The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-17
The SAME OLD STORY.
No Change in the Senatorial Battle Now on
at harrisburg,

Harrisburg Feb. l7.-The vote for United
States senator to-day ended the battle until
Thursday OF next week II has practically
been decided by the leaders of the contend
ing force, that there will be no quorumht
the Joint convention tomorrow. Monday
Tuesday. aud possibly Wednesday Most Of
the members have secured pairs for the next
three days and they will hardly return here
iu time on Wednesday TO vote at the joint
session on that day. Tuesday will be cleo
tion day ia almost every town IN the state,
aud tire following day is WashinEton's Birth
day sheriff Crow, Of Philadelphia. is here,
aud Senator Quay is expected this afternoon.
Col Gutiey. the Democratic boss arrived
on the scene yesterday
There were but one hundred and twenty
three members Of the joint Sc sion recorded
rs voting to-day. and of that plumber Senator
Quay received So, jerks 45, scattering %.
No election.
In the minds Of many, the Senatorial
deadlock will not be broken before the time
/ set for tho adjournment Of the legislature
| April 20 In the opinion Of great many
others. the end will be reached by the abne-
| cation through force Of circumstances Of
Senator Quay himself, and the election of a
compromise candidate Il Is the argument
] Nl a. lAIi' nlAA tAlhaiie iN. Nl iNii NAno7f lIAA
/ Quay will succeed himself by election during
the session aud it is the contention of
another, but somewhat smaller body, that a
| Democrat has a chance to win
Unless il should happen before the 21st Of
this month that Quay should win his fight,
the force of argument would seem to point
to one Of two propositious-either that the
deadlock will continue to the adjournment,
OF that the compromise will be effected.
The anti-Quay people were caught mapping
in the Senate yesterday afternoon, when th,
Magce jury bin was brought up for ina
passage. The bill was amended by Senator
Cochran so as to increase the number o
, peremptory challenges from TO ~ in misde
meanor cases aud from ~ to 20 in trials fu
! felony. Senator Finn tried TO secure auothe
amendment, which would have mean
3 practically the substitution Of that portion o
the New York jury law which relates t
e challenges; hut Senators Grady, McCarrel
7 and Magee objected. The bill passed tn
o Senate, without single vote in opposition
the 'autis being unaware that they wer
2 voting on the measure Some Of ther
changed their votes when they found tina
Il they had been caught mapping.
7. When the measure reached the House
} compromise was effected by the Quay peopl
accepting the Finn amendment, and the bi
y was so reported from the committee. Tb
e was victory for the "antis" The Qua
e people will push the measure, as it tax,
ID away from District Attorneys the right
stand aside jurors, though it provides wa
o. to impeach men called for jury duty WI
'h may be suspected of bias, expressed or in
" piled, in the case set for trial
There is still doubt AS to whether the bi
III HW a
QUAY in his trial, as the anti-Quayites wi
lc resist every attempt to bring it up out Of i
regular order on the calendar, which is no
W pretty well loaded down with business
'y more or less importance. Senator Quay's trl
e- comes up one week from next Tuesda
ny There will be no work in the legislature ne:
week before Thursday.