The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05
Discussing QUAY'S CASE
Senator Wolcott Makes an Appeal
for Speedy Consideration.
Opposition to the Pennsylvanian. lie
Declares. Is Due To Party. Political.
pine and Alaskan Bills Taken Up
Rapid Work ON Pension Business.

routine business, and the resolution ue-
claring that Mr.. Quay is not entitled &c
a seat in that body was taken up. Mr..
Chandler moved to amend the resolution
by striking out the word not
Mr.. Burrows objected TO the considera-
tion OF the resolution this week on the
ground that Senators who are members of
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
case. Mr.. Chandler replied that the hear
ings would not last later than / o'clock,
and that the absence Of its members could
in no way interfere with discussion of the
Quay resolution.
Mr.. Stewart also opposed any further
delay. He appealed TO the Senate not TO
dodge so important a NATTER as he
said they appeared TO be doing Mr., Chan
dler said he could see no reason why the
Senator from Michigan (Mr Burrows
should not speak on the case today. and
asked him if he was not willing 10 do so.
Mr.. Burrows replied that he was not. and
that as a further reason for postponing
the discussion he desired to say that ne
had a list of ten or twelve Senators who
desired to speak, but that many Of them
were absent. Mr.. Chandler said he was
willing TO let the matter go over until to-
day, but it was desirable that the Sena-
earliest possible moment.
Mr.. Daniel made a short argument in
favor of the immediate consideration Of
the case. Mr. Wolcott made a strong ap-
peal in behalf of speedy consideration
and action. He said that there was a
general feeling in Congress- in the press,
and In the minds of the people that the
casa question of the highest privilege
was intended to be squelched, and buried
Wit hain nv hp
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with
100000 Of people, with quite as many
intelligent citizens as there are saVages
and Tagals in the Philippines, was GER
tainly entitled TO the justice of having
two Senators in the Senate of the United
States, or, at least, of having a tote taken
as to Mr.. Quays right to seat.
1T is to me-" Mr.. Wolcott continued en-
ergeticalIy, utterly inconeeivable that
Senators should day after day postpone,
without reason and for the purpose OF de-
lay, the consideration of this great ques-
tion-of the highest privilege. What Sen
ator is here who, If he had been nominated
BY the Governor Of his State after having
served in this body for twelve years, found
his former fellow Senators day after day
postponing the consideration OF his case and
refusing him hearing would not feel him
self outraged? 1t is not difficult to under
stand whence the great opposition TO Mr..
Quay comes. There Is opposition TO him.
not always on constitutional grounds, but
on party, political, and personal grounds.
He has been subjected TO more over
wbelming and disgraceful attacks than
anybody else in public life for a geneT-
alton, and he has survived them all. And
st is cruel and wicked for this Senate, in
which he served honorabiy twelve year,,
TO give the final stab TO his reputation and
character"
Referring to the charges made against
Mr.. Quay as Chairman of the Republican
National Committee. Mr. Wolcott remark
ed that the chairman of any great party,
who had had the disbursing of funds in
the management OF a national campaign.
had always been the centre Of attack on
the part of political opponents and of peo-
pie in his own party. He tMr. Woicoto
had known of no chairman of national
committee IN the last twenty years VINO
had not suffered from just that sort of at
tack. Perhaps the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Jones' had come out OF II freer from
attack than anybody else, but he possibly
had had less funds TO handle. and the
chances were that he would come out of
the next election absolutely unsmirched.
Mr.. Wclcott suggested that perhaps some
hostility was entertained against Mr..
Quay upon the Republican side Oh account
of his action against the Force bill but
ne submitted tnal MT quay. ndVlnR tntn
taken his life in his hands" Senators on
the other side, who had one drop Of red
blood In their veins. should stand up as
one man 10 say that Mr.. Quay should at
least have a vote as 10 whether he was
entitled 10 a seat or whether he should go
out OF the Senate.
As TO the opposition of the newspapers,
he intimated that il had its origin in the
large advertisements of the Wanamaker
lt,a-F
sorry to say, had been sufficient to over
come the love of fair play. AS to the
courtesy of the Senate" he thought 1t
was sometimes a very thin veneer. He
illustrated the Senate's treatment Of Mr.
Quay by the case of a pack of wolves
stopping 70 devour one of themselves who
had been wounded by the way and then
following the quarry. He appealed to
Senators TO let Mr.. Quay have at least a
vote on the question.
Mr.. Gallinger said that so far as he
knew there had been no disposition what
ever TO delay unduly the consideration Of
the Quay resolution.
Mr.. Berry, taking up Mr.. Wolcott's al |
fusion to Democratic Senators in connec- |
tion with the Force bill, denied that Mr. |
Quay's vote had aided in killing that bill |
He recalled the fact that while that bill |
was pending Il was set aside by a vote to |
ton, he said had been made by Mr.. VOL
colt and had been recognized as a test
vote. but Mr.. Quay had voted against ii. |
He mentioned these facts so that Demo-
cratic Senators who opposed Mr.. Quay
might not be accused of ingratitIde
At the conclusion OF the explanations the
unanimous consent agreement regarding
the Quay case and the Philippine bill was
permitted to stand and at the suggestion
81. n.Hsa.
until today.
Mr.. Lodge said that he would move at 2 |
o clock to take up the Philippine bill and
said that he had not the remotest inten-
ton OF using that bill, when IL became the |
unfinished business, to interfere with the |
continuous consideration of the Quay case |
or with the Alaska bill. So far as he was |
personally concerned there had been no |
need OF Mr.. Wolcott's explanation. He |
never should have suspected that Senator |
Of desiring TO make a personal reflection |
on him. And for his own part he desired
10 say that whatever he might have said
yesterday afternoon in the heat of the |
moment was said quite uninteutionally
and without meaning any imputation
against any Senator
Mr.. Morgan. in charge of the Nicaragua
Canal bill, endeayored TO have that meas
ure taken up temporarily, but Mr. Mason
objected
The Philippine bill was taken up at
O'Clock and became the unfinished bust
ness" No action took place upon Il and
II was laid aside informally and the Alas
ka bill taken up.
After some discussion of that measure
the Senate at 2:2o went into executive
session.
The doors were opened at o'clock
and eighty-on private pension bills were |
passed. Pensions OF $50 month were