Show SENATE TO GO AHEAD AD Committee Decides to Push Measure Ousting Clark Washington May lIay 18 The senate committee on privileges and elections elections has directed Chairman Chandler to press ress action on the Clark resolution as originally reported The language of the tile resolution of the committee c directing Chairman Chand Chandler ler to press the resolutions as present presented ed follows Resolved That the chairman be di directed dir directed r to press to a vote the resolution reported to the committee An agreement has ben been oen reached be tw en the members of the senate com committee committee committee on privileges and elections and the friends of Senator Clark that the matter shall shaH go over until Monday that no effort shall be made to get ac action action tion on the committee resolution tomor tomorrow row ru row and that if Mr lIr Clarks creden credentials credentials credentials arrive previous to that time they shall not be presented before Monday The adoption of th resolution was preceded by a discussion of the various points involved in the controversy in including including eluding the proper course to be pursued with reference to Mr Clarks creden they are presented to the senate The principal discussion was how however however however ever based upon the resolution direct directing directing directIng ing the chairman to press the resolution resolution tion hitherto reported to the senate from the committee stating that Mr rr Clark was not duly and legally elected to a seat in the senate The vote on the resolution res lution stood 6 to 3 Senators Pritchard Harris and Pet Pettus Pettus Pettus casting cating their votes yates In the negative The fhe senators expressed the opinion that the resignation res atlon of Mr Clark had the effect of definitely settling the case and ard that the senate was w s not called to take further action Senators Chandler Hoar Burrows McComas Caffery and Turley took the opposite view I There was no vote on the question of ot the reference of the credentials under the lieutenant governors appointment but there Is no doubt that the commit committee committe tee te hoW hold the reference should be made especially In view of af Governor Smiths letter Ietter |