Show contesting A STATE plan to reject south carolinas electoral vote I 1 NEGROES ARE DIS FRANCHI FRANCHISED SED congressman murray of that state will ivill when the electoral votes are 1 i n C counted ou n te d N next c x t wc wednesday d ies day act 0 object b J to t the h e co counting xi n t in 0 of f south carolinas vote on the ground that tho the election was not in accord with tho the federal constitution senator hoar hear explains the law chicago feb 6 A washington special c at ays complications have arisen I 1 chich may furnish a dia matle interruption to the counting at 0 the electoral votes next wednesday representative george washington the only colored member of the house ali ilio represents the charleston I 1 district has just le turned goiri south I 1 carolina dhere he was in consultation I 1 with leading republicans ire ile is s armed aith a petition signed by thou bands ands of 0 republicans protesting against the counting of the ele electoral corat vote of south carolina anil and asking lor for an investigation vesti gation of 0 the lie election laws find and the state the claim Is trade made that tile the election laws and tile the state stale constitution upon velch they are based are not in fit accord mith v ath the federal constitution while the depute over the vote ot of south carolina cannot in any way affect the una final result lie elie best tic ales agree that the elie petition cannot be ignored and an investigation of precedents cuts filious that ahen such huch 1 id entered the count must immediately stop star until the point mint la Is settled bellied whatever immediate result this attempt to discredit south carolinas vote vole may have haic there bf liano no doubt the pro gramme to be thus dramatically binau inaugurated Is if part of a farr far fax reaching r scheme on tho the part ot of several southern republicans to 10 overthrow the and election laus lans ot or tile the various Sou thein states where apo lic acro p but mg vote vole Is riot not a factor the elie purpose being to either republican domination domi naLlon in these yuth cin stites states or oil to reduce democratic Democrat ip representation in CO congress senator I 1 lear hoar i chairman of 0 the senate committee on ary Vas asked today to express in an opinion upon tile the effect of objection to COUT counting the electoral vote vole 0 of south carolina lie said the tha whole platter nutter li Is covered by the act of february 3 1397 which pro pre tribes very clearly the method of proceeding beldin in fix cise case objection is made to the counting ot of tile vote of any particular lieu ar state the law provides for objections but it requires that all objections be tit in writing clearly setting forth their without argument ind and I 1 that at they be signed by at least one senator as well as an at least one representative senta sonta tive it is lurther further provided that no returns shall bi be rejected front from any state stale there are more than one return and be hen there are more of than hall one it Is s directed that only one shall be counted which shall hae bale been logo barly given by electors who ullo shall itsie been chosen according to law each stale slate pro provides ides its own tribunal for de I 1 the result of its ita election for presidential electors lectors lec tors and when fills alia tribunal lias bas made its return the governor Is required to the result of this ibis action in case any objection Is mado made which renders rt adera 1 JE I necessary for I 1 the houses separately to pass upon p 0 n the I 1 question involved the determination an of the matter must rest upon tile the juds 1 uth ment pt the board of 0 tho state we could not go co into the legality of 0 tile t ng board the senator the opinion that it if put to a test the faw law would be a I 1 found 0 und adequate and all would work out 1 ight lie he doc declined lined to express in more direct terms ills his opinion as to tho the policy of making such an objection ng as mun av la Is said to contemplate senator tillman ot or south carolina eald 9 id today with con emphasis emp haala tal that at it mckinley la Is going to be inaus cf on march fth the vote of 0 south carolina would have to ho he counted next week he asserted asbert rd that opposition to counting the vote had behind it a scheme to reduce southern depre representation ta lot in cong congrow acas and in the el electoral or san toral college and declared that it if tho the republicans public ans intended to make an attack upon south carolinas state stale tion llon it munt be it done in some other manner than by endeavoring endeavor ln to prevent the counting ot of her vote for or bryan PLAN FLAK discouraged murray hurray of 0 south carolina ball ha been appealed to by his an a social hi it hie elie house not to execute his pios pin gramme rAmme of protesting south knuth cleor electoral toral vote still and it Is likely that lie aill abide by their advice the pro gramme of 0 the south carolina members it 14 stated tonight ton leht was as not unknown to the democratic members here 0 COLLECTED DOUBLE montana legislators charged Cli arged 20 cents instead of ten TRIBU tribuna TRI CUNn Nr helena mont tc fell 6 today gov GOT smith sent a message mes saffo to the leg turn calling its attention to tilt tile fact that its ita members had been paid too loo much mileage it seems the members ghert ell en warrants war ranta tw for mileage at the rate of 20 cinta cents per mile under tho the pro alone of 0 election of 0 the political code the covet nor said tint that till the last I 1 L tion hembly ihly had linseed see tc alon ot of tho the P political 0 lotical code aich P rov I 1 ded that I 1 lic h e fagot should lie ile but 10 cents and that lie hoped the legislature would pass some gome measure returning jahla his the th trecia ury airy by tile the Ini stake nn an excess of about has been bean paid out nut there beems to be no ila inclination on tile the part of hie ti 1 0 legislators to refund the money al and 1 I in ell case it Is not n eiseg t ila paid hack back the 1 1 naturally a arlace r aho vho ho I 1 ani it have 0 to 0 stand good for the 1 I 0 balance due the state wyoming g legislature VIAT