Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17
OVATION FOR
SENATOR QUAY
GALA OCCASION ON HIS RETURN
TOTHE SENATE.
WAGON LOADS OF FLOWERS
EMINENT PENNSYLVANIA IS
WELCOMED BY HUNDREDS
OF FRIENDS.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay, reelected yesterday as
senator from Pennsylvania, presented
himself today at the bar of the senate
and took the oath of office.
His election was accomplished after a
Elcst memorable contest and the scene
of his induction into Office today was no
less memorable. The galleries of the
senate were thronged by a gay and
brilliant assemblage long before the hour
Of meeting. Scores of Mr.. Quay's friends.
personal and political, had come from
all parts of Pennsylvania to witness the
scene Of a great cOntest--a scene which,
by the way, was made gala occasion.
Mr.. Quay had 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
before the senate convened elaborate
and beautiful floral pieces began to BE
piled on and around the senator's desk.
BY the time the senate was called to
order the messengers had found it i'm
possible to place to advantage any more
of the floral offerings. Not in the history
of the senate has single senator been
the recipient of such a profusion of
flowers beautiful in themselves, and
layishly elaborate in their arrangement
as the Pennsylvania senator received to-
day. one of the handsomeSt pieces was
a huge keystone arch of white immOr-
| telle. the keystone being of deep red
immort elles. 1t was several feet In
| height The flowers came to the capitol
| literally by the wagon load and 1t. was
| found impossible to display all of them
in the senate chamber. Many of them
were allowed to remain in the senate
corridors.
| just before the senate, Mr.. Quay en-
tered the chamber. Tremendous applause
swept over the crowded galleries. 1t was
prolonged for full half minute. Mean
time Mr.. Quay was receiving the cordial
consl atulations of his colleagues on the
floor OF the senate.
| BY this time the senate chamber was
| thronged by senators and others entitled
to the privilege of the floor. Scores OF
members of the house had come to
the senate side of the capitol to witness
the induction of Mr.. Quay into office
Practically the entire Pennsylvania del
egation came over from the house.
AS soon as the senate convened Mr
Penrose, who was also the recipient OF
several handsome floral pieces, pre-
scented the credentials of Mr.. Quay
They we're read and placed on file.
Mr.. Penrose then requested that the
! o:fh of office be administered to his
colleague. AS no objection was Offered
| Mr.. Penrose escorted MI. Quay to the
desk of the president pro tenn, MI
Frye, Before taking the oath, Mr.
| Quay shook hands cordially with Mr.
Frye.
The president pro tenn previously hat
announced to the people in the gal
leries that no applause or demonstra
ton of approval or disapproval was per
mitted under the rules of the senate
Thus no demonstration occurred whel
| Mr.. Quay had taken the oath. Aftel
he signed the roll at the desk Of tn
secretary he retired to his seat wher
he vas overwhelmed with congrat
ulations. Within few minutes, hun
dreds Of people had left the floor ant
galleries, the floral offerings had ap
pear.d from the chamber and the sen
ate had resumed it's wOnted appear
ance.
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entry and delivery in the Hawaiian
islands was reported by Mr.. Ham:
from The committee on commerce ant
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