The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-06

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ton, that Hopkins was not legally
elected and should not be entitled to a
seat in this body.
In the name of good government
and good citizenship, reject the ma
jority report" concluded the minority
report. Think of the name that will
descend to p~osterity if such crimes
are permitted to go on record unchal-
lenged.'
The report recommends that Hop
kins be not allowed the seat.
At it's conclusion, Senator Meyer
addressed the senate and proceeded
to criticise the policy of the majority
in simply recommending that Hop
kins be seated without assigning any
reasons other than that he is a demo-
crat.
Shut Their Eyes to Fraud.
ION our SIDE" he said, 1--WE have
reviewed the situation fairly and can
didly and shown a multiplicity of
reasons why Hopkins is not entitled
to a seat in this body.
1T is simply astonishing that the
gentlemen on the other side of this
chamber will sit there in silence and
listen to the reading of these notori-
JUS frauds and override them simply
by the weight of their votes. Why
not explain to the senate your reason
for this unparalleled course?
The rights of the elective fran
chise in Rosebud county have been
ridden over rough shod, and yet the
majority offers no explanations what
ver for it's report-simply recon-
mending that Hopkins be seated. It
is remarkable, l say, remarkable, in
deed.
ION this side we have set forth the
history of the matter, and l have no
h~esitancy in saying that when the
voice of the people is heard regard
ing your action, it will not be nicer
tain and will not rebound to your ere
dit"
Senator Hoffman explained that the
committee had gone through the large
mass of testimony offered, and had
found that it was not evidence at
all-that it was merely hearsay, and
consequently the committee had been
compelled to ignore it.
Thirteen to Eleven.
A vote was then ordered on the
substitute motion offered by Mr.. Bren-
nan that the minority report be adopt
ed. This was lost, II to 10, as follows:
Ayes-Albright, Anderson, Bourne,
Brennan, Donlon, Kelly, Kohrs, Mad
dox, Meyer, Mclean, Yegen-11.
N~oes-Biggs, Conrow, Cullen, Dur
ham, Hoffman, Johnson, Kennedy,
Mahon, Murray, Ralston, Sherlock,
Tewey, Whipple-13.
Absent-Waite.
The vote recurring on the original
motion to adopt the majority report,
it prevailed by the same vote.
Mr.. Hoffman then moved that the
vote just taken be reconsidered, and
Senator Kennedy moved that this mo-
ton be laid on the table. The latter
motion prevailed.
The majority report of the commit
tee in the Gilchrist-Tewey contest was
then read. This report recommended
that the contest be dismissed and the
clerks who had been engaged to as
sist in the counting of the Silver Bow
ballots be discharged. 1t was signed
by Cullen, Hoffman and Biggs.
A minority report was submitted
by Senators Anderson and Bremen,
Directing to the withdrawal of the
clerks until the vote had been can
vassed in it's entirety, and also set
forth that the opportunity promised
of producing evidence and hearing wit
nesses had been denied at the last
moment. The report recommended
that Mr.. Tewey be unseated.
Meyer Enters Protest.
Mr.. Cullen moved the adoption of
the majority report, while Mr.. Bren-
men moved as a substitute that the
minority report be adopted.
Senator Meyer again addressed The
senate protesting against the rushing
OF these reports though Withou. ar
opportunity to hear evidence in con
nection herewith.
"The republican members of this
body" he said. have been at all times