The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-11
NO QUORUM PRESENT.
Tho Contendine Forces at Harrisburg
Awaiting Developments.
a,,,cfal ~ EVENING HEnALD.

Special 10 EvEyITG HEhALD.
Harrisburg. Feb 1.-THE Senatorial hat
tie is practically suspended until Tuesday /
The leaders have left the scene Of contest
and will not return until Monday afternoon.
There was no quorum present to-day and .
there will be none on Monday. The vote /
was as follows Quay II, jerks 4, aud |
Dalzell 1.
There may be new developments in the
McCarreu bill next week. Il is said an effort
will be made Monday night OF Tuesday to |
secure two Democrats who favored postpone
meut 20 move for reconsideration. II there
is to be any further contest over the bill II
cannot be deferred later than Thursday as
the time within which a motion to recon-
slider can be made will expire on that day
There is some talk among tho Democrats
and auti-Quay Republicans Of taking up the
Magee jurors bill, which gives to each she
/ an equal number Of challenges aud Is based
/ ON the New York state Law, and substituting
/ that for the McCarrell bill 10 may he the
| fual outcome
There have been many blunders made by
those handling the McCarrell bill, the two
leading workers on the Quay side being
ex- Senators Andrews and Coyle To this
laundering leadership, more than anything
else, is the defeat due.
Although the anti-Quay people profess to
be highly jubilant over the success Of Rep
reseutatve Dixons motion to postpone the
consideration Of the McCsrrell bill until
March 2tst. they are not really as happy as
they pretend. The vote distinctly shows
that if it is to be considered as test Of the
auti-Quay. strength, then no candidate
/ backed by the opposition can defeat
] d., in Hpuaa ugaE OK
} to g2. Of the majority, five have hith.
/ erto voted for Quay in the joint convention
! and although there have been doubts ex
pressed as to the continued fidelity Of Hersh
Yates aud Mackey, Harold and McLain will
stand by the "old man" until the end. l
: Stub and Scott also quit Quay, as they prob
u ably will, it will leave the strength Of tb,
y opposing forces in the same relative position
which is that in the Senate and House to
u gether the fusionists are in a majority auC
that any agreement TO fuse on an independen
Il candidate made between the anti Quay Re
- publicans and the Democratic leaders cannO
T. be carried out because Mr.. Gutfey cannot Sc
5 cure the solid Democratic vote, and unles
10 that is done no election can be had. Quay
however, can be sure of at least tweuty-f -fy
u Democrats whenever an attempt is made
oI transfer the Democratic vote to any otht
III Republican. Therefore, Notwithstanding tt
gu fact that the McCarrell bill is laid on Il
}" shelf, the Senatorial situation remains III
re changed and it is still Quay or nobody
ps The bill to tax beer, ale and porter brew,
ne within the state for revenue purposes, h
again appea red despite its defeat at eyel
session of the Legislature since 1891. III
"a .u' bill provides that upon each gallon of bee
ale or porter brewed in this state during thr
ny years beginning July l, 1899, there shall
G assessed and paid into the state treasury
uu u tax of one-half cent to be collected sen
ue annually. fine and imprisonment is
ne tached for brewers failing to report til,
'i0 sales to the state department
We The Pennsylvania legislators are not
us' vorably impressed with the great silly
apostle. A motion to invite William Jer
&c ings Bryan to Harrisburg on May IL, at
unveling of the Hartranft monume
IN could not even secure a seconder, the Den
cratic members present refusing to come
the relief of the author of the motion.