Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-02
Isneoial Telegram to the Globe. !

WASHINGTON, April The long talked o1
vote in the committee on elections in the Don
nelly -Washburn contested election case took
place to-day. The first vote was upon the fol
lowing resolution:
ReSeIUed That William D. Wsshburn is moi
entitled to his seat as a member of the Forty.
sixth Congress of the United States, as Repre-
sentative from the Third Congressional district
of the State of Minnesota.
This resolution was adopted actually by the
vote of 6 to 5, but practically it was to q
Springer (Dem.), who would have voted to un-
seat Washburn, was paired with CLARK (Dem.
Beltzhoover (Dem) was paired with Camp
(Rep.) Speer, Independent Democrat, of Geor-
gia, voted with the Republicans. COnse-
quently, if there had been full committee
and all voting, Speer and Clark (Dems.) would
have acted with the Republicans, and the vote
would have been to unseat Washburn sud z
against it.
The following resolution was then taken up:
ReSolUed, That Ignatius Donnelly is not enti-
tied to his seat as member of the Forty-slxth
Congress, as Representative from the Third
Congressional district from the State of Mime
sofa.
This resolution was carried by a vote of eight
to four. There was only one pair on this vote,
Beltzhoover and Camp. Consequently, the vote
practically stood 8 to 5, with Clark absent and
not paired. The five Democrats on the commit
tee who favored seating Donnelly are Manning
ofMississippi; COlerick, of Indiana; Arm6eld, of
North Carolina; Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania,
and Sawyer, of Missouri. Those who favored un-
seating Washburn but oppose seating Donnelly,
are Springer, ILL.,; Phister, Kentucky. Weaver,
Greenbacker, of Iowa, also voted to unseat
Washburn, but against seating Donnelly.
The fight will now be transferred to the
House. The contest will be bitter, but Don
nelly will win. There is no logic in declaring
Washburn not elected if Donnelly was not.
Somebody was elected, and on the honest vote
that somebody was Donnelly.
Manning, the chairman of the subcommittee
which has had the matter in his especial charge,
is confident of success. There is fifteen margin
after deducting the Democratic members of
the committee who oppose giving Donnelly
the seat While Weaver voted against seating
Donnelly most of the Greenbackers will vote
the other way. There is bound to be music
in the air very soon. 1t is not enough to ex-
pei Washburn. The man who was legally
elected ought to have the position and from
the present temper of the House it will be
given him (Donnelly).
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The House committee
on elections took final. action to day upon the
contested election case of DOunelly vs.. Wash
burn from the Third district of Minnesota The
first vote was taken upon Representative Man
ning's resolution, declaring Washburn was not
entitled to seat i'll the Forty Sixth Congress.
Upon this proposition the ayes were:
Ayes-Representatives Weaver, Phister, Saw
yer, Armfeld, Colerick and Manning-6.
Noes-OvertOn, Field, Calkins Kiefer and
Speer-5.
Representative Springer was paired with
Representative Clark and Representative Beltz-
hoover with Representative Camp. A vote was
then taken upon resolution declaring l.
Donnelly not entitled to a seat IN the Forty
Sixth Congress, and upon this proposition the
ayes were:
Ayes - Representatives Overton, Field,
Calkins, Kiefer Phister, Speer,S Springer and
Weaver-S.
Noes - Representatives Sawyer, Armfeld,
Oulerick and Manning-4.
Beltzhoover was paired with Camp and Clark
was absent, not having paired. Manning was
instructed to prepare report setting forth the
action of the committee te be presented at the
next meeting on Tuesday. Keller was given
permission to prepare a minority report. The
majority report will declare the seat vacant
and recommend the matter be remanded to the
people of the district for a new election.