The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-27
SENATE.

lne United States senate on the ap-
pointment of the governor of Pennsyl-
vania, by a vote OF 80 to 81. The gal
leries were thronged with multitudes,
while other multitudes were unable
TO gain admission. On the floor of the
senate was every member Of n body
now in the city and scores of MEM
bers of the house of representatives.
The great throng listened with deep
attention to the brilliant argument or
Senator Spooner, in favor Of the seat
ing of the former Pennsylvania sem
ator to the dramatic and fiery elo-
quence OF Senator Daniel of Virginia,
who appealed to his colleagues TO do
what on his oath as a senator he'deem-
ed right, and vote to do justice TO him
who was knocking at the senate doors.
Senator Daniel concluded ten min
utes before the hour fixed for the Vot-
ing to begin. The excitement in the
ena by this time was intense.
There was a hush in the as
Senator rye, in the chair,
at 4 o'clock that the hour for the final
vote had arrived and that the Ques-
ton was the pending motion of Sena-
tor Chandler to strike out Of the reso-
luton declaring Mr.. Quay not to be
entitled to a seat the word not.
Amid suppressed excitement, Sena-
tor Chandler demanded the yeas and
nays and the secretary of the senate
began to call the roll. All knew the
vote would be close. The first sensa-
ton was caused by the failure of Sem
ator Pettigrew, Of South Dakota, to
answer to his name, although he was
in his seat. When Senator Vests
-4-o4 4ollA1 he voted aAnn' in a
clear distinct voice, thus dashing the
last hope of the friends of Mr.. Quay
who had expected confidently that the
distinguished MiSSourian would vote
for his long time personal friend.
When the session opened the Gull
berSon resolution requesting the pres
ident for information as to what COM
missions have been created or APP
pointed by the executive since March
4, 1895, in reference to foreign rela-
tions or the territories of the United
States or to inquire into the wal with
Spain; the personnel of the commits
sion, the total compensation or allow
ance of each of the commissioners and
of all employees of the commissions
was passed.
A bill authorizing the secretary OF
war to make regulations governing
the running of loose logs, steamboats,
and rats on certain rivers was pass
ed.
Consideration of the Quay case was
then resumed.
Senator Penrose, Pennsylvania, con-
tinued his argument began late yester-
day afternoon.
Senator McCumber, of North Dako-
ia, formerly a Quay advocate, deliver
ed a carefully prepared constitutions
argument in opposition to the seating
of Mr.. Quay.
Senator Spooner contended for liber-
al craftsmanship in the case, saying
that the senate should not take the
narrowest conceived view in it's deter
mination of the question. AS for him
self, neither personal tie. nor popular
criticism would influence his vote
which should be cast for Mr.. Quay.
This is a judicial question:" said
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, and ought
to be decided upon judicial principles
Upon my oath as a senator of thu
United States delivering true judgmen
declare 1 do believe that Mr.. Quay i:
entitled to a seat in this body and 81
believing 1 will so vote"
Senator Daniel then presented a con
stitutional argument in reply to tina
made yesterday by enator Quarles
of Wisconsin.
In conclusion Senator Daniel declar
ed that Mr.. Quay as the appointee o
the governor of Pennsylvania had a
goood a right to a seat in the senat
as had any a
When Senator Daniel concluded, i
still lacked ten minutes of the hou
fixed for vote.
The joint resolution providing 70
the filling of temporary offices in Port
Rico was laid before the senate an
Senate Foraker, of Ohio, moved t
n~on-concur in the house amendment
and agree to a conference. This wa
agreed to and the chair %appointe
conferees on the part of the senate.
AT 4 o'clock the chair announced tn
hour for voting had arrived and tn
pending question was Senator Chand
ler's motion to strike out of the com
mittee resolution declaring that Sena
tor Quay was not entitled 70 a sea
in h senate, the wor not"
nate Chandler asked for yeas an
nays. The motion was defeated a
follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Carter, Chand
Ter, Clark of Wyoming, Cullom, Dan
iel, Davis, Deboe, Foraker. Frye, Geat
Hansbrough, Jones of Nevada, Mc
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt {
New York, Scott, Sewell, Shoul
Spooner, Stewart, Sullivan, Teliaferr,
Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bard, Bat
Berry, Burrows, Butler, Clay, Cocker
ell, Culberson, Hale, Harris, HeitfelC
Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay, McBrid'
McCuber, McEnery, Mcmillan, Martin
Money, Platt of Connecticut, Procto
Quarles, Ross, Simon, Teller, Tillmal
Turley, Turner, Vest, Wellington-33
Pairs were announced as follow
the first named in each instance bein
favorable to Mr.. Quay and the secon
opposed to him:
I Pritchard- Gallinger, Depew- Ham
Foster-Kean, Lodge-Thurston, Ker
ney-Caffery, Elkins-Chilton, Fai
banks-Malloy, Hoar-Pettus, XVII
l Rawlins.
The following Senators were unpai
ed:
Aldrich, Beverage, Clark of Mol
tana and Pettigrew.
The question then required on q
q original resolution and il was adopts
: by a vote of SO to 80, the former vo
! being exactly reversed on this que
!. ton.
Thus Mr.. Quay was denied a sc
in the senate on the appointment
Governor Stone.
The senate then at AIS o'clock p.
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