Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-01
1T CLOGS CONGRESS.
Quay Tells Wherein the Weakness OF
the Election Bill Lies.
A TEST OF REPUBLICAN HARMONY
To Be Made Next Week on the Passage Of
the ClOture Rule.
BROOKS HIS CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER

Senator NJ. S. Quay and his son Dick
came up from Beaver yesterday afternoon
and registered at the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
They left on the limited this morning for
Washington and Harrisburg. The Senator
said he would not stop at the State Capital
for the opening of the Legislature. He has
not been feeling we'll for some time, and he
said he had not taken much interest in public
affairs OF late.
Among his first callers yesterday were
Judge Fetterman and DR.. Barchfeld. 1t
was rumored that the Senator would name
the successor to Judge McKennan, but he
denied it last evening, and said he did not
know who would be appointed. Judge
Acheson is the local candidate for the place,
and Judge Fetterman is putting in some
good licks for him. When the reporters
called on Senator Quay yesterday afternoon
the Judge was busy discussing the Indian
troubles with him, and he compared the re-
cent fight to the Custer massacre.
RECEIVED A NU MBER OF VISITORS.
Others who called on the Senator were
Postmaster Mexican, Collector Warmcastle,
OHlteu OLdteS OlStTlcb atIOihSS A1yoh, "a
Architect Malone ard v. P. Reed
The Senator was feeling better last evening
and was in a talkative mood. When asked
about the coming Legislature he said: Il think
Mr.. Brooks will be elected Speaker. He has
a strong following and is good man."
"Is 1t true. as reported. that the country Rep
resentatives will combine against the cities,
and try to elect their own candidate for
Speaker?''
,anA
The country Legislators will have some good
timber to select from. But the farming dis
trIcts have never lacked for legislation. They
generally get all that they want"
This is the only allusi0n that Senator Quay
made to the influence of the farmer in the next
Legislature. Other State leaders are inclined
to believe that the grangers will control legls-
lation. but this fact remains to be demon
strated.
Speaking of National politics he said:
when left Washington week ago it looked
to me as il the Federal election bill would be
passed without much trouble, but L gather
from the newspaper accounts of the proceed
ings in the Senate that they have gotten into a
snarl over the measure
THE ELECTION BILLS WEAKNESS.
"The great weakness of the bill is that it is
clogging legislation. Other important mat
tiers. like the silver and lard bills, are
pushed aside. while the demand for
the passage of laws on these subjects
can't be ignored. l have heard how Senators
Wolcott and Teller kicked over the traces, but
1 cannot say what effect their action will have.
The test will come next week when the attempt
is made to pass the cloture rule. If it fails to
60 through. it will settle the Federal election
bill. The cloture rule will be something new
tor the Senate, but it will be nothing like
Speaker Reeds method in the House. don't
think it was ever intended to stop debate, or
to prevent Senator from talking"
When asked if he thought the Democrats and
Farmers Alliance would join hands, the Sen
ator laughed and said: "Oh, no. ] do not be.
lleve that the Democrats will indorse the plat
form of the Alliance, but it is TOO far ahead to
speak of their influence. l don't think the
farmers will put an independent candidate in
the field, but it is barely possible that an inde-
pendent may be nominated in 1892"