The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-23
ROCK WELL SEATED.
TIE MINORITY REPORT OF THE
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
SUPPORTED.
The senate Ntiii Discussing tI,e Gcary
Chinc~e Exclusion BilI-ScveraI
Bills Passed

hsfiLS s'a>seO.
By Telegraph to The state Chronicle
WAsmNGroN, April 22-( Senate. J
A communication was laid before
the Senate by President pro tenn.
Manderson from the secretary of in
terror, recommending the granting of
medals and pensions to Indian police,
who suppressed the recent Sioux
"ghost dance" uprising. The House
h.Il was passed adding the secretary of
agriculture at the tail Of the list of the
presidential successors. When a bill
was called up to increase the pension
Of John Kinney, a pensioner of the
Mexican var, Mr.. Villas, in brief
but ,igorous speech called attention to
the principle involved in the bill, and
offered a general amendment
increasing the pensions of all
tile aged and destitute soldiers
81 the Mexican war from $lS to $l2
per month. This was adopted and
the Ill thus amended passed. The
anti.Chine,e bill was taken up and
Mr.. Chandler addressed the Senate in
favor Of his proposed amendment to
th Gpary House bill. Mr.. Davis, of
Mimi, member of the committee on
foreign relations, spoke strongly
against the House bill as rank, radi-
cal, uoblushing, unmitigated repudla-
tion OF every treaty obligation
made between ourselves and China.
When Mr.. Davis turned to the dis
cu,>ion of commercial features of the
case, Mr.. Frye interrupted with the
remark that the cotton manufacturers
&c the United States recognized the
fact that China afforded the most prom
sing market in the world for Ameri
can cotton. Another attempt was
made 10 come 10 some arrangement as
Is the time for taking a vote on the
Chinese question but without success.
Shortly after o'clock, executive
session was moved, and the Senate
rllnquishing its usual Saturday
recess, adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
hen the contested election case o
Noyrs VS.. Rockwell was called up thi.
morning an attempt was made to Sc
cure the day for the consideration 0
private bills, but not being sustained
tha House proceeded with the election
case, Mr.. Fellows, of New York, being
thr first speaker. He espoused tn,
case Of Mr. Rockwell and said that tn
decision of that court had nothing t.
TO with the question and their actor
could IN no way affect tn
issue. Whatever they decided was il
reference to the modes of procedure il
the State Of New York could have n
relation to the line of action to b
taken by the House. The sixteel
Doyle ballots cast for Noyes wer
fraudulent and were the result of
criminal conspiracy and were not
be considered in the case for momen,
The twenty-eight so-called marked ba
lots cast for Mr.. Rockwell were vail
and legal and had no taint upon ther
and could not be rejected upon tn
final settlement of the case I'll
twenty-eight marked ballots were no
on this floor by consent of til
Democratic majority of the con
mttee, in violation of the SO
emn law Of the United State
These ballots were official and wei
under the control of the election i
'ptctors. The Doyle ballots were a
" posters in manuscript and appa
entity in the handwriting of one ma
they were in the hands of bribers Al
corrupters. Mr.. Fellows roundly sec
ed Mr.. Noyes for the corrupt metho
he had employed to pul chase vote
lie appealed to the House to susta
Mr. Rockwell in his seat Moves h
spent his money through his debauch
agents. The House would stultify
self if it refused to seat Mr.. Rockwe
Ills remarks were loudly applaud
and many members crowded arou
him offering their congratulations \
Cochran, having secured fifteen IN
ates from his colleague, Mr.. +
lows, then addressed the Hcl
IN favor Of Mr.. Rockw
i there was evidence that even @
vote was obtained by bribery I
claims Of Noyes should not be cons
tr7d for moment. 1t should be
4 duty Of the House to sustain the sa
tity of the constitution and No
should b9 expelled as something
unclean to be associated with homo
bic men. Mr.. O'Ferrall (Dem. J.
Virginia, who submitted the major
report for the committee in favor
Mr. Noyes, then took
Ioor to close the deb
lie would be false to the principles
4 ms party if he did not dare to do ri,
s. ana TINS he was doing in the rel
presented Tor Mr.. Noyes. Mr.. OF
Il ran then proceeded with his argum
Wllch was confined almost entirel'
* I technical defense of the claims of
Noyes lie asserted that there ,
"a IN lII mint