The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
SENATOR PENROSE
MAKING A RECORD
The Young Pennsylvania Forg-
ing TO the Front in Ma.
tionaI Affairs.
HE IS IN GREAT DEMAND.


tional reputation as an aggressive.
tactful and adroit parliamentarian
through his management Of the case
Of Colonel Nj. S. Quay before the United
States senate. Though confronted by
a combination of disgruntled Republic
cans and large majority Of the Dem
ocrats under the leadership OF the
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. Senator Jones. of Arkansas,
the brilliant young Pennsylvania has
not been defeated in any OF his efforts
to bring this case to a speedy conclu-
sion. He has maintained from the
outset that the question of the admis-
sion Of Colonel QUAY upon the certif-
cate of appointment from Governor
Stone was not one of roiitics. but that
it was based upon broad constitutional
grounds and the manifest intention OF
the trainers Of the constitution that
every state in the Union should be
fully represented in the United States
senate. An insidious attempt was
made by some OF the factional oppo-
nents Of Colonel Quay to have the
quay tu6C up UCAOAE AnC AtCPabAANo@
senatorial caucus. The purpose OF this
was TO make it political issue, which
would result in a drawing of partisan
lines in the senate. which was exactly
what the friends of Colonel Quay did
not want Senator Penrose succeeded
in blocking This little game, and the
matter never came before the Republi-
can caucus Of the senate. The case
has since been argued entirely upon
the issue of rhe proper construction OF
the constitution The speeches OF
Senatorial Daniel. Of Virginia, Of the
venerable and distinguished Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, and by others
all made it quite clear that there was
but one thing for the senate to do,
and that was to seat Colonel Quay.
The arguments on the other side have
not made an impression. In most
cases it was manifest that politics and
not an unprejudiced study of the ques-
tion were back of the opposition to
Colonel Quay.
When this case shall have been dis
posed Of and Colonel Quay shall again
occupy his seat in the senate Boies
Penrose viii justly be entitled to COM
mendation for the mastery manner in
which he has directed the fight.
A SILLY INSURGENT STORY.
In their efforts TO disrupt the Repub-
iiean organization the Flinn-Martin in
surgents have sent through the state
by their press bureau story to the
effect that Senator Penrose violated
the action of the Republican caucus Of
tie United States senate in calling up
the Quay case when he did. The Penn
sylyania guerrillas thereby sought 10
JUSTIFY the action of the caucus bolters
at Harrisburg on the United States SEN
atorship. If Penrose could afford to
bolt the Republican caucus at Wash
ington, they argued in this newspaper
story, he certainly could not criticize
others who did not respect and abide
by the action of the Republican caucus
at Harrisburg on the United States SEN
atorship in the Quay case. The facts
are, as above stated. the Quay case was
never the subject of caucus action at
Washington. Had ii been Penrose
could never have gotten the case be-
fore the senate as he did. II should be
apparent that the stalwart Republicans
who voted to open the discussion Of
the Quay case would never have done
so if the party's caucus had decided
upon another program. This insur-
gent story is but on par with others
that are circulated weekly in the des-
perate campaign TO break through the
lines of the Republican organization.
The popular contempt Of the caucus
bolter among Republicans has now
been quite forcibly impressed upon the
insurgents, but they have made very
silly attempt TO make Senator Penrose
out a caucus bolter.
Senator Penrose is rapidly forging to
the front in national affairs. He has
had to decline many invitations to
speak at banquets and other functions
in different parts OF the country
PENROSE HONORS HAWKINS.
The Quay case has by no means oc-
cupied all of Senator Penrose's time.
He is busy every day looking after the
interests of his constituents, who. dur
ing the senatorial vacancy, include
the entire population Of the Keystone
state. One of the latest successful ef-
forts on mis- part is told in special
dispatch from Washington. which
reads:
"The war department has decided to
pay an unusual homer to the memory
of the late Colonel Alexander l.
Hawkins. who commanded the Tenth
PennsylvS ala regiment in the Philip
pine campaign and who died on the
transport Senator while en- route with
his regiment.
Recently Senator Penrose wrote the
secretary of war a letter suggesting
that the name of Corregidor Island. in
Manila bay, be changed to Hawkins
island. Mr.. Penrose referred to Colo
nel Hawkins bravery and his splendid
Pervices for his country in the Philip
pines, and also to the fact that he was
taken i'll on Corregidor Island and was
In a hospital there previous to taking
a transport for this country. The sug-
gestion was fayorably received by See
retary Root
To-day Adjutant General Corbin no
titled Mr.. Penrose that it had been
adopted and that the island would soon
be formally named Hawkins Island"
PENNSYLVANIA is PROSPEROUS.
Colonel Thomas Powers. state bank
ing commissioner, has submitted to
Governor Stone a report of his Depart
ment for the last fiscal year, which
contains some astounding prosperity
figures. There has been an increase
under every head, except that Of cap
ital stock There are now in Penn
sylvania 202 institutions under the
supervision of the banking department,
being 81 banks, 95 trust companies and
16 savings institutions, an increase Of
five since the last annual report.
Colonel Powers calls attention to the
remarkable prosperity of the financial
institutions for the year Just ended.
while ali show the effect of the
times" he says. "it is particularly
gratifying to note the increase of de-
positors and deposits in the savings
institutions. whicn attest the fact that
the wage earners are sharing in the
general prosperity.
The report shows that the aveI age
Of deposits to each deposifor in the
banks was s412.25; in savings institu-
tions, s2SS.42; in trust companies,
s940.s5; average deposits to each de-
positOr in all institutions. $4s0.9g. The
total capital Of the three classes OF in
stitutions-banks. savings institutions
and trust comp2nies-was s45. 49,
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