Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25
gWo Monr sNA ~ srolEN.
Two Democrats UUseHted VytihOuj
Debate ar Hearing.

sion began, managed TO get bare quorum
aud at odce elected fwo colored men to take
/ the places of white men who hat beer
elsated by the voters Of dist.ieis 10 Virginia
and South Carolina.
The Langston case had been disposed oil
| with 30 much difficulty, owing r. the re-
i fnsGl OF the DemDotatB 10 participate in the
| execution of their own members, thar the
Republicans, while the majority was on
hama, al once took up another case II
which the elections COMMITTEES had ordered
| q Democrat out OF his seat. and In sl1
minutes after it was called up, without q
moment OF discussion and without call ol
| the roll, the Democratic membership was
| further reduced and the Republican ma
| iority was increased to as.
The election Of Miller could only have
| been made by Congress. The report Of The
majority was census election. 1t proeeedl
on the theory adopted In electlnR McDnify
over Turpln, that the censn4 establishes the
| presumption that q Republican must be
| elected whore the black population e4ceeds
tire white. The Republican majority found
that the voting pulation IN the Seventh
district OF south Uaroltnn, according TO the
census of 1880 WAS 1885 whites and 81, 1893
blacks. The certified returns Of the election
gave Elliott, Democrat, SS0S votes and
Miller, Repubiicon, 1908 votes. There ia
aud has been in the district vast number
OF Ignorant voters and n faction fight, has
resulted very recently in the nomination OF
| Miller by one faction and that OF Brayton,
J formerly chairman cf the Republican state
committee, by the other.
Toe election law Of South Carolina re-
! quirya that voter hail deposit bits ballot
| inthe right box. which Ia labeled for iden-
titcation, or II shall be rejected This ed.
vocational qualification has proved annoy
ing 10 ignorant voters and the men VITO
have relied upon them for their support.
hhnEAppF 4 10 leTt Ahat tba
voting population has been larger than the
number OF votes, and that there have been
good many votes cast by the black voters
| for Democratic candidates.
curious Indication oil the interest mani.
| tested by the candidate Ia his own election
was brought out In the testl ony taken ia
/ regard 70 the precinct OF arahamyflle,
which was MileE's home and the precinct
In Which he voted. He was there great
part OF the day and voted. There were
| Z37 votes poiled. Miller received IN the
/ Congressional box 2Q5 votes and la the
Presidential 1880 votes and not one vote
| was cast for the Presidential ticket. Ths
Inference was unavoidable that Miller mad
voted twice for himself, and that he had
forgotten to vote for Harrison at an.
The proceedings In tha seating OF Lang
stOn and this man Miller we're all com
| pressed into about two honrs Of today,
Mr.. O'Ferrell OF Virginia, as during yester.
/ day and Saturday, Was The sole occupant
! Of the Democratic side. The Republicans
! did not have u quorum In the cham her
when The Journal Of Friday was moved Tor
| approval. This was discoAxd TO the speaker
I upon eAll Of the roll, but he did not an.
uounea the vote The Republicans rose
one aft another all over the chamber ID
ASK how they mad voted, ami the time Was
Consumed to give some Of the absenteea a
chance to come in
On a vote of fb5 IN 1 f1hap,fIa ~ I,,JispuN
tna TACT 81 the Absence Of quorum was
mada known and cali OF the House was
ordered while It was lii progress. sweeney
Of Iowa came IL ana tbs Republican ap.
plauded. When tho del sctsd aud shattsre
millikln appeared, for the first time after
his celebrated Watetvllie exhibition, ha
was greeted with about an equal volape
OF cheers and hisses. Mudd OF Maryland
got more Kisses than chsers when he arr
rived.
The call let tho Speaker know that there
We're ltd members present. He did not
announce the number present. and In spito
OF MIR. Olferrall's protest 10 a seided to sus.
pend proceedings under the call aud or
dered Inc roi to be called on approval of
the Journal. fridays journal was approved
by vote OF IG0 10 o. the clerk noting a
quorum, and then that OF Saturday was
taken up. Having demanded division on
the adoption OF the journal, hlr. O'Ferrall
/ IhH uuA inlu tAs GhIdhrOOul TOE Il moment,
While he was absent the Republicans sus.
pended the motion for the division, and In
another tnstaAtthey had approved tho jour
nal Of Saturday and taken up that oil Mon.
daS
llas7ite ali Of MIR, O'Farrall's attempts 10
CHECK the march OF The ylctors, the Rspnb-
licens were presently lt9tenipg to the call 81
the roll on the motion declaring that Ven
able WAS not elected, AMI 1t was carried by
IL vote OF lBl TO i-Cheaile Of IndianG-the
clark iludipg the rest Of the lB6 memOera
among he Republicans who paired but
present AID subject TO count In, making up
quorum,
The galleries have bseu nlIed with col.
1 ored men ever since the Ldngston case was
taken up. When the speaEer announced
| the result on the Affirmative resolution,
| which was put to q viva voce vote only.
| this crowd sent up what Captain Boutela
would have called "thGt old rebel yell ? II
| II had come from the Democratic side. and
thgy tplauaei Without regard to the rules.
While LHngston was walking up TO the desk
on The arm IT Mr. Haugen OF Wisconsin ia
/ be sworn In, Ohegile Of Iadlan4 WAS trying
! 10 get i division on the motion which had
4 been declared carried. l. was granted, bat
4 the result was the same as on the previous
| count.
Langetcn was sworn IN, and then these
| was q loud 5ry on the Republican side to
1
| the elections committees was equal to the
u mRnd. He catlei up the cass of Miller
against Elliott, and IN the same breath he
demanded the previous question. This
was q little too strong for even sueh dull
partisan as Kerr CIl) FseblY aud uselsssiy
as It turned out, ms muttered something
about the propriaty OF discussion. That
| lid not suit this Republicans. They had
tasted blood and they liked 1t, and insisted
upon having more. Tbs speaker ruled out
/ several points Of order made by OiFsrrall,
and Brought the fslit 10 close with arbl.
| trery prouptness. I; was 2.l0 when Mi.
Rowell called up the case. At 2 l6 the
previous question had been ordered, the
resolution unsesting Elliott and seating
| Miller bud been adopted, and the House
! was ready o . oceei with Its record.mak.
Ing, which had been broken for week BY
the utter failure OF the Speakers mueh-
| yauated rules. Miller WAS not on hand to
| bs sworn in.