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| WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
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The House.

nosSed. Mr.. UNDERWOOD OF AaD1ma,
whose filibuster had brought affairs to
temporary standstill, explained there
was no purpose to delay, only to in
sist that time be given for considera-
tion and that q vote be taken on the
government armor factory propositions
Mr.. yandiver submitted this PROPOSE
ton in n motion to recommit the bill
with instructions to the naval commit
tee to frame q provision for q govern
ment factory. The instructions were
ruled out and subsequently the mo-
ton to recommit was disagreed to
without division The bill was there
upou passed without record vote.
The bill provides for two battleships,
three armored cruisers and three pro-
tected cruisers. The $54o figure on the
armor is stricken out. At 1 p. m. the
house devoted itself to eulogies on the
late Representative Settle of Ken
lucky.
The Senate.
Without the formality Of a vote the
senate adopted a resolution directing
the secretary OF wa. to inform the SEN
ate whether any officer of the army
who is now or has been on duty
In Cuba or Porto Rico since the dec
laration Of war against Spain has re-
ceived any compensation for services
other than his regular pay as an army
officer, and to give tie facts in regard
10 expenditures alleged to be extrava-
CANT In fitting up the governors palace
and government offices ut Havana.
The Senate.
Washington. April Ex-senator Chan
dler, from the senate committee on
privileges and elections, yesterday sub
mitted to the senate the report of that
committee in the case of Senator Clark
Of Montana. The report is compare
lively brief, covering only about 1if-
teen pages Of printed matter. 1t does
not rehearse the testimony, but simply
presents the findings of the committee
and the reasons for its course. The
finding OF the committee is stated as
follows:
The finding of the committee is that
the election to the senate of William
A. Clark of Montana is null and void
on account of briberies. attempted
briberies and corrupt practices by his
agents, and Of violation Of the laws Of
Montana defining end furnishing
crimes against the elective franchise"
In view of this finding the committee
reports and unanimously recommends
the adoption by the senate OF the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That William A. Clark
was not duly and legally elected to a
seat in the senate Of the United States
oy the legislature of the State of Mon
Jana"
The report concludes with q strong
recommendation for an early consid-
Grafton of the case
A two days debate on the right Of
Hon. NJ. S. Quay of PennsylvaLi.i to a
seat as senator was begun immediate
ly after the senate assembled yester-
day. The debate was desultory In
character. To-day at d. m, under q,
special order, the case Is to be disposed
Of. A direct vote upon the proposition
20 seat Mr.. Quay may not be taken
Immediately after the close of the de-
ba,e. Ear. Chandler has q motion
pending to seat Mr.. Quay, but il Is
held by the senate parliamentarians
that any subsidiary motion will take
precedence over Mr.. Chambers mo-
ton. These include motions to indefi-
nitely postpone, to postpone to def
mite date, to recommit to the commit
tee to amend. In support of Mr.. Quay's
right to a. seat speeches were deliv-
cred by Mr.. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, Mr.. Kenney of Delaware Mr..
Penrose Of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Plat of
Connecticut and Mr.. Quarles of Wis
consin delivered speeches in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Quay.
The House.
The house entered upon considera-
ton of the postoffice appropriation bill
and the general debate which closed
with the adjournment yesterday after
noon was devoted largely to discussion
of pertinent matters The minority OF
the committee dissented from the pro-
VISIONS in the bill relating to the extern
sion or the pneumatic tube service,
special fast mail facilities and the cost
or railroad transportation, and these
were the main subjects Of contention.
The Senate.
Washington. April %. = Hon. NJ. 8.
Quay yesterday was refused seat in
the United States senate, on the ap.
pointment OF the governor of Pennsyl-
yanla. by vote of 80 to 80. The en-
tire time Of the senate yesterday was
devoted to debate upon the question,
many of the greatest lawyers and ora
tors in the body delivering speeches.
AS the days session wore on and the
hour for the final vote approached the
galleries gradually filed until they
were thronged with multitudes, while
other multitudes were unable to gain
admission. On the floor Of the senate
was every member of the body now in
the city and scores of members of the
house Of representatives. The great
throng listened with deep attention to
the brilliant argument of Mr.. SDooner
In favor of the seating of the former
pennsylvania senator, and to the dra-