The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

would otherwise best help 20 boom or at
trace attention 20 the vast resources oe
TIE new member % the Unscn- The ints-
nation e that - far as they care. he nav
hs rank outsider" g for one Or another
reason - Aar9ens - suit their fancy.
he nav SPEND his tine On the AtlanT3e
coast Ard he cltszen 81 a place thousands
OF miles away. Al he has e do . make
himself eligible % the United Staes sen
atorshlp from The Pacific ccast state %
Washington - "a 50 manage Ehst when
e1ectssi' 20 Fhe United states senate 70
Wul be an '-lnhahiE&nt' of the state for
which he s c9fosen-s mere Swesier. a So
3ouTnsr. who may aave been N the state
Aut few days. Isis. s. IS s~as Is the
gualifcaEtcns fer United States senators as
prescribed BY the constitution 81 the Unit
81 States.
For such procedure as that suggested
n Washington state there ara presidents
TIE sast ease. however. n which a kin
dFes matter was author tatsvely passed
upon was that % Gen. Adelbert Ames, ths
son-in-iaw q the late Gen. Benjamin =.
Batter. - Massachusetts, AnaeS was an
army Officer. born n Maine. who had e.
fleets I'm his fathers possession there and
had visited there. Sut Owned ~ land ard
Is before the reconstruction OF the state
u Ntss5ssippi. Gen. Ames. a. an officer 81
fhe army, became provisional gcVernor
and also district commando Of that state.
Nhile he was holding that position con-
Sress passed an act restoring the state %
Mississippi - representation IN congress.
Under this set United States senator's
were 70 he elected. Gen. Ancs became a
candidate. was elected and resigned his
commission In the army.
Gen. Ames' credentials having in thu
senate been referred 70 the committee on
judiciary. We're returned with a report nv
Senator Roscoe ConkiinG that Gen. Ames
VAS not, when elected. an inhabiiant ~
the state for which he was chosen" with
III the meaning % the third clause OF tha
first section Of the first article OF the con-
Stitution OF the United States. and tho
committee recommended the adoption OF a
resolution That Adeibert Arnes j. not ELI
gible 10 the seat in the senate OF the Unit
81 States 70 which he has been appointed
After many DAYS OF debate the senate
overruled the committee: the word mot"
was stricken cut by the decisive vote Of
~ against =: the resolution. Thus amend
ed. was adopted. Mr.. Aynes was sworn In.
took his seat IN the senate. and served un-
til the expiration Of the term for which
he had been elected.
Baron Fava. Italian ambassador. looks
mora like an Engishman than an Italian.
He lives more IN New York than he does
IN Washington. for the baroness likes ii
better there. never having taken much
stock In the new-rich society one sees so
much OF here. The embassy. therefore -
most OF The time in charge of Count Viuci.
who viii not have Il thar he resembles
Mephisto. although he could make n for
tune posing for that worthy GA any stage.
Quay's hold on the patronage OF Penn
sylvania is not likely to be disturbed.
When Simon Cameren's son leaves ths
senate, In which he has not been a very
active member for some Time there Will
be no opposition OF any sort 20 the viii ot
the master. With one or two minor eX-
ceptions. OF 50 little Importance that they
do not count. al the Pennsylvania cna-
gressmen are Quay men. one IN the pres
ent house who bears the cuphonious name
Of Jack Robinson" opposed something
that Quay wanted last session. He was
renominated. but quay put up another
man on an independent ticket and Robin
son wits defeated. So perish all the enc
mics OF the boss.
During tho coming administration Quay
win nominate 500 postmasters for APP
pointment In Pennsylvania. The collect
ors OF customs OF internal revenues, and
even their deputies. in that state Will be
named by him. All the Republicans In
Pennsylvania who want 20 be afnbassa-
dcrs. ministers ana consuls 20 foreign
countries must bow down and worship
at the shrine OF Quay. for they cannot be
confirmed by the senate without his act
i've friendship and assistance.
Senator quay doeslRt like John wanna
maker. There IS too much business about
John 10 suit Matthew, II John should
ever decide 10 quit business for politics.
he might make Il lively for Matthew. 4
xs.f.{ A
Matthew has no relish for It, IL is not
likely therefore. THAI he viii lose any
opportunity 10 squelch the ambition ~
John to be "A United States senator. John
~ getting t. be very popular IN Phiiadei-
phIa- He gives freely to campaign funds.
state and municipal as well as national.
and In selling goods 10 the Quakers he
doesn't hog all the profits, but divides
with his customers. John, however. isn't
putting any money into this senatorial
campaign az this time. He realizes that
Matt holds a royal flush ~ his sleeve.
and that whatever he says goes with the
newly-eIccted Pennsylvania legislature.
john y simply making the race because
the Philadelphlans asked him TO. but IL
VIII only be sort Of a jog-trot
Cuban patriots in this city have been
working industriously TO discover whether
there Sc any chance that Mckinley. when
ne becomes president. VII recognize tfe
beIIgerency Of cuba. Secretary Queaada,
OF Fhe unrecognlzed Cuban legation. to-
gefnsr with the Cuban secretary Of war.
Gen Roloff visited Cleveland a short
time ago, taking with them a letter OF In
PRODUCTION 10 Mr. IT. NJ. Hanna, the
brother OF Marcus Aurelius. This having
reached the ears OF the Spanish minister.
caused n feeling of alarm and was the
real foundation for the recent scare that
Spain was dissatisfied with the action %
the American government. and bad about
made up her mind 20 come over here and
give Uncle Sam trouncinK. The visit ~
the Cuban patriots. however. had nothing
"a DO with political matters. Mr.. II. NJ.
Hanna ~ the owner 81 very fast yacht.
and the Cubans would ike 20 buy her for
the purpose OF carrying military supplies
70 the beI.rerents on the island. The
Cubans here have taken no pains 10 disa-
h4r~e the minds OF the people at the Span
ian legation. as they are quite willing 10
nave IL thought that They are making
oeaagfay with the incoming admsnis'ra-
+sgn Thea. too. theY look upon Nr. No
Kfnley as a mar who would not he driven.
and consider that any implied threats on
the part OF Spain would rather tend 20
make him inclined 10 look with favor upon
me struggling CubanS rather than hasten
20 make peace With Spain.
senaror-eiect Jones, OF Arkansas, teils
a story Of the hsR blanket ballot tn 1hat
state one OF the ballots taken out Of the
box IN Arkansas city had written across
che face OF e.. ~ don'f know how 70 vots
frss ballot bf4t want 20 vote the straight
Democratic ticket. Fix II up yourselves
The Judges promptly counted =, or the
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