The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-22
QUAY READY TO
BAG THE GAME.
Test Vote Shows Majority For
0mnibas Bill.
CUBAN TREATY is BLOCKED
SENATOR HoAR TAKES A FALL
OUT OF ROOSEVELT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-When the SEN
ate met today the Vest resolution re-
curing the finance committee to pre-
pare and report a bill removing the
duty on coal. was referred to the COM
mittee on finance. Mr. Quay then, in
accordance with his notice given yes
terday, called up the statehood bill
Mr.. Durham of New Hampshire adj
dressed the senate in opposition to
statehood for Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico. After speaking for three
hours MIR. Burnham suspended his re-
marks until tomorrow.
Mr.. Cullom appealed to Mr.. Quay to
permit an executive session for con-
sideration of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. The request was not accsded
to and Mr.. Cuilom remarked that he
would see if the senate under the cir
cumstances would sit here and do
nothing, and moved an executive ses-
sion.
Mr.. Quay said he hoped the motion
would be voted down, and it WAS lost.
81 TO 81. This vote was regarded as a
test of the strength fDr and againss
/ the omnibus bill. and was as follows:
Quay's Triumph.
| Yeas-Aldrich, Alger. Allison, Bard,
! Beveridge, Burnham, Burrows, Clapp,
| CulIom, DeiVe, Dietrich. Dolliver, Day
/ den, Fairbanks. Frye, Gamble. Hanna.
Hoar, Lodge. McComas, Willard, Mel
son, Proctor, Quarles, Simon, Spooner,
| Wetmore-2Z
Nays-Bacon, Bate. Berry. Black
/ burn, Burton, Carmack, Clark Mon
/ tant) Clark CWyOming). Clay. Cock
rell, CulbersOn, Dubois, Foraker. Fos-
/ ter LouiSiana), Gallinger, Gibson,
Hansbrough, Harris, Heitfeld Jones
(Nebraska), Jones (Nevada), McCum-
Der. McL.aurin (MississippD, Mallory,
/ Martin, Mason, Morgan, Perkins. Pet
tus, Quay, RawIins, Simmons. Stewart.
| Taliaferro, Turner, Vest, Wellington
81
The following pairs We're announced
The first named would have voted for
the motion: Warren with Daniel;
Platt New York with Penrose;
Kearns with Mitchell: Scott with Ell
kins; Hawley with Teller; Dillingham;
| with Tilman; Kean with Money; Kit
tredge with Patterson; Depew with
McEnery; Plat, Connecticut, with Bal
ley; Hale with Foster, Washington.
Statehood Republicans.
The Republicans voting or paired in
| the negative. We're: Burton, Clark
| (Wyoming). Elkins, Foraker. Foster,
/ Washington: Gallinger, Hansbrough,
Jones, Nevada McCumber. Mason.
/ Mitchell, Penrose, Quay, Stewart and
] Wellington.
Mr.. Fairbanks gave notice that he
would call up the immigration bill to-
morrow morning.
The regular order was then demanded
by Mr.. Quay. Now, Mr. President.
said he, I'VE are ready to vote on this
BILL
Mr. Nelson was quickly on his feet
and declared Mr.. Quay's course was
clrealy out of reason. as Mr.. Burn
ham had not concluded his remarks.
Tired of the Talk.
"That question was practically de-
termined by the vote of the senate,
remarked Atr. Quay. He said he was
disposed tofbe courteous to Mr.. Burn
ham, and TO listen to his remarks but
if first one senator and then another
opposed to the omnibus bill took III
three or four days each, it was no
worth while to push the bill further
"A conclusion, said he. no matter
what it may be, should be reached il
view of the important Legislation
awaiting action by the senate"
He thereupon said he had no obiec
tion TO the bill being laid aside unit
tomorrow, when he would move to take
il up and keep it before the senate
Then, turning TO Mr. Beveridge, Mr.
Quay said: Il hope the senator from
Indiana viii be prepared"
Hoar Cracks Roosevelt.
]
Mr.. Burton requested the passage o
the bill. which. he said, had beer
vetoed once by the president, and eX
planned that in its present shape i
, was satisfactory the president. Their
was a disinclination to take the matte
up, and finally Mr. Hoar criticised tn
president for having indicated to Nj
Burton his approval of the measure
1T is being continually stated in tn
newspa pers,'' said Mr.. Hoar, that suel
2 and such bills are administration meas
: uTes and that a set of senator's ha'
: called on the president and made ar
rangements for the senate's action o.
trust bills, the statehood bill and othe
measures. The time for the presiden
to make UP his mind about statutes
after we have passed them. and no
before. unless he avails himself of hi
/ continual privilege to make known t
the entire body by message"
? The discussion was ended by Nj
Spooner moving an adjournment, whic
was carried, and at 5 O'Clock the sen
ate adjourned