The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-24
THE NATIONAL co, u~ 4SS.
vsIE VIRGINIA NEG SEATED
IN THE ,E.
SEATED

The Seating Fc sIZes the Reckless
and Regar' RadicaIs--And They
Call for 8. other Case'--Then An
other Radical From South Carolina
is Seated.
[By United Pressl
fWAsHINGToN, d c., Sept 23.-I In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb's resolution to
Investigate the charges made in the me-
mortal of the Woman's Industrial Lea
que concerning the treatment Of women
and children in mills and factories was
discussed at some length, and Mr.. Hoar
and Mr.. Platt denied the charges in the
memorial so far as they referred to Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on education and labor.
The Senate then went into executive
session
At 400 the doors were re-opened and
legislative business was proceeded with
consideration of bills on the calend. r
unobjeced to, several being passed.
The House bill with Senate amend
mends on division Of courts in the
United States was taken up, the pend
ing question being on amendment to
substitute Baltimore for Richmond as
the place for holding court in the fourth
circut.
Mr.. Barbour argued against the
amendment, but as no quorum voted
upon ii, the bill went over without action
a,.i the Senate at $40 adjourned till to-
morrow at noon.
House.
~ ~ MT
O'Ferral, of Virginia, was the only Dem
ocrat present when the House met this
morning The clerk Immediately began
10 call the roll on the approval of Fri
days journal
The clerk having called the roll an
nouuced the pairs. The Speaker hesi,
tated before he announced the result,
there being but two lacking quorum.
Mr. O'Ferrall demanded that the re-
suit should be announced.
In order to delay the announcement,
Republican after Republican arose and
requested to know how they were re-
corded.
The vote was then announced-yea:
155 nays l. No quorum, and call OF
tne House was ordered.
Just rs the clerk began calling the
roll, Mr. Sweeney, of Iowa, one of The
Republican absentees, arrived, and wa
received by his colleagues with applause
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Mudd, o
Maryland, made bis appearance, and re
ceiyed a reception of mingled cheers ans
Kisses.
Oae hundred and sxty-four member
responded to their names, and wlthou
any announcement of the result, fur
her proceedings were dispensed With
aud the vote again recurred on the ap
proval of Fridays journal.
While this roll call was in progress,
.npplause and Kisses were given when Mr.
Miliken entelei the hall.
For time Mr. Chcade, of Indiana
who is opposed to Langston, joined tn
.absentees, and located himself on
louage in the lobby, declining to ente
the chamber. But the requests and sup
iplcations Of his party were too strong
and on this vote he recorded his nam
in the affirmative. The vote was-yea
100, nays 0. the clerk noting quorum.
The question then recurred upon tn
first of the majority resolutions to unsea
Nenable. 1t was agreed to, yeas 151
nays |, (Mr. Cheadle), the clerk notin
"a quorum.
Then came the question on the seal
ing of Langston and it was carried on
negative. Mr.. Haugen escorted Langi
ton to the bar of the House, while tn
Republican side and the galleries brok
into loud applause.
Republicans present and not votin
were Morris, Bliss, Copper, of Ohio
Dehayen, Frank, McCord, McKenn'
Stockbridge, Waddill, Wade, Wrigh
lardley and the Speaker.
Then came chorus from th
Republican side: "Call up anotbe
case and in reponse to the che
rus, Mr.. Rowell, OF Illinois. called u
the South Carolina case of Miller again
Elliot. Mr. O'Ferrall raised the questio
of consideration, and on viva voc
vote the Speaker stated that the Ious
had determined to consider the eectio
case.
Mr.. OFerrall made the point that the
was no quorum present. The Speak
declined to entertain the point, statil
that the last vote had shown quorur
and that since that several Democra
had entered the hall.
The previous question was ordered al
despite protest fromMr Kerr, of low
that some reason for its adoption shou
be given, the resolution unseating I
lott and seating Miller, was agreed
without division.
Then on motion of Mr.. Henderson,
Iowa, the House went into committee
the whole, Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
the chair on the Senate amendments
the deficiency bill.
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, WI
with number of other Democrats, {
tered the chamber at this moment,
quired what bill was under consider
ton.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, in reply 81
that he did not blame the gentleman
being little behind on general legis
ton, and Mr. Caswell, cf Visions
sarcastically suggested that the gent
man from Kentucky be sworn in a
member of the House.
The afternoon was consumed in
cussion of the French spoliation clair
the debate being participated in by nj
srs Cogswell, Dibble and Vaux in ia
OF the Senate amendment, and by NJ
SrS. BuckaleW, Cannon and Savers in