Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-26
THE SENATE DECIDES :.
AGAINST MATT QUAY
Pennsylvania Republican Boss De.
feated in His Fight for
a Seat.
VOTE is A VERY CLOSE ONT
Stands BIB to 81 on a Motion by
Chandler--Final Arguments in I
the Case Made During
the Day.

q
yesterday was refused seat i'm the
United States senate on the appoint
ment of the governor of Pennsylvania
by Il vote of 80 to 80. The entire
time of the senate yesterday was de-
voted to debate Upon the question,
Many of the creates, lawyers and
orators in the body delivering speech
RS. AS the days session wore on and
The hour for the final vote approached
the galleries gradually filled until
they were thronged with multitudcs,
| while other multitudes were una BILE to
gain admission. On the floor of the
senate was every member OF the body
now in the city and scores of MEM
bers of the house of representatives.
The great throng listened with deep
Intention to the brilliant argument of
Senator Spooner in favor Of the seat
ing of the former Pennsylvania SEN
ator and to the dramatic and fiery elo-
quence of Senator Daniel, of Virginia,
who appealed to each of his colleagues
to do what, on his oath as a senator,
he deemed right, and vote to do JUS
tice to him who was knocking at the
senate door,
AS the big clock opposite the presi-
dent pro tempore indicated o'clock
there was Il hush in the chamber. SEN
ator Frye, in the chair, announced
that the hour for the final vote had
arrived and that the question was the
pending motion of Senator Chandler
to strike out of the resolution declar-
ing Mr.. Quay not to be entitled to a
seat the word mot" Senators through
the chamber eagerly followed the roll
call, for all knew tho vote would be
close.
The first sensation was caused by
the failure of Senator Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, to answer to his name,
although he was in his seat When
Senator Vests name was called he
voted mo" in a clear. distinct voice,
thus dashing the last hope of the
friends of Mr.. Quay, who had expected
confidently that the distinguished
time personal friend.
that the senate had denied Mr.. Quay
the seat which he has sought for
some months past.
At a o'clock the chair announced
that the hour for voting had arrived,
and the pending question was Senator
Chandler's motion to strike out of the
committee resolution declaring that
Mr.. Quay was not entitled to a seat
in the senate the word not" The mo-
ton was defeated, 50 to 33, the de-
tailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Carter, Chand-
Ter, Clarke of Wyoming, Cullom,
Daniel, Davis. Deboe, Foraker, Frye,
Gear, Hansbrough, Jones of Nevada,
McComas, McLaurin, Mason, Morgan,
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt of
New York, Scott, Scwell, Shoup,
Spooner. Stewart, Sullivan, Talia-
ferro, Warner, Wetmorc, Wolcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bard Bate,
Berry, Burrows, Butler, Clay, Cockrell,
Culberson, Hale, Harris, Ileitfeld,
Hawley, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay,
Mcbride, McCumber, McEnery, Nc
MILAN, Martin, Money, Platt of Con-
necticut, Proctor, Quarles, Ross,
Simon, Teller. lillman, Turley, Tur-
ner, Vest, Wellington-33
Pairs were announced as follows,
the first named in each-instance being
favorable to Mr.. Quay and the second
opposed to him:
Pntchard with Gallinger, Depew
With Hanna, Foster with Kean. Lodge
with Thurston, Kenney with Gallery,
Elkins with Chiffon, Fairbanks with
Mallory, Hoar with Pettus, Kyle with
Rawlins.
The following senators We're UNI
paired.
Aldrich, Beveridge, Clark of Mon
tana, and Pettigrew.
The question then required to the
original resolution, and 1T was adopt
ed, 33 to 80, the former vote being eN-
actly reversed on this question.
in the senate on appointment of Gov
ernor Stone.
The senate then, at 5:s5 p. m., adj
journed.