The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-18
QUAYS WELCOME
GREAT DEMONSTRATION IN MS
HONOR YESTERDAY.
DESK BANKED WITH FLOWERS.
FRIENDS PRESENT
ny HUNDREDS.

senate Puts in Another Day in Talk
ing About Army BIIl-Mr. Money
DenOunces HazIng Mt West Point.
DiII Opposed by senator Bate be-
cause II ConTers Authority Upon
President which should Only BE
Exercised by Congress.
Washington, Jan. 17.-As demonstra-
tion in honor of the seating OF a single
senator. and as an elaborate and beautiful
floral spectacle. the return OF Hon. Mat
thew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania "a
the Senate. to-day was unique in the his
tory of the body. Within the memory af
the Oldest senators nothing approximating
to-day's scene was ever witnessed in Gha
Senate on a similar occasion.
MIR. Quay's friends from PENNSYLVANIA
came to Washington by the hundred to
witness his induction into office and they
brought with them floral offerings hs-
orally by the carload.
The demonstration accorded to Mr..
quay when he entered the chamber. iist
before the Senate convened. amounted 10
an ovation. While he was receiving the
congratulations of friends on the floor.
the hundreds of persons who thronged the
sSheries rose as one and applauded him
tumultuously
Mr Penrose of Pennsylvania presented
Mr. Quay's credentials at the onening or
the session and they were read and placed
on file. Mr.. Penrose then escorted Mr.
quay to the bar OF the Senate. where tha
oath OF Office was administered to him.
The President pro tempore previously
had announced 20 the people In the GAL
leries that no applause or demonstrations
OF approval or disapproval were permitted
under the rules of the Senate. Thus no
demonstration occurred After no had
signed the roll at the desk of the secre-
tary, Mr.. Quay retired to his seat. where
ne was overwhelmed with congratulations
resumed.
Mr. Money attacked that portion ~ .he
Dill which confers upon the President dis.
eIetlonary power to increase the gtrenetn
OF the army. He held that this was an
abdlcation of authority by Congress thar
was unwarranted and inexcusable. He
admitted that the people did vote at the
November elections in favor of Repubii-
can policles, including perhaps that for
But he said, lis there to be no such
faith IN human nature as win suppose
tnat the people will not after a whfl,
nave lucid interval? Communities SOM
times become insane"
Mr. Money adverted vigorously 10 fhe
practice of hazing at the West Point MIL
Hary Academy. declaring that Il must be
stUDDeU or the ingfftutint, ,,,,..,t
ished
lie declared that the man who hazed
others at the military academy would be
a tyrant and despot with the men Of
his command after he received his COM
mission He said that any officer or in
structor at West Point who countenances
or winks at this practice of hazing ought
to be dishonoraby discharged from the
service
Mr.. McComas. Republican, of Maryland,
argued in favor OF eliminating the age
limit as applied to the appointment of Of
ficers In the regular army from the vol
unteer service.
Mr.. Bate of Tennessee, a member OF the
Military Affairs Committee, opposed the
pending bill. not only because ait con-
ferred upon the President authority which
he thought ought TO be exercised only
by Congress, but also because it created
permanent standing army of 100000
men. He argued that if the regular army
was increased TO 100000 men 1t never
would be reduced in strength, as all pow
erful influences, social and political would
work to prevent the reduction. He de-
manded that the President inform Con-
gress for what purpose he wanted so large
an army. to build up which, was, in mis-
opinion, un-American and unrepublican.
Mr. Penrose urged an amendment he
offered, striking out or the bill ali lnd-
tations of age applied to appointments
of officers of the regular army.
bill authorizing the Twin City Power
Company to construct two dams across
the Savannah river above the city of Au-
gusta was passed at the conclusion of
the speech OF Mr.. Money.
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, offered a
concurrent resolution providing for the
participation Of Congress IN the celebra-
ton on Feb.4. next of the one hundredth
anniversary of the day when John Mar
shall became chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court
Mr.. Hale of Maine, pointing to the
pressure of business in Congress, objected
and the resolution went over.
A bill to provide for supports of entry
and delivery in the Hawaiian Islands was
reported by Mr.. Hanna from the Commit
tee on Commerce and passed.
bill fixing the compensation of district
superintendents of the lfe-saving service
AT $500 per annum except In the case OF
the superintendent of the eighth district
whose salary is fixed at 81. 500. was passed
Without proceeding further with the
army bill. the Senate held a brief execu-
tive session. at which an effort to secure
confirmation Of James s. Harlan as at
torney general OF Porto Rico proved un-
successful, and at sos p m. the Senate
adjourned.
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