The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
WORK OF TEE HOUSE.
The Pennsylvania Contest Results
thu SEATING OF Craig.

the Seating OF Craig.
WASHINGTON, Feb 26-In the House
this morning Mr. O'Ferrall OF Virginia,
from the committee on library. reported
bills for the erection of monuments to
Gen. Daniel Morgan at Winchester. Va.
and Nathaniel Greene at Guilford Court
House. n. C. The bills were referred to
the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. EnlOe Of Tennessee made an effort to
secure consideration of the bills on the pri-
vate calendar, but the House preferred to
resume discussion Of the Craig-Stewart con-
tested election case, and it was addressed by
G. w. Stone Of Pennsylvania in support OF
the claims CT the sitting member.
After speeches by Messrs. Moore Of
Texas and O'Ferrall Of Virginia in favor
of the contestant, and by Mr.. Dazell of
Pennsylvania in favor Of sthe conteStee, Mr.
OFerrall demanded the previous question,
which was ordered without opposition. The
first vote was on the minority resolution,
confirming the right Of Mr. Stewart TO his
seat, and it was defeated-yeas IS, nays $50.
The majority resolution seating Mr.. Craig,
was adopted without division, and Mr.,
Craig appeared at the bar of the House and
took the oath Of office.
Mr.. Cochran Of New York and Mr.. Bah
bitt of Wisconsin voted in favor of the re.
publican COutesBe6.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. Ssyers submitted the conference re-
port on the urgent deficiency bill, and it
was agreed to. AS agreed to
the bill appropriates S42S, 664, being
Sl49,4S3 more than it carried when it
originally passed the House, and $50, 1888 less
than 1t carried when it passed the Senate.
The unfinished business, this being private
bill day. was the bill for the relief of
Aquillar Jones. Sr. and it was passed yeas
lis, nays, 65.
Then, at 4:30 o'clock Mr.. Martin of Indiana
asked unanimous consent that the House
take recess until o'clock this evening,
the session to be for the consideration of
private pension bills, but to this Mr.. Kilgore
objected and moved that the House djourn.
Mr.. Boutelle inquired whether, as the rules
provided for session on Friday evening,
an adjournment now would not require the
House to meet again at S o'clock.
The speaker declined to pass upon the
question. but intimated that it would. The
rules made no provision for a recess, but
simply declared that there should be an
evening session on Fridays unless otherwise
ordered. Before next Friday the rules
would be amended so as to provide for the
present Contingency.
Mr.. Kilgore withdrew his motion TO ad-
Journ and moved a recess until IL :55 O'Clock
tomorrow.
Mr.. Haugen of Wisconsin moved to amend
by providing for a recess until O'Clock this
evening, and, this amendment being agreed
to, the Gordian knot was cut and d recess
was taken until O'Clock.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The first evening session for the consider
alton of private pension bills was not sue.
cess. When Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee
took the chair there were not two dozen
members present, and upon the first meas
ure called up Mr.. Kilgore Of Texas assumed
his old role and raised the point Of no
quorum. As the call disclosed the fact that
there were but f1fty-one members In attend
ance the House adjourned.