I 1 cy W fb C G ln in tile the wyo ali ill L I 1 today a 3 bill 1111 was ivaa in n t q 1 pi ding r the establish i 1 l j a stat h 1 I 1 ia 1 mines tile tho P S i d 8 nil lilt bill 1111 i 10 leir a 11 in v t it it 1 by ali il if fi r cintli LIVE ind I 1 rr tin mi a for iab ui III of the a whole h the te hill increasing the fees 10 to lo lc be ahn charged agett tor for 11 aing articles of in corporation IDAHO new point raised against legisla 1 tive protests TJ TRIBUNE tE SPECIAL ECIAL I 1 boise ma ida feb fc b 6 A novel point nas raised in the senate this morning at a previous session in passing a bill making an appropriation for entry of timber land there had been IL a sharp contest with some in the proceedings these theae were all remedied by 1 a I two thirds vote suspending tile the rul rules L s to pass tile the measure tile opponent opponents ot of tile the bill lied filed Nt written ritten protests against the proceedings which gave in detail tile the various steps taken in committee e of tile the whole when the journal was read this coining the point was rals raised c d chat a senator had no right to give the tit in 0 of the whole in any such document to bi be made a part ot of the journal joum il fresl dent moore sustained the point of order after it a longi long debate TI the 11 a journal was approved as amended d by y the like ruling I 1 ng ta the c senate adjourned at noon until morning an afternoon afier afternoon noon session was waa held by the house and a number ot of bills acted favorably upon in committee of 11 the e whole v 0 W were er 0 P passed R s f 1 amelia them Is a measure e e 1 levying g a special tax at 0 20 cents a head 0 on 1 I ah sheep c P and 60 cents a lend head on other stock block belonging to poll non residents esi dents for or I 1 the it protection ot of the ranges another bill wass passed which relates to tax exemptions and makes church pro property prop cily 1 in excess of 0 subject to taxation the senate committee on state AH aft fairs which has had experts at work on an the books of 0 the state tor for six years determined debei mined today to recommend the appointment of a commission to continue the work atter after tio me adjournment ot of the legislature Leel slature AT CANTON congressman wilson believed to be slated for naval secretary canton 0 feb 6 there them we were romany many Al visitors nt at the he mckinley mckenl MCKIn loy y residence this evening among them were congressman francis wilson of 0 brooklyn N Y congressman wilson ll Is a member of the house committee on naval affairs and this has given rise to the rumor that he Is a possibility tor for the secre tary of 0 the navy in cabinet ile he had but a short talk with the tha president elect hut but will conclude his conference sunday lie ile will attend clit chuich lich with nith mr mckinley sunday morning when seen after his talk with etith frost dent elect mckaley McK mr wilson said the nature of their conference was ivas such that nothing could be given out for publication lie ile said however illa t he was not here in his hl own interests and his iii conference with rr president elect mckenley Meli linley was not regarding cabinet matters col 0 L pruden executive clerk at tile the white house was fus in imitation consultation con with jib secretary po porter arter the greater part dart of the afternoon col said lie he bore a letter to fly mr air mckinley to from president clevea cleveland and and it was it here to confer on important matters which would come up alter after tile the inauguration augu ration I 1 new ill k rob feb 6 A ept oal from canton 0 to the mall mail and express Qs ays ys judge goll goft haa bas written to maj mckinley McKin lcy a letter atle only this rooming couched III such terms as to warrant the announcement he be will not be in the cabinet the withdrawal of coll coff brings up for consideration by the president elect tile the whole question of who alio shat shall 11 represent the south in the cabinet it Is safe to say pay it he would be greatly creati relieved it judge goll golf even at this this I 1 late t a day could be induced to alter ills hla d de e cighon which Is not expressed in absolutely dust terms THE NEW alanna said to be slated for a cabinet position cleveland 0 0 feb 6 among those ah who conferred d with mr air hanna today taday were e bendamin Ben lamin butterworth of cincinnati judge A C thompson of portsmouth 0 0 bishop arnold of the at E M church judge dudley of california and josh spear cl a prominent republican republica n of who ibo yesterday went an t with the national chairman to canton to vlast v isit ni allent elect mckin ley mr alanna today again declined to hla his visit to canton yesterday S sanco neo it seems eema pretty certain he will not be appointed to till fill the place pice to be made vacant by mr sherman in tile tho united states senate there Is much speculation as ae to I 1 w hother lie he will enter the cabinet cabin as postmaster general it Is generally believed this question was settled yesterday and there seems little doubt the chairman will le be a a member of the mckinley household joaquin miller at canton canton canion 0 0 feb 6 the noon valley train brought the poet of the SJ sierras erras 11 joaquin millar of california lie was accompanied by hon harry wagner of san francisco Fran ciaro and L 13 holden of 0 the cleveland plain dealer when asked as to their mission sir air wanner a ncr said that mr air miller who he Is to jecture lecture in cleveland monday night was lieze heie to obtain a sketch of the home life of tile the president elect elece and 2114 2 for the inaugural number of at a nes newspaper paper and that there la Is nothing political Doli in their visit so far im as he and mr air willer are arc concerned watson beaten banton aguin again was washington 1 I 1 ington feb 6 tho th I 1 house I 1 oust comm committee attee on elections election 9 wh which ic h has charge of at the election cont conteas eat brought brou glit by thomas B watson of Ge georgia orgiL the recent populist candidate for foe vice dolent against represent Re presen cativo black decided did yesterday to blacks title to the tient seat the verdict it la is andors tood 11 19 u |