Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-08

Prison Bsrr--
CFrum Our own Cor-rsu0liaurl
Ea-rfSburz- March 5-EE IS likely
that rhe QUAY case- which has been
dragging along IN u1s United States
senate. VIII reach a vote IN anuur ten
days or less There = considerable
uncertainty Is I'd the outcome. Is the
conditions upon which Mr. Quay Is
now asking admission have changed
materially
When he first asked 20 be admitted
on the appointment OF Governor stone
Attorney Genera EIkIn presented Ie-
gal and alleged constitutional reasons
why he ought TO be seated The H1ISi-
ness of the argument convinced Nj
Quay and his friends that he could
not get in on such i basis. and now MS
friends are putting his admission on
the grounds OF his being 4 good fell
low
Senator Turiey. Of Tennessee and
Senator Ross. OF Vermont who have
spoken against Mr. Quay, have shown
IN the hoIIOwness of Mr. Elkin's argu-
ment that it Is right and perfectly con-
stftutionaI 20 admit Mr. Quay on Gov
ernor Stones appointment
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
The argument of good fellowship
covers a good many things. for in
stance the influence of the corpora
tfous. The Standard Oil company and
the Sugar trust have been particular
" and perniciOusIy active in endeavor-
ing to secure the seating Of Mr. Quay
They are. OF course. not interested II
= ,T.rr Nas
ship.
Holding the views | do. would dis
regard the cath | have taken were
to vote 10 seat Mr.. Quay" said Senator
Ross. of Vermont, in the senate on
Saturday last.
Senator Ross made q brilliant speech
against the seating of Mr.. Quay, and
he started off. according TO Washing
ton dispatches. by saying that very
soon after the appointment of Quay by
Governor Stone he received two tele-
grams inuuiring if he would vote to
seat MIR. QUAY. He replied to these by
stating that il was question or
proper construction of the constttu-
tion. During the summer he had read
and studied = great deal on the subject
and had considered the majority and
minority reports from the committee
on privileges and elections, and had ar
rived at the conclusions he presented
In the Pennsylvania case, he said,
the vacancy was complete, while the
legislature was in session Whether
the governor had the power to NIL the
vacancy must be determined by the
constitution. II was the manifest IN
tention of the constitution that sena-
torial representation is to be chosen by
the legislatures of the states, and IT
was presumed by the trainers OF the
constitution that legislatures would
discharge their duties. The constltu-
tion. Mr.. Ross said. does not empower
a governor to appoint while leslsIa-
ture is in session, but only 10 NIL va.
cancies happening during a recess OF
the legislature.
In his argument Mr.. Ross made ire
ouent references TO the plea OF MI
Ouay's attorney" before the commit
tee on privileges and elections. These
illusions were appreciated by those
who knew that it was John P Elkln,
attorney general of Pennsylvania, VINO
argued Mr.. Quay's case before the COM
mittee.
Mr. Ross declared that the conten-
ton that a governor had power TO nIi
a vacancy which the legislature neg
lected to fill tended to elevate paru-
sanship and put support of caucus
nominee above duty to state and ma
ton.
Washington and his associates had
no such intention Not for a moment
did they let party spirit dominate their
action. The contention OF the mnorl-
~ was anomalous and startling. There
had never been an occasion where
legislature failed to elect senator
that the cause of the failure had not
been a discrimination Of faction to
elect na~t;c-Iar. partisan candidate