COLUMBIAN,- BLOOMSDURO. V ! he Contest For United States Sen ator Already Begun. SENATOR QUAY ON TEE SCENE. Tn Hip Strumrle For tlio Spcnltrrxlitp .John H. 1'ivrr of ScTHiiton, StMin t 1! In thi' I.rnil Tho Now Cniltnl liullilltur Mo Fnr iiw Completi-il. (Special Correnpoilpnce.) Hnnisliuig. Jan. 2. The general As sembly will oppn Its blpnnlal session at 12 o'clock honinrrow noon In the new apltol liulMlnK. After the senate nnJ ,ousp have organized Governor Ilast nts will nernl In his biennial messut;.;. V recess will probably be taken after he orRanlzatlon for several days to al ow the president pro tern, and speaker to prcparo the lists of standing commit tees. Neither of these lists will hardly be ready to announce before the Inau guration of Oovernor-eleot Stone, on Jan. 17, so thnt the lcnisilature will not fret down to work In earnest before February. There Is a strong sentiment among the legislators In favor of a short session, and a resolution may be Introdured tomorrow fixing the date of llnal adjournment. The last legislature closed July 1, and the incoming body will hardly complete its labors beforo the middle of May, at the earliest. Both Democrats and Kepubllcans will caucus this evening for the organiza tion of the two houses. The Republi cans have a majority of 74 on Joint bal lot, and naturally expect to control both bodies. There are 37 Kepubllcans and 13 Democrats In the senate and 127 Kepubllcans and 71 Democrats and six fuslonlsts In the house. There are many Democrats anxious to fuse otf tho speakership with the In dependent Republicans, and this matter will be discussed :U tlielr caucus. Charles R. Spatz, of Rerks, Is the only avowed candidate on the ground for the Democratic nomination for speaker. General W. H. Koontz. of Somerset, an independent Republican, Is the choice of the fusionlsts for speaker. To b elected on this issue he would have to poll the votes of 71 Democrats, six fu slonlsts and 27 Independent Republi cans. Farp In the l,rnrt Fop Speaker. John R. Farr, of Scranton, Is the most formidable aspirant for the Re- m.Kllnon nnminaliitn fur anflflliPr. TTP )has been endorsed by the Philadelphia delegation, or a large part of it, and claims to have a large following In other localities. George M. Hosack, of Pittsburg, Is the choice of a majority of the Allegheny members. Ward n. Bliss, of Delaware, Is the most ag gressive candidate, and claims to have the pledges of 50 members, nearly all of whom come from country districts. William T. Marshall, of Allegheny, so far, has no opposition for chairman of the house Republican caucus. This Is a most Important position, as the chairman Joins with the chairman of the senate Republican caucus In fixing the date for the caucus for the nomination of a candidate for United States Senate.- trt -tinnaoA Qonntnr 1 S Olinv. Tho (house chairman also appoints the slate committee which makes up the list m . of officers and employes of that body. Cunatni. Trtfcr, C f!railv nt Th 11 n d ) phla, will probably be chairman of the senate Republican caucus, by which a candidate for president pro tern, will be chosen. The officers and employes I, of the senate will be chosen by a slate committee appointed at the close of the '97 session. Senator William P. Snyder, of Chester, Is the only Republican as pirant for president pro tern., and his nomination and election Is assured. William T. Creasy, of Columbia, ex- 1i pects to be chairman of the house Dem ocratic caucus, and Senator J. Henry Cochran, of Wllllamsport, will probable preside over the senate Democratic caucus. Senator Quay's friends have fixed tomorrow evening for the senatorial k caucus, and the only question now Is I . I. 1 no . . Y. t J I II I 1 wiieuiei i4a nruu iiuuuuB win k; iiilu the meeting. If they do everybody ad mits that Quay will control a majority and that he will be nominated. His opponents are making an effort to keep enough members out of the conference 1 in nrevent n nnmlnatlnn Tf thpv enn do this they expect to defeat the sen ator's re-election. Congressman John Dalzell, of Pittsburg, and Charles C. Tubbs, of Tioga, are the other avowed aspirants for thie senatorial nomination Dalzell Is considered weak In that he XJack!' home endorsement, and Tubbs vent Into the contest solely to prevent buay's friends from instructing the two members from Tioga. Tubbs is here. ut he is making no effort to secure otes. Quay's friends have established Headquarters at the Loehlel hotel. In harge of Chairman Elkln, of the state Republican committee. They have ap Yolnted committees on reception to meet the legislators on their arrival I and this evening they will hold a street 1 demonstration in the senator's honor. I Senator Quay on Hand. Senator Quay reached here at mid night from Washington to take per sonal direction of his campaign. He will be the guest of County Chairman Weiss during his visit. The senator will remain In Harrlsburg until after the senatorial caucus. 1 The fight against Quay Is being di lrected by E. A. Van Valkenberg, the I leading spirit of the Business Men's rI-eatjue. His headquarters are at the I Commonwealth, where Dalzell will also hold forth. Ex-Postmaster General John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, and other active anti-Quay leaders, ar rived today to aid Mr. Van Valkenberg, Benator-elect David Martin, of Phila delphia, who will retire as secretary of the commonwealth with Governor Hast ings, reached the city last evening. He was accompanied by Mrs. Martin and Receiver of Taxes and Mrs. William J. Honey, of Philadelphia. The party are the guests of Governor and Mrs. Hast ings at the executive mansion. Sena tor Chris L. Magee, of Pittsburg, the leader in western Pennsylvania, ar rived this morning. Chairman John M. Garman, of tha state Democratic committee, arrived yesterday to look after the party's In teresu. Colonel James M. Guffey, of nttsuurg, Pennsylvania a representa tive on the national Democratic com tnltteo. Is kept away by