The morning times., 1897-03-04

day passed over the Presidents veto.
by the House, was laid before the Senate.
The veto message was read and with the
bin referred to the Committee on Immi-
grafton.
A motion was made by Mr.. Chandler
to submit the credentials of Henry lIeitfeld,
SenatoI-elect from Idaho, to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, together
with certain memorials and protests fIom
Idaho against allowing Mr.. Heitfeld to
take his seat on account of alleged frauds
in his election. This motion gave rise
to numerous points of order andconsidera
discussion.
The motion was withdrawn without ac-
ton, in order to resume the regular order
consideration of private pension bills
Mr.. Hill pleading for this, saying that
il was now or never"
An obstacle was struck in several vetoed
pension cases, the ground of disapproval
being that the proposed beneficiaries are
remarked widows.
Mr. Alien, in criticising the Presidents
action, referred to the President as 1.-THE
person who was represented so gallantly
by proxy during the war;" and who had
referred to Union soldiers as 'coffee
coolers
Before action could be had on these bills
the hour of 6 O'Clock arrived, and accord
ing TO previous agreement, the Senate took
q recess until 8 O'Clock.
The Senate resumed its session at 8
D. m, but in the absence of quorum
there was no attempt to transact business.
The Senators who were present beguiied
tie time in chatting with each other and
the crowds in the galleries sat waiting
patiently for the proceedings TO begin
Senator Kyle made his first appearance in
the chamber since his reelection, and
Senator Sherman celebrated his last night
in the Senate by putting in an early ap-
pearance. Senators Pugh, Hill and Palmer
were Others of the retiring Senators " ho
were not absentees 1t was just O'Clock
when a quorum was announced TO be
present
Senators Hoar and Walthall We're ap-
pointed by the Vice President visitors TO
the West Point Military Academy, and
Senators Garter and Lindsay to the An
napolis Naval Academy.
The vote was taken on the bin vetoed
by the President, granting pension to
Rachel Patton, and resulted yeas, 3S;
nays, 10 So the bin was passed over
the Presidents veto.
Mr. Cullom announced that he would
forego any further attempt to pass the
| anti-scalping bill, owing TO the strain
under which Senators had been of late
| and the certainty that the bill could not
pass without material amendment.
Another vetoed pension bill, that grant
ing a pension to Caroline d. Mowatt, was
| passed over the Presidents veto by a
| vote of SO to Z
Mr Quay having several times sug-
gested the absence of quorum, thus
necessitating a roll call, and quorum
each time appearing, led MI. Hoar to
enter q vigorous protest against his diia'
tory tactics.
| lit was never intended he said, THAT
| the rules should put it into the power
! OF one man to prevent eighty-nine men
| doing business-one man who in some
| conceivable case might be under the in
| fIuence OF liquor and l think then
Mr.. Quay: Il desire TO say TO the Sen
| ator from Massachusetts that IL he ln-
tends to intimate that l am under the
influence of liquor"
Mr.. Hoar: II make no such intina
ton, Mr.. President"
| MI Quay: He is a lunatic or llar, ano
/ viii not tolerate suggestion OF thai
| sort from the Senator from Massachi
! setts or any one else ! am doing what
am doing in the interest Of my constit
uents.''
Mr.. Hoar repeated his disclaimer Of any
personal aIlusion to Mr.. Quay, to whicf
the Pennsylvania Senator replied with
| n rar,nrE sOtto yocp, that the nef.t Sug
gestion was q filthy oue.'