The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-04
SMITH Is SEATED


jackson Leaves for New York,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The fight in
the house was resumed to-day. The
chaplain, in his opening prayer, alluded
in pathetic language to the Affections in
the families OF Secretaries Blaine and
Tracy. When the clerk had finished
reading the journal, Mr.. Mckinley
moved the journal be approved.
MIR. O'Ferrall, of Firginia, interposed
before the motion was put to the House,
and asked to have correction made in
the journal. He said that on Saturday,
when he sent some printed matter to the
desk to be read, the Speaker had decided
that under the rules then in force, its
reading was not in order. Mr.. O'Fer.
rails request that this decision be insert
ed in the journal was granted.
MIR. Mckinley's motion to approve the
journal was then stated, and on it Mr..
Carlisle demanded the yeas and nays.
Several Democrats started to speak, and
this called forth from Mr.. Mckinley n
statement that il there was to be auy de.
bate he would demand the previous
question. There seemed to be some dif.
ference OF opinion among the Democrats
about this point, but finally the yeas and
nays were ordered on the previous cues.
ton and resulted: Yeas, l54; nays, none.
Ehe Speaker counted in the Eaines of a
dozen Democrats present and not voting,
and declared the previous question or.
dered.
Order was finally restored, and those
who were disposed to doubt the Speak.
er's fairness had their eyes opened when
Mr.. O'Ferrall, Democrat, took the floor
to speak for Jackson. The House was
disorderly and Mr.. O'Ferrall tried in
vain to be heard. The Speaker said:
"The gentleman from Virginia is ell.
titled to a hearing, and members must
preserve order or retire to the cloak
rooms" Mr.. OFerrall was then ac.
corded respectful hearing, which is
more than Dalzell was able to get.
After arguing the case, Mr.. O'Ferrall
made allusion 10 the state of affairs with
which the House found itself confronted.
He did not believe, he said, that the
time had yet come, and God grant it
might never come, when the American
people would tolerate autocratic power,
whether welded by the President OF the
United States at the other end OF the
avenue or by the Speaker Of the House
OF Representatives at this end OF the
avenue.
Mr.. Greenhale, OF Massachusetts, said
that after the diatribe OF the gentleman
from Virginia it might be well to con.
slider the question before the House in.
volving the right OF n member to his
seat. He then proceeded to present the
claims o. the contestant, and in con-
clusion said that il the voice OF the peo.
pie was the voice OF God, then the voice
OF God gave TO the contestant from the
Fourth district OF West Virginia his
rightful place in this House. [Applause
on the Republican side.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, while
not addressing himself especially to the
consideration OF the election case, made
an entirely good humored speech in
criticism Of the recent rulings OF the
Speaker, which elected great applause
and laughter, as well from his political
enemies as from his political friends, and
the Speaker could not himself repress
an occasional smile. W. 80.
The question then recurred on order.
ing the previous question on the adop.
tion OF the report OF the Committee on
Elections, and it was ordered-yeas, 1G0;
nays, none. This is the first time since
the meeting oil Congress that the Repub.
licans have had quorum voting, and