Illness. Re. publican workers are being brought here from all over the state to taka a. band .n the fight for United States sen The hotels are crowded with legisla tors, politicians and office seekers In the assembly, and by tonight they will he filled to overflowing. The Quay managers are on the agresslve, and are leaving nothing undone to make votes for their leader. The anti-Quay-Ites are Just as active, but there are not near so many of them. Tho Now ( npltol. The new capltol, although unfinished, presents a very creditable appearance nFhle, and the legislators will be com fortably hoiii-ed. The senate and house chamber Bre large and well veptllated and appointed for the use of the legls ators. The Moors are covered with new carpets of modest designs and the fur niture hns been utilized that was used at Grace church by the last legislature. Thirty large committee , rooms have been furnlshpd for the use of the as sembly, and there are rooms for news paper correspondents, telegraph and telephone offices, postofflces and lava tories. There Is an abundance of room for tho legislature In the completed part of the building. The structure does not present a very fine appearance on the outside, but It Is substantial and well built. The exterior walls are of or dinary red brick and are so constructed that they may be faced at any time with marble or granite. A temporary tairway hns been built leading to the senate and house chambers and the spectators' galleries. The stairways nd rotunda will eventually be covered with marble. The walls of the assembly chambers are covered with red and white burlap, decorated In gilt, and the ceilings are festooned with fhlelds and small nags, making a very pretty effect. The cap ltol building commission estimates that It will require an appropriation of $5,- 000.000 to complete the building and rect departmental wings according to the original plans of the architect. The question of an additional appropriation Is one of the most Important that will come before the next legislature. A low dome in rough finish, Is 82 feet 0 Inches In diameter, and 1C0 feet lower than the ultimate altitude of 250 feet Intended. It Is now 90 feet above the foot of the main stairway, which, though with wooden steps and railing at present, is Imposing, and at the to,) winds gracefully on each side to the chambers. Great possibilities of Im pressive finish suggest themselves In the magnitude of the already sym metrical rotunda, with Its circle of lfl great Iron columns surrounding, on the first floor, a corridor 20 feet wide, and on the second, the main lobby, of grand proportions. spacious t'orrldor. The extreme length of the present building Is 315 feet, to which the pros pective north and south wings will add an aggregate of about 150 feet, each projecting 60 feet from the main front. From front to rear of the existing structure the distance Is 260 feet. Spa clous corridors branch north, south and eart from the rotunda. The rear wing Is 90 feet wide. The front cornice Is 80 feet above the ground. The work al ready done on the building cost about J500.000, the remaining JuO.OOO of the last legislature's appropriation having gone for the famous litigation, architect expenses, etc. It is claimed that over 90 rer cent of the visitors here, and other people who have expressed themselves on the subject, while anxious to guard against waste or corruption In the proposed building, declare In favor of having a capltol of which the commonwealth will be proud, and against limiting the cost to the views of the last legislature. The entire floors In the east wing are not yet partitioned. The floor on a level with the senate and house Is ready on one side with rooms for the officers of the former, and on the other for the house officials. Postofflce, tele graph and telephone facilities are on a scale not formerly approached, and for the first time each legislator and officer will have his own locker for clothing, etc. A restaurant Is still In prospective. For the toilet rooms, though but of temporary finish, are claimed the best sanitary provisions. The plumbing, conduits, wiring, steam pipes, ver' 1'ntlng system, etc., are pro nounced i. for all time. The Lighting Facilities. The night lighting In the halls of both houses Is entirely from above the ceil ings, through ground glasa, dtftusers In form of skylights, there being 72 "In candescent arc" lights above the house and 48 over the senate, shedding a mel low glow without glare. The heating Is by both direct and Indirect radiation, there being steam radiators under all the windows and In the corridors, while for both houses a blower system in the cellar supplies fresh air through tem pering colls. This air Is drawn down and out of the chambers, so that. It is said to be completely changed every ten minutes. Eventually under every chair will be an air "exhaust." The direct heat Is kept at a uniform degree as wanted, by thermostats. Two of the proposed four electric elevators are ready for use. Rough brick walls like those of a great factory present an uninviting as pect to the state legislators. The best Is not on the outside, however, for, even In the unfinished state of things, the members, when In their respective chambers, will be thoroughly com fortable and enjoy more pleasing sur roundings than the men longest In tho state's service as lawmakers ever had In the old capltol or Grace church. Even what Is already erected Is much larger every way than the old capltol Their difference Is best Illustrated by the fact that the hall of each house Is 20 feet longer and wider than the for mer, while the celling Is 43 feet high and the back building of six stories runs 40 feet further eastward, toward Fourth street, than the old two-story rear structure. Bigness is the first sug gestion to newcomers, and the critics find no fault with material or work manship. Acoustic tests by visitors in both halls indicated that speakers would be satisfied. Nearly a year's delay was caused by the litigation which Attorney General McCormlck Btarted to confine the cost of a complete building to the original appropriation. The commission, which will shortly Include William A. Stone In addition to Auditor General McCauley, Slate Treasurer Beacorn and the two permanent members, Henry K, Boyer and S. J. M. McCarrell, claim, a ma Jorlty of them at least, that the present preparation for the legislature Is in ac cordance with the supreme court's In terpretation adverse to Mr, McCor mlck'i view. WILKINS. WASHINGTON. