The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-03-06
STRONG TALK FOR QUAY.
Senator Carter Vigorously Advocates His
Admis sion 10 the senate.

An argument for the admission OF
Senator Quay was delivered in the Sen
ate yesterday by Senator Carter, of Mon.
tana Mr. Carter said he felt, inasmucl
as he had voted against the seating OF
Mr.. COrbett in the last Congress. he
ought to make some observations on the
pending case, as it was his intention To
vote for the seating of Mr.. Quay. lie
argued that it was the intention of the
trainers of the Constitution to keep the
seats in the Senate at all times full. He
regarded ii as against both State and ma
tiOnal policy not to have every State
fully represented. In his opinion the de-
NAL of this right by the majority OF the
elections committee was based upon
purely technical grounds.
He regarded il as strange construc-
ton of the Constitution that simply be-
cause the legislature had had an Oppor-
tunity to elect and had failed, the seat
should remain vacant.
Il prefer" said he, that every avail
able piece of State machinery should be
employed 10 fill the vacancy than that IL
should be allowed TO continue"
Mr.. Carter then referred to the Mantle
case, which was being used as one Of the
precedents against Mr.. Quay. He pointed
out that the silver question was the prin-
cipal issue at that time. The seating
OF Mr.. Mantle would have been in Op-
position 10 the administration, which was
struggling against the advocates Of the
seating of Mr.. Mantle.
1T is a matter Of common knowledge"
said Mr.. Carter, that if the pairs HAD
been properly arranged on that vote Man.
lie would have been seated, and Allen
and Beckwith also would have been seat
ed, as their cases were dependent upon
the decision in the Mantle case. Thus in
1893 technically made the recorded YER
dict OF the Senate the reverse OF its real
Judgment"
As to the Corbett case Mr.. Carter said:
MY vote was recorded against Mr.. Cor
bett, and il would be registered in the
same way again on the same state Of
facts
Mr.. Carter reviewed the situation in
Oregon at the time of Mr.. Corbetts APP
pointment, and then said: The legisla-
ture was prevented from organizing until
after the time limit of carrying into ef-
feet the viii Of the people had expired.
and It was believed by many that MIR
Corbett was the inspiring genius OF that
revolutionary condition. A large number
OF senators voted against Mr.. COrbett be-
cause MS appointment was regarded as
the eulmination OF conspiracy against
the government of mis- State"
Mr.. Carter declared Ii was a remark
able Tact that since the decision OF the
Senate in the Mantle case there had been
more action by legislatures approaching
anarchy, more unwarranted action by th4
candidates for the Senate themselves.
than in the fifty years before Instead of
inducing legislators 10 agree, the Mantle
case had had precisely the opposite effect
from California 10 Delaware.
Nj Garter declared that the Mantle.
allen, ana BeckWlth cases had been de-
elded by the Senate by political ezpedi-
ency- In this case, however" he said
QUAY occupies the extreme oprC slte
from the position occupied Sy Mr.. Cor
bett l am simply referring 10 facts OF
history when ! say that Corbeff US h.
lieved TO Be at fault. and that he was
Eere 10 take advantage Of his own wrong
out Senators were determined that he
should not be the beneficiary OF that
wrong"