The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-05
THE HOUSE.
The Record of Action Taken on Saturday
and Sunday.

Inc RECORD OF Action taken on saturday
and Sunday.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-After the transaction
of some msce laneous business, the House pro-
ceeded to vote upon the resolution in the Cook
Cults contested election case which declares the
contestant elected to the seat. The resolution
was adopted-yeas 155, NAYS Stand Mr.. Cook
appeared at the bar of the House and took the
oath of office.
Mr. Calkins then called up the South Carolina
contested election case of Lee VS.. Richardson.
Trhe presentation of the conference report on
the tariff took place at this point for proceed
inss in relation to the bill, see elsewhere III this
paper.
Then, after fifteen minutes spent in a vain
effort to the accomplishment of further business,
the House took recess.
There was a large attendance of members,
many of whom. with favorite bills in their hands,
clamOred for recognition, hut the printing COM
mittee was accorded the floor, and the several
joint resolutions were passed for printing various
public documents.
committee of conference was ordered on the
deficiency appropriation bill.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the contested election case of Lee vs.. Richard
son, First district of South Carolina. Discus
sion ran on for an hour and n half, without any
one paving attention to the Speaker.
The contestant. Lee, u slightly built mulatto,
with good voice and fluent delivery, was ac-
corded fifteen minutes to speak in mis- own be-
half He was warmly applauded by the Repub-
lican side.
AT this point Hiscock submitted the confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, announcing a disagreement.
The report was agreed to, and a further con-
ference ordered.
The election case was then resumed Richard
son submitting his claim in "A brief speech
The vote was then taken on the minority reso-
buttons as a substitute for the majority resou-
tiOns, declaring Lee entitled to the seat and they
were adOpted-yeas l24, nays ia
hAr do nj nf iufiIf nsar,f
tested among the Democrats at the result of the
vote. as 1t is the first time this session when n
resolution OF the majority of the committee has
been voted down, ana the Democratic members
JFere free in their denunciatiohs of what they
fiaimed was an attempt to put $4,000 into the
pocket of the contestant. The majority of the
committee reported resolution giving the con-
tesant leave to withdraw his papers without
prejudice, the effect of this being to confirm
Richardson's right to his seat, and the report
signed by Messrs. CalBins, Miller, Jones of
Texas, Pau, Beltzhoover, Atherton, Davis of
Missouri, and MouItOn. The minority report
was signed by the remaining Republicans.
The vote then required on the majority report
amended by the minority, and the Democrats
refusing to vote, the House was left without u
quorum, the vote standing-yeas 1913, nays g. A
call of the HOuse was ordered.
The call disclosed the presence OF $50 members
and further proceedings were dispensed with;
but on the question OF the election case again no
quorum voted.
Another call was had. and once more a quorum
answered to their names.
AT 1890 o'clock motion for a recess until 10
O'Clock tomorrow was lost.
AT 100. i'll order to get the House out of the
deadlock, Mr.. kasson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the previous question ordered
on the election case.
Mr. Dezendorf moved to lay the motion on the
table, saying that no bills should be passed until
this matter was disposed of, declaration which
was eagerly asseDted to by the Democratic side
At pos A. NJ. the Speaker announced the en-
rOment of the tariff bill, and affixed his sigma
ture thereto
At $3.50 Mr. Bsbee, from the committee, re-
against Clerk Bailey were not proven. Laid
upon the liable.
The deadlock upon the election case continued
until O'clock when Mr. Hiscock presented the
conference report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill The House recedes from its Disagree
from the bill the provisions for the repeal of the
presumption laws and ratification OF the Sioux
treaty. The report was agreed to-
Mr.. HiscOck introduced joint resolution APP
prOpriatng $4,000 for alteration of internal
revenue dies, plates and stamps, and for pro-
viding blanks for claims for rebates. Passed.
Al 1870 motion was made for recess, but
the friends of the "bOnded extension" bill on
posed it, and raised the point or no quorum. For
a half hour tellers stood in their places and be-
came the but of Jocular remarks aud suggestions
on the part of the members who we're in the best
of humof.
The usual scenes attendant on an all-night
session were enacted. Though the galleries
were practically vacant, the attendance on the
floor good, and the members louuged back
in their chairs and smoked, told stories. and
laughed to their hearts content.
AT O'Clock, Mr.. Butterworth moved to pro-
coed to the business on the Speakers table, a
motion which elected a shout of laughter, ana
was ruled ont OF order by the Speaker.
AT 6:20, the House took "A recess until $50.