Items of Interest January 10, 1901 Issue

Items of Interest

Both branches of the Pennsylvania Legislature met in biennial session January 1, and the first tests of strength between the faction of the Republican party led by Quay and the opposing forces of the Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans resulted in a victory for Quay's supporters. William T. Marshall, who was the choice of the Quay members for speaker of the lower house, was elected by a majority of one vote, and Senator Snyder, a Quay man, was elected president of the Senate by a majority of 23. At a joint caucus of the Quay Republicans of both houses 123 members of the Senate and House pledged themselves to vote for Quay for United States Senator. This number is four less than enough to elect, but it is generally taken for granted that Quay will be elected to the Senate once more.

A New York press dispatch of January 2, says: "Work will begin this week on the vast improvement of the North River water front between Bloomfield and Twenty-third Streets, authorized by the dock board, and which is to cost several million dollars. When the work shall have been finished, ten huge piers will replace the present structures with accommodations for the largest ocean steamships and double the present facilities of commerce."

The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business December 31, 1900, the national debt. less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,099,101,310.

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