The age-herald., 1900-02-24
SENATE TOOK UP
 THE QUAY CASE Vigorously Discussed But No
 Vote Was Taken. DANIEL FAVORED SEATING
The Virginia Democrat Thought Colonel Quay Was Entitled to Seat
 Vest Made Notable Speech on Hawaiian Bill

Washington, February 2S.--Today's ses-
 sion of the senate was unusually interesting
 from the very beginning. In spite of vigor-
 ous and influential opposition, Mr. Pen
 rose of Pennsylvania succeeded in getting
 the Quay case before the senate on an
 aye and nay vote of 34 to 2S. The vote, However cannot be regarded as quite test of MT. Quay's absolute strength in
 the seante.
 MT. Daniel delivered a speech in which
 he vigorously supported MT. Quay's right
 to seat.
 MT. Vest delivered notable speech anent
 the Hawaiian government bill.
 President Pro Tem. Frye laid before the
 senate the following cablegram, addressed
 to him as president of the senate from
 San Juan, Porto, Rico:
 ''Commissioned by people of Porto Rico attending the celebration in commemora-
 tion of the anniversary of the birth of Washington, request that for humanty's sake a resolStion be adopted for economic problems. Every day represents consider able loss leading to total ruin" MT. Hoar inquired whether the chair he.d the cablegram to be a petition from the citizens of the United StateS. The Chair--The chair does not feel called upon to rule upon that question. But the senator from Massachusetts may judge how the chair feels, as he presented the document to the senate. At the request of MT. Pettgrew, who has been absent from the senate~ for several days on account of illness, his resolution expressing sympathy with the Boers in the.r
 war with Great Britain was placed on the | calendar without discussion. Quay Case Ta,snUp The question of seating MT. Quay was l then presented by MT. Penrose who re- l quested the chair to lay before the senate | the resolution relating to the subject as a | question of the highest privilege. Mr. Cullom desired it to be understood that whatever might be done with the case he would not consent to the displacement of
 the Hawaiian government bill as the un- | finished business.
 MT. Penrose replied that he had no inten- | tion of interfering with tthe unfinished busi- | ness, but that he proposed to press the | question of privilege if he should be forced | to do so.
 | After some sparring, MT. Hale, taking a leading part in opposition to the Quay case l dasplacng other important matters, the l chair ruled that only by unanimous consent or a majority could the Quay case be taken up.
 MT. Foralcer and MT. Aldrich then en- deavored to get Mr. Penrose to say he mov-
 ed to take up the case only to afford MT.
 Daniel, of Virginia, opportunity to address
 the senate upon it. but MT. PenroSe em-
 phatically refused to submit to any condi-
 tions, and on yea and nay vote carried the day, the Quay resolution being taken up by vote of S2 to 28.
 Daniel Spoke For Quay Mir. Daniel of Virginia, then addressed the senate in support of MT. Quay's right to a seat. The more he had studied the question, the more thoroughly had he be- come convinced that under the constitution, | a senator appointed by a governor was | clearly entitled to his seat. In concluding, l he said:
 ''The senate is at once legislative body | an executive body and judicial body. | When hear senators say that we should | lay aside this matter that Hawaiian l bill or Porto Rico bill or any other bill l shall be considered, 1t seems to me that the | senator has not risen to his proper dignity | and that he is not treating his brother sen 1 ator as he ought to be treated when he l is knocking at the gates of the body with 1 credentials"
 | At the conclusion of MT. Daniels speech l the Hawaiian government bill was taken l up and MT. Morgan resumed his speech MT. Morgan, not having concluded, yielded
 the floor at S:25 p. m. to MT. Aldrich, who