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Senator Scott Of West Virginia Will
Without Doubt Retain His Seat.
QUAY'S CASE STILL In DOUBT
Boib sides Claim Majority, but finai
Result Cannot Ee ForetoId-non-
tana Case Inlerminable.

Special Correspondence.
Washington. Feb. i2.-The prospects
are that two senatorial contests viii be
settled at an early day in the Senate
those OF McGraw against Scott, OF West
Virginia, and Of NJ. S. quay. applicant
for seat upon the governors appoint
ment from Pennsylvania. Senator
Scott viii retain his scat, as the Senate
does not wish to 90 behind the result
OF a legislative election, where there
was no question Of the right Of the
Legislature TO determine who were en-
titled 10 seats as members. There VIII
pissibly be some speeches on the case,
but not many. No one can predict
positively as to what will be the re-
suit In the Quay case. rs men on bOth
sides are claiming a majority. There
will be no very extensive debate upon
this case. 1t Is wholly a matter OF,
constitutional law, and senators must
determine the legal status. IL Is quite
possible that personal considerations
will enter into q settlement Of the case,
as a number OF men who have voted
against seating senators under the same
conditions heretofore are very much in
clined TO vote for Mr.. Quay on account
OF the personal regard they have for
him. II the same apathy regarding the
financial debate continues, there VIII
be no reason why there should not be
ample time to consider both Of these
cases soon and dispose OF them.
NUN, ~ ,rfr r,Asu.
But the same Is not true In the case
Of Senator Clark. who is resisting the
charges OF bribery brought In connec-
ton with his election. No one can tell
when that case will end There seems
TO be no end 10 the number OF Wit
nesses and extensive examination OF
them. There are adjournments from
time To time TO secure more witnesses,
but for the most part the committee
on privileges and elections has been
very Industrious, beginning early In
the morning and continuing even while
the Senate II In session. After the tes-
timony Is all In there will be an elabor-
ate summing up and argument by the
attorneys. Then the committee viii
have to go through the testimony. d.
gest II and reach a conclusion Re
ports will have 10 be prepared and
made 20 the Senate. This will be fol-
lowed by the speeches and arguments
in the Senate and with unlimited de-
bate. In case there Is a division OF
opinion this discussion will take up
great deal OF time II can easily be
seen that the present session Of Con-
gress will be far advanced before the
Senate reaches decision in the Mon
tana case.
THE MISSOURI SENATORS.
The Missouri senators were once po-
lltical rivals. Both We're Candidates
for the Senate When Mr.. Cockrell was
elected. Mr.. Vest was elected four
years later and will leave the Senate
after serving "a years. while Cockrell
Is already elected for two years sery-
Ice beyond Vests retirement and VIII
then have 30 years 10 his credit Cock
rell will serve longer than any man
elected 10 the Senate" remarked Champ
Clark. I'm Missouri Il Will simply be
a case OF the prolongation Of his life,
for the people like him better than any
other man In the state He can get
10000 votes from the Republicans.
There are many old soldiers In Mis-
souri,, and many OF them have got PEN
slons through the untirlng efforts OF
Senator Cockrell He never neglects
any one. Every man who writes to
him receives a letter written by him
self IL may be nine months IN COM
ing, but when It is received It Is In the
senator's handwriting
well. II regular habits have any
thing to do With prolonging life" re-
marked Senator Tillman. then Cock
rell Is destined TO a long life. No man
works harder or Is more regular. There
Is never a day when the Senate clock
points the hour Of 2 that Senator Cock
rell does not enter the cl0akroom and
take two apples from his overcoat
pocket. peel and eat them. The sun Is
not more regular than he"
COCKRELL AND VEST RIVALS.
but you were going to tell us when