Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04
CONFRONTING CONGRESS.
The Outlook For a Busy and I'm.
portant Session.
The Gold Standard Bill the First Thing
For the Senate Issue OF Revenue
Reform-Attacks on Secretary
Gage Crumpacker's Appor-
tionment Plan.

Congress meets after the holidays with
plenty of work ahead, but with only a
few matters ready for immediate action
says the Washington correspondent of
the Springfield Republican who continue {:
The time of the Senate will be fully oc-
cupied for several Weeks by the gold
standard bill. There is not even likely to
be something of contention between the
supporters IF this bill and two or three
other measures for right OF way. Senator
Cullom is anxious to pass the bill which
he prepared in the last Congress, estab-
fishing permanent government in the Ha-
waiian Islands. and the Quay senatorial
case may be reported at any moment.
Quay has been steadily losing ground,
and the airy predictions of his friends last
summer that he would be seated by n
two-thirds vote are no longer repeated,
Ihe question deserves settlement indie
rendently of Mr.. Quay's personality, and
there are some arguments in favor of
permitting State to be continuously
represented by two senators, even If one
of them owes his appointment to the gov
ernor The difficulty with the Quay tight
has been that the Senator and his friends
have hardly pretended to rest his claims
Upon constitutional right, so much as the
personal obligations of senators to him.
me majority of the Senate has taken the
view of tile constitutional question, which
is hostile TO Quay's claim Some of the
were disposed to forget the precedent be-
,rbeir a,as ,ra hoj,,a $50, ~. 10
cor and fo,,, &c CT - -. ~, y. a.
now doubtful whether Quay can COM
mand a majority of the senators when
the roll is called on his right to a seat.
His friends would like to see him seated
while California, Utah and Delaware go
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n".'IH WI 10 eNo,a, seu ioi tie ne" re-
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aipi' ~ we ,aN oi circulation 10 'he oahhS
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',c treasury,
nc iei''.'i NAVY atSu'hula'ioh Oh treas
wy ic5eip'" within 'ile iast rev months
in"! e.'o "li uicN recteu TIuhity 10 th'
issue Vi ioNIh'e reform III there Is any
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sht hnihclai poIlty OF the administration
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