Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-03
The Senate.

Without the formalitv of n vota tbo
senate adopted a resolution directing
NE secretary OF war TO inform the sen.
ate whether any officer of the army
VINO Is now or has been on duty
III tupa or Porto Rico since the dec.
iafatlon or war against Spain has re.
celFed any compensation for services
other than his regular pay ms an army
oLlcer' ana to give tie facts in regard
TO expenditures alleged to be extra IN.
CANT III hitting up the governors nalaca
ana government offices at Havana.
The Senate.
washington, April Ex-senator Chan
dier, from the senate committee on
privileges ana elections, yesterday sub
lh'tled 10 the senate the report Of that
COLhlnittee III the case of Senator Clark
VI montana. The report is compare
livery Drlet, covering only about ff-
Teen pages of printed matter. 1t does
not rehearse the testimony, but simnIv
presents the findings of the committee
n the reasons for its course. The
hndinS of the committee is stated as
follows:
The finding Of the committee is that
tne election TO the senate of William
A clark OF Montana is null and void
on account Of briberies. attempted
criberies and corrupt practices by his
agents, and of violation Of the laws of
montana defining snd furnishing
crimes against the elective franchise"
In view OF this finding the committee
reports n unanimously recommends
the adoption by the senate of the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That William A. Clark
was not duly and legally elected to a
seat in the senate of the United States
Dy the legislature Of the State Of Mon
Jana"
The report concludes with a strong
recommendation for an early consid-
Grafton Of the case.
A two days debate on the right Of
Hon. NJ. s. Quay of PENNSYLVANIA TO a
seat as senator was begun Immediate
ly after h senate assembled yester-
day. The debate was desultory in
character. To-day at 4 p. M, under q.
special order, the case is to be disposed
Of. A direct vote upon the proposition
20 seat Mr.. Quay may o be taken
Al AhiShA"tNtS "INNl tJS AIOSS VI tHG ue-
bate. Mr.. Chandler has a motion
pending to seat Mr.. Quay, but it Is
held by the senate parliamentarians
that any subsidiary motion will take
precedence over Mr.. Chambers mo-
tiGn. These include motions to indefi-
nitely postpone, to postpone to n def
mite date. to recommit to the commit
tee to amend. In support Of Mr.. Quay's
right to a seat speeches were deliv-
cred by Mr.. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, Mr.. Kenney of Delaware. Mr..
Penrose of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Plat Of
Connecticut and Mr.. Quarles Of Wis
consin delivered speeches in opposi.
ton to Mr.. Quay.
The House.
The house entered upon considera-
ton of the ~postoftice appropriation bill
and the general debate which closed
with the adjournment yesterday after
noon was devoted largely to discussion
of pertinent matters. The minority OF
the committee dissented from the pro-
visions in the bill relating to the extern
sion of the pneumatic tube service,
fast mail facilities and the cost
OF railroad transportation. and these
were the main subjects Of contention.
The Senate.
Washington, April %. - Hon. NJ. s. !
Quay yesterday was refused a seat in ,
the United States senate, on the ap
pointment of the governor Of Pennsyl.
vania, by a vote of SO to 80. The en-
tire time of the senate yesterday was
devoted to debate upon the question,
many of the greatest lawyers and ora
tors in the body delivering speeches.
As the days session wore on and the
hour for the final vote approached the
galleries gradually filed until they
we're tarnnged with multitudes. while
,ther m%ultitudes were enable TO gain
admission. On the floor OF the senate
vas every member Of the body now in
he city and scores of members of the
of representatives. The great
hronc listened with deep attention to
he brilliant argument Of Mr.. SDooner
n favor Of the seating Of h former
PENNSYLVANIA senator, and TO the ORA
natic and fierv eloquence OF Mr.. Danlei
f Virginia. who appealed TO his col
aagues to do what, on his oath as q
enator he deemed right, and vote TO
Justice 70 him who was knocking al
he serate doors.
AS the big clock opposite the presl-
emf pro tenn. marked 4 o'clock there
yas q hush in the chamber. Mr.. Frye.
i the chair. announced that the hour
Or the final vote had arrived. ana the
was the pending motion OF
fr. Chandler to strike out of the mo
declaring Mr.. Quay not TO pc en-
TO a seat the word mot sena
ara throughout the chamber eagerly
the roll call, for al knew the
ote would be close. The first ensa-
on was caused by the failure of Mr..
'ettigrew of South Dakota to answer
|, bis name. although he was I'D nis
lat. When Mr.. Vests name vas
,ila5 he voted mo" In a clear disiiact