Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-24
AGAINST SENATOR QUAY.
The Senate Decides That he Is Not En-
titled to Seat.
SENATE

titled to Seat.
| SENATE.
| Washington, April 24-The final days
argument in the Quay case was begur
at II o'clock. Mr.. McCumber of NORTH
| Dakota delivered carefully prepared
| constitutional argument in opposition
| to seating Quay. He announced that
after careful consideration he changed
his opinion. In an extended argument
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky presented the
legal constitutional reasons why Quay
| ought not to be seated. He held that the
appointment of senators by the STATE
executive was provided for by the franz
ers of the constitution merely to provide
for filling vacancies that may be re-
garded as unexpected.
The vote on the Quay case was taken
at o'clock. He was refused seat by
vote of SO to 80.
The vote on the Quay case was taken
at o'clock. The resolution which de-
clared Quay not entitled to seat was
first laid before the senate. Mr.. Chan
dler moved to strike out the word mot"
and on that the vote was taken. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Carter, Chan
dler, Clarke of Wyoming, Cullom, DAN
iel, Davis, Deboe, Foraker, Frye, Gear,
Hansbrough, Jones of Nevada, McCom-
as, McLaurin, Mason, Morgan Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Plat of New York,
Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart.
Sullivan, Talliaferro, Warren, Wetmore
and Wolcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bard, Bate, Ber-
ry, Burrows, Butler, Clay, Cockrell, Gull
berson, Hale, Harris, Heitfeld, Hawley,
Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay, Mcbride,
McCumber, McEnery, Mcmillan, Mar
tin, Money. Platt of Connecticut, Proc
tor, Quarles, Ross, Simon, Teller, Till
man, Turley, Turner, Vest and yelling
ton-33.
The pairs first named in each instance
were favorable to Quay: Pritchard with
Gallinger, Depew with Hanna, Foster
with Keans, Lodge with Thurston, Ken
ny with Caffery, Elkins with Chiffon,
Fairbanks with Mallery, Hoar with Pet
tus, Kyle with Rawlins. The following
senators were impaired Aldrich, Bev-
eridge, Clark of Montana, Pettigrew.
The resolution declaring Quay not en-
titled to a seat carried-33 to 80.
HOUSE.
Washington, April N.-Previous to
the resumption of the consideration of
the postoffice appropriation bill, Mr..
Cooper, the chairman of the committee
on insular affairs, asked unanimous
consent to consider action on the Fora
ker resolution to provide for the con-
tinuation in Office of the present mill
tary administration of Porto Rico pend
ing the appointment of civil officers un-
der the civil government act. The reso-
luton carried with it two amendments
placed upon it by the insular affairs
committee; one to provide that the
franchises should be approved by the
president, and another placing certain
restrictions upon charters, corporations,
etc. 1t was arranged that the resolu-
tion should be debated one hour. Mr..
Hill Of Connecticut raised point of or
der against the amendments. Mr.. Moo
dy of Massachusetts, prefacing his re-
marks with the statement that he re-
GREETED exceedingly that the point of or
der came from his (Republican) side of
the house, raised the point of order that
Hills point Of order came too late. The
speaker, in a lengthy ruling, held that
the amendments were clearly not ger
name. He ruled that the point of order
had come too late, and therefore over
ruled Hills point of order. Thereupon
Mr.. Cooper took the floor in support of
the amended resolution. He explained
that the amendments were to correct
serious and patent defects in the civil
government. Under the act the govern
or and council would have sole control
over franchises. He read an editorial
from a New York Republican newspa-
per, severely condemning the failure of
congress to safeguard franchises, and
contending that it is duty to correct
a mistake was clear.
The resolution as amended was pass
ed. The consideration of the postofflce
appropriation bill was resumed.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL.
Washington, April 24.-The senate
committee on agriculture reported the
agricultural appropriation bill to the
senate. 1t carries total appropriation
of So, ,959, ,120, a net increase Of only $22,-
32O. Among the amendments are the
following: To continue the investiga-
ton Of soils in the United States; to
investigate the tests applied to Ameri
can food products In foreign countries;
to increase the salary of the chief of the
weather bureau to 5000.
CANE TO BLOWS.