The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-17
OVATION TO QUAY
The Pennsylvania Senator's In
ductiOn Into Office
Is Marked by Unusual Evidence
Of Esteem by His Friends.
LOADS OF FLOWERS.
Impossible to Get All Floral Of
ferings to His Desk.
Wave of Applause Greets His
Appearance in the Chamber.


Washington. Jan 17.-Matthew stan
ley Quay. reelected yesterday as a sen
ator from Pennsylvania. today presented
himself at the bar of the senate and
took the oath Of office. His election was
accomplished after a most memorable
contest and the scene Of his Induction
into office was no less memorable The
galleries of the senate were thronged by
a gay and brilliant assembiage, long be-
fore the hour Of meeting. Scores OF Mr.
Quay's friends. personal and political
had come from ali parts of Pennsylva-
mia to witness the final scene of a great
cOnteSt-a scene which. by them was
made gala occasion.
Mr.. Quay has been assigned to the
second seat in the back row on the Re
publican side, the desk formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Hanna Of Ohio. An hour be-
fore the senate convened, elaborate and
beautiful floral pieces began to be piled
on and around the senator's desk. Fy
the time the senate was called TO order
the messengers had found it impossible
to place TO advantage, any more Of the
floral offerings. Not in the history Of
the senate has a single senator been th..
recipient of such profusion of flowers.
beautiful in themselves and lavishlv
elaborate in their arrangement, as the
RenusylVdnia senator received tOday.
One Of the handsomest pieces was "a
huge keystone arch. Of white imm0r-
telles the keystone being OF deep red
lInmOFlelleS. IT was several feet in
height. The flowers came to the capitol
literally by the wagon load and It was
found impossible to display all Of them
In the senate chamber Many Of thern
were allowed to remain in the senate
corridors.
Just before the senate convened Mr.
Quay entered the chamber
AS ne was recognized by his friends
tremendous applause swept over the
crowded galleries. It was prolonged Tor
a full half minute. Meantime Mr.. QUAY
was receiving the cordial congratula-
tions OF his colleagues on the floor Of the
senate.
BY this time the senate chamber was
thronged by senators and others entitled
70 the privilege Of the floor Of the SER
ate. Scores Of members Of the house
had come to the senate side of the capl-
tol 10 witness the Induction OF Mr.. Quay
into Office, among them practically the
entire pennsylvania delegation
AS soon as the senate had convened
Mr Penrcse who also was the recIpiert.
or several handsome floral pieces pre-
sented the credentials Of Mr.. Quay. They
were read and placed on file
Mr.. Penrose then requested that the
oath OF Office be administered to his col
league AS no objection was offered
Mr.. PenrOse escorted Mr. Quay to the
desk of the president pro tenn. Mr.
Frye. Before taking the oath Mr. Quay
shook hands cordially with Mr.. Frye.
The president pro TEN. previously had
announced to the people in the galleries
approval or disapproval were permitted
under the rules Of the senate thus n0
demonstration occurred when Mr. QUAY
had taken the oath. After he had
signed the roll at the desk Of the sec
retary he retired to his seat. where he
was overwhelmed with congratulations
Within a few minutes hundreds Of peo-
pie had left the floor and galleries the
Moral offerings had disappeared from
the chamber and the senate had resumed
its wonted appearance
A bill to provide for supports Of entry
and delivery in the Hawaiian islands
was reported by Mr. Hanna from the
committee on commerce. and passed
SLIM ATTENDANCE IN HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 17.-There were
heardly so members in their places when
the house met today A majority Of the
members had gone over to the senate to
see the oath administered to Senator
Quay Of Pennsylvania.
The house without preliminary busi-
ness went into committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Lawrence (Afass) in the chair and
took up the consideration Of the bill
to revise and codify the postal laws or
the United States. The order for its
made last week was mOdi-
fed so as to make it a continuing
order not to interfere with the appro-
priation bills, conference reports and
private bill day.
Mr.. Loud (Cal). in charge Of the bill.
made a brief explanation Of the pro-
visions of the measure. and explained
1t in answer to many inquiries that the
bill made no modification Of existing
statutes regarding railway mail pay the
salaries Of railway mail clerks or any
Of the mooted questions regarding the
postal service.