The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-23
SCOTT CASE
TO COME UP
in CONGRESS.
Immediate Consideration win Be
Asked by Members Of Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
QUAY CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
Report Of the clark Case to be Made
To-day = Philippine and Army
Bills to be Considered.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-The SEN
ate will give considerable attention dur
ing the present week to questions of
privilege involving three substitutes In
the senate. Under the unanimous con-
sent agreement, reached on the 10th fn-
slant the resolution declaring Senator
Quay not to be entitled to place in
the senate probably will be voted upon
AT O'Clock Tuesday, and in the mean
time several speeches will be made up
ON the resolution. An lntlmatlon has
been given OF an effort to postpone the
case further, on the ground that there
is not sufficient time left before the
date set for the vote within which to
deliver all the speeches senator's desire
to make on the resolution. but II u
movement is made in that direction 1t
Will be stoutiy resisted. II win be an
exceptional occurrence II the unani-
nous agreement should be set aside.
Among those who are still expected to
speak In Mr.. Quay's behalf age sena-
tors Penrose and Chandler. while SEN
ators Platt. OF Conn; Hale ana Lind
say probably vii speak IN opposition to
his claims. The leaders on both sides
are claiming victory. but they did not,
in either case, give figures on the re-
suit
A,.o. ,h, QUAY vote Is taken. Senator
Mccomas. who, as a member Of the
committee on privileges and elections,
has had charge of the protest against
senator scotes continuing to occupy
his seat as a senator from West Vlr-
ginIa, will call up the resolution in that
senator's behalf, and ask for immediate
consideration.
The prospect is that there will be lit
lie or no debate on this resolution, as
the report of the committee is in line
OF senate precedents. The report of
the committee on elections in the Clark
case, it is positively announced, will be
made Monday, and It is the intention
of the committee to ask that It be ta-
ken up as soon us the Quay and Scott
cases are disposed Of How much time
this case will consume will depend
largely, II not wholly, upon Mr.. Clark
himself. He still says that he will NOT
decide upon any line of action until the
report of the committee is made public.
If he should elect to continue the con-
test there will be more or less delay
for the preparation of speeches.
The Alaskan Civil Code.
1t is expected that a vote will be
reached on the Alaskan code bill dur-
ing the week, an agreement having
been practically reached to withdraw
the contested amendments, and other
wise amend the bill so as to extend the
provisions Of the mining laws Of the
United States in Alaska.
The Philippine bill will continue to
hold Its place as unfinished business "on
the calendar" but is likely to receive
comparatively little attention during
the week. The army appropriation bill
will be taken up as soon as the election
cases are disposed of. The fortihca-
tlons and agricultural appropriations
will be reported soon. as these also may
be taken up as soon as opportunity per-
mlts.
The Hawaiian conference report will
be acted upon early IN the week.