The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-16
QUAY'S FATE.
Policy OF Delay Fostered BY Him May
Encompass His Defeat.
SPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

LsPEclAL TO THE FRESH
Washington. March l6.-It looks now
as though ex-senator Quay might perish,
metaphorioalIy speaking, By the sword
that he has lived by on sundry occasions.
Quay is the man who, above all others
perhaps, has most utilized for his own
ends the Senate privilege Of unlimited
debate. 1t Is an old story how, while the
Wilson tariff bill was pending In the Sem
ate, he appeared in the Senate one day
and began to read from huge pile Of
manuscript. The next day he took the
floor again and proceeded. This CON-
tinusd for several days, and the friends
of ths bill notiosd with alarm that the
pile of manuscript was replenished on Its
lower side rs often a. 1t was used M from
the top. Then they asksd Senator Qua ,
what would Re agreeabls to him. He In
simulated that an. iron and steel schedule
suitable to Pennsylvania interests, would
abunesntly satisfy him. or course 1t
would not be becoming to stand out for
fine points with 90 accommodating an
orator. and Mr.. Quay had his way. In
the 51st Congress, also, when the federal
election bill was pending In the Senate %
o party measure, Mr.. Quay assisted the
obstructionists. He has since hal the
excellent memory to recall these services
to the memory Of the Democrats In order
to receive their favor. 1t happens now
that MIR. Quay Is an applicant for vote
in the Senate. He wants TO be seated but
his friends cannot bring vote. When
Mr.. Penross suggested the advlsability Of
fixing Q date and asked for such action.
he WAS quietly informed by Mr.. ulius
Caesar Burrows OF Michigan, that there
was no previous question In the Senate.
Mr.. Quay himself knows this, or knew 1t
once, but things are materially changed
since he acquired his Information.
The House has proceeded again tn 10
week to the consideration Of appropria-
tion bills, which were deferred to consid-
er the Porto Rico and financial measures,
and two contested ele,tion oases. There
will be thirteen regular appropriation
bills this session besides two and perhaps
tnf6o uEBout uchoiohOy bAAAn on1eSA W
our increased expenditures at home and
abroad. The House has passed five Of the
regular bills and two Of the urgency
bills. Those have been sent to the Sem
ate, but only two Of them have 50 far
been returned from that body. There Is
a prospect. however, that the Senate win
forward these bills more rapidly from
this time onward. The length of the
session really depends on the progress
made, since Congress always goes home
after 1t has passed the supply bills and
never goes home until 1t has done that.
1t Is too early to say exactly what the
total appropriation for this session OF
Congress will amount to: but 1t will
probably reach seven hundred millions OF
dollars. The heads of the various depart.
meuts sent In estimates of seven hundred
ana thirty eight millions Of dollars; but
Congress experts to get on without the
extra thirty eight millions
In this connection 1t may be interest
ing to note the increase in the cos Z of
running the government a. shown by
what each Congress has appropriated In
the last quarter of century, from 1876 to
1900: