The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-24
QUAY CASE TAKEN Up
After a Lively Squabble in the
Senate.
PETITION PORTO RlCANS'
Vest and Foraker Speak on
the Hawaiian Bill.


prise. It is known that some senators
! who will vote, If the opportunity be Of
fered. to seat Mr. Quay, today voted
against the consideration of the case
while, on the contrary, others who voted
for consideration probably will vote
| against seating him The vote cannot,
therefore, be regarded as test OF MI.
Quay's absolute strength in the senate.
Following the taking up of the resolution
Mr.. Daniel Dem, Va delivered a
speech in which he vigorously supported
Mr.. Quay's right to a seat. Mr.. Vest
| Dem, MOI and Mr. Foraker (Rep., o.
delivered notable speeches anent the
Hawaiian government bill Both were
constitutional arguments, Mr.. Foraker
being reply to that of Mr.. Vest.
In anticipation OF a lively debate on
the question Of the right of Matthew 8.
Quay to a seat in the senate as mem
Der from Pennsylvania, spectators crowd
ed the galleries today. President pro
TEN Frye laid before the senate the fol-
lowing cablegram addressed to him as
president of the senate from San Juan,
Puerto Rico:
Commissioned by Puerto Rico, at
tending celebration commemoration an
niversary birth Washington, request that
for humanity's sake a solution be adopt
ed economic problems. 7Every day rep
resents considerable loss, leading to to-
tai ruin.
(signeD "CAMARA COMERCIO."
Mr. Hoar inquired whether the chair
held the cablegram to be petition from
citizens of the United States.
The chair-The chair does not feel call
ed upon to rule upon that question. But
the senator from Massachusetts may
judge how the chair feels, as he pre-
scented the document to the senate.
At the request of Mr.. Pettigrew, who
has been absent from the senate fo- sew
eral days on account of illness, his reso-
luton expressing sympathy with thu 70
ers in their war with Great Britain vas
placed on the calendar without discus
sion.
The. question OF the seating Of Mr.
Quay was then presented by Mr.. Pen
rose, who requested the chair TO lay be-
fore the senate the resolution relating
to the subject, as a question of the nigh
est privilege.
Mr.. Cullom desired IT to be understood
that whatever might be done with the
case, he would not consent to the dis
placement of the Hawaiian government
BIZ as the unfinished business. Mr.. Pen
RISE replied that while he had no inten-
ton of interfering with the unful 81 j
business he desired to inform -fr. Cul-
lon that he proposed to press tie CUES
ton of privilege # he should he forced
to do so. After some sparring Mr.. Hale,
taking a leading part in opposition to
the Quay case dispiacing other impor
tant matters, the chair ruled that only
by unanimous consent or a majority
could the Quay case be taken up. Mr..
that the question was privileged bust
ness. In the course Of the discussion
which followed, Mr.. Foraker announced
that he expected to vote for the seating
of Mr.. Quay when the opportunity
should arrive. Mr.. Aldrich then tried his
hand at getting Penrose to agree that the
case be taken uD merely to enable the
senator from Virginia, Mr.. Daniel, 10
speak, but Mr.. Penrcse emphatically re
fused to submit to any conditions and
on yea and nay vote carried the day,
the Quay resolution being taken up by a
vote of 81 to q. as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bate, Beverage, Carter,
Chandler, Clark Of Montana, Culberson,
Daniel. Davis. Depew. Fairbanks. Foster,
Gear. Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar. Jones
Of Neveda, Kenny, McComas. McEnery,
NIcLaurin, Martin, Morgan. Nelson, Pen
rose, Perkins, Pettgrew, Pritchard,
shoup. Stewart, Tanaferro, Vest, War
ren, Wolcott-S4.
Nays-Aldrich, Burrows, Butler. CAT
ferry, Chiffon. Clark of Wyoming, Cockell,
Cullon. Foraker Gallinger, Hale Hanna,
Harris, Jones of Arkansas. Kear Lind
say. McComber, Mcmillan. Pettus, Platt
Of Connecticut. Proctor, Quarles, Raw
Inns, Ross, Simon, Teller. TiIlman, Turn
er-2S
The following pairs were announced:
Clay with Ldge, lodge in favor OF seat
ing Quas. but against taking up case
now: Deboe with Mallory mo statement
OF position; Frye with Berry (no state
rnent of POSITION; Mcbride with Money
Mcbride against, Money 1or); Tana-
ferro with Scott doth in favor Of QUAY;
Taliaferro voted; ThuTston with Alien
mo statementl; Wetmore with Bacon tno
statement: Seweu with wellington
(Seweu forl: Platt Of New York and
Neitfeld (Plau tor).
Mr. Daniel Cya) then addressed the
senate il support ot Mr.. Quay's right
10 q seat,
AT uhe conclusion OF Mr. Daniels
speech, the Hawaiian government bin
Vas taken up and Mr.. Morgan resumed
his speech. Mr. Morgan. not having con
cIu6ed. yielded the ho0r n IS p. m.
to Mr. Aldrieh. WAC presented the report
Of The conference o nthe financial biz.
Whea the reading q the report had
been eouciuIe3 and an order made by
rs printing an arrangement was effect
e5 whereby s17re u1eu5er % s.le confer
ence committee or next Wednesday
would make a statement concerning ths
changes made 5y ths concsrees and thac
the aext day the report would be taken
ID for consideration
The Hawaiian oiu was again taken up
and Mr., Vest tA6ol addressed TIE senate.
He had been Intensely opposed. be said.
10 the annexation q Hawaii. but that
,Sas u0w dead issue. y shan vote .or
,he bll- sait he "TJ IS above ana he
yond constitutional objection ard does
raise any Issues thar are raised ia relz-
ZION "a Porto Rico and the Palappsnes->
he thought ire thanks OF the peopae