The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-04

Quay antagonized the bill by several
| times suggesting the absence OF quorum
| and by other dilatory tactics, but the
bill was ultimately passed.
The fact soon developed that Mr..
| Quay's opposition was not directed at Mr..
! Palmer or his bill, but that he was de-
l:berately undertaking 70 block business
| because of the action of the house in
| agreeing 10 the senate's price of $500 on
arn1or plate. He made many sugges-
tons of the want of a quorum and bust
ness preceded very clowly.
| The bill granting pension to Caroline
D. Mowatt was passed over the presi-
dents veto, IS 20 Z
Mr.. Quay again made the point OF no
| quorum, when Mr. Hoar made the point
| OF order that the matter OF Intervention
OF other business had nothing 10 do with
the case. He said that il was never in
tended that one man should prevent the
ether SO from doing the business OF the
senate, by such tactics as those 10 which
The Pennsylvania senator was resorting.
One man in liquor Mr.. Hoar was
proceeding ID say might stop business,
when Mr.. Quay jumped to his feet in all
excitement, exclaimed:
II desire 20 say 10 the senator from
Massachusetts that if ne intends 10 init
mate that / am, he is lnatic or a liar.
and 1 Will not tolerate a suggestion of
that sort from the senator from Mas
sachusetts, or any one else"
Il am he continued. simply dong
what l am doing in the interest of my
constituents
Mr.. Hoar disclaimed any intention of
making any insinuation as 10 Mr..
Quay's sobriety.
SILVER Is DRAGGED IN.
Mr.. Quay spoke of his motion as be-
ing in the interest OF the people of Penn
men in that state. as well as Of much cap
ital. He stated it 10 be his recollection
that when the bill for the repeal OF the
Sherman law was pending the silver SEN
>ators had frequently made the point just
as he had made it. He repeated this
statement two or three times, when Mr.
Dubois took the floor 10 declare that
neither ne nor any of the silver senator's
had made the point OF no quorum when
it was evident that there was quorum
present.
He alluded to Mr.. Quay's explanation
that his course was in the interest OF the
capital Of his state and said that even
though the Sherman repeal bill was di-
rected at thousands. where this may
strike one. there was no appeal to any
such extreme measure as were here in
voked. That. he said. was a fight for
the people, while this was a fight for the
few, but the Pennsylvania capitalists
were not then much concerned over
points of order
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia. who was in the
chair. decided that there was no rule OF
the senate under which the chair could
count a quorum, but he sustained a
point by Mr.. Hill that IL was not neces- |
sary that other business should inter-
vene between calls.
BY a vote of A to 6, on motion of Mr. |
Shoup, the senate decided 10 take up the |
bill for the appointment of a non-parti- !
san labor commission. but the considera-
ton was interrupted by the presentation |
OF conference reports.
BILLS READY FOR GROVER.
Reports were received OF agreement |
or the Indian bill and the District of !
Columbia appropriation bill Both re-
p)rts were agreed to without discussion. |
The bills nov go to the president.
Discussion of the labor commission bill |
was then resumed, and was still in pro- |
yress al midnight. Senator Quay gave |
up his fight against the naval bill. say |
riS that. inasmuch as the bill had pass
ed, no good could be accomplished by |
fighting other measures.
AT midnight there were no vacant seats
in the gallery. and the corridors were
still crowded. In the diplomatic gallery
there were many representatives of the
diplomatic corps. ali in evening dress
and many OF them were accompanied by
ladies'. Their interest in the proceedings
lid rot diminish with the progress of
time.
Several Of the senators on the floor
were also in full dress.