The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-04-06

ator Spooner, republican, Of Wisconsin.
making a slight change in the measure,
mad been accepted by Senator Foraker
and agreed to, two amendment offered
Dy Senator Bacon, democrat, OF Geor-
g1a, one being a substitute for the en-
tire bill, were defeated without divis-
ion.
The bill was then reported to the
senate, the amendments Were agreed
to, and on an aye and no vote, it was
passed by a vote of 10 to 81, a majority
Of g.
Scarcely had the Porto Rican measure
been disposed of when quite unexpect-
edly sonorous snarl arose over the
case of former Senator Quay.
Acting under the unanimous consent
agreement reached on March 18th that
theQuay case should be takenup sub
ject to the consideration of appropr1a-
ton bills, conference reports, the pres
ent unfinished business, and senate
bill No. 2,355''-the Spooner bib as to
the government of the Philippines
Senator Lodge moved that the Spooner
bill be made the unfinished business.
This was objected to by the friends
of MI. Quay and Senator WOlcott, re-
publican, Of Colorado, moved to ad-
journ. The motion was lost-29 TO %.
Senator Lodge then renewed his mo-
ton. 1t was antagoniZed by Senator
on privileges and elections, who had
no objections to the measure, but did
not want it to displace the Quay case.
After some further discussion, Sena-
tor Wolcott again moved to adjourn.
the motion being defeated % to 81.
1t became evident that there was a
hght on, and the senators engaged in
the controversy manifested much feel
ing.
The whole question of the unani-
nous consent agreement was gone into,
the entire debate upon it being read.
Senator Chandler said he could not
believe it possible that Senator Hoar
had agreed to any such unanimous con-
sent.
Senator Tillman suggested to the
New Hampshire senator that he tele-
graph Senator Hoar and ascertain
from him what he had agreed to. Even
this bit of humor did not quiet the
troubled waters.
Senator Wolcott referred to the long
hours the senate had been in session
frugal dinners" and moved an execu-
frugal dinners and move an eXecu-
tive session.
1T is perfectly obvious" interjected
Senator Lodge, that 1 can attain no
good results by detaining the senate.
The purpose of Senator Quay's friends
is plain. That is all 1 desire to show.
L have no objection to the senate
either adjourning or going into exc
cutiVe session, but consider the unan-
imous consent agreement at an end"
Il do not know how the senator from
Massachusetts classified himself re-
tOrted Senator Wolcott, whether as
friend or as an enemy of Mr.. Quay. 1t
is hard to tell who are his friends and
who are his enemies. But when any
suggestion or intimation is made that
there is amy unworthy or unrighteouS
purpose in pressing the consideration
of that case as a matter of the highest
privilege, the person who makes that
| statement goes far out of his way to
state that which is unqualifiedly
| false
Senator Lodge: Il made no charge
against any one. / said that had
been deprived of the right which
| thought L clearly had. 1 am not going
| to press it, and l am not going to hold
it. If the unanimous consent is brok-
| en-, of course, that is the end of it. 1t
| cannot be binding in one case and not
| be binding in ALL
| Senator Chandler: Unanimous con-
sents would better come to an end if
! they mean what senators now declare
| them TO mean
With the situation still strained the
| Senators looking pale and serious the
! senate at 5:55 O'Clock p. m. adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The house today entered upon the
! consideration of the substitute for SEN
| ate Hawaiian territory bill under a
special order which will bring the
| question to a vote on Thursday after
| noon at o'clock. The debate was in
committee of the whole and only three
| of the six speeches We're pertinent to
| the bill. Mr.. Knox, of MaSSa chusetts,
| chairman of the committee on terri
tories, in charge of the measure, deliv-
cred carefully prepared speech in ad-
! vocacy of its passage. He said: The
Hawaiian islands are the Gibraltar OF
the Pacific, in war, the key of the Pa
cific in peace, the paradise of the Pa
cific ever
MIR. Robinson, of Indiana, denounced
the contract labor system in the Haw-
allan islands which he characterized
as practical slavery and which he sale
the tenth section of the pending bill
continued in force. 1T MEANS saiC
he, that you would cruelty labor OF
the cross of landlordism and money il
Hawaii"
Mr.. Thomas, of North Carolina
made an anti-expanSion speech.
After several other speeches ha,
been made, the house at ) O'Clock ad
jourmed.