by himself and also the majority of the
committee to substantiate this state
He declared that Mr.. Clark g vacation Of
his seat was virtual confession of the
justice OF the decision of the committee.
Ii, be said, Clark had been innocent he
would have remained for the senate's in
quiry.
"His fight fixed a stigma of criminal
ity upon Mr.. Clark which can never be
blotted out" said Senator Chandler.
Senator Chandler declared that Mr..
Clark had spent $1,OOO,OOO in his last
election, but said he had followed the
plan of corrupting voters before the No
vember election rather than to wait the
meeting of the legislature to spend his
money. He said the facts could be as
certained if the senate desired to make
an investigation. He charged a gross,
deliberate and willful violation of the
Montana statute providing that returns
should be made of campaign expendi-
lures. To his mind the inference was
clear that Senator Clark had secured his
election by corrupt practices and it
would be astonishing if man could be
admitted to a seat in the senate when he
had once been convicted of bribery.
Senator Chandler submitted a state
meht giving in detail his estimate of the
expenditures made by Mr.. Clark in his
various campaigns, placing the aggre-
gate figure at $2,O59,85O.
Army Appropriation Passed.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The senate
passed the army appropriation bill at
| 1854 O'Clock containing the PROPOSE
| tiOns OF the republican majority for the
| temporary government of the Philip.
pines and for the future relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba.
| Many amendments were offered to both
propositions, but were voted down.
Washington, March 1.-The senate
amendments to the army appropriation
bill passed the house by vote of 159
| 134. The senate amendments relate to
government Of the Philippines and rela-
tiOns with Cuba.
Washington, March 2 The president
tonight signed the army appropriation
bills, which contains the provision relat-
ing to the relations of the United States
to Cuba and the government of the
Philippines.
Washington. March 3-The general
deficiency, the legislative and executive
and Indian appropriation bills have
been approved by the president.
Public Buildings.
Washington, March 2-The omnibus
public buildings bill which passed both
houses today carried the following in.
creases among Others: Boise, Idaho
100000 to $250,O00 Cheyenne, Wyo.,
$250,00O; to 100000; Butte, Mont.
| 100000 to $225,O0O; Helena, Mont.
$500, 900 to $3.50, 900; Salt Lake City,
100000 to $500,O00; Seattle, Wash.
| 100000 to $750,000.
River and Harbor Bill Killed.
Washington, March 4.-One OF the
most notable occurrences in the history