Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-06
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 FR0A ALL QUARTERS, |FEATHBRSTONE SEATED. The Arkansas Contested Election Case Settled. TWO MORE MINE EXPLOSIONS. Young Abraham Lincoln
 Passes Away. WORK OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS. A Big Snow Storm in
 Colorado.

A Big Snow Storm in
 Colorado. 1
 THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Another Republican Member-Feath- srstone Declared Entisled to Repre- l sent the First Arkansas District-Mr. Houkss Remarks. s |
 WASHINGTON, March 5. 6.-Immediately after the reading of the jaurnal the consideration of the. Arkansas election case of Feather stone vs. Cato was resumed and the contestee was accorded the floor to speak in his own behalf. It was the duty of members, he said mot to elect to-day representative from the First district of Arkansas, but laying aside party prejudices, laying aside every sentiment of possible party sxigsncy past, present and to come, to determine whom the people of that district had chosen to repre- sent them. He was not seeking personal vindication nor drcading personal denuncia- tion. He was standing here as rspresenta- tive of 42,0oo frsemen and asking justice for them.
 MT. McFse of Arkansas defended and eulo- oizsd the people of his state.. The people, he said. were not in favor of violence. They were for the law and the constitution, and every imputation that had been cast their repute was without foundation.
 Nr. Houk of Tennessee, who has charge of the case for tho majority of the committee of election, made foroibls presentation of the claims of the contestant, and although he addressed himself especially to the evidence in the case (which is usually dry proceed ure). he infused much interest and amuse- ment into his remarks. He charged that the "Arkansas bulldozing community" has en- tered into conspiracy to prevent the return of Featherstons to congress and dwelt upon the frsuds which he asserted had been perpetrated in Crittenden coun- ty. There, he asserted, democratic election officers had been appointed in vio- lation of law, m assertion which was responded to by MT. Outhwaite of Ohio. with tho denial that there was evidence in the case to prove 1t. MT. Houk retortsd that the wOua deny ,h: oss1os ten pr 9,.Id and intimidation.
 At the cenclnsion of his speech Ir. Houk demanded the previous question. MT. Hill of Illinois, . republican who was supposed to be opposed to the claims of Featherstons, rose and asked unanimous consent to address the house. He was greeted with loud calls for the regular order from the republican side and by shouts Of 'let him speak" from the democratic side.
 MT. Outhwaite then offered as e substitute for the first resolusion reported by tho major ity (declaring Gate not entitled to the seat) resolution declaring Feathsrstone not en- titled to 1t. Rejected, yeas 1s8, nays IA. Mr. Hill of Illinois voted with the democrats. There was good neal of e1oitemens ex- hibited during the roll call as tho vote was va,- n1o.> Mauv hara kant fA11v hnt the only republicans who voted against the motion were Messrs. Hill of Illinois, Kerr of Iowa and Dehaven of California. Tho vote resulted yeas 145, nays Al, 50 the previous question was ordered.
 Mr. Springer moved to rscommit tho case to the committee on elections with instruo' tions to that committee to appoint . asab. com mittee of Ave members to proceed to Arkan- sas to investigate the election in the first district of that state.
 MT. Boutelle of Maine suggested the pro- pristy of provision that tho members of the committee be permitted to return to | Washington alive.
 MT. Outhwsis said the gentleman from | Maine not being on tho committee should | not suffer from any personal apprehension. Mir. Grosvenor of Ohio said that yesterday | he had given notice that he would offer an amendment to MT. Springsr's motion 90 as | to extend the investigation into the second district. The committee had determined to | investigate the subject matter of his amend- ment Conseq uently 1t would be an injus- tice to offer his amendment and he refratned from so doing.
 MT. Springer's motion was defeated. l During the calling of the roll great deal of confusion existed in the house. Ar.Outh- wait, calling the speakers attention to the fact, asked that order be restored. l The speaker-The house will be in order. Gentlemen will take their seats and cease conversation. (After . pauss.) Gentlemen | will cease conversation and resume their seats.
 MT. Crisp of Georgia, who was standing in one of the aisles, objected to being pointed | out.
 The spsaker-The chair did not point ou,
 M. Crisp-The chair looked directly at me. I was not saying . word, but was about tc resume my seat.
 The Spsaksr-The chair feels bound tc insist that the house shall be In order and especially when called upon by member te do %.
 MT. Crisp-But the speaker ought not tc point out a particular member.
 The Speaker-The chair did not point ou the gentleman from Georgia.
 MT. Crisp-The speaker looked directly ai me.
 The Spsaker-When the chair commenced l Iooklng tne Rentiemsns Dack was tuEneo | consequently tho chair did not look par
 ticularly at tho gentleman from GeoIgis
 but was looking in that direction and thu
 gentleman became aware of it when h
 turned around.
 Mr. Crisp-The only point I desire t
 make (and make 1t with proper rsspsct) i
 that the speaker goes too far whom, after h'
 has obtained order and . gentleman is ct tempting to find his seat the whole busines . is suspended and m individual pointed ou
 in this way.
 The spsaker-The chair does not think any
 gentleman could consider himself an excep
 tion to the request that gentlemen take thei
 seats. &
 The vote declaring Cate not elected was
 Ysss 147, nays 138, and Featherstone wa
 seated by . vote of-yeas 146, nays 135, an
 the oath of office was administered to him
 the speaker.
 Tho housa thau. at 6:15. adiouYned.