The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-28
OPPOSED BY MR.. TURLEY.
He Argues Against Quay's Claim TO n
Seat In the Senate.


At the conclusion of Senator Depew's
speech on the Philippines yesterday Mr..
Turley resumed the speech, which he be-
gan on Monday, in opposition to the seat
ing of Mr.. Quay.
Before he had been speaking minute LIE
was interrupted by Mr.. PenroSe at the
point where Mr.. Turley was maintaining
that the trainers OF the Constitution IN
tended tha, the Legislature and not the
Governor should name the Senators, ex-
cept in certain circumstances presented
clearly by the Constitution. t0
Mr.. Penrose enquired il it were not the
intention of the trainers Of the Constitu-
ton that the Senate. at all times should be
full, so that in view of such important mat
ters as the force" bill. an impeachment
trial or some similar case coming before
the Senate, any one OF which might hinge
upon one vote, every State would be fully
represented.
Mr.. Turley replied that that was the iu-
tention Of the trainers of the Constitution
but it would not necessarily follow that the
Senate at all times could be kept full.
In conclusion he said that for seventy
FIVE years there had been a general con-
sistent construction of the Constitution
that whenever a Legislature, either before
or after the happening of the vacancy.
had had an opportunity to fill it, and had
failed to do so. the Governor could not ap-
point That he declared, had been the
doctrine for seventy-fye years. without
variations and it was consistent with the
paramount idea that the Legislatures
should choose United States Senators, and
that the Governor should never appoint
except In special and particular cases.
where the Legislature had had no oppor-
tunity TO choose the Senator.
In oil z~ff Mr Nr FTtsr
ley called attention TO the fact that another
objection TO an appointment being made by
a Governor was that the Governor did not
always represent the people, as did the
Legislature.
Mr.. Teller referred to his vote against
Mr. Corbett in the Oregon case some years
ago. and said that a vote for Quay would
not be consistent with the vote against Cor
bett He regarded il as an indecent thing
that the Senate should vote one man in and
another man out under similar conditions.
The matter went over without action. Mr..
Penrose giving notice that he would call il
up today and each day hereafter until set
tied.
The Hawaiian bill was then taken up. the
discussion being upon Mr. Buffers amend
meut providing for postal savings bank
Mr. Cullom, in charge OF the bill asked
Mr. Butler not 10 press the amendment.
but 10 introduce bin establishing the
postal savings bank system throughout
the whole country.
Mr.. CullOm said he would favor and vote
FOR such bill
Mr. Butler consented and withdrew his
amendment
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment for
the payment by The United States of all
sums now on deposit in the Hawaiian
Postal Savings Bank which was creed to-
Mr Pettigrew offered an amendment an
nulling all contracts made in Hawaii since
August 1898, by which persons are held for
service for a definite term. and he made
a statement in reference to IT, showing that
since the United States flag has waved over
he islands 90 600 contract laborers have
been brought there from China and Japan
Mr. Gallinger asked Nj. Pettigrew
whether these 'Asiatic contract laborers dis
placed other labOrers
Mr. PettigreW replied that. in a measure
they did He added that as there was no
duty on coffee and there was duty OF |
cents a pound on sugar. the lands which /
had been intended for coffee plantations |
were being taken up for sugar plantations. /
which were enormously profitable and that /
nearly $4,000. 600 OF duties would be re /
mitted on Hawaiian sugar this year
Mr.. Cullom said he had no objection to I
Mr. PettgreW's amendment, and it was
adopted
After some further discussion on pro |
posed amendments it was agreed that the /
vote on the passage of the bill should /
be taken before adjournment today.
The following Presidential nominations /
were submitted to the Senate for confrma- /
ton:
Henry B Miller OF Oregon. 10 be Consul .
at Chungking China.
DQrfAt Van HppTbfe gf nhia ia ba
ond lieutenant Of cavalry. United States .
Army.
Daniel " Blake. Of Mississippi 20 be a 4
second lieutenant in the Marine Corps
At $50 o'clock the Senate adjourned /
until today