The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-24
QUAY CASE In SENATE
DEBATE UPON PROPOSITION TO
SEAT HIM DESULTORY.

WASHINGTON, April ga two days
debate on the right of the Hon. M S.
Quay, of Pennsylvania, to a. seat as SEN
ator was begun Immediately after the
senate assembled today. The debate was
desultory in character.
Tomorrow at 4 p. M, under special
order, the case is to be disposed of. A
direct vote upon the proposition to seat
Mr.. Quay may not be taken irnn ediately
after the close of the debate Mr. Cham
dler has a motion pending to- seat Mr..
Quay, but it is held by the senate par
lianentarians that any subsidiary motion
will take precedence over Mr. Chambers
motion. These include motions indeh-
nitely to postpone, to postpone to def
mite date, to recommit to the committee
and to amend. How the senate Will vote
on any of them is a matter of speculation.
In support of Mr.. Quay's right to a
seat speeches were delivered today by
Mr.. Chandler IN. H.). Mr.. sKenney Deb
and Mr.. Penrose (Pa.). Mr.. Plat Comm
and Mr. Quarles (Wis.} delivered speeches
in opposition to Mr.. Quay: ~
LIKE AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES.
In a recent report to the state depart
ment, Consul Frank H. Mason, at Der
lin, relates that trials and tests Of eff
cheney of American locomotives are TAX
ing place In Germany now. By reason Of
heating services, they are much more eco
nomicaI than those in use on German
railways 1t is evident, however, says
Mr.. Mason, that, like all American ma
chimes that have been tested by the gov
eminent the locomotive has been brought
over to be studied and used as models to
be initiated by German builders, and that
no idea of obtaining a supply Of locomo-
tives built in the United States is enter
mt rIa c71Il rtA-
the Importance of protecting, as far as
possible by German patents, every Amer
lean invention or Improvement sold for
use in Germany.
SUCCEEDS WEBSTER DAVIS.
Frank L. Campbell succeeds Webster
Davis as assistant secretary of the in
terror. He is fifty-six years Of age. He
was born in West Virginia, and left
Washington and Jefferson college to en-
ter the Union army AT the close OF the
war he opened the first free school Ill
West Virginia. In 1870 he came to Wash
ington as an employe in the census office,
and rose steadily to an assistant attor-
neyship in the Office of the assistant at
torney general for the interior depart
ment, which position he held for nineteon
years, having by promotions become as
sistant secretary.
JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS.
Information has reached Washington
to the effect that the Japanese govern
ment itself, and without waiting re-
quest from the United States government,
is about to take steps to restrict the enl-
igration of Japanese coolies to the Unit
ed States. It is asserted that the figures
relative to this emigration have been
magnified, and that as a matter of fact,
there are not more than about 1900 or
Tnp &I.s So
United States outside of Hawaii.
PRESIDENT GOES TO CANTON
President and Mrs. Mckinley left here
at 7:20 o'clock, via the Pennsylvania rail-
road, for a visit of several days to Can
ton. They occupied the private car Olym-
pia, forming part of the regular train.
Accompanying them were Secretary Cor
telyou, DR.. P. NJ. Rixey, George Barber,
a nephew of the president. and Mr.. Will
lam S. Hawk, a friend. .lser
The president and Mrs. Mckinley will
inspect the work which has been in prog
ress on their Canton home, and return to
Washington probably Friday.
Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson and
Comptroller Dawes were at the station to
say goodbye to the party.
SUPREME COURT TO ADJOURN.
After next Monday and Tuesday, deyot-
ed to hearing arguments in the Kentucky
governorship case, the supreme court will
take a recess until May "A, and then until
May q, these two sessions to be for mo-
tons and opinions. May q the court will
adjourn finally.
HOLLAND BOAT APPROVED.
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral HIGH
born today, to the house committee on
naval affairs, expressed approval Of the
Holland type OF submarine boats, partic-
ularly for coast defense purposes and for
the moral effect such mysterious en-
CINE of warfare would exert.
POSToFFICE BILL.