The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-26
THE week IN THE SENATE
Many Important Matters TO Be
Taken Under Consideration.
The Friends of Mr.. Quay Determined
TO Push His Case TO speedy settle
RiII-Nr. TIIIman's Suffrage Amend
ment - The Currency Measure.

meut-The Hawaiian Government t
Rin-Nr. TIIIman's Suffrage Amend
ment - The Currency Measure.
The Senate this week will take under
consideration number of important mat
ters. in several of which it is expected that
a decision will soon be reached. Mr. Pen
rose gave notice on Saturday that he will
call up the Qu9y case today, and that il
members of the majority of the Elections
| Committee are not prepared to proceed
I with its consideration. Senator's represent
/ ing the opinion of the minority will do so.
The fact that on Friday Mr. Hoar asked
and obtained unanimous consent that Mr.
Daniel should proceed with his speech on
the Quay resolution until he had finished,
instead of the Hawaiian bill being taken up
| at O'Clock, leads to the belief that it is
/ the desire of the Senate to have the status
of Mr.. Quay determined as soon as possi-
bic, The debate on taking up this matter
1 resulted in a vote which showed that the
majority are in favor of its immediate con-
sideration and as Mr. Peurose has an
nounced that if necessary. he will insist
| upon its right as a question of the highest
! privilege. it is probable that even the Ha-
waiian bill will give way to it.
Mr.. Penrose stated that the Quay case
can be disposed of in three or four hours
4 OF continuous discussion, and in three or
| four days of desultory argument II Sen
! ators would only be fair with it, and if
! there be no sinister or hidden motive to
4 to h4trN 4 Haefr
manifested on the part of a few OF those
/ Senators who oppose the seating of Mr.
/ Quay. to prevent the case from coming up,
! and 1t is said. they have exhausted every
! means of attaining that end. but now that
! the discussion of the resolution is fairly
under way, vote upon it may be expected
/ by the last of this week.
! Many of Mr. Quay's friends are jubilant
I over the result Of the vote taken last Fri
! day. which resulted in the delivery of Mr..
| Daniels speech, for they argue that the
| direct vote will result similarly on the
! ground that about the same number oil
! antf-Quay Senators voted in favor of TAX
! ing up the resolution as there were OF
those in favor OF Mr.. Quay who voted
against It. II is probable that Mr.. Turley'
who presented the majority report of the
Elections Committee, Will speak today in
favor OF that report which declares that
Mr. Quay is not entitled to a seat In the
Senate. Three Senators are expected to
deliver prepared speeches on each side OF
the question but several others are said
to intend making few impromptu re-
marks.
The unfinished business before the Sen
ate this week is the Cullom bill to pro-
vide a government for the Territory of
Hawaii which, by unanimous consent, is !
to be considered each day after ? o'clock. |
As stated above. il may. however, be in |
terfered with by the Quay resolution,
which is a privileged subject The ques-
tion now before the Senate in regard to |
the Hawaiian bill is the amendment pro- |
posed by Mr. Platt Of Connecticut. which |
provides that the chief justice and justices
Of the supreme court Of the Territory and |
the judges OF the circuit courts shall be |
appointed by the President of the United !
States instead OF by the Territorial Gov |
ernor as provided in the original meas |
ure The arguments on this subject have |
all been submitted and the absence OF |
quorum was the only thing that prevented |
a vote on the amendment last Saturday. /
SO that it is probable that it will be voted |
upon today or tomorrow.
The next question to be considered in |
this connection will be the amendment /
proposed by Mr.. Tillman, which provides |
for the substitution Of the suffrage clause |
of the constitution Of the State of South |
Carolina for the clause relative to the !
same subject in the Hawaiian bill This |
amendment is likely to lead to a long dis 1
cussion and it is doubtful If it will be dis |
posed of this week.
Mr. Foraker has announced his intention /
to preCpitate a discussion on the bill for /
the government of Porto Rico at the first /
opportunity but as the Hawaiian bill takes |
precedence over this measure. il is not /
flra1v hn
The clause of the bill which relates to /
tariff will be the subject Of numerous 1
speeches. and considerable time vii be re-
quired before vote on the whole measure |
can be taken.
Mr. Aldrich has given notice that on
Wednesday, after the routine morning !
business. he will call up the report Of the
conference committee on the House reso
luton To define and fix the standard Of
value to maintain the parity Of all forms
of money issued or coined by the United
States, and for other purposes for the
purpose of explaining the same. and on
Thursday, March l. at the same time he
would call the report up for consideration
and final action.
The arguments on the currency question
were supposed to have been all submitted
before the bill went to conference. and
though some time will probably be re-
quired in which to explain the bill result
ing from the conference report. it will
doubtless be brought tC vote and passed
at an early date.
On Saturday Mr. Hale gave notice that
he will call up the Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation bill this week and will re
quest its consideration at the first oppor
tunity. Plenty Of time will be given for
discussing this measure during the morn
ing hour and IL will not require a very
long time In which to dispose OF it,
Mr. Depew has given notice that after
the routine morning business tomorrow he
will submit some remarks on the various
resolutions relating to the Philippine ISL
ands. This IS expected to be the only |
speech on that subject that will be deliy-
cred this week
Mr.. ThurstOn announced several days
ago that on Friday after the routine
morning business. he will submit rusolu-
tons on the death Of the late Monroe i.
Hayward, Senator from the State Of Ne
lions viii result in an adjournment being
taken for the remainder Of that day.
The Elections Committee will continue
the consideration of the contested election
case OF Senator Clark of Montana each
day this week. and as soon as the testi
mony Of the defence is all in rebuttal
witnesses will be put upon the stand by
the memorialists.
THE HOUSE PROGRAMME.