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, Jan. 2d, 1899. The administration is not so cock sure as it was that" its bill for the in crease and re-organization of the reg ular army, which, if it becomes a law, will increase our military expendi tures, including pensions, to an amount largely exceeding that paid by any European government to maintain a great army on a war footing, and which is masquerading in the House as the Hull bill, can be put through the Senate. Consequently it is be coming more than a suspicion that the carrying out of the recent decision to muster out 50,000 of the volunteers is to be postponed and manipulated so as to get votes in the Senate for the army bill ; and no large number of volunteers are likely to be mustered out until Senatorial pledges enough ave been secured to make the pass age of the bill certain, and it may be impossible to obtain those pledges, as strong endorsement of the Democratic opposition to the bill is coming from every direction. Of course, this sort of thing is hard on the volunteers, but the administration isn t worrying about that. The Vanderbilt interests are not satisfied with owning one seat in the Senate that promised by Boss Piatt for Chauncey Depew ; they are out for another seat. The body of Sena tor Morrill, of Vermont, who died in Washington last week, and whose funeral will be held in the Senate chamber to-morrow, was hardly cold before the wires were being pulled to get Dr. Seward Webb, who married one of the Vanderbilt girls, and who acquired a residence in Vermont sev eral years ago for the purpose of awaiting Senator Morrill's death, ap pointed to succeed him. This scheme will be watched with much interest, particularly as it has been a boast of Vermonlers that the state has never had a rich Senator. Perhaps the Van derbilt who owns " Biltmore," in North Carolina, also has an eye on the Sen ate. It strikes the average man, who has no pieiudice in the matter, that the protection editors, whose papers are among the 157 dailies which com prise the American newspaper Pub lishers' Association, were very illogi cal when they signed an argument, to be presented to the Anglo-American oint High Commission, asking that newspaper, which now has a duty of $6.00 a ton, and that mechanically ground wood pulp, which now has a duty of $1.67 a ton, be admitted from Canada free of duty. The ar gument goes on to say that the duty on paper and wood pulp acts solely for the benefit of the paper trust, which is unquestionably true, just as the duty on many other things acts for the benefit of other trusts, the most of which could not possibly ex ist under free trade. For a protec tion paper to ask for free trade for the paper it buys and a high tariff on things which others buy, lsequiva- lent to a man saying, " tread on everybody else as much as you please, as long as my toes are spared." These gentlemen should bear in mind that the average man can see through their selfishness, and that if free trade in paper and pulp is a good thing, it must be equally goon in everything else. It has been the favoring of particular interests that has disgusted so many with every protective tariff we have had. The theory that every man should be allowed to buy where he can buy the cheapest is thoroughly good, but it isn't carried out by al lowing one man that privilege and de nying it to another. Equality before the law the only real equality possible in any country is the corner-stone of free government. Every man that lessens it weakens free government. It seems from the reports of Gen Otis that Aguinaldo will be unable to hold his government together long enough to be officially asked to step down and out by Gen. Otis. His Cabinet has resigned and he has not been able to form another, but that is no reason why a good enough govern ment for the Philippines would not be formed from the educated and well to-do natives, if this government chose to lend a hand in doing so. Aguin aldo is an adventurer, who was a priest's servant only a few years ago, and who has been seeking only his own gain, not the welfare of the Islands. He and several others of a kind sold out the Philippine insurg ents for a sum in Spanish gold and then Aguinaldo stole the money from his fellow traitors. Senator Perkins, of California, says he intends voting against the ratifica- CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. 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He said further : " I have very strong convictions on this subject, and am not endeavoring to draw an unnecessarily dark picture when I say that a general reaction against expansion is now going on all over the country, and before a great while we will be bronght face to face with a realization of the fact that we have more momentous problems to solve right here at home, without go ing to the far-off Philippines in search of material with which to establish a colonial policy. I am quite sure that other Republican Senators are as much opposed to the policy of ex pansion, as announced by the Presi dent, as I am. I am convinced that the more our practical business men ponder the subject, the more they will be impressed with the belief that we do not desire, nor do we need, the Spanish colonies of the Pacific or the West Indies." OASTOXIIA. Bean the 9 1 m una Tou Have Always For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought. 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