New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
-,orHER SETBACK FOR QUAY
SESSION OF THE HOUSE AT
HARRISBURG.
rp rARR ANTAeoNIzEs THE ANTI

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-r,rcRAru TO rHE rRIBuSEl
-,.h,,re Penn. March S-Ou' OF an &f-
ne .ri,.,al matter to-day grew up one OF
p~'' -, rows that has ever taken place III
'ne ,,o,se Of Representatives OF this state ana
tie will more or less affect the contest for
rnited states senator 49,, o,,..oo
IN, night at the meeting OF the committee
..,igste the charges Of bribery In con-
" 49,. With the postponement OF action on the
,o--ou 1u-v bill General Koontz. one OF the
o,,ov leaders. gave notice that he was
e. .,seed with the action of the Quay major
che committee. and that he would to-day
~ resolution in the House that would
discharge the committee and form new
~ enlarre the membership. so that the
QUAY men would have the majority. AS
-, MEMORIALS and anti-Quay men are in the
s.oatv I'm the House. II would have been
..sv matter for Koontz 20 carry out his
a. -, something the Quay men proposed 70
prevent. 49, , ,.r+ood
u-ban the House met this morning instead
,s,snensinc with the reading OF the journal.
. nas been invariably the custom. there was
',smand from the Quay men that II be read
~. end a trick the anti-Quay men once
80 uhor they were filibusterinE. On this
lesion the Quay men were DESTROYS Of see
~" ~ hands Of the clock point 10 II o'clock.
~, under the rule. the House would adjourn
e. saturday at 1855 o'clock and a vote be
1r,r IN Joint convention for United States Sen
80 This would prevent Koontz from offer
- HE resolution affecting the investigating
committee.
me anti-Quay men were aware Of what was
.,,ne on and they tried all they could to cir
-,vsnt H. but We're pOwerless At II o'clock,
,,,.n the clerk was still engaged in reading the
n,rnsl. NJ Marshall. Of Allegheny, called the
.,nser % the day" and Speaker FAIR was about
"a declare the House adjourned. when Mr.. Bliss,
=, Delaware raised the point Of order that the
-r.s had been changed some time ago. so as TO
~ the hour for UeetinG at 1890 o'clock. and
N. hour FOR adjournment at 11:55. The Chair
,ons,,lted the rules as changed. and declared
.,s, P,iss was wrong and out OF order. and then
adjourned the House
ORGANIZING WITHOUT THE SPEAKER
Immediately there was a lively scene.
,.o,A or more Of excited members rushed 70 the
Sneakers chair and endeavored to reason with
s,r, but he turned his back on them and left
The room. amid derisive shouts from the anti
QUAY men Excited men rushed up and down
bsnouncinr Speaker Farr for having done what
was his duty under the rules. and finally mo-
tion was made TO elect a Speaker Of their own,
and forthwith Mr.. Bliss was made Speaker by
q viva voce vote The regular officers declined
70 serve and Bliss appointed clerks from
among the legislators.
count was determined upon, and the roll
was called for that purpose. Just how many
Democrats and anti-Quay men We're there will
not be known from the roll. as II was not an
nounced how many had answered TO their
names II was asserted that there were 1Ol
Of the tuslonsts and that subsequently eight
others Joined making 100 In all. or more than
enough 70 control legislation. Considerable dis
eussion followed 20 the powers OF the newly
organized ouse. which ended in the appoint
ment Of & committee Of five 10 consider and re-
port on the action OF the Speaker. and 70 recon-
mend some plan by which he can he rebuked
a. the session TO be held on Tuesday.
Adjournment followed. and TIE joint conven-
tion % ballot FOR Senator was called 70 order
nv Leutenant-G Governor Goblin. Speaker Farr
assumed his place the platform bu; did not
call the House 10 order as he did not deem ii
Necessary. The excitement ~ the disturbance
n the House had not died out. and 10 was COM
municated % the joint convention. when three
men VINO had before cast their votes for Quay
broke away from him-the first break-and
voted for three different candidates
They were Hersch n Philadelphia who voted
for ex-Congressman HUFF. Mackey OF Luzerne
who voted for Judge Rice, and Yates. Of Phna-
dephia, who voted for P A. 3 Widener. There
was no significance In the loss 81 these votes
by Quay. as It had been known for weeks that
they Were ready 70 leave Quay the minute they
got the rip. and the tip came in order 70
heighten the excitement. As the three votes
we're recorded the enti-Quay men broke out in
loud cheers
That was al the change in the ballot. which
resulted follows Quay Rep). ca; jenkins
Dem. 70. Dalzen Rep). "a; Stewart Rep) :;
Huff Gep) :: Stone RepJ. 4. Tubbs (Rep). 2;
Ritter CRep1 ?; Widener Rep), 2; Rice Rep3,
l; Marhe CRep). l. Grow Rep). /: Irwin Rep).
2 to;al, lc8. Necessary tc a choice So Paired
or not votmg 30
ANOTHER MOVE AGAINST THE SPEAKER.
When the Joint convention had been dismissed
The anti-Quay men thought they saw an op-
lortunity to do business with Speaker FerT. and
they asked him Il he did not intend to call the
House TO order 10 hear the report Of the teller.
The speakcr. who had left his desk. replied that
called Il o. order thereafter and IL was not IN
session. This angered the anti-Quay men, and
lhey mad mother rush for the Speaker, and
again he was compelled 10 hurry from the
Chamber
second Indignation meeting followed. AT
NAicn James Israel. Z newspaper correspondent
was MADE chief clerk Of the House. and there
was wild talk of dep0sne the Speaker. OF elect
ing ing Democratic Speaker ana Of fusing on the
1I,slatorshil and making an election next week
manly. after the confusion became 80 great
I'D I., t.atg, q
40 continuous account could be sifted from the
.ecAet was decided to postpone all action
. sAu TUESDAY evening, and in the mean time
eleie VIII be plan cOntrved whereby the
nPeaker viii be treated with brutal frankness
"neA ne proper time arrives.
me Democrats are jubilant over the row. and
20 Ihal 1t was just what they wanted, as they
- - sure 10 gain in the end. They Will give
80 LOT Offices now anG VIII aid In deposlng
Sto, frazer and e.cctiug fusion United
o,,, - senator II ne anti Quay men Will carry