Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-24
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THE FIrrY-FIRsr coNcnEss.

THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-.
The Langston-venable Contested
Election Case Settled-Mfner De-
clared Elected From the seventh
District of South Carolina-Work of
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 23.-Mr.
O'Ferrall of Virginia was the only demo-
GRAFT In the chamber this morning during
the delivery of the prayer The clerk i'm
mediately began to call the roll on-the ap-
proval of Fridays journal. The vote was
announced to be yeas loo, nays 1. No
quorum and call of the house was or
dered. Just as the clerk began to call the
roll Mr.. Sweeney of Iowa. one of the alb
sentees, entered, and was received by his
colleagues with applause.
| Shortly afterwards Mr.. Mudd of Mary
land made his appearance, and received q
reception of mingled applause and misses.
During the roll call the camera was
again brought into requisition and the
photographer again reproduced the array
| of empty democratic seats
One hundred and sixty-four members
responded to the call and without any an
nouncement of the result further proceed
| ings were dispensed with and the vote
again required on approving Fridays
| journal. While this roll call was in pro-
| gress applause and Kisses were given when
Mr.. Miliken entered the hall. For time
Mr.. Cheadle of Indiana, who is opposed to
| the Langston's claims, joined the absentees
and located himself on a lounge in the lob
| by declining to enter the chamber. But
| the requests and supplications of his party
| of nd
vote he recorded his name in the affirma-
tive. The vote resulted yeas 100, nays o.
the clerk noting quorum. Notwithstand-
| ing the protests of Mr.. O'Ferrall, the
| speaker directed the reading of Saturdays
| journal.
Mr.. O'Ferrall demanded a division on
its approval and while the republicans
were being counted he retired to the cloak
room, amid victorious shouts from the re-
publicans. As soon as Mr.. O'Ferrall was
| out of the hall Mr.. Haugen asked unani-
minus consent to dispense with the divis-
| ion, and there being no democrat present
to object it was SO ordered, amid laughter
| and applause. Then Mr.. O'Ferral re-
| turned, but the journal had been approved
Mondays journal was approved without
objection.
The question then required upon the
first of the majority resolutions to unseat
| Venable.
1t was agreed to-yeas ISL, nays 1 QIr.
Cheadle), the clerk noting quorum. Then
came the question on the seating of Langs-
| ton and it was carried on a division, Mr.
OFerral and Mr.. Cheadle alone voting in
| the negative.
Mr.. Haugen then escorted Mr. Langston
to the bar of the house, while the repub-
| ican side and the galleries broke into loud
applause and cheers, which were redoubled
| J., ,s,,sc 41,,0
| Then came a chorus from the repub-
ican side, "call up another case" and in
response to the chorus, Mr.. Rowell of Hi
nois called up the South Carolina case of
Miller Vs. Elliott.
Mr.. O'Ferral raised the question of con-
sideration and on a viva voce vote the
speaker stated that the house had deter
mined to consider the election case.
The previous question was ordered and
the resolutions unseating Elliott and seat
ing Miller were agreed to without division.
| Then on motion of Mr.. Henderson of
Iowa the house went into the committee
of the whole (Mr. Burrows of Michigan in
the chair on the senate amendments to the
deficiency bill.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky, who with a
number of other democrats entered the
| chamber at this moment, inquired what
bill was under consideration.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa in response said
that he did not blame the gentleman for
being a little behind on general legislation,
and Mr. Caswel of Wisconsin sarcastically
suggested that the gentleman from Ken
lucky be sworn in as q member of the
house.
The afternoon was consumed in dis
cussion of the French spoliation claims
the debate being participated in by Messrs
Cogswell, Dibble and Vaux in favor of the
senate amendment and by Messrs. Bucka
lew, Cannon and Sayers in opposition.
Without action the committee rose.
The house at $50 adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Hale introduced joint resolution
(which was referred to the committee OF
public buildings and grounds) for the
erection in the District of Columbia of q
memorial building which shall be suita
BILE monument to the memory of U. s.
Grant which is to contain military and
naval museum, etc., and in the inner court
of which may be placed to rest the mortal
remains of distinguished Americans. The
title endorsed on the joint resolution reads
Providing for the erection in the District
of Columbia suitable memorial building
in the vault of which shall be placed the
remains of Ulysses S. Grant.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Plum instructing the committee on educa
ton and labor to investigate charges mad,
in a memorial of the Woman's Industrial
league as to the employment of women ant
, children in mills and factories Throughout
the United States, was taken up. Re
marks was made by Mr. Sherman and Mr.
Reagan in opposition to the senate under
, taking such an investigation, and by Mr.
Platt, Mr. Dawes and Mr.. Hoar repellin,
structures contained in the memorial so ia
as they applied to Connecticut and Massn
) chusetts.
: After considerable discussion and re
r marks by Mr. Blair, intimating that MI
Cockrell had been probably taken to tasl
on some occasion by Mrs. Smith and wa
e trying to get even with her, the resolution
8 was referred to the committee on educs
v ton and labor.
A resolution authorizing the select CON
i mittee on relations with Canada to continu
e it's investigations during the recess and til
y next session was reported from the con
n mite on contingent expenses and agree
It to.
J House bill to provide an American regi
!. ter for the steamer Neptune was taken frol
e the calendar and passed.
n The senate then at p. m. proceeded
!. the consideration of executive business.
. At AGO the doors were reopened an
y legislative business was proceeded with.
y. ! Several bills on the calendar were take
= up and passed.
a The senate bill to refer to the court {
!, claims certain claims of the Shawnee an
# Delaware Indians and the freedmen of IL
Sc Cherokee nation, and for other purpose
9, % was taken up and explained by Mr.. Dave
he The reading of the report was called f,
is by Mr.. Cockrell and was in progress uni
q the expiration of the hour assigned to Il
,e calendar, SO that the bill went over wit
ID out action.
r. The house bill with the senate subs
or tute to define and regulate the jurisdictit
so of the courts of the United States W
m, m taken up, the pending question being M
he Germans amendment to substitute Bal
ee more for Richmond as the place for hol
nc ing court in the Fourth district.
e er No quorum voted on it and the b
CT went over without action. The senate
a $40 adjourned.
&c. City OF New York Wins.
to LONDON, Sept 23.-The steamer City
ed New York, which sailed from New Yo
r.