Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-04
WHAT WILL THEY DO.
Republican Senators Indignant at Mr.
kennedy's Onslaught.

HE ATTACKED THE SENATE N GENERAL AS
WELL As Mr.. oUAY-wILL THAT BODY NOTICE
1.-THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR UNDECIDED
As TO HIS COURSE IN THE NATTER.
The republican Senators are very indignant
at the attack on the Senate in general and on
Mr.. Quay in particular made by Mr. Kennedy
in the House late yesterday. Whether Sena-
tors agree with Mr.. Quay or not they cannot
tolerate thing of that sort, and if the House
itself does not take action to cure the breach
Of decoruT and purge itself Of the RESPONSE
bility for the speech it 10 likely that the Sem
ate will pass resolution courteously CALM:
the attention Of the House to the matter. Mr..
Quay knew nothing Of the speech until this
morning and when the Senate met had not de-
cided upon any course of action.
During the morning he conferred with sew
eral OF his colleagues in the chamber and there
was difference Of opinion as to what would be
the proper thing to do. The attack was upon
the Senate as body as well as upon Mr.. Quay,
but he was the only Senator called by name
and especial and particular denunciation was
reserved for the junior Pennsylvania Senator.
AZ long a. the charges against Mr.. Qnay,
which have been freely made from different
sources for some months were confined to
newspaper articles, Mr.. Quay and his friends
felt that he could afford to maintain silence,
but now that they have been adopted by a
member OF his own party in the House and
spread upon the record 1t is a different mat
ter. and 1t is thought that Mr.. Quay cannot,
with credit to himself. longer remain silent.
Mr. QUAY UNDECIDED YET.
A STAR reporter saw him today after he had
been comforting with Mr.. Cameron, MIR.
Spooner and other Senators. He said that he
was thinking about the matter but had not de-
cided just what to do. He did not know
whether to rise to question Of personal privi-
lege and resent the assault or not He was
thinking Of doing this, but did not want to
dignity the assault OF Mr.. Kennedy. He wanted
TO think the matter over further before acting
Later he was still talking the matter over
with some of his colleagues-or probably. more
correctly stated. they were talking it over with
him. Many Senator'S took occasion to extend
to him their denunciation of the assault
AS TO THE COURSE OF THE SENATE.
1t would be proper thing for the Senate to
send protest to the House, and this will be
done if it is decided that the matter should be
noticed at all on the floor Of the Senate.
Some OF the republicans OF the House are
engaged this morning In explaining why they
permitted Mr.. Kennedy to make mis- speech in
violation OF the rules. The general excuse Is
that there were but few membes present and
all those absent would have protested had they
been there.
Those present, however, were not actuated
by any such impulse, and a very general opin-
ion is that Mr.. Kennedy's speech was not dis
pleasing to many of his colleagues, who are
bitterly disappointed at the failure of the cleo
tons bill. Many Of them discovered after he
took the position he did on this question that
the charges against him, which they had be-
fore thought unworthy OF notice, were pretty
serious.