Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
|THE QUAY Case Up.
Senator Penrose Brings 1t Before
the Senate After a Wrangle.
THE HAW Allan GOVERNMENT BILL.


Tariff btii Debated In inc MOUSE
Rs.oat on. Against Trusts
Washington. Feb. 24.-Yesterday's
session of the senate was unusually |
interesting from the very beginning.
In spite of vigorous and influential OPP
positjon Senator Penrose, of Penn
sykapa, succeeded in getting the
Quay ease before the senate and dur
ipg the afternoon three notable
s,recbes were delivered. After Il
sharp parliamentary squabble Senator
Penrose moved that the resolution IN
yolyinp the seating Of Mr.. Quay be
taken up for consideration. On an
nyc and no vote the motion prevailed,
"a to 2s. The majority was so deer
siye as to cause some surprise. IL Is
known that some senator's who Will
vote. If the opportunity be offered to
seat Mr.. Quay voted against the con
sideration of the case, while on the
contrary others who voted for cons'd-
Grafton probably will vote against
seating him The vote cannot there
fore. be regarded as Il test OF Mr.
Ouay's absolute strength III the sen
a,". Following the taking up OF the
resolution. Senator Daniel (dem.), OF
Virginia, delivered speech IN wl'ch
he vigorously supported Mr. Quays
right to seat
Al the conclusion of Senator Dan
ieI's speech the Hawaiian government
bill was taken up and Senator Morgan
resumed his speech. Senator vest
(dem.l. of Missouri, and Senator FOR
aker (rep.), Of Ohio, also delivered
speeches aneni the Hawaiian govern
ment bill. Both were constitutional
arguments, Senator Foraker's being
r.nlv to that of Senator Vest
Al s;s5 y. IN. Senator Aldrich pre-
sented the report of the conference
on the financial bill. When the read
inp of the report had been concluded
and an order made for It's printing
an arrangement was effected whereby
some member of the conference com
mittee on next Wednesday wouid
| make statement concerning the
changes made by the conferees ana
| that the next day the report would De
taken up for consideration
An amendment to the executive ap-
| propriation bill providing for clVli
service pension fund was introduced
Nv Senator Gallinger 1t provides Tor
the creation of such fund by WIN
holding two per cent. of all salaries
paid to all persons engaged IN the clV''
seryice Of the government and pre-
yides methods for the disbursement
OF the fund.
Senator Gpllinger favorably report
cd from the committee on commerce
| the bill for the appointment OF com
mission to visit Asia in the interest
of trade.
The senate at 500 p. IN, ADJOURNED
until to-day.
rbs pnerto R,csn B,ii In the House
Washington. Feb. 2i.-An agreement
was reached In the house yesterday
that the vote on the Puerto klcan
thrift bill be taken at three p. M, neN'
Tuesday, general debate to close MOI,
day. Formal announcement was mao'
that u republican conference wonle
be held at eight p. m, to-day III
leaders continue to express the pele
that the bill will pass but the I'M
pression is growing that motion u
recommit the bill to the committee
IN WAYS and means will command
strong support and may prevail mr.
Underwood, the democratic whip,
yesterday sent out kilograms TO III
absent democrats to be present ol
Monday, when the voting may begin
The speech of Mr.. Littleheld' o
, Maine. was the feature of the day
, He added to his laurels won in tn
Roberts debate by speech agalns
the hill, which for brilliancy. wit an
. logic. rivals the best efforts OF tn
n recognized orators of the house, IL
{. made profound impression and whe
+ he concluded it was several minute
I before the demonstration that fo
d lowed could be quelled. Among tn
4 others who spoke We're Messrs. Jones
e of Virginia, and Maddox, of Georgii
/. against the bill, and Messrs. Russell
e of Connecticut; Barthold, of Nil
s souri,; Gardner, of Michigan. an
e Lacey of Iowa, for 1t. The debat
= continued at night session.
j. The house then, at 4:55 oclocl
j. took recess until eight p m.
n The house committee on librarit
Is made favorable report on Mr.. Ray
If bill for statue in Washington
If Mai. Gen. George b. McClelland.
" Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, II
troduced joint resolutions against Il
steel trust and against trusts
barbed wire, wire nails, etc, in Il
n form similar to those introduced |
NJ him against the sugar and pap
VI trusts,
he Mr.. Loud, author of the Loud b
ne relating to second-class mail matte
'u proposed rule giving two days ne,
OF month for the consideration of Il
'u bill and providing for a final vote
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