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was taken up. 1t also went over without
action, and the Senate adjourned.


WASHINGTON, June 12th.-In the House
today Crisp of Georgia called up the re-
port of the Committee on Elections, and the
contested election case of Frank VS.. Glover,
from the Ninth Congressional District of
Missouri, and the accompanying resolu-
tlon affirming the right of Glover, the sitting
member, to the seat was adopted without
division.
Johns on of Indiana called up the con-
tested election cases of Lynch VS.. Vandeyer.
from the Sixth Congressional District of
California, and resolution in favor of the
sitting member was adopted without di-
vision.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole Mr.. Springer of Illinois, in the
chair, on the tariff bill.
Bynum OF Indiana moved to strike from
the free list flax. No amendments were
agreed to.
Kelley of Pennsylvania moved to strike
from the free list hemp, manila and other
like substitutes for hemp. Lost.
Kelley moved TO strike from the free list
Jute butts. He sent to the Clerks desk and
had read report from the Agricultural
Department upon the subject of iute pro-
duction. Before the reading was completed
Kelley time expired, and he asked to with
draw the amendment and offer formal
amendment to strike out the last word, in
order that he might obtain time to have the
reading concluded.
Scott OF Pennsylvania inquired whether
1t was in order for the gentlemen to with
draw an amendment, and upon the Chairs
replying IN the negative, objected to Kelley's
request.
Thequestion recurring on Kelley motion
to strike out jute butts, the Republicans
relralned from voting and left the COM
mittee without quorum.
A call OF the committee was ordered, and
2O9 members responded. Then Kelley and
Scott were appointed tellers to count the
vote upon Kelley's motion, but the count
progressed slowly, owing to the refusal of
the Republicans to vote.
Kelley said he was willing it should 90
out to the country that the Republicans
were filibustering against the bill. He ex-
pressed his willingness that the country
should know he was resisting an attempted
tyranny.
The vote proceeded, but no quorum
voted, and another roll was called. Some
warmth was shown throughout the
coIoquy, but by the earnest efforts made
by the Chairman and Cannon of Illinois
and Mcmillan of Tennessee good nature
was again restored and the floor was ac-
corded to Scott, who disclaimed any inten-
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the withdrawal of Mr.. Kelley's motion, but
when formal amendments were made
simply for the purpose of delay he be-
lieved it his duty, in the interest of the
men of the country whose interests were
more or less jeopardized, to secure vote
upon the measure, SO that the business
men OF the country would know what
they had to do in oder 10 manage their
affairs. He had no other object in view.
Kelley then offered his formal amend
ment to strike out the last word, and pro-
tested that he had offered no amendment,
during the ten or twelve days of the dis
cussion, from any other than creditable
and patriotic motives He withdrew his
formal amendment, and the motion to
strike jute butts from the free list was de-
feated
The committee then arose, and the House
adjourned.