Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-25
FEELING OVER QUArS CASE
Extensive Ramifcations of the Work of His
Friends.
Pressure Being Brought to Bear on
Senator's by Cuisines
Interests"

An intense feeling is being aroused in the
Senate over the Quay case. Senators
among themselves are speaking in terms OF
indignation about the alleged extraordinary
methods being resorted to in order to Sc
cure support for Mr.. Quay's claim to a
seat. Some of them say that If these meth
DDS are persisted in the matter is likely to
assume the proportions of public scandal
Letters are being received from various
parts of the country by senators, written by
men who represent great corporation IN
terests, urging that for business reasons
Mr.. Quay be given a seat in the Senate.
These letters come from quarters so remote
from any apparent interest in Mr.. Quay as
to arouse a feeling of establishment at the
great extent and ramification of business
interests involved in the question.
One senator says that ne has received
more than hundred letters from men rep
resenting big interests in various parts OF
his state and elsewhere Urging him to vote
for Mr.. Quay on account of the business
interests involved. Letters received by SEN
ators show that the Quay people are reach
ing out in every conceivable direction Tor
means of bringing pressure to bear upon
senator's Men IN the Senate who view the
question as purely one of constitutional
construction are said to resent this effort
to Influence their action by personal con-
siCerations.
Some Senator's Embarrassed.
1t is stated that some Of those who In
terpret the Constitution as Senator Hoar
does as admitting of appointment to the
Senate under conditions similar to those in
the Quay case are greatly embarrassed by
the association in which they find them
selves. and that they will be gratified ii
rot called upon to vote on the case at all.
One senator said today that a number
of senators would be embarrassed to find
themselves associated with corporation In
fluences and combinations of which they
could not approve
A strong pull is being made to draw
democrats over to Quays support on the
claim that they owe him a debt of graft
tude for helping to defeat the force bill.
1t is asserted that ex-senator Faulkner,
who is the leading attorney for the de-
Tense in the Clark case. is working active
iy in behalf of Mr.. Quay along this line
of argument, and he is quoted in an inter-
view as claiming that the southern men
are deeply indebted to Mr. Quay.
Some of the democrats in TIE Senate re-
sent this assertion and dispute the claim,
as we'll as protest against personal cOnsid-
erations being urged to influence a judicial
decision.
Will Not Be Up for Some Time.
1t is likely TO be a long time before
vote on this case is had by the Senate. The
majority of the committee will not be pre-
pared to take charge of the case until after
they have finished taking testimony in the
Clark case, and the matter will hardly be
taken up in the Senate while the members
of the committee are absent from the
chamber, engaged in other work.
The business of the Senate also will like
ly interfere with the early consideration
of Mr. Quays credentials. Senator Aid
rich says that he will not yield to have the
consideration of the finance bill interrupt
ed and this bill will occupy the Senate
until after the 18th of February. 1t is
contemplated that as soon as the finance
bill is acted four other measures Of
great Importance shall be taken up in
order. The Porto Rican bill the Hawaiian
bill. the Nicaragua canal bill and the bill
providing for a Pacific cable are all ex-
pected to be taken up by the Senate and
passed as speedily as possible, and the con-
sideraticn of these matters will consume a
great deal of time. 1t is not believed that
they WIFI give way to anything except ap-
preparation bills.