Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-04
QUAY LOSES SENATE SEAT
BY Majority of One Vote the Claim
of the Noted Pennsylvania
Is Rejected.
THIRTY. THREE AGAINST, THIRTY.TWO FOR
The House Passes the Naval Appro-
priatioD Bill md Discusses the
Post ONCE Appropriation Measure
Daily summary of the Proceed
ings I'm Congress.

Washington, April 25.-Matthew s.
Quay was yesterday refused a seat in
the senate on the appointment of the
governor of Pennsylvania by a vote
of 33 to 80. The entire time of the
session was devoted TO debate upon
the question.
The vote on Senator Chambers mo-
ton was as follows:
| Yeas-Allison, Baker. Carter, Chandler.
| Clark (Wyo), Cullom, Daniel, Davis. De-
Doe. Foraker. Frye. Gear. Hansbrough,
| Jones (Nev), McComas, McLaurin, Mason,
| Morgan. Nelson. Penrose. Perkins, Plat
| IN. ", Scott. SewelI Shoup Spooner.
| Stewart, Sullivan. Taliaferro Warren, Wet
more. Wolcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bard Bate, Berry,
Burrows. Butler Clay. Cockrell, Culber
son. Hale Harris Heitfeld, Hawley, Jones
,Ark), Lindsay, Mcbride. McCumber. Nc
Emery, Mcmillan. Martin. Money, Platt
Comm, Proctor, Quarles. Ross Simon,
Teller. Tillman, Turley, Turner. Vest,
Wellington-S3
Pairs were announced as follows, the
first named in each instance being IA
vorable to Mr.. Quay and the second
opposed to him:
Pritchard with Gallinger; Depew with
Hanna; Foster with kean; Lodge with
Thurston; Kenney with Gallery; Elkins
with Chiffon; Fairbanks with Mallory;
Hear with Pettus, Kyle with Rawlins.
The following senators were un-
paired:
Aldrich, Beveridge, Clark (Mont)
and Pettigrew.
Washington, April 2G.-After brief
debate the senate yesterday agreed to
the conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government BILL the provisions re-
lating to the right Of franchise and i'm
prisonment for detS having been elm
mated. The agricultural appropria-
tion bill was passed, carrying little
over S3,0O0,0O0.
Washington. April Ex-senator Ma
son Ol) introduced a resolution in
the senate yesterday TO withdraw
troops from Cuba on July and turn the
government over 10 the people. The bill
to increase the powers of the inter
state commerce commission WAS report
ed unfavorably. The right of Nathan
Il. Scott. of West Virginia. to retain his
seat in the senate was discussed, but
no action was taken.
Washington. April 2S.-The senate
Yesterday ratified the treaty with
Spain extending for six months the
time in which Spanish residents of
the Philippines may become citizens.
Nathan Il. Scott Of West Virginia,
was declared entitled to his seat.
Washington. April Ex-senator Pet
tigrew 6. d. succeeded in introduc-
ing resolution in the senate en- Sat
urday extending sympathy to the
Beers. A motion to refer it failed be.
cause of the absence of a quorum.
Washington, May I. - The senate
yesterday refused TO consider resolu
tion of sympathy with Beers. The con
ference report on the amendatory Por
TO Rico bill was agreed to and the bill !
appropriating $4,000 TO enlarge an6
improve the public buildings at Bur.
lington, Ia, was passed.
House.
Washington, April 25.-The senate
resolution to provide for the contin-
uation in Office of the present mill |
tary administration in Porto Rico un-
til the appointments are made under
the civil government act was passed |
in the house yesterday and the post |
office appropriation bill was further
considered. Secretary Gage reported |
$1s3,4O5, 900 collected in internal rev
enue under the war tax act.
Washington, April 26.-In the house
Yesterday the time was occupied in dis !
cussing the post Office appropriation |
bill, and the item Of 1925 900 for the con- |
tinuance and extension Of the pneu-
matte tube service was stricken out
Washington, April 27.-The post Of
fee appropriation bill was passed in
the house yesterday. as was also a bill |
to increase the salary of the director
of the census to $1,000 and the pay
Of the supervisors two per cent.
Washington, April 2S.-The house
yesterday passed 81 private pension
bills. among them one granting 500
per month 10 the widow Of Col. Stot-
senbcrg. of Nebraska. killed in the
Philippines, and adopted the confer
ence report on the Hawaiian govern
ment bill and sent it TO the president.
Washington. April 3O.-On Saturday
the house devoted the greater part of
the session 10 the senate bill TO adj
Indicate the claims Of citizens Of the
United States against Spain assumed
by this country by the treaty of Paris.
The estimates for the general de-
fciencies in the public service. which
will be included in the general de-
fciency appropriation bill, were trans
mitted. They are included under the
following heads: state department.
$4,000; treasury department, $543. $50:
District of Columbia. $77.332; war de-
partment, SIS; navy department. So
BOG; interior department. 80 400; de-
partment Of Justice, S151,1Gs; post
office department S2.56O.763.
Washington, May I. - In the house
yesterday the bill to enlarge the pow
ers of the department of agriculture
and to prohibit interstate commerce in
game killed in violation of local laws
was passed, and a bill was introduced
to permit national banks TO lend mon