The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-28
QUAY'S HARD FIGHT.
Doing Effective WOfkfor the 0mnlhus
Statehood Bill.
ON ANOTHER TEST VOTE
The Result Showed He Had Made a
Gain Of Two,
THIS IS TAKEN TO MEAN
That There Is No Danger Of the State.
hood Forces Weakening.
A SPECIAL SESSION Is PREDICTED
Unless the Opposition Yields---Thls
Would Mean General upsettino Of
Republican Plans.
A SPECIAL SESSION is PREDICTED
Unless the Opposition Yfelde---Thls
Would Mean General upsettino OF
Republican Plans.
Especial to The pose.l

Washington, January 2T.--Thera was an.
other test OF the strength OF the two fac
tionB In tho statehood fght In the senate
late this evening, The result showed that
Senator Quay has gained at least two votes
since the other test last week
This is taken TO mean that there In Tt.
tie or no danger of weakening on the part
OF the pro-stntehood forces and tn conse-
Quence well informed persons are tonight
freely predicting that theN viii certainly
be special session of the senate ana prcba-
/ bly, Of the whole congress.
The test tonight came when a motion
TO go into executive session was made.
| Quay opposed the suggestion and a vote
was ordered Those who voted not to 20
into executive session were twenty-uina In
number, while only seventeen voted In tho
affirmative. Later when another vote on
| the same question was taken the Quay1teS
were still twenty~seven strong while tho
| opposition had dwindled down to ten.
| The upshot OF the whole matter was that
| Quay kept the senate In open session until
| $3.50 Just to show that he could.
| II he continues TO object TO executive
meetings and March comes without 40
| ton on the Cuban and canal treaties, a spe-
! cial session of the senate Is inevitable,
while II the minority continues to oppose
him and he maintains his present attitude
TO the extent of preventing action on anti.
trust BILLS and other legislation, a special
session OF both houses win no doubt DO
thought necessary. II 10 the minority OBJ.
posed to Statehood which IL doing the OBJ
structng but Quay and his usllowers ara
getting the credit or rather the discredit
and 1t 81 on them that the antlstntehood
crowd will attempt to place the RESPONSE
bility for d special session should one be
called.
The feature of the statehood bill under
special consideration today was the Arizona
refunding proposition. 1t was charged that
tina Territory sought TO repudiate bonds
held by Hon Bird s, Coler, late democratic
candidate for governor of New York
MIR. Beveridgo und) presented Il petition
from the Indian Territory for statehood
which was read ut tile senator's request,
Ho then proceeded to explain his reason
for the reading, whcreupon Mr., Aldrich
demonstrated, saying II was opposed TO the
rules to read petition IN detail aud also
TO enter into dcbnte on It. He said both
practices were growing In the senate, aud
= TINT both were reprehensIblc.
When tho routine morning business was
< concluded, at l2;4o p. m, Mr. Quay moved
to take ~ the statehood bill but he was
: met by Mr. Aldrleh with point Of order
2 to tho eject that the senator's motion was
out of order ana that the bill could not be
taken up before l O'Clock without unani-
noua consent.
Mr. Quny said this rule was alternative.
, permitting business to proceed after the
conclusion Of the routine business or at /
.'clocs,
Tho president pro ten, Mr.. Frye. said he
waD inclined 60 decide against the point,
ana expressed desire 20 hear from Mr..
Aldreh But Mr.. Scott claimed the floor on
previous notice and proceeded then to
address the senate on his resolution provid-
Ing for commission TO suggest changes In
the pension laws nnd to inquire into tha ad.
n visibility Of granting pension OF $40 per
o month TO any soldier OF the civil war who
A served ninety days
a At the conclusion OF Mr. scott's address
T. Mr. Quay gave notice that lie would not
Al consent TO the displacement OF the state
q hood bill for other measures and Mr. Burn.
}. ham proceeded with his speech ngainst the
e omnibus statehood bill, concluding at also
a o'clock
sir, Beycride suggested that IL was tim,
~ Tor adjournment. ne said Mr.. Lodge hac
~ Intended 10 address the senute today, bui
ST had left the chamber and desired TO 90 or
tomorrow. lie would then, MIR. Beyerldgt
" said, be able 10 so on aud Legitimate debate
70 could continue. IL. however, there was I,
be u night session ana test OF phyaica
n endurance ne would not resist
le Mr. Quay responded that be did not de
Vi sire n night session, but said Il was fo
e. the purpose Of making progress with thl
~ bill and not 10 test physical endurance
NJ Mr. Quay asked for the ayes nnd noes OF
X the motion 20 adjourn, ana tho vote result
n ed In the defeat Of the motion by IT 20 %
ID Mr.. Scott wv. Va) moved TO 90 into eS
IA ocufiyo session.
70 The ballot stood 10 70 FL, not quorum
10 whereupon Mr.. Quay himself moved tina
the senate adjourn, giving notice that 70
-e morrow ne would ask for a continuous seq
II sion.
% Accordingly. at e;2e p. m, the senate I'D
jcurneh