The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23
DELAY IN THE QUAY Case
A Vote Not Likely to Be Taken in
the Senate Tomorrow.
Further Postponemcnt Probable
MIR. Hn1e's Notice of n Possible
Motion to That EGcct-AInskan
Mining Laws-The Philippine BilI
StiIl the Unfinished business.

The vote on the Quay case. which by
unanimous consent of the Senate was to
have been taken at o'clock tomorrow
| afternoon, seems likely to be postponed
There now seems to be every prospect that
when the hour for taking the vote arrives
a motion for postponement will be made
and will receive strong support on the part
of those opposed to Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Hale
made a plain statement on Saturday that
such an intention exists. giving as an ex-
cuse for it that sufficient opportunity has
not been given those Senators who are op-
posed to the seating of Mr.. Quay to express
their views.
Il desire to take this opportunity" said
Mr.. Hale, ''of calling the attention of the
Senate to the fact that we have as body
been reproached because the Senate would
not stick to what is known as the Quay
case. The Senator from Pennsylvania has
notified US more than once that unless we
continue under the unanimous consent
! agreement to debate the Quay case
| he would insist that when the
time came a vote should be taken.
Time is slipping by and half a
dozen Senators who desire to discuss that
question from the other point of view, in
| favor of the majority report, are likely to
| lose any opportunity of doing so before the
vote is taken. Following the example of
| the Senator from Pennsylvania, | give
notice that when the time comes | shall, if
| l deem it a desirable and wise thing. move
| to further postpone and dispense with
| action on the Pennsylvania case. But
| hope in the mean time that Senators who
are ready to speak upon the matter will
| go on
Mr. Penrose several days ago called at
| tention to the way in which other matters
were being permitted to displace the Quay
case. and said that il an attempt should be
made to postpone the date for vote he
! would remind the Senate that every oppor-
/ tunity had been given to those who desired
to speak, and that they had persistently
refused to do SO. Mr.. Hale stated on Sat
urday that he understood that Mr.. Chandler
desired to speak and that there were others
who also desired to make some remarks.
| Replying to this Mr.. Chandler said that on
two previous occasions he had spoken at
| length on this constitutional question and
| that he had very little to say except in
| repetition of what he had said before. He
had some desire to make allusion to the
| lengthy discourse of the Senator from
Michigan (Mr. Burrows. but as there was
usually small attendance in the Senate
| on Saturday afternoon he would refrain
from speaking at that time and proceed
this forenoon. He then suggested that Mr.
Platt of Connecticut, who had expressed
his intention of submitting some remarks
on the subject should speak on Saturday
in his stead
Mr. Platt. however. replied that he de-
sired to hear what the Senator from New
Hampshire, who is chairman of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, and
heads the minority report in the case,
would say upon it. He did not feel that he
would be able to answer that Senator, but
he would like to know from his own lips
before he (Mr. Plato spoke what Mr..
Chandlcr's position was to be. He then
suggested that after the routine business
this morning the latter should go on with
his speech, and said that he would endeavor
to follow him with some brief remarks.
Just before the conclusion OF the ses-
sion On Saturday Mr.. Penrose, said that
he desired to make statement in Ge
gard TO the Pennsylvania election case.
Il think" he said. that it should Re
understood by every member of the Sem
ate that the Quay resolution shall be
taken up Immediately after the reading
Of the Journal and the disposal Of the
routine morning business on Monday.
understand from the information | have
received that there are at the most two
or three speeches to be made in favor
u the minority report Of the committee.
How many are TO be made on the other
side l do not know. but there can he lit
tie doubt that if Monday and Tuesday are
devoted TO the consideration of this ques
tion all the debate can be induiged in that
is required by the nature of the case or by
the wishes CT any Senator"
Notwithstanding this statement it Is ex-
pected that Mr.. Hale will move for q
postponement or that some other Senator
will make the motion for him. The friends
Of MIR. Quay are confident that such
motion will be voted down, but even
among them there seems to exist a fear
that some other flibUstering tactics will
be resorted to which will be more sue
cessful. On the subject Of the result of a
direct vote they are more confident. and
express themselves as feeling certain that
the Pennsylvania will be seated. \ num-
Der of Mr.. Quay's friends he'd a conference
with him at his home Friday night and
after going carefully over the Senate roll
decided that allowing for pairs Mr.. Quay
Will have a majority of five or six in his
favor. The opposition are expressing 10
opinion on the subject
The bill making further provisions for
the civil government of Alaska viii be
considered this week whenever opportunity
offers, and as soon as possible Mr.. Bate
will conclude the speech on the subject OF
mining laws In the district. which he be-
gan on Friday. In spite Of the efforts of
Mr.. Carter. in charge os the bill, to Sc
cure its early passage the discussion over
the subject of mining matters in the gold
fields is progressing with little prospect Of
its early settlement.
The bill in relation to the suppression
of insurrection in. and to the government
of. the Philippine Islands will continue to
be the unfinished business before the SEN
ate and as such viii have the right OF way
every day after o'clock, but little will
probably be done with the measure this
week. Whenever that action seems ad-
visable Mr.. Lodge, in charge of the bill.
will propose that a date be fixed for A
vote upon it. but in view OF the objection
that has been shown to exist TO the early
disposal Of the measure. he will doubt
less fail 10 secure unanimous consent to
the proposition.
Mr. Money has given notice that on
Wednesday he Will cali up Senate bill 6O2
to revive and amend an act to provide for
the collection of abandoned property and
the prevention OF frauds in insurrectionary
districts. and acts amendatOry thereof.
This bill has the hearty support of the
Southern Senators, as well as of a number
of those from other parts of the country.
and though 1t will probably entail a long
discussion and little will be done with
it this week, it passage some time n the
near future is expected by its advocates
1t is the intention OF Mr. Mcmillan,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the
District of Columbia to call up the bill
to provide for eliminating certain grade
| crossings of the Pennsylvania Railroad in