The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-27
UNSEA1|NG DEMOCRATS.
Boss Reed and his Crowd Resume
Their COngeniaI
Work.
The MAJORITY HAS A QUORUM At LAST.
1t lnaugnrates Business by Robbina
Two Democrats of Seats in
the House.
Binding Twine Must Pay Duty--Re
publicans Stand by the Trust
and Against the Farmer.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.--The house
finally agreed to the resolution declaring
Venable not entitled to seat and Lang.
ston was sworn in. Elliott of South Car
olina was also unseated and Miller de-
clared elected O'Farrell was the only
democrat present and he left during the
proceedings.
In It's action today in seating Langston,
the house ended what was probably the
most protracted and bitterly contested
election case it has ever decided. During
the closing days of the last congress, the
democrats made strenuous efforts to un-
seat FELTON, and put in Sullivan as repre-
sentative from California, but they were
defeated by the refusal of a majority of
the republicans to vote upon the proposi-
tion. The result Of today's proceedings
was surprise to the democratic minori-
ty, which after two weeks successful
operation of what has become known as
the mason plan" of obstruction, was
confident that its opponents could not Sc
cure quorum. But "whips" had been
active and would pass around before the
house men that quorum would be pres
ent. The result of the i.rst roll call to
approve the journal was awaited with
considerable nervousness by the repubi-
cans. During the call it was discovered
that Milliken, of Name, who had just re-
turned to the city, was not present, and
Immediately messengers and pages went
to look him up. As the clerk
proceeded it was also noticed
that Mudd of Maryland, had failed
to respond and Chairman Rowell of the
election committee went himself in pur-
suit of the absentee. But these appre
tensions were groundless, as Sweeney,
who had hardly been expected so soon,
came into the house just in season to cast
the vote necessary to make quorum.
Further proceedings were remarkably
expeditions and official. The only demo-
cratic sentinel was absolutely pOwerless
to check the majority in its full swing.
The yea and nay vote declaring that
Venerable was not elected showed that
there were 1856 republicans In attendance,
including those who did mot vote but
we're paired; nainHiy, -Biiss, Brown Of
Virginia, Cooper of Ohio, DeHaven,
Frank McCord, McKenna, Stockbridge,
Waddell, Wade, Wright and Yardley.
Brown Of Indiana, Butterworth, Cornell,
Ewart, Finley, Hansbrough, Peters and
Wilson of Kentucky were the republicans
who were absent without pairs, and OF
these Brown, Finley and Wilson had
leaves of absence on account OF sickness.
Speaker Reed seemed ready to cast his
| vote but did not do SO as quorum ap-
peared without his vote. The Miller case
which followed the Langston, case was
even a greater surprise, and In fact
1t was not known generally tc
the republicans that the leaders
contemplated this move. A resolution
which unseated Elliott and seated Millel
was cleverly framed so as to be indivisi
BILE and a single vote suff1ced to achieve
what had required four separate votes II
Langston's case.
| The democratic minority was consider
ably vexed over the result OF the day'
proceedings and call for a caucus wa
circulated to unite the party, by way OF re
taliation, upon policy of treatment OF tn
conference report tariff bill, which would
require the republicans to maintain
Quorum of their own members to dispose
Of that report. But owing to the latenes
of the hour and the small attendance tn
attempt to cacus was temporarily aband
oned, although it was stated that 1t Woul(
pr0bably be resumed tomorrow.