Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-06
Featherstone Declared Elected by the
House and Takes the Oath.

Immediately after reading OF the journal
the consideration Of the Arkansas election
case. Featherstone ". Cate was resumed.
Houk of Tennessee who has charge Of
the case for the majority Of the committee
on elections made = fOrcible presentation
of the claims Of the contestant. At the
conclusion of his speech he demanded the
previous question.
Hill of Illinois, republican, supposed to
be opposed to be opposed to Featherstone.
asked unanimous consent to address the
House. Greeted with loud calls for regu-
lar order from republican side and shouts
Of ..let him speak" from the democratic
side.
Cultivate offered as substitute for the
first resolution reported by . majority (de-
claring Cate not entitled to seat . reso-
luton declaring Festherstone not entitled
to it. Rejected. yeas 1888. nays IA.
A good deal of excitement was exhibited
during the roll call, a. the vote was very
close. Many members kept tally. The
only republicans who vote against the
motion were Hill of Illinois, Kerr Of Iowa
and Dehaven of California. The vote re-
suited yeas l45 nays l4l, and the previous
question was ordered.
Springer of Illinois moved to recommit
the case to the committee on elections with
instructions to appoint = subcommittee of
five members to proceed to Arkansas and
investigate the election in the first district
Of that State.
Springer's motion was defeated, yeas 1873
nays lag. During the calling Of the roll 3
great deal of confusion existed in the
House.
Cultivate, calling the Speakers attention
to the fact, asked that order be restored.
Speaker 1.-The House will be in order.
Gentlemen will take their seats and cease
conversation. (After pause Gentlemen
will cease conversation and resume their
seats"
Crisp of Georgia standing in the aisle
objected to being pointed out.
Speaker THE Chair did not point out
the gentleman.
Crisp; The Chair looked directly at me.
resume my seat"
Speaker 1.-The Chair feels bound to in
sist that the House be in order, especially
when called upon by member to do so."
Crisp-''But the Speaker ought not to
point out the particular member"
Speaker" rhe Chair did not point out
the gentleman from Georgia"
Crisp-"The Speaker looked directly at
me-"
Speaker-"When the Chair commenced
looking. the gentleman's back was turned,
consequently the Chair did not look par
ticulariy a. the gentleman from Georgia,
but was looking in that direction, and the
gentleman became aware Of it when he
turned around"
Crisp-"The only point desire to make
(and | make it with proper respecD is that
the Speaker goes too far when, after he
has obtained order and the gentle man is
attempting to find his seat the whole bust
ness is suspended and the individual MEM
Der is pointed out in this way"
Speaker-"The Chair does not think
that any gentleman ought to con slider himself
any exception to the request made by the
Speaker that the gentlemen take their
seats"
The vote declaring Cate not elected was
yeas l47 nays 1873. Festherstone was
seated by a vote Of, yeas l45, nays 1885.
rhe oath of office was administered to him
by the Speaker. The House then, at SIS,
adjourned.