The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
LOUD CHEERS FOR QUAY
HUNDREDS OF HIS PENNSYLVANIA
FOLLOWERS THRONGED TILE
SENATE GALLERIES
HAD A CARLOAD OF FLOWERS
Day Was Again Devoted to COnsid-
GRAFTON of the Army BiII-Haz-
ing at West Point
Condemned.

| StratlOn in honor of the seating of q
single senator and as an elaborate and
as beautiful floral spectacle, the return
of Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay, OF
Pennsylvania, to the senate today was
unique in the history of the body. With
| In the memory OF the oldest senators
nothing approaching today's scene ever
| was witnessed in the senate on a similar
occasion.
| Mr.. Quay's friends from Pennsylvania
came to Washington by the hundreds to
witness his induction into Office, and
they brought with them floral offerings
! literally by the car load. While Mr.
| Quay's desk and the desks of other
senators adjoining his were banked with
costly and beautiful floral pieces, scarce
ly an appreciable quantity of the profu-
sion OF flowers his friends had provided
| could be displayed in the senate cham
| Der.
The demonstration accorded to Mr..
| Quay when he entered the chamber
amounted to an ovation. While he was
! receiving the congratulations Of friends
on the floor the hundreds of persons who
| thronged the galleries arose as one and
applauded him tumultously.
The brief ceremony of administering
to him the oath of office passed without
special event
A bill to provide for supports of entry
and delivery in the Hawaiian islands was
reported by Mr.. Hanna from the COM
m1ttee on commerce and passed.
A bill fixing the compensation of dis
trict superintendent of the life saving
service at $3.50 per annum, except in
the case of the superintendent of the
Eighth district, whose salary Is fixed
at $1.50O, was passed.
A bill to extend the provisions Of an
act In relation to the immediate trans
portation Of dutiable goods to the city Of
Milwaukee was passed
At 12:45 Mr. Foraker moved that the
senate proceed to the consideration Of
executive business.
PETTIGREw PROTESTS.
Mr.. Pettigrew protested that the mo-
ton ought not to be pressed as 1t was
In violation Of a tacit understanding that
the army bill should remain under con-
sideration until the vote shall be taken
and Mr.. Foraker withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Jones (Ark) appealing to him to
do so.
Consideration Of the army bill was
then resumed, Mr.. Money (Mlss.) speak
ing in opposition to the measure
Mr.. Money adverted vigorously to the
practice of hazing at the West Point
military academy, declaring it must be
stopped or the institution must be abol-
ished
Il think the senator will be satisfied"
interjected Mr.. Proctor, one of the mem
bers of the military committee when
he sees the West Point bill, which will
be reported in a day or two"
Mr.. Money continuing, said: TT don't
want to stop at the boys. Any officer
or instructor at West Point who coun-
tenances or winks at this practice of
hazing ought to be dishonorably dis
charged"
Without proceeding further with the
army bill, the senate at 4:55 D. M, on
motion of Mr.. Foraker, went into execu-
tive session, and at sos p. m. adjourned
MUST STOP HAzING.
The senate committee on military af-
fairs today discussed the question of haz-
ing at the West Point military academy
and there was a unanimous expression
OF opinion in Reproduction of the practice
and to the effect that those guilty of it
should be summarfly dealt with. The
question came up in connection with
the military academy bill to incorporate
the following provision in that bill as an
amendment:
Under the direction of the secretary of
war, the superintendent of the United
states military academy shall mako and
ENFORCE such rules and regulations as
Will prevent the practice of hazing; and
any cadet found guilty Of participant ting
IN such practice shall be expelled from
ed to the corps Of cadets therein, nor TO
the army of the United States.''
Inc question was taken up on the sug-
gestion of Senator Warren, and vigorous
ly pressed by him as we'll as by Senators
Cockrel1 and Harris. The bill with the
amendment will be reported to the senate
tomorrow.
LIGHTHOUSES FOR ALASKA.
A bill providing for the establishment
of lighthouses on the Alaskan coast
| received the favorable consideration of
the senate committee on commerce to-
| day. The bill appropriates S4OO, 900 and
authorizes the lighthouse board to To-
! cate the lights.
| MINNESOTA GAINS TWO.
The president today signed the bill
| making an apportionment of representa-
tives in congress from the several states
! under the twelfth census
GEN. FREEMAN CONFIRMED.
The senate today confirmed Col H. B.
Freeman, Twenty-fourth infantry, to be
| brigadier general, U. 8. A.
HARLAN STILL IN THE AIR.
Senator Foraker made another effort to
secure the confirmation of James Harlan
| as attorney general of Porto Rico, but on
! account of the lack of a quorum made
! stated
that he desired to discuss the nomination
further, but desired to speak to a
! quorum.
DAY IN THE HOUSE.
This was an exceedingly dull day in the
house. The entire day was spent upon
the bill to revise and codify the postal
laws, which Is to be the continuing order,
not, however, to interfere with appro-
| priation bills or conference reports I'M
til disposed of. 1t is bill of 221 pages
and Is simply a revision of existing laws
| Some disposition was manifested to in
| Ject into the measure some amendments
! to the present law in the interest of GER
tain classes Of mall employees, but such
attempts were successfully resisted. Just
before the house adjourned, when NO
| quorum was present, Mr. William Alden
Smith, of Michigan, offered an amend
ment to increase the pay of letter car
ries Of the first, second, third and fourth
classes respectively to 81, 200 81, 900, SSOt
| and $500. The amendment was defeated
on a rising vote, 10 to 80, but Mr.. Smith
made the point of no quorum, and nna
action on the amendment went over
Ninety-three pages of the bill were com.
| pleted today