Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-02

designated as the day when eulogies shall b.
| delivered in honor OF Thomas Allen, (Wis.).
Mr.. Hazelton wis., called up the contested
election case of Law vs.. Wheeler for thu
eighth district OF Alabama.
Against this, Mr.. Kenna,(W Va.) raised thu
| question of consideration.
Mr.. Wheeler asked and obtained unanimous
consent to make statement. Twenty.eighi
days after the record In this case had beer
printed he had been forced to an agreement
before the committee. The case stood alone
in this, that it was the only case where az
agreement was had before the sub
committee when the emily Democrat
on that sub. committee was necessarily alb
sent. 1t was the only case in which counsel
for the contestee had only been
allowed ninety minutes to argue case
fact, and where the contestee was only al
lowed ninety minutes to utter words in his
own behalf. Now it was proposed to forcs
this case before the house on the very day the
majority report was printed, Again, three
OF the gentlemen who were to argue the
case were absent, and one was sick. Yester-
day he had selected other gentlemen to pre-.
sent the case, but they had been unable until
to-day to procure the report.
Mr.. Calkins Qnd.) asked that Mr.. Hazelton
should be permitted to reply and at the same
ed to make dilatory motions. Kenna rose to
accede to Mr.. Calkias' request and at the
same lime stated in reply to Mr.. Calkins'
query. when he was interrupted by Mr. Robe
son IN. j. who insisted that Mr.. Kenna should
not continue until Mr.. Hazalton had been
heard.
Mr.. Kenna replied that he would not make
any statement at all unless permitted to do SO
now, but his voice was drowned in cries for
Irregular order" from the Republican side.
In the midst of the confusion Mr.. HaZelton
was heard exclaimlhg that Mr.. Wheeler had
had every right before the committee on cleo
tions.
When order had been restored, Mr.. Kenna
stated that when interrupted by Mr.. Robson,
he was about to ask the houses consent to
grant Mr.. Calkins two minutes to reply to
Mr.. Wheeler. There was no objection, and
MIR. Calkins, while disclaiming any wish to
force him into contest, when the gentlemen
who were to present his case were ABSENT said
1t would be desirable to know whether the
gentlemen on the other side would make a
dllatory motion or would help the house to
make quorum.
Mr.. Kenna believed he represented the uni
ted sentiment IF his side of the house, when
he said no dilatOry motions would be made
or attempted, but that after forcing the spe.
cial rule in the manner in which it had been
adopted in all cases, the gentlemen on the
other side must develop quorum.
Then, 'We go on, "..cried several Republi-
cans. The house then decided, yeas 14S, nays
4, to take up election cases.
Mr.. HaZelton took the floor and reiterated
his statement that the contestee had had fall
and ample opportunity to be heard; that his
counsel had been heard as long as he desired,
pnd that the gentlemen had teen able at any
moment to get the report here.
Mr.. Manning Miss stated he had gone to
the document room this morning and had
been informed that the report had not yet
been received.
Then Mr.. Kenna and Mr.. Cox IN. " rose
to parliamentary inquiry; and
. pointed and stormy scene ensued.which con-
tinued some time.
Mr.. Cox insisted he had made motion to
adjourn (Hazleton having yielded to him for
that purpose) which he had never withdrawn,
land ito speaker you know It,"
Mr.. Page (Cala rose excitedly and demand
ed that the gentleman from New York should
be respectful to the chair. [Derisive laughter
and shouts of ooh! OH" on the Democratic
side.]
Mr.. Cox to Mr.. Page-You cannot lecture
me. You are not the speaker
The speaker stated that Mr.. Cox had with
drawn his n otion to adjourn and that there
fore he had not been entitled TO the floor.
Mr.. Cox asked to make statement in re-
ply but the speaker stated that he had already
made his statement and the chair was not
willing that two statemements should stand
side by side.
Mr.. Reed then moved to adjourn and the
speaker put the question, Notwithstanding
Mr.. Cox's efforts to he heard.
"Weli," said Mr.. Cox, "that is what IcaIl
brute force, mere brute force"
cit is not" replied the speaker.
The house then adjourned.