Show 1 elj QUAYS CASE CAUSES MUCH discussion IN SENATE SENATE washington april 4 mr stewart presented a petition from citizens of cuba representing of capital praying congress to enact a law prohibiting the use of the united states military power to prevent the landing of a commercial cable here from the united states mr alien called attention to the senate rule that no resolution should be offered from citizens of a foreign country except through the state department he did not object to the petition because ue believed that cuba held such a relation to the united states as could only be dissolved by congress mr spooner said the rule was founded in good sense and he believed the petition bughi to come through the state department the chair held that the petition could not be received it objection were made mr stewart said that the petition did not come within the rule the cubans having no other alternative appealed to congress the petition was finally read and ordered printed at the conclusion of the morning business the chair laid before the senate the resolution declaring that hon M S quay was not entitled to a seat in the senate from pennsylvania that the question might be brought to a direct issue mr chandler chairman of the committee on privileges and elections moved to strike out the word not in the resolution speaking to this motion mr burrows said ne would be glad to proceed with the case today but a very important matter involving the seat of the senator was under consideration by the committee on privileges and elections and the attendance in the committee room of the members was therefore necessary 1 I ask therefore said mr burrows that me present order be continued until next tuesday we can then proceed with it I 1 hope without interruption mr stewart protested that the case of mr quay had already been too long delayed omaha neb april 4 south omaha tor the first lime in its history elects a republican mayor A R kelly being the successful candidate by plurality the republicans also elect the treasurer three councilmen and three out of the four school board last year E L ensor democrat was elected mayor by 1200 majority lincoln gives tho largest republican majority tor years and makes a clean swoop on the local ticket crete for years democratic gives a republican majority oneall and asbrand are also republic |