The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04

ting in an early appearance. Pugh (Dl
of Alabama, Hill CD of New York and
Palmer CD of Illinois were others of the
retiring Senators who were not absentees.
1t was just 8 o'clock when quorum
was announced to be present. Hoar (R.)
of Massachusetts and Walthall CD of
Mississippi were appointed by the Vice
President visitors to the West Point Mill
tary Academy and Carter (R.) of Monta ana
and Lindsay (D.) of Ksnlucky to the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
a vote was taken on the bill vetoed by
the President granting pension to
Rachel Patton, and resulted: Ayes 80,
noes IL. So the bill was passed over the
Presidents veto.
Cullom (R.) of Illinois announced that
he would forego 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
Quay (k.) of Pennsylvania having sew
eral times suggested the absence OF
quorum, thus necessitating roilcail, ana
quorum each time appearing, led Hoar
(R.) of Massachusetts 10 enter vigorous
protest against his diatory tactics.
ut 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 conceiv-
able case might be under the influence OF
liquor; and 1 think"
Quay desire to say to the Senator
from Massachusetts that if he intends to
intimate that am under the influence of
liquor
President.
Quay-He is lunatic or liar, and will
not tolerate suggestion of that sort from
The Senator from Massachusetts or any
one else. am doing what 1 am doing in
the interest of my constituents.
Hoar repeated his disclaimer of any per-
sonal allusion to Quay, to which the
Pennsylvania Senator replied with re-
mark, soto voce that the mere suggestion
was filthy one"
Quay then went on to say that when the
repeal OF the Sherm an law was pending in
the Senate dilatory tactics we're EN-
ployed, and the Senate was powerless to
prevent it.
This reference to ancient history brought
Dubois (Sil.) of Idaho to his feet with the
assertion that during that light he never
once called for quorum when there was
a quorum OF Senators in their seats.
The final conference reports on the In
dian and the District of Columbia appro-
priation bills were presented and
agreed to.
Then the Senate took up the bill for the
appointment of labor commission. 1t
was debated by Senators Hawley, Shoup,
Perkins, Squire and Hoar. The latter de-
clared that he was heartily in favor of
some such commission as that proposed
by the BILL but the passage of the pending
bill would prove TO the laboring classes 10
be merely "apples OF Sodom," and as soon
as they had plucked the fruit it would
turn to dust and ashes.
The debate dragged along and at 2 A. NJ.
Stil ban
passed, with an amendment providing for
a report by the commission within two
years.
A resolution offered by Allison was
agreed TO providing that the standing and
select com mittees of the Senate as now
constituted be continued until their sue
cessors are elected.
EDuring the evening the final report on
the naval, Indian and District of Colum-
bia bills were agreed to. The presiding
officers of the two houses tonight signed
the postoffice and fortitications bills. The
army bill was approved today, but up to
tonight no notice had been received of
the approval by the President of the agri-
cultural bill.
In the final report on the sundry civil
bill the Senate reeedes from its amend
ment increasing the appropriation for the
Omaha exposition from 5000, 0,000 10 $275,-
000
The appropriation of $4,000 for a new
survey of the Nicaraguan canal remains.
Senate amendments relating to the con-
struction of public buildings at Helena,
Mont, $4,000, OF the appropriation to
purchase additional lands at Salt Lake,
Utah, $75, 600 for the purchase OF size, are
agreed TO, while that relative TO Butte.
Mont, $50. 600 for the site, is stricken out.
The river and harbor items in the bill
have been agreed to.
The final conference report on the sun
dry civil bill was presented and agreed TO.
At $50 the Senate went into secret