Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-28

the Quay ease. the Hawaiian govern
mcnt bill was again taken up. but little
progress was made. An agreement was
reached that a final vote should be
taken on the measure, tomorrow.
Previous announcements that DepcW.
y. ". would address the Senate, today,
drlw q large attendance II senators
ana a notable assemblage or spectators
in the galleries Aside from the eulogy
he pronounced upon the late Vice
President Hobart this was DepeW' S
first formal speech in the Senate, Tur-
ley, Tenn. was entitled to the floor at
the commencement of routine business
20 conclude his speech on the Quay
case. but he yielded to Depew. DepeW
addressed himself to the resolutions Of
fered on the Philippine question. par
ticularly to that proposed by BeVer-
idge, Ind. declaratory Of a policy Of
the United States toward the Philip
pine islands.
AS Depew concluded his peroration
in which he pictured commerce and
civilization proceeding hand in hand,
the galleries We're swept with hearty
applause. The demonstration called
out not only an admonition from the
Chair but Il sharp protest from Bacon,
Ga. He said that. during the past year,
there had been a marked departure
from the rule requiring that there
should be no demonstration Of approval
Or disapproval He thought the public
ought to be informed that a repetition
Of this demonstration would result not
merely in an admonition from the
Chair but in an enforcement of the
rule
Turley. Tenn, then resumed his
speech, begun yesterday, on the case
relating to the seating of Mr.. Quay OF
Pennsylvania.
He was interrupted by Penrose. Pa,
ut the point where he was maintaining
that the trainers Of the constitution
intended that the Legislature ana rot
the governor should name senators,
except in certain cases presented clear
ly by the constitution. Pcnrose in
uuircd If it were not the intention of
the Trainers Of the constitution that
the Senate, at all times. should be full
so that in view Of such important mat
tcrs as the force bill. an impeachment
iliti VI S'liilt' SIllllltit 'ciNN ''4il4liep -
fore the Senate, any OF which nigh,
hinge upon one vote the states might
have equal representation.
Turlcy replied that that was the in
tcntion Of the trainers Of the constitu-
ton. but il would not necessarily fol
low that the Senate at all times could
bc kept full.
Turley. in q collpquy with SpOOncr
called attention to the fact that an
other objection to an appointment be
ing made by governor was that the
governor did not always represent the
people as did the Legislature.
Spooner inquired what would be done
in the event of an instruction break
ing out in the state and dispensing the
Legislature and thus preventing il
from electirT q senator.
We'll" responded Turlcy, Fit is my
idea that if an irsurrection attained
such magnitude as to disperse the Leg
islature it would be pretty likely t
have the governor running too
To this Spooner replied that the gov
ernor could not very well be "dispers-
ed and that within the limits of the
state he had ample authority to make
any proper appointment, preference be
ing made to the appointment of sena-
tors by governors who differed from
the Legislatures in politics. Penrose
called attention to the fact that Allen
a Populist had been appointed by a
governor elected at the same time as
the Legislature which had chosen a
Republican senator.
Turiey discussed the presidents bear