The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-12
WORK IS WE'LL ON
PROSPECTS NOW INDICATE AN
EARLY ADJOURNMENT OF
HOUSE AND SENATE
BOTH PARTIES ARE PLEASEI
ALL ANXIOUS TO LEAVE WASHING
TON AND TAKE PART IN
THE CAMPAIGN
VOTE ON THE CURRENCY BILL

1t VIII BE Taken In the Senate on
Thursday, and VIII BE the Fea-
ture of the Proceedings I'm Con-
gress This Week-Some Action In
the Quay Case Likely-House Will
Be Kept Busy.
WASHINGTON, Feb 11-(Special. y
The present congress Is making better
time in handling legislation than was an
ticipated would be the case before 1t reas-
sembled after the holiday recess. The
fact that the house passed the currency
bill So quickly after assembling in De-
cember did not foreshadow that the SEN
ate would be able to deal with this ques-
tion so rapidly as has been the case. The
measure will pass the senate on Feb. Is,
and will be signed by the president with
in ten days. This is about the fastest dis
position made of an important question
of this kind in recent congresses. 1t indi-
Gates, some believe, that those opposed
to the currency bill were not at all anx-
ious to fight it or delay it, but to permit
the Republicans to hurry 1t to a law be-
lieving in the end it will injure them in
the coming national campaign. Whether
this impression is true or not is ques-
ton that the people will decide after the
bill as 1t becomes law is thoroughly di-
gested by the voters of the country.
The house Is pushing business at quite
a rapid pace at the present time, and the
routine work is being disposed Of In an
expeditions way OF course, there is a
good deal of talk, as there always is. in
the lower branch of congress, and these
speeches made for campaign purposes by
members of all parties continue In the
meantime, however, work Is pushed
through various committees, and by the
time the committees are ready to report
on various important routine legislative
measures the debate In the house Will
stop and work of legislation will go on.
II seems that neither Republicans, DEM
ocralS nor Popul1sts are anxious to
delay the session any longer than possi-
Ole, and some congressional prophets be-
lleVe that summer recess will be reached
either In June or July. Unless the unex
pected happens, this will probably be the
outcome AS all the members of both
houses are anxious to take part in tbe
coming national and congressional cam
paigns' 1t is not at all unlikely that the
hrsl session OF the Fifty-sixth congress
VIII oraW to close quicker than has been
the case with those in the past.
PARTY LEADERS
new leader has not developed in the
senate on the Democratic side. thonob
senator Jones, of Arkansas. seems r.
nave managed the affairs of that marty
10 the satisfaction of his associates in
this branch of congress
In the house Mr.. Richardson. Of Ten
hessee, the new Democratic leader bas
not made himself at all conspicuous hut
there nave been very few questions of
Importance to call his talents into action
MI. hlcnardson not being as aggressive
a. paiiey' the democratic leader in the
last congress, the Tennesseean seers ~
have been able to mollifv the differe,,t
factlons that existed under Bailey,s lead
efsnlp and the Democrats are now nrso.
ucdily able when any important ones
ton arises to present solid front TO tha.
| opposition ~
IN speaking of leaders, the two shrewd
est men in this congress are. in general
| estlmatlon, Aldrich, of Rhode Island. and
Ainson, OF Iowa. The Rhode Islander is
prooapiy the cleverest man who has ever
assumed the leadership of the Repub-
lcan side of the senate. He is seconded
IN manipulation by Allison, and this team
mas not only been able SO far to carry
through their own plans in opposition to
the Democratic policies, but has also
been able to prevent any serious split on
their side Of the chamber. If thew are
aole 10 continue to work SO successfully
together there is no reason why the ad.
nlnlstratlon's measures, at least in the
upper branch of congress, should not be
pushed to a successful finish early next
| spring.
CASE OF QUAY.
Matthew Stanley Quay will have an on
portunity to find out whether or not a
majority of the Republicans In the SEN
| ate favor the ratification of his appoint
ment to succeed himself by Gov. Stone.
| of Pennsylvania. All sorts of rumors
| have been circulated recently to the ef
| feet that Mr.. Quay would fail If a vote
was ever reached, and then, after 1t was
said that he would win If his case was
taken up, the story was started that
there was disposition even among sem
ators who would vote for him to prevent
the Quay case from coming into the SEN
ate. 1t is now possible that 1t will not be
taken up until after the 18th of February
and there may, perhaps be delay after
that date. In any event vote will be
reached, for Mr.. Quay desires action on
his case. If he should discover, how
| ever, that he will be defeated If his case
comes before the senate he is shrewd
enough to not permit it to come up. The
claim is set UP here by Quay's friends
that he is certain to carry the primaries
In Pennsylvania this fall in the interest
of men who will vote for him when the
Pennsylvania legislature assemblies next
winter. 1t Is not his purpose however, to
have members Of the legislature noni-
| mated at Repblican conventions pledge
themselves to vote for him. 1t is said
that he is pursuing very shrewd move
and without making effort to secure
pledges in his own interest for the SEN
atorship is carrying on sort Of still hunt
and when the results of the election next
November are known it will be found
that the legislature of Pennsylvania will
he for Quay's return to the United States
senate. j. S. Van Antwerp.
| VOTE ON CURRENCY BILL.