The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-24
CHANDLER IS FOR QUAY
So Are Kenney and Penrose. Plat and
Quarles Oppose Him.
SPEECHES MADE BY THEM YESTERDAY
PosIofice Appropriation Bill in The House
Norton, Of S. c., Speaks on The Subject
Of Educational and Material Pro-
gress Made in the South.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April pa two days de-
bate on the right of the Hon. NJ. s. Quay
to seat as Senator from Pennsylvania
was begun almost Immediately after the
Senate convened today. For months the
case has been pending in the Senate and
from time to time Senators have discuss
ed it, but until today the debate has been
desultory in character. Tomorrow at
p. m, under a special order the case is
to be disposed Of. Under the special or
der all subsidiary motions will be in or
der at and after the time of the expiration
of the debate. A direct vote upon the
proposition to seat Mr.. Quay may not
be taken Immediately after the close of
the debate. Mr.. Chandler has a motion
pending which is, in effect, motion to
seat MIR. Quay but it is held by the Senate
parliamentarians that every subsidiary
motion will take precedence over Mr..
Chambers motion. These include mo-
tions indefinitely to postpone, to postpone
TO definite date, to re-commit to the
committee and to amend That one or
more of these motions will be made is
quite likely. How the Senate will vote
or any of them is matter of speculation.
In support of Mr.. Quay's right to a
seat, speeches were delivered today by
Mr.. Chandler IN. HI, Mr.. Kenney (Delo,
and Mr.. Penrosel Pa.), Mr.. Platt Comm },
and Mr.. Quarles delivered speeches in
opposition to Mr.. Quay.
At the opening Mr.. Chandler, Chair
man of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, submitted to the Senate the
report and testimony in the case of SEN
ator William A. Clark. of Montana. Mr.
Pettus announced that some of the COM
mittee, without in any way dissenting to
resolution offered by the chairman would
speak later regarding the conduct of the
case. The resolution was placed on the
calendar.
The resolution relating to the seating
of the Hon. M. S. Quay. as a Senator from
Pennsylvania, was then called up and
Mr. Chandler supporting Mr.. Quay's right
urged the Senators to consider the ques-
tions merely as one Of constitutional con-
struction.
Suggestions have been floating about .
said he, "as to some bargain between
the friends of Senator Quay and the
friends Of another Senator. whose right
to a seat also has been called in ques-
ton referring to Senator Clark of Mon
tana).
He had been, he said, requested to deny
these and he characterized them as a
mere Pigment of diseased imagination
He held that the Governor of Pennsy1-
vania was not bound in this case by the
provision of the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, requiring that the Governor
should call the Legislature together to
fill vacancies in the Senatorial represen-
tation because this vacancy had not oc-
Cured during a recess of the Legislature,
as indicated by the Pennsylvania Consti-
tuition but during session of the Legis-
lature
Adverting to the Mantle case in 1893
and the Corbett case in the last Con-
gress. Mr. Chandler said they We're not
fair presidents upon which TO base ac
tion Il know Senator's said he, land
l am not going to mention names. who