Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-05-19 | Page 4 | Again the Clark Case

AGAIN THE CLARK CASE AAN I In making the announcement of his resignation to the Senate W A Clark I said ute committee finds that the seat which I now occupy under the credentials I tials Issued by authority of the vote taken In the Joint assembly of the Legislature on the 2Sth day of January 1S99 should be declared vacant The news yesterday said that the conclusion conclu-sion was that Clark had not been legally elected I this latter IB the I form of resolution that will be submitted i submit-ted Monday and If It is passed then i the appointment by the acting Gover nor and tho appointment of Maglnnls by the real Governor will neither of them count they will both be In the position that Quay was In a month ago Tho only I thing that can save Maglnnls will be to declare that the I Legislature elected Clark then expel him and then admit Maglnnls The I probable outcome will be filibustering until the close of the session which Is unl cose only about eighteen days distant The Senate may before very long decide t that there was no legal election In Montana In that case there will be a vacancy until a new Legislature elects a Senator Jt Is I said that the Senate down deep feels insulted That a man should back up a resignation with an adroit speech calling out the 1 sympathy of the memberH and next morning present himself for admission under an appointment obtained bY a trick Is something which ihe Senators do not like The Joke js all OH them and they resent it