Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-05-03
'QUAY LOSES SENATE SEAT
By Majority Of One Vote the Claim
of the Noted Pennsylvania
Is Rejected.
THIRTY. THREE AGAINST, THIRTY. Two FOR
The Hou.e Passes the Naval Appro-
priation Bill and Discusses the
Post ONCE Appropriation Measure
Daily Summary of the Proceed
inEs in Congress.

inES in Congress.
Washington. April 23,-The Quay
resolution was taken up in the senate
on Saturday and Senator Perkins
(Cal) spoke in favor of seating Mr..
QUAY as a senator from Pennsylvania
on the appointment of the governor
No action was taken.
Washington. April 24.-The senate
yesterday began a two-days debate
on the right of NJ S. Quay to seat
as a senator from Pennsylvania. The
committees report favorlng unseat-
ing Senator Clark. of Montana was
received. as was also the appointment
of Frank l.. Hitchcock as assistant
secretary Of the interior.
Washington. April 25.-Matthew s
QUAY was Yesterday refused sea- 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 CWyol, tullom. Daniel, Davis, De-
Doe Foraker. Frye. Gear. Fanshroush'
Jones (Nev.). McConlas, Mcl-aurln, Mason,
Morgan Nelson. PenroSe. Perkins, Platt
On. w Scott Sewcl. Shoup Spooner.
Stewart, Sullivan. Taliaterro Warren, Wet
more. Wolcntt-32.
Nays-Auen. Bacon. Bard Bate. Berry.
Burrows Butler, Clay, Cockreil. Culher-
son, Hale, Harris. Heltfela; ha~les. JOYS Mes
,ArlN, Lindsay, Mcbride. Met lumber; NC
Emery, Mcmillan, Martin. Money, ilatt
,ConnD, Proctor, ouarles, Ross, SIMON
Teller, Tillman. TURKEY, Turner. Vest.
Wellington-3S.
Pairs were announced as follows, the
first named in each instance beng ia
vorabe to Mr.. Quay and the second
opposed to him:
Pritchard with Gallnger; Depew with
Hanna: Foster with l<ean: Lodge WIN
rhurston. kenney with Caffery; Elkns
with Chiffon; Fairbanks with Mallory'
Hoar with Pettus; Kyle with Rawllns.
The following senators We're I'M
paired:
and Pettigrew.
Washington. April 26.-After brief
debate the senate Yesterday agreed 10
| the conference report on the lia"al'ah
civil Government bill. the provisions re-
iating to the right of franchise and I'M
urisonment for debt having been elm
/ mated The agricultural approprla-
/ ton bill was passed, carry ing little
over S30oo0c0
WASHINGTON. April 81. Senator Ma
son QIl) introduced a resolution in
the senate yesterday to withdraw
troous from Cuba on July and turn the
government over to the people. The bllI
! 10 increase the powers of the inter
state commerce commission Was report.
ed unfavorab,y. The right of Nathan
r.. Scott. of West Virginia. to retain hrs
seat in the senate was discussed, but
no action was taken.
Washington April %. Tn" senate
Yesterday ratified the treaty "ith
Spain extending for six months the
time in which Spanish residents OF
the Philippines may become citizens
Nathan u. Scott. of West Virginia.
was declared entitled to his seat.
House.
Washington. April 23.-The naval
appropriation bill which provides fo'
two battleships, three armored cruis'
ers and three protected cruisers, was
passed in the house on Saturday.
Washington. April 24-In the house
Yesterday the post office approprla'
ton bill was discussed. and May and
were set aside for the consideration
of the Nicaragua bill.
Washington, April 25.-The senate
resolution to provide for the con'ln'
uation in office of the present mill
tarv administration in Porto Rico uT'
til the appointments are made under
the civil government act was passed
in the house yesterday and the pos!
office appropriation bill was further
considered Secretary Gage reported
slS3. 4O5. DOC collected in internal rev.
enue under the war tax act.
WASHINGTON. April 2G-ln the house
Yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussing the post office appropriation
bill and the item of 1925, 900 for the con
tinuancc and extension of the pneu'
matte tube service was stricken out.
Washington, April 27.-The post Of
flee appropriation bill was passed in
the house yesterday. as was also bill
to increase the salary of the director
| of the census to 800 and the pay
. of the supervisors two per cent.
: Washington, April 2S.-The house
yesterday passed 81 private pension
bills. among them one granting sec
: per month to the widow Of Col. Stot-
. senberg. of Nebraska, killed in the
Philippines. and adopted the confer,
ence report on the Hawaiian govern,
ment bill and sent it to the president
Coin for Porto Rico.
New York, April 2G.-William P
Watson and James A. Sample, special