The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-13
SENATOR JONES HIS
An EXPLANATION.
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ment; further examination has served
rather to strengthen and confirm II. The
material facts in this case are the same
as they were in that. The constitution is
the same. The precedents are the same.
The only change is in the name of the
party seeking admission to the senate.
Then II was ex-senator Corbett; now 1t is
ex-senator Quay. A change of parties
certainly ought not to produce change
of convictions"
Burrows carefully reviewed the Quay
case from its incipiency, and stated the
questions at issue
After reviewing ats great length the pre-
cedents, Burrows cited the roll-call on
the Corbett case, showing that Penrose
voted against Corbett and Mr.. Quay him
self paired against him.
In conclusion he said:
And let me say TO the senators that
no sooner shall you have established the
doctrine contended for by the minority
than there will be a popular uprising in
this country which no power can resist or
suppress to take from state Legislators
and governors all power to appoint sem
ators. and lodge It with the people"
Alaskan Code sidetracked.
The unfinished business the Spooner
bill. being before the senate, Morgan
moved to proceed to the consideration of
the Nicaragua canal bill, which would
have displaced the Spooner bill as the I'M
finished business. The motion was lost,
Is to 80 as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate Berry, Clay, Cul-
berson. Daniel. Foster, Harris. Heitfeld.
Jones (Ark). Jones New, Money, Per-
kins. Taliaferro West-15..
Nays-Allison. Baker Bard. Carter,
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Depew Fairbanks.
Foraker Gallinger, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Kean, Lodge. McComas, McCumber. Nc
MILAN, Martin, Nelson, Pettigrew Plat
Comm, Plat On. ", Quarles, Ross,
Scott Sewell, Shoup, Stewart. Teller,
Thurston, Tillman. Warren-Ss
Trying to Bring Up Canal Bill.
Carter then asked the senate to proceed
with the Alaskan civil code bill, but the
motion was defeated % to "a, as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bard, Bate. Berry Car
ter Clay Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel.
Fairbank, Foster. Hansbrough. Harris,
Heitfeld. Martin, Money. Perkins. Scott.
Shoup. Taliaferro, Vest. Warren-22.
Nays-Allison, Cullom, Davis, Deboe,
Depew. Foraker: Frye. Gallinger. Haw-
ley. Jones (Ney), Kean. Lodge, McComas.
McCumber. Mcmillan. Nelson. Pettgrew.
Plat Comm, Plat IN. ", Quarles,
Ross, Sewell, Stewart, Teller-24
Pettfgrew Takes Up More Time.
The senior senator from South Dakota
unable on account of Morgans objection
10 get MS RESOLUTION expressing sympathy
for the Beers before the senate. then ad-
dressed the senate as II the resolution
were under consideration. The senator
maintained his resolution ought to he
adopted. II 1t were not, 1t would be the
first time in history that the senate had
failed to stand by nation struggling
for liberty. Ii was we'll understood, in
his opinion. that the present administra-
ton was favorable TO the cause of Great
Britain Even If Mr.. Hay had no verbal
understanding with Great Britain. and
the senator believed he had. so long as
Mckinley occupied the White House
nothing would be done for the struggling
| South African republics. The reason was
| that the United States he said. was en-
gagged in the same business as Great
| Britain. While England was robbing the
| Beers we were robbing the Filipinos.
After an executive session the senate. at
| $50 p. m, adjourned until Saturday.