The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-25
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS.
HON. NAT S. QUAY
REFUSED A SEAT
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legal convictions, 1 declare do be-
lieve that Mr.. Quay is entitled to a seat
in this body, and so believing will SO
vote
MI. Daniel then presented a constitu-
tional argument in reply to that made
yesterday by Mr.. Quarles, of Wisconsin.
HAD "A GOOD RIGHT.
In conclusion, Mr.. Daniel declared that
Mr. Quay, as the appointee cf the Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania, had as good a
right to seat in the Senate as had any
sena tor.
When Mr.. Daniel concluded it still lack
ed ten minutes Of the hour fixed for the
vote.
The joint resolution providing for the
filling Of temporary offices in Porto Rico
was before the Senate, and MIR. Foraker,
Of Ohio. moved to non-concur in the
House amendments and agree to con-
ference This was agreed to, and the
Chair appointed Senators Foraker, Per-
l1ins and Cockreil as conferreeS on the
part of the Senate.
At 1 O'Clock the Chair announced the
hour for voting had arrived, and the
pending question was MIR. Chambers mo-
ton to strike out OF the committee reso-
luton declaring that Mr.. Quay was not
entitled to a seat in the Senate the word
not
Mr.. Chandler asked for yeas and nays.
The motion was defeated as follows:
THE VOTE.
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Carter, Chandler,
Clark (NNyoming), Cullom, Daniel, Davis,
Deboe, Foraker, Frye, Gear, Hansbrougn,
Jones CNevada), McComas, n1cLaurin,
Mason, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Per
kins, Plat (New York;, Scott, Sewell,
Shoup, Spooner, Stewart, Sullivan, ITALIA
ferro, Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott-S2.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry,
Burrows, Butler, Clay, Cockrell, Culber-
son, Hale, Harris, Heitfeld. Hawley,
Jones (Arkansas), Lindsay, McBride, Nc
cuenber, McEnery. Mcmillan, Martin,
Money, Platt (ConnecticuD, Proctor,
Quarles, Ross, Simon, Teller Tillman,
Hurley, Turner, Vest, Wellington-S3.
; Pairs were announced as follows, the
first named in each instance being favor
able to Mr.. Quay. and the second
opposed to him:
Pritchard with Gallnger, Depew with
Hanna, Foster with kean, Lodge with
Thurston, Kenney with Caffery,
Elkins with Chiffon, Fairbanks with
Malloy. Hoar with Pettus, Kyle with
Rawlins.
The following Senators were impaired:
Aldrich. Beveridge, Clark CMontans),
and Pettigrew.
The question then occurred to the orlsl-
nal resolution, and it was adopted by
a vote CT SO to 50, the former vote being
exactly reversed on this question
Thus Mr.. Quay was denied a seat in
the Senate on the appoin tnlent of Gov
ernor Stone.
The Senate then, at 4:25 adjourned.
4, the House.
WAsHINGTON,'# April 24.-The House
. to-day adopted the Foraker emergency
resolution to continue the present officers
in Porto Rico in office until the appoint
ments are made under the Civil Govern
ment act, as amended by the Committee
on Insular Affairs.
About twenty pages OF the Postoft!ce
Appropriation bill We're disposed of, the
nn!;G, substantial amendments adopted be-
- - one to give extra compensation TO
letters carriers who work III excess OF
forty-eight hours a week.
An amendment to bring to the rural.
free-delivery system within the CLASSIFIED
service by striking out the word expert.
mental was voted down.
q The Postoffice Appropriation bill was
read for amendments Under the five.
minute rule.
An amendment was adopted authoriz-
ing the employment of temporary clerks
at frst-classE offices ats cents an hour
An amendment was adopted providing
for extra compensation for letter carriers
when they work in excess OF 1orty-eight.
hours "a week, work on legal holidays to
be counted as eight hours
= When the item for rural free delivery
S1,75O. 600. an increase of $1,45O.O00 over
the current law)5 was reached. Mr.. Mad
.dox, of Georgia, and Mr. Clark OF Non
stana. complained that in the experiments
in free delivery certain States had been
Disseminated against.
Mr.. SperrY. of Connecticut. advocated
the extension Of the rural free-deliyery
system
& Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, moved to
strike out the word experimental be-
fore the words rural delivery. He said
that as soon as the service ceased to be
experimental political appointments
would cease. The amendment#Was voted
down. IS,
Without completing the bill the House,
al, a:n5 RI. ndtailrnef.
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