The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-28
OPPOSED BY MR.. TURLEY.
He Argues Against QuRy's Claim to "A
Seat In the Senate.

Seat In the senate.
| At the conclusion OF Senator Depew's
speech on the Philippines yesterday Mr..
Turley resumed the Speech which he be-
| gan on Monday, in opposition to the seat
ing of Mr. Quay.
Before he had been speaking minute lie
| was interrupted by Mr.. Penrose at the
point where Mr.. Turley was maintaining
that the trainers of the Constitution In
tended that the Legislature and not the
Governor should name. the Senators, ex-
cept in certain circumstances presented
| clearly by the Constitution. roo 20
Mr.. Penrose enquired il it were not the
| intention of the trainers Of the Consitu-
/ ton that the Senate. at all times should be
| full, so that in view of such important mat
| ters as the force" BILL an impeachment
! trial or some similar case coming before
the Senate, any one of which might hinge
| upon one vote. every State would be fully
| represented.
| Mr.. Turley replied that that was the in
| tention OF the trainers of the Constitution.
| but it would not necessarily follow that the
| Senate at all times could be kept full.
In conclusion he said that for seventy
| FIVE years there had been a general con-
| sistent construction of the Constitution
that whenever a Legislature, either before
| or after the happening of the vacancy.
had had an opportunity to fill it. and had
| failed to do so. the Governor could not ap-
i point. That, he declared. had been the
doctrine for seventyfve years. without
! variations, and it was consistent with the
paramount idea that the Legislatures
should choose United States Senators, and
that the Governor should never appoint
except In special and particular cases,
where the Legislature had had no oppor-
| tunity to choose the Senator.
i In colloquy with Mr.. Spooner Mr. Tur-
| iey called attention 20 the fact that another
| objection to an appointment being made by
Governor was that the Governor did not
| always represent the people, as did the
Legislature.
Mr.. Teller referred to his vote against
| Mr. Corbett in the Oregon case some years
| ago. and said that a vote for Quay would
not be consistent with the vote against Cor
bett. He regarded it as an indecent thing
| that the Senate should vote one man in and
another man out under similar conditions.
The matter went over without action Mr.
| Penrose giving notice that he would call ii
| up today and each day hereafter until set
| tied.
The Hawaiian bill was then taken up. the
| discussion being upon Mr.. Buffers amend
ment providing for postal savings bank.
| Mr. Cullom, in charge OF the bill, asked
Mr.. Butler not TO press the amendment.
but TO introduce bill establishing the
| postal savings bank system throughout
| the whole country.
| Mr.. Culiom said he would favor and vote
for such bill
Mr. Butler consented and withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment for
the payment by the United States of all
sums now on deposit In the Hawaiian
Postal Savings Bank, which was creed to.
Mr. Pettigrew offered an amendment an
nulling all contracts made in Hawaii since
August. 1888. by which persons are held for
service for definite term. and he made
a statement in reference to it, showing that
since the United States flag has waved over
the islands 90. GOO contract iaborers have
been brought there from China and Japan.
Mr. Gallinger asked MT. Pettigrew
whether these 'Asiatic contract laborers dis
placed other laborers.
Mr.. Pettigrew replied that, in measure
they did. He added that as there was no
duty on coffee. and there was a duty OF
2 cents pound on sugar the lands which
| had been intended for coffee plantations
were being taken up for sugar plantations.
which were enormously profitable and that
nearly sl2. .000. 900 of duties would be re-
mitted on Hawaiian sugar this year.
Mr.. Cullom said he had no objection to
Mr.. Pettigrew's amendment, and it was
adopted.
After some further discussion on pro-
posed amendments it was agreed that the
vote on the passage of the bill should
be taken before adjournment today.
The following Presidential nominations
were submitted TO the Senate for confirma-
ton:
Henry B. Miller, of Oregon. TO be Consul
at Chungking. China.
Daniel Van yoorhs, OF Ohio to be sec
ond lieutenant of cavalry, United States
Army.
Daniel W. Blake of Mississippi to be
second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.
At $50 o'clock the Senate adjourned
until today.