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 MIR. Quay Determined
meut-The Hawaiian Government
Bill-Nr. TIIlman's Suffrage Amend
ment The Currency Measure.

| ment - The Currency Measure.
The Senate this week will take under
! consideration a 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 Quay case today, and that il
| members of the majority Of the Elections
| Committee are not prepared to proceed
with its consideration, Senators 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 9 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-
Bile. The debate on taking up this matter
! 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 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
of continuous discussion. and in three or
four days of desultory argument, IL Sen
ators would only be fair with 1t, and if
there be no sinister or hidden motive to
delay it or to bury il. desire has been
manifested on the part of 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
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 OF
antf-Quay Senators voted in favor Of taxi
ing up the resolution as there were OF
those in favor of Mr.. Quay who voted
against it. 1t is pre- cbable 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
to intend making a few impromptu re-
marks.
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 2 o'clock.
AS stated above. it 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
cussion and it is doubtful if it will be dis
posed of this week.
Mr. Foraker has announced his intention
to precipitate 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. it is not
likely TO be taken UP for several days.
The clause of the bill which relates to
tariff will be the subject of numerous
speeches. and considerable time vii be re-
quired before a 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 1. at the same time. he
wculd 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 carry udie.
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 it will not require 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 deliv-
cred this week.
Mr.. Thurston announced several days
ago that on Friday, after the routine
morning business. he will submit resolu-
tions on the death of the late Monroe l..
Hayward, Senator from the State Of Ne
braska. 1t is expected that these tesolu
tions will 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 soon as the testi- |
mony of the defence is all in rebuttal |
witnesses will be put upon the stand by |