The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-25
KNOCKED in
VAIN AT THE
SENATE DOOR.
ssnator Quay Refused Admission by
the Upper House by a Vote
Of 33 to 80.
DAY TAKEN UP WITH DEBATE.
brilliant Efforts in Senator's Behalf
by Daniel and spOOner-Dssp
Attention Given.

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Hon. Matthew S. Quay to-day was re-
fused a seat in the United States senate
on the appointment Of the governor of
Pennsylvania, By vote OF % to 80. The
entire time OF the senate to-daywas de-
voted to debate on the question. many
OF the greatest lawyers and orators In
the body delivering speeches. AS the
davs session wore on and the hour for
the final vote approached. the galleries
gradually filed until they were throng-
ed with multltudes, while other multi
tudes were unable to gain admission. On
the floor OF the senate was every mem-
ber of the body now in the city and
scores of the house Of representatives.
The great throng listened with deep at
tcntlon to the brilliant argument Of Mr.
spooner in favor Of the seating of the
former Pennsylvania senator and to the
dramatic and fiery eloquence OF Mr..
PANEL Va.), who appealed to his coll
leagues 10 do what. on his oath as a
senator. he deemed right, and vote to
do Justice to him who was knocking at
the senate doors.
A Hush in the Chamber.
As the big clock opposite the presl-
dent pro tempore indicated 4 o'clock.
there was hush in the chamber. Mr..
Frye in the chair announced that the
hour for the anal vote had arrived and
that the question was the pending mo-
ton o! Mr.. Chandler to strike out OF
the resolution declaring Mr.. Quay not
70 be entitled to seat the word mot"
Senator's throughout the chamber eag-
erly followed the roll call. for all knew
the vote would be close. The first sem
sation was caused by the failure OF Mr..
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, TO answer
10 his name, although he was in his
seat. When Mr.. Vests name was call
ed he voted mo" in a clear distinct
voice, thus dashing the last hope of the
friends of Mr.. Quay who had expected
confidently that the distinguished Mis-
sourian would vote for his longtime
personal friend. In perfect silence 1t
was announced that the senate had de-
MED TO Mr.. Quay the seat which he
had sought for some months past.
The Vote as Announced.
The vote on Mr.. Chambers motion
was as follows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker. Carter, Chand-
Ter. Clark, (of wyomlng); Cullom, Dam
isi. Davis, Deboe, Foraker. Frye, Gear.
Hansbrough, Jones, (Nevada); McCo-
mas, AIcLaurin, Mason. Morgan, Nell
son, Penrose. Perkins. Platt, New
York;; Scott, Sewell. Shoup, Spooner.
Stewart, Sullivan. Taliaferro, Warren,
Wetmore. Walcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Bard. Bate. Ber-
ry. Burrows, Butler, Clay. Cockrell,
Culberson. Hale, Harris. Heitfeld,
Hawley. Jones. (Arkansas); Lindsay,
Mcbride, McCumber, McEnery. Nc
MILAN, Martin. Money. Platt, (Connec-
tIcut): Proctor. Quarles, Ross. Simon,
Teller, Tiilman, Turley, Turner, Vest,
Welllngtnn-33.
Hanna Paired With Dspew.
Pairs were announced as follows: The
first named in each instance being ia
vorable to Mr.. Quay and the second op-
posed to him:
Pritchard with Gallinger.
Depew with Hanna.
Foster with Kean.
Lodge with ThurstoH.
Henney with Caffery.
Eikins with Chiffon.
Fairbanks with Mallory,
Hoar with Pettus.
Kyle with Rawlins.
The following senator's were unpair-
ed
Aldrieh, BeverIdge, Clark, CMontana).
and Pettgrew.
The vote was then taken on the reso-
luton declaring Quay not entitled to a
seat.
Resolution declaring Quay not entl-
tied to q seat was carried. 30 to %.
The roll call Of the senate was the
same as on the previous call.
Emergency Resolution Adopted.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 2l.--The
house to-day, Mr. Hill. of Connecticut,
alone objecting. adopted the Foraker
emergency resolution TO continue the
present officers In Porto Rico in office
under the appointments are made un-
der clvll government act as amended by
the committee on lnsular affairs. The
amendments require that all franchises
shah be approved by the President be-
fore they become operative and place
certain restrictions upon chartered
corporations such as tho issuing Of
stock or bonds except for cash and In
Hbltlng real estate corporations or the
holding Of real estate by corporations
except such as 10 necessary to carry
out the purposes for which they are
created About twenty pages OF the
Porto Rico appropriation bin were dis
posad Of. the only substantial nmend-
m.nt adopted being one to give extra
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