New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-02
rpyJNG TO HELP QUAY.
rp1rNps PASS A BILL IN PENN
HlS rr,N1A SENATE IN HIS INTEREST.
,prAr, THE LAW ALLOWING THE
rr TO SET JURORS AsIDE-MAY BE
DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE,
rRIITLESS BALLOT.
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hung Penn, Feb. Interest IN the
hSi,'e S,otes Senatorial question to-day centred
Unheu o,,o- the final passage OF the McCar-
70 "e a. the Senate II is the practice IN this
rei %, ,er,nit the District-Attorney to stand
s'aN .-o~e IN misdemeanor and felony cases
ASH oss,sning any reason therefor, while at
VIZ time he enjoys the right to peremp-
TIC .houenge four jurors which latter right
to'N' - dAfendant has After the defence has
s'ON. .aa ,ts four challenges the District-At-
eA''- oan stand aside the entire panel OF
W.. ana at a time and from those stood aside
U'0 y he choose. select jury composed en-
=, the enemies Of the party at trial
"'" an old English law. left on this States
hacks. and is seldom employed in the
s'"'- 1.,on OF jurors. The friends Of Senator
SCI earning that II was intended 10 take ad-
os. Of this law in the trial Of the conspiracy
'S''' PHILADELPHIA. are now trying 10 repeal
CD the first battle was fought to-day when
]" -.,eol nill passed the Senate by vote OF
90 os' .ras 10 Il noes There was spirited debate
- senate before its passage. Senator Mo
u FOR the Quay majority. contended that
"a law was unjust and unfair-a relic OF
..yssn, that had been wiped out by every
c.o+e in the Union. He read letters from
IS and attorneys denouncing the King
y. or6 said that under It no man could get
Just trial -, ,oa ~. Con
In, maintained that if the law is aool-
a., Will be an open bid for the 1ury-fixer 10
-, work without ii. they said. the Molly
,,scn,res would never have been convicted ana
-. ,,sls Of the Homestead rioters would have
-. t,tue Of the twenty-eight who voted Tor
-, Mn Two were Democrats. and Of the seven
-. .soirsf II eight were Republicans
Tho hin now goes to the House Of Represen-
...,rss where there Will be battle royal.
~n.,. are forty-four anti-Quay men in the
rJo,ss an Of whom will vote against the re-
10 hr and IL is said that sixty-eight house
n.roo,ra-s are 20 be lined up against H. max
TO ~ all or nine more than are required TO
5aiaat I, Unless the friends OF quay can SWING
come Democrats out OF line, when = so@Io-1l
nrobsble The biz is doomed mere aIe SUN
democratic leaders In the state VINO laNoi QuoS
and they are said 30 be qule'H ""'Al'H i" ''' 80
eresis. 49, a,-. ,,.beD the
- convection r0et o. ballot for United states
syo,o~ I. had been rumored that there would
No come changes IN The ballotiug. pul the same
nor voted for The same Candidates as my
have teep doing al along. Inc monoiohN OF .I't
Validating vas yarieI :y the OLD soldiers Young
"a. .cDTSo~a5a Ouav" and "C0mrade Irwin and
one young solder named Hargrave Jus, PACK
f-o-n Manila and fresh from the midnight isht
:, The t-srches az Nalate with the ION Penn
svlyania. voted FOR "Comrade HUFF.
The bauo, resulted as follows Quay G t6ns
no. 6. stewart RepJ. :; Hun Repl. =;
W 7is5r iRepJ. ?. Ritter cRerj ? Tqhbs Bep}.
. smith ,RepJ. /. grow Rep) ]. Rice (Rep9'
. Irwin rep. o. Marble ber1 iolai -,
-s.r,sarv "a q choice. III leaving Senator Quay
e6,~- -be fatal - that has 30 peisistently fol
lowed him all through me contest
Both sides have settled down 10 prolonged
e+r,~r1- The Injection - Senator @ /. Magee's
,er-4 as -b4 legatee ~ Senator QUAY has caused
Nj Magee considerable annoyance He says
he IS not a candidate and ma, he proposes 10
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