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Show SENATE HAS TROUBLE MAINTAINING QUORUM WASHINGTON, April 22. Beginning its session at 10 o'clock today In the entanglement o-nir the question of a quorum, the nenatn adjourned a few minutes before 5 o'clock, when it vras unable to muster enough members to continue business. The debute on the section of the bill permitting the railroads to enter Into !;'riJaSroenionts continued throughout he afternoon, tho principal participants pi.,? &e,n,0f8 Crawford. Sutherland, --lapp. Cummins. Elkins and Carter, For tho mom purt the controversy partook of soV?; layn",Ti would bo considered hnlr-splltting, the chief contention being be-ing whether the provision In the Craw--J.'lL a'."u!"lm?nt' making agreements subject to tho approval of the Interstate Inter-state commerce commission," has the eircct of requiring this approval before lho agreements take effect. . , After the pros and cons of lids question ques-tion had been presented nt some length it appeared for a fow momenta as though a vote might be obtained. The nyes and noes had been ordered, when Senator JJollfvcr expressed a desiro to be heard on tho amendment. As he did not want to proceed at bo late nn hour, some friendly soualor ralsod the point of no quorum. Only forty-four senators responded to their names, and tho senate was com-?rJc'? com-?rJc'? C1B0 its session earlier than Mr. Elkins desired. He tried to obtain irdc!ufor a"other 11 o'clock meeting, but as the call of tho senate whs begun will not meet tomorrow until 12 o'clock, tho usual hour. |