The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22

yong the power which may be conferred
upon him by Congress.
Mr. Daniel. replying TO Mr.. Platt. ex-
pressed surprise to the statements made
first time. he said. that he had ever heard
the doctrine of absoiusfsm of the PreSf-
dent Of the United States asserted on the
Senate floor.
lis not this simply the bIossomfng Of the
imperialistic tree?' suggested Mr.. Tilman.
It's not the blossoming of the tree"
continued Mr. Daniel. ''it is far beyond
that. II is the perfection and the rotting
Of the fruit. IL will fall from the tree OF
its own weight In falling I trust il viii
do something to remind the people OF this
country OF the fearful preciplces on the
brink of which they are standing"
CHANDELIERS OPINION.
Mr.. Chandler agreed with Mr. Platt that
the President could make allowances for
the military officers in Cuba. but he did
not believe that he could legally increase
their salaries. He hoped that when the
reply came IL would show satisfactory
condition Of affairs. and as for the decora-
ton he apprehended that only the public
building had been touched and that these
had only been cleaned while whitewashed
and fumigated TO make them inhabitable
Possibly on the palace $4,000 has been ex-
pended. On the question OF the control
Of the military Mr.. Chandler held that
tory were subject to the control or the
laws passed by Congress.
Mr.. Tillman considered the discussion as
premature and thought Ii had been sprung
by the Republican senators as sugar
coating to the pill of the acknowledge
ment of the secretary Of war that he mad
been making additional payments to army
officers which were unwarranted. III the
officers were 10 receive double pay and be
allowed to live in palaces they never could
be got out of the island. As for the item
of whitewash.- he did not take exception TO
it, but he apprehended that the Republican
party would need a considerable quantity
OF that article before they succeeded in
convincing the people that the proceeding
in question was regular and proper.
The senior senator from South Dakota
complained that the administration was
generally slow in responding to resolu-
TONS saying that three months had
elapsed since information now sought mad
been called for.
The resolutions were then agreed to with
out division.
The Quay resolution was taken up and
Mr.. Perkins, of California. spoke in favor
of the seating of Quay. He said he was not
actuated in assuming this position by mere
personal motives. but that he was con-
trolIed by the law and the Constitution.
Mr.. Perkins contended that the Governor
of State ought TO have the power to ap-
point a senator in event of the failure Of
the Legislature to elect and in the case
under consideration he believed he had that
power and the appointment of Mr.. Quay
was entirely proper. To his mind the case
indicated the need of change in the
method of electing United States senators.
He believed that year by year IL was be-
coming the more obvious that senators
should be elected by the people, and he eX-
pressed the belief that Congress should
submit to the legislatures constitutional
amendment to that end. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Perkins's speech the Quay case was
laid aside until Monday
The Senate then, at 4:O5 p. m, adjourned.