National Republican., 1883-03-05
THE HOUSE.

Grand Island, Nob.
THE HOUSE.
The house, after the transaction Of some
miscellaneous business, proceeded to vote
upon the resolution in the Cook. Cults con-
tested election case, which declares the con-
testant elected to the seat.
Tho resolutions wcro adoptcd-yoas 155,
nays 81 and Mr.. Cook appeared at the bar
of the house and took the oath of office.
Mr.. Calkins then called up the South Caro-
lima contested election case of
LEE VS.. RICHARDSON.
Mr.. Kelley, with the tariff conference re-
ports in his hand, raised the question of con-
sidcration, and the house refused to consider
the election case.
Mr.. Kelley then submitted the Inference
report on the tariff bill, aud after n long de-
bate, which Is fully reported elsewhere, it was
passed. and the house took a recess until 8
o'clock.
THE USUAL "LAsT NIGHT"
assemblage thronged the corridors of the
house in the evening, and standing room even
was at premium in the galleries. The doors
leading to the galleries were filled by u patient
crowd waiting for an opportunity to obtain
the seat left vacant by some departing spec
tator and to look its last upon the forty-sev-
enth congress.
A proposition made by Mr. Belford, of
Colorado, to have the families of members ad-
mitted to the floor, met with objection.
There was large attendance of members,
many of whom, with favorite bills in their
hands, clamored for recognition, but the print
ing committee was accorded the floor, and
several joint resolutions were passed for tho
printing of various public documents.
A committee of the conference was ordered
on the deficiency appropriation bill and
Messrs Hiscock, Robson and Cox of New
York were appointed. ,,,.t,..,.
Mr.. Briggs, of New Hampshire, from the
committee ON expenditures in the War depart
ment submitted u report recommending the
transfer of all unadjudicated claims pending
before tho quartermaster generals depart
ment to the court of claims.
The house then proceeded to the considera-
tion of the contested election case of Lee VS..
Richardson.
Mr.. CalSins said that this was tho twenty
second election case which had been submit
ted to the house and he hoped that in a few
moments the labors of the committee on cleo
tions would have been completed. The dis
cussiOn ran on for an hour and a half without
any one paying attention to the speakers,
whose voices were drowned by the buzz of
conversation in the galleries and the louder
shouts of laughter from the numerous groups
of members on the floor of the house. The
reporters gallery was thrown open for the ac-
commodation of the families of representa-
tives.
The contestant Lee a slightly built muatto
with good voice and fluent delivery, was
accorded fifteen minutes to speak in his own
behalf. He was warmly applauded by the re-
publican side.
At this point Mr.. Hscocz submitted the
conference report on the sundry civil appro-
priatiou BILL announcing disagreement.
Mr.. Hiscock stated that the senate refused
to agree to tho retention in tho bill of the
items providing for the sale of the Wallabout
bay property and the Chelsea hospital, re-
pealing the pre-emptionN laws and ratifying
the Sioux treaty.
The report was agreed to, and further con-
ference ordered.
The election case was then resumed, Mr..
Richardson submitting his claim in brief
speech.
The vote was then taken on the minority
resolutions rs u substitute for the majority
resolutions, declaring Lee entitled to the
seat; and they were adopted-yeas 12i, nays
l0i.
There was good deal of indignation mani
tested among the democrats at the result of
this vote, as IL is the first time this session
when the resolutions of the majority of the
committee have been voted down, and dem-
oCratic members were FREQ in their dcnuncia-
tions of what they claimed was an attempt 10
put $4,000 into the pockets of tho contestant.
The majority of the committee reported a
resolution giving the contestant leave to with
draw his papers without prCjudice-the effect
of this being to confirm Richardson's right to
his seat-and the report was signed by Messrs.
Calkins, Miller Jones (TeNas), Paul, Betz-
hoover, Atherton, Davis (Missouri), and Moul-
ton, The minority report was signed by the
remaining republicans. The vote then re-
CURED ON tho majority report as amended by
70 attntr
vote, the house was left without quorum,
the vote standing, yeas l25, nays 6.
Tho call disclosed the presence of 250 mem
bers, 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 q
quorum answered to their names.
At 1890 q motion for recess until 10 o'clocl.
u, M was lost.
At l;50, in order to get the house out of the
deadlockI Mr.. Kasson moved TO reconsider
the vote by which the previous question was
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, declara'
| ton which was eagerly assented to by the
democratic side.
At 2:05 a. m. the speaker announced the
enrolment Of the tariff bill, and affixed hi
| signature thereto.
! No quorum voted on the motion TO tablt
the motion 10 reconsider, and the house founC
itself in no better situation than before; and
another roll call was added to tho many which
preceded it.
Mr.. Page moved to non-concur in the sen
ate amendments TO tho shipping bill, but N,
quorum voted,
AT $3.50 Mr.. Bisbee, from the committee hay
ing the subject under consideration, reporte'
a resolution stating that the charges mad
against Clark. Bailey were not proven. Lat
on the table.
Then the deadlock upon the election cas-
continued until A o'clock, when Mr.. Hiscoc
presented the conference report on
THE suYDRY CIVIL APPROXIMATIONS BILL
The bill, as agreed upon, appropriate