Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-29
House of Representatives..

WASHINGTON, March decentralization was
resumed of the Massachusetts contested cleo
ton case, the question being upon the resolu-
tion of the majority of the election committee
declaring Dean entitled to the seat.
There being number of empty seats upon
the Democratic side Mr.. Springer, amid deri-
sive laughter on the Republican side, moved to
adjourn. and the yeas and nays were ordered.
The motion was rejected by large majority.
The question then REQUIRED on the resolution
declaring Dean entitled to the seat, and it was
adopted, yeas 124, nays 1913.
Before the announcement the speaker claimed
the right to cast a vote and voted in the affirm
alive.
The announcement was greeted with applause
on the Democratic side of the House.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, voted in the
affirmative with the Democrats, and the fol
lowing Democrats in the negative with the
Republicans: Cutler, Harbridge, Herbert,
Henry, Potter, Rea, Singer, Walsh. and Will
iams, of Delaware. Mr.. Chandler, Democrat
who would have voted in the negative, was
absent and paired.
Mr.. Jones, of Alabama, who yesterday voted
in favor of seating Field, said he did so be-
| cause he thought that according to the Massa-
chusetts law Field was entitled to the seat, but
the House having decided against that view of
! the law on this resolution, seating Dean, he
would vote aye. Applause on the Democratic
| side. Mr.. Dean was then sworn in, taking the
irOn-clad oath.
Mr.. Harrison desired to call up the report of
the committee on civil service reform, in re-
gard to the case of Doorkeeper Polk, but was
opposed by Mr.. Durham, who wished to take
up an appropriation bill, and the question be-
ing put, the House refused-yeas 107, nays 1913
Ito proceed to consideration of the Polk case.
The affirmative votes were principally cast by
| no NV
| MIR. Foster, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported back the appropriation bill
| providing for deficiencies in the miscellaneous
fund of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, and the Senate amendments thereto were
| ooncurred in.
! Bills were introduced and referred as follows
By Mr.. Potter-To allow American registers
to foreign built vessels.
! BY MI. Rice-To establish board of Pacific
I railroad commissioners.
Mr.. Willis, of N. Y, offered resolution di-
recting the judiciary committee to ascertain all
the facts and circumstances relating to the
making of two contracts between the Union
i Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads, bearing
date respectively about the 22d or 23d of April.
1 1873, and report such facts and circumstances,
and also whether such agreements were in con-
travention of general or special laws. Re
ferred.
After some discussion as to the order of bust.
ness, the House resumed consideration of the
District government bill, and Nh. Townsend Of
ILL.,, opposed that section of the bill which oh
hgates the national government to the payment
of one-half the expenses incurred for carrying
on the government of the District. He callee
attention to the fact that the debt of Washing
ton city far exceeded, in proportion to til,
number of inhabitants, the debt of any othel
city in the Union.
After further discussion, the bill was laii
aside as unfinished business, and the Hous,
adjourned.