The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-04

Rico or from Porto Rico into the United
States" Mr. Davis demanded the yeas
and nays.
The amendment was lost-S0 TO f-the
detailed vote being follows:
Yeas-Alen. Bacon. Bate, Berry. Clark OF
Montana. Clay. Cockrell. Culberson. Daniel.
Davis Rep.l. Harris; Heitfeld. Jones OF
Martin. Mason (Repl. Money, Morgan,
Nelson (Rep), Pettus. Proctor CRep), ST.
mon (Rep), Sullivan. Taliaferro. Tillman.
Turley, Vest, Wellington (Rep.)-S0.
Nays - Allison. Baker. Bard. Carter,
Chandler. Clark of Wyoming. Cullom. De-
Doe. Depew, Fairbanks. Foraker. Foster,
Frye. Gallinger. Gear. Hansbrough. Haw-
ley. Jones of Nevada. .Kean. Kyle. Lodge.
Perkins. Platt of Connecticut. Plat of New
York. Pritchard. Quarles. Ross. Scott, Sew
all. Shoup. Spooner, Stewart, Teller. Thurs
ton. Wetmore. Wolcott-i0.
Pairs were announced as follows. those
first mentioned being favorable TO the
amendment: Caffery-Burrows. Chiffon
Elkins. Rawlins- Hanna. Hoar-McEnery,
Mallory-Hale. Turner Warren. Pettigrew-
Aldrich. Butler McCumber. Mr.. Beveridge
was the only absentee who was not paired.
He has a regular pair with Mr.. Clark, OF
Montana. and that senator announced that
If present Mr.. Beveridge would vote for the
amendment.
Without division two other amendments
offered by Mr.. Davis were defeated
Il.
| free-trade amendment. The yeas and nays
were ordered and this amendment, too.
was lost-29 to Al
After an amendment offered by Mr..
change in the measure had been accepted
by Mr. Foraker and agreed 10, two amend
ments offered by Mr.. Bacon. one being a
substitute for the entire bill, were de-
feated without division.
THE VOTE ON THE BILL.
hill taa ha
the amendments were agreed to and on
| yea and nay vote il passed by a
| vote of 40 to 81, a majority of .. Follow
ing is the detailed vote upon the measure:
Yeas-Allison, Baker. Bard, Carter
| Chandler, Clark of Wyoming. Cullom, De-
| Zoe, Depew, Fairbanks Foraker. Foster,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear. Hanna, Hansbrough.
| Hawley. Jones of Nevada, Keane. Kyle
| Lodge. Mcbride. McComas, Mcmillan, Pen
rose, Perkins. Plat of Connecticut. Platt
| of New York, Pritchard. Quarles. Ross
| Scott. Sewall. Shoup. Spooner. Stewart
Thurston. Wetmore. WolcottaO
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Clark
OF Montana. Clay. Cockrell Culbertson
| Daniel, Davis (Rep). Harris. Heitfeld
| Jones of Arkansas, Kenny. Lindsay. Nc
| Morgan. Nelson (RepD. Pettus. Proctor
| tRep), Simon RepD. Sullivan, Taliaferro.
Teller. Tilman, Turley, Vest. Wellington
(Rep.)-31
The only change i'm the pairs on the final
| vote related 10 Mr.. Beveridge. of Indiana.
| Mr.. Clark. of Montana, announced that he
understood, If present. Mr. Beveridge
| would vote for the bill He. therefore.
| transferred his pair TO Mr.. Rawlns (Dem.
| Utah.) This permitted both Mr.. Clark and
| Mr.. Hanna tMr. Rawlin's pair TO vote.
Scarcely had the Porto Rican measure
| been disposed of when, quite unexpectedly.
| serious snarl over the case of former
Senator Quay arose Acting under the
| unanimous consent agreement reached
Il raI h. -t.4 Ill
| be taken up to-day subject to considera-
| ton of appropriation bills. conference re-
| ports. the present unfinished business. and
Senate bill 2S5s'-the Spooner bill as to
/ the government of the Philippines-Mr.
Ledge moved that the Spooner bill be made
| the unfinished business.
This was objected to by the friends of
| Mr. Quay, and Mr.. Wolcott. of Colorado,
moved to adjourn. The motion was lost
/ 30 to %.
| Mr.. Lodge then renewed his notion II
| was antagonized by Mr.. Chandler, chair
| man of the committee on privileges and
| elections, who had no objections to the
measure. but did not want ii to displace
| the Quay case.
| After some further discussion Mr.. VOL
| colt again moved to adjourn. the motion
| being defeated-25 to 81.
| MUCH FEELING MANIFESTED.
| 1t became evident that there was fight
on, and the senators engaged in the con-
| troversy manifested much feeling The
whole question of the unanimous consent
| upon it being read.
Mr.. Chandler then asked Mr.. Lodge a
question about the construction he placed
sets senator replied:
II am not engaged i'm placing construc-
tions upon unanimous consents. L am
acting within my rights to make this
motion and the friends of Mr.. Quay refuse
to permit it to be voted upon"
Mr.. Chandler said he could not believe
| it possible that Mr.. Hoar had agreed to
1 any such unanimous consent.
Mr.. Tilman suggested TO the New Hamp-
| shire senator that he telegraph Mr.. Hoar
| and ascertain from him what he had
agreed to. Even this bit of humor did not
| quiet the troubled senator's.
| Mr.. Wolcott referred To the long hours
the Senate had been in session, and the de-
| sire of senators to get their frugal din
| ners," and moved an executive session.
1T is perfectly obvious" interjected Mr..
| Lodge, that i can attain no good result
| by OBTAINING the Senate. The purpose of
| Mr. Quay's friends is plain. That is all
| desire to show. / have no objection TO the
| Senate either adjourning or going into ex-
! ecutive session, but L consider the unani-
| nous consent agreement at an end
81 do not know how the senator from
MASSACHUSETTS classihes himself; retorted
an enemy of Mr.. Quay. II is hard to tell
| who his friends and who are his
enemies. But when any suggestion or in
timation is made that there is any un-
| worthy or unrighteous purpose i'm pressing
| the consideration of that case a matter
| Of the highest privilege, the person who
| makes that statement goes far out of his
| way to state that which is unqualifedly
| false"
Mr.. Lodge-I made no charge against
| any one. 1 said that L had been deprived
49, a
| L am not going to press il, and 1 am not
going TO hold the Senate. IL the unani-
nous consent is broken. of course. that IL
| the end of IL. 1t cannot be binding in one
case and not binding in all.
Mr.. Chandler-Unanimous consents would
better come to an end If they mean what
senators now declare them to mean
With the situation still strained and SEN
ators looking pale and serious, the Senate
at 5:55 adjourned.