The times., 1899-12-05
to the committee with the credent-a's

a Senator from the State Hl feH1t~t wanna l'I
accordance with his appointment, made on Allt
d, lsis by thc Governor of THAT state.
No objection was made and the resolu-
tion was referred as desired. Senator Bur
rows of Michigan, member Of the same
committee. offered a memorial against the
seating Of Mr.. Quay, saying as he did so
that his action was by request. The me-
mortal was also referred TO the Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
A protest signed by seventy-eiEhJ mem
bers of the Pennsylvania Legislature also
Cbjecting to the seating of Mr.. Quay was
filed by Senator Jones Of Arkansas.
The credentials Of Senator elect Hay
ward were presented by Senator Frye, and
notice of his illness was made by Senator
Thurstou his colleague.
At this point Senator Hoar of Massachu
setts addressed the Chair as follows:
Mr.. President: l hope that the usual
orderly method Of procedure viii now go
on Senators whose credentials are undis-
puted ought to be allowed TO vote. The
reason for insisting upon this is that so
many Senators who are clearly entitled to
their seats ought to be permitted 10 take
part in every vote that is taken"
/ Senator Frye announced that members
whose credentials had been received and
placed on file should present themselves TO
take the oath required, in groups of four,
as their names we're called, and in this or
. der the IOlIGWlDS senators were sworn IN
+ Nelson W. Adrich Rhode Island A. J
Beveridge, Indiana; J. c. Burrows Mich
igan; c. D. Clark, Wyoming; William A.
/ Clark Montana; Z. NJ Cockrel Missouri;
+ Charles A. Culberson Texas; J. w. Daniel
/ Virginia; c. X Davis Minnesota; c. NJ.
/ Depew. New York; A. G. Foster Washing
ton; Eugene Hale Maine; NJ, a. Hanna
Ohio; J. r. Hawley Connecticut; John
Kean New Jersey; H G.. Lodge. Massa-
chusctts; l.. T.. McComas Maryland; !. !.
McCumber North Dakota. II. d. Money,
Mississippi; J. v Quarlcs, Wisconsin; \. b.
Scott West Virginia, w. NJ. Stewart Ma
yada, and William V Sullivan, Mississippi.
The roll of the Senate was called and sew
Z onty-Cight Senators responded to their
names the absentees being Senators Bate
of Tennessee. Butler Of North Carolina
/ Caffery Of louisiana, Chiffon of Texas,
+ Deboe Of Kentucky Hayward OF Nebraska
Mcbride of Oregon. and Mallory of Florida
I The absence OF Senator Caffery was due 10
/ illness. as explained by his colleague, Sena-
! tor McEnery. Senator CullOm of Illinois
/ offered a resolution. which was agreed TO
] that the Secretary of the Senate inform the
] House of Representatives that a quorum OF
/ the Senate was assembled and that the Sen
ate was ready to proceed TO business.
! resolution fixing the hour of meeting at
| noon was agreed to, at the instance of
! Senator Hoar. Senator Platt of Connect
/ cut presented the usual resolution of notifi-
cation to the President.
Protest Against senator Clark.
Mr.. Carter of Montana presented memo
rial and protest against the validity Of the
election Of his colleague Mr.. Clark, whom
a few minutes before he had escorted to the
chair 10 be sworn in; also petition signed
by the Governor, Speaker OF the House, and
other officials of Montana, asking the Sen
ate 20 fix time and place for the hearing.
The papers we're referred TO the Commit
tees on Privileges and Elections.
The last business before adjournment was
the announcement of the death of Hon.
Garret A. Hobart, which was made by Sen
ator SeweH of New Jersey, who offered the
following resolution, which he asked might
lay on the table, TO be taken up at some fu-
ture time for appropriate remarks:
Resolved, That the Senate Of the United States
las received with deepest regret information OF
the death of GaTTet Augustus Hobart, late Vice
President Of the UHitcd States.
Resolved, That the business OF the Senate may
be suspended in order that his memory may be
tittiHEly commemOrated and that copy Of these
resolutions be sent 10 the House Of Representa-
tivCs.
Following the adoption Of the resolutions
adjournment was taken on motion Of Sen
ator Kean of New Jersey, as a mark Of re-
spect to the memory of the deceased.
The ABsentees.
There were many conspicuous absenteei
both in the Senate and the House. Death
made an unusual number of changes. Rep
resentatives Nelson Dlngley Of Maine, Will
liam L. Green Of Nebraska, Samuel 7
Baird of Louisiana, Richard 2. Bland Ot
Missouri, Lorenzo Danforth Of Ohio, and
Daniel Ermentrout Of Pennsylvania, have
died since their election to the Fifty-siXth
Congress n November, 1898.
Former Speaker Reed Of Maine and Rep
resentative Warren 3. Hooker OF New
York, have resigned, making a total ol
/ eight changes in the membership Of the
House before it assembled in session.
The new House is thus minus some of the
best known figures in its recent history
Maine and Missouri suffer most heavily by
the changes. Maine loses the SpeakershiI
in Mr. Reed and Craftsmanship OF the Com
mittee on Ways and Means in Mr. Dingley
Missouri loses Mr.. Bland, the foremost
champion of the silver cause, and Mr.Dock-
, cry. who succeeded the late MIR Holman as
the watchdog Of the Treasury on the
floor Of the House Texas loses Mr.. Sayers
: head of the minority on the Committee Oh
Appropriations one Of the ablest and most
influential members of the minority. anc
2 ( Tennessee. Mr McMilin who was defeated
by Mr. Bailey in the contest for minority
+ leadership in the last Congress.
Both of these last named in the list of re-
e tired are serving their respective State:
2 in the Office of Governor The absence
of old leaders is marked but absolutel!
T startling on the Democratic side.
The New senate.
In the Senate. the most prominent anG
interesting figures among the new mem
bers are Messrs Depew Of New York qnC
Beveridge OF Indiana With the exception
/ Of Senator Butler of North Carolina, The
latter is the youngest member of the body
fond of styling itself the foremost legisla-
tive body of the world. He comes bearing
a reputation for eloquence that viii
r speedily have a trial if the repGrts bC
true Of his announced intention to make
a speech early in the session on the con
ditiun of things in the Philippines, "hicl
g he visited last summer
Another Senator who Will attract at
] teuGon is William 4. Clark. the l.iyer anC
copper mine owner Of Montana. In per
$ . sOnal appearance. he resembles. Mt frs
r glance the late former Senator Brice. o
Ohio. Financially. he also resembles Mr.
q Brice. He has a seat near Senator Berry
Z of Arkansas. a Senator whose worldly
d estate is rather less than modest Some
d cne told him his new neighbOr Lad
- daily income Of So. 600 or $4,000, or some
q other stupeudOus figure. Great Scott,
/. was the Arkansan's ast0nished reioindeT
I Mr. Clark may have 10 face an enquiry a
. to the means and method of his election
i Senator Louis E. McComas will attrac
e attention, too, succeeding as he does Ar
u thur Pue German. of Maryland who 70
u the past half dozen years has been tn
I D.. 10 Of !,