The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-06
SPEAKS AGAINST QUAY
SENATOR GALLINGER OPPOSES
SEATING THE PENNSYLVANIA.
j. s. G.. BIackburn's Credentials Vol
uminOus-HOuse Discusses the Ha-
waiian Government Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-During the
days comparatively brief open session of
the Senate, Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, presented an argument against the
seating of NJ. S. Quay as a senator from
Pennsylvania. He devoted himself almost
entirely to the constitutional phases OF the
question Most of the day was spent in
executive session.
AT the opening of the session Mr.. Jones.
of Arkansas, presented the credentials of
j. c. S. Blackburn as a senator from Ken
lucky for the term of six years beginning
March 4, 1901. Mr.. Jones said, as the
credentials were long, he would ask that
they be printed in the Record and as a
document.
A House joint resolution was adopted
appointing Sydney d. Cooke of Kansas,
Charles NJ. Anderson of Ohio, and Alfred
L. Pearson of Pennsylvania, members of
the board of managers of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers OF
the United States.
A bill to increase the efficiency of the
subsistence department of the United
States army was passed after Mr.. Carter
lad offered and withdrawn an amendment
providing that the acting head of the SUBJ
sistence department should have the rank
pay and emoluments of brigadier gen.
eral. Mr.. Cockrell said while he sympa-
thized with the object of the amendment
he was doubtful as to the best way to
attain IT, He thought the present incum-
bent of that position General Eagan)
ought to have been removed
The following bills were passed: To in
corporate the National White Cross OF
America; to authorize the payment of trav-
cling allowances to enlisted men of the
-nI., az
charged by order of the secretary of wal
and stated by MIN as entitled TO travel pay
Messrs. Butler and Pettigrew denied GER
tain interviews attributed to them while
In Cuba in Cuban newspaper and sent
to this country.
Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, speaking as
chairman of the senate committee on Cuba
said that there was nobody, so far as he
the Cubans, land / do not believe" he
added, there are many Cubans who be-
lieve the United States will not keep its
promise. OF course, there are agitators in
Cuba, but among the Cubans generally
there is the utmost confidence in the
United States''
Mr.. Gallinger then presented corstitu-
tional argument against the seating of Mr.
Quay. He maintained that the Governor
of Pennsylvania ought TO have called a
special session of the Legislature to elect
senator after il had adjourned without
election. He said he opposed the seating
III Qudy DtCduSt sum dCtlOH WOulC
be a violation OF both the letter and the
spirit of the Constitution, because he was
opposed TO giving the Governor absolute
right to make appointments of senators
in any circumstance because the Legis
lature, having adjourned without election
had voluntarily relinquished a part of II:
representation in the Senate, and because
IL would introduce into our institutions
Pandora's box, causing endless confusion
in legislatures of the States.
The Senate then passed a bill to extend
the act governing the immediate trans
portation of dutiable merchandise without
appraisement TO the ports of Laredo, Eagl,
Pass and Ell Paso. after which, at :3e d
m, the Senate went into executive session
until 4:40 when the Alaskan civil code bill
was laid before the Senate. Some forma
amendments were about to be proceeded
with when. on motion of Mr.. Pettus, OF
Alabama, the Senate, at 4:45. adjourned.