Show ENTITLED T HIS SEA Senate Decides the Case of Scott of West Virginia I VOTE ALMOST UNANIMOUS i I But Threes Votes Cast Against the Resolution Declaring that He be Entitled to Seat in the Senate Ssn atorChancllerGives Notice that He Will Call TJp theClark Case Next Week Cotton Claims Bill and Alaskan Code Bill Are Again Dis i > t t cussed S t r f Washington April 27The Senate today to-day voted upon the resolution declaring declar-ing Nathan B Scott to be cnlllled to his soul In the Senate from West Virginia Vir-ginia The number of votes in the negative WUB only three The Alaskan and cotton claims bills took up the rest of the day save lor an announcement concerning the Clark case Mr Money by unanlnmus consent cal d up a bill to amend the act to of abandoned provide for the collection abl property and prevention ofi frauds in within the Insurrectionary districts wihin United Slates He desired he said lo the mea Hubmlt some remarks upon sure Before proceeding however he offered an amendment In the form of anew a-new section restricting the provisions of the bill lo the proceeds of cotton and seed sold under the act of 1S63 Mr Money explained that the bU if I f passed would afford opportunity to owners of private propertyto establish S their proprietorship of the cotton that fell into the hands of authorized agents of the United States during the Civil L war The doors would not he said be opened to a general raid on the treasury trea-sury The amount involved would be less than oOuOUOO Mr Chandler said lilt naif the money which the Government Govern-ment had realized from the sale of seized and abandoned property had II been returned in times pasl to the people of the South 1 had coat the United States GOOOOO 000 and 300000 lives to carry the Civil war to a conclusion and he thought It well to place this little pittance as a setoff against the enormous expenditure expendi-ture of GOO000MW Mr Money said he had no doubt of i the position of Mr Chandler and fully expected him to act in accordance with his judgment but there was a right In this case which no man ought to disregard dis-regard He appealed to Senators opposed op-posed to the measure to 01 mil it to come to a vole The bill was then laid aside and consideration con-sideration was resumed of the resolution resolu-tion declaring Nathan 13 Scott to be entitled to his seat as a Senator from West Virginia The pending question was the motion of Mr Pettus to recommit recom-mit the resolution to the committee with Instrucllons to investigate the case thoroughly Mr rurner Wash while saying he knew nothing of the case except what he had heard In course of debate declared de-clared that if the facts were as stated by Mr Peltus Mr Scolt was not entitled en-titled to his seat He believed there had been duplicity doubledealing and fraud in the election of Mr Scott Ho particularly attacked the agreement which had been entered Into by certain Democratic and Republican leaders of the Legislature affecting the seats of members of the West Virginia House and maintaining this presented such a state of facts to the United States Senate Sen-ate as would warrant It In making a thorough Investigation of the Scott case caseMr Mr Chandler chairman of the Committee Com-mittee on Privileges und Elections read some remarks of Mr Morgan made yesterday In which he said the Alabama Senator seems to lean to the 1 belief that the Indiana case affecting the right of Senator Turple to a seat In the Senate had not been decided correctly cor-rectly Mr Chandler said If Mr Morgan Mor-gan really did believe the Turple case was not decided correctly and that it ought to be reversed he would stand with him The decision In that case was that tho Senate would not reopen the determination of the Legislature of Indiana He was willing to have the decision in the Turple case reopened if the Democratic Senators were and he was sure Mr Scott could stand on the facts lie gave warning that In then the-n xt Senate the credentials of Mr Blackburn of Kentucky would be considered con-sidered and If the doctrine established In the Turple case which had been recognized as binding on the Senate was to be overruled the t Senate would be called upon to go Inlo the oueHtion as to the competency of the Federal power to go back of the returns of a I duly and legally constituted Legislature Legisla-ture luieMr Mr Bacon said he believed the majority I ma-jority report of the committee was based Qn sdLflI law qnd that the United StaesSnfttrcou1l t not enter Into any investigation of a Legisla tures ritfhjt to determine the qualifications qualifica-tions of its numbers Mr Teller took similar ground hold IllS that time doctrine acfQpted aa established es-tablished by the dQa1Ion in the Turple case was sound and ufe The motion ofMr Tellus that the ixpurt and retention be rccommlllecl to the committed for full investigation was defeated without division The resolution of the committee declaring that Mr Scott was entitled to retain his seat In thr Senate was then adopted adopt-ed 52 to 3 3 the votes In the negative being cast by Messrs Morgan Peltus and Turner Mr Chandler then gave notice thai on next Wednesday he would ask the Senate to lake up the case of Senator Clark of Montana iiclrllnt Uini f if nn ant should desire Mf to MMWB speak In opposi li 1IU tion to the report of lie committee he would have nothing to say in support ofUMr Mr Allen expressed the hope that the Senate would not be asked to act upon this case until the Senators could Uuve an opportunity to read the testl mony In view of time fact that the committee had taken two or three months to Investigate the subject he did not consider It fair that the Senate Sen-ate should be asked to dispose of the mailer within two or three days no lice Such a request was ridiculous In any tribunal I ilr Chandler Ihcn stated that he had no desire to press consideration of the case unduly and while he did not with draw his notice lo call up the case on Wednesday he said there would bo no opposition to press the resolution In a way to impair the rights of any one Tho case could be postponed If such disposition was thought best Thin explanation of the altitude of time chairman of the Commlllee on Elections appeared to be satisfactory and the Senate took up tho Alaskan bill Mi4 Rawllns Utah spoke on the rights Of aliens In mining locations I aiivocallng the elimination of Bccllon I 73 oF Iho code bill and supporting In the main Mr Carters amendment His I argument was devoted to showing that under the decisions of the courts allenj had no righls aa against clllzehs In the location of mining claims To I concede tho right to aliens to locate might afford to the Inhabitants of Si beria the opportunity to invade our shores and locate all the mineral lands on the American shore of Bering sea < thus shutting out our own citIzens entirely I en-tirely from tho vast and rich mining field J 5 i S After ft brief executive session the I Senate at 016 pm adjourned |