St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-27
one MORE MAJORITY.
The Pennsylvania Contest Is
Decided in Favor of Mr..
Craig.
Party Lines Were Not Drawn
in the Report or Ensuing
Discussion.
Senator'S Give a Day to the
Idaho Contest for a Seat
in Their Midst.
Contestant Claggett Speaks
at Length on the Merits
Of His Claim.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Demo
Gratis increased their majority in the
| house Representatives by one today.
| This addition to the already Overwhelm
ing Democratic majority was by no
means necessary to insure freer work
ing of the party organization. but An
| drew Stewart, of the Twenty fourth
| Pennsylvania district, was unseated,
and Alexander K. Craig, his Democratic
contestant, declared the regularly
| elected representative. Although two
| days debate was required to bring about
| this result, party lines were not at all
closely drawn, and Mr.. Stewart at least
derives some satisfaction from the fact
| that certain Democrats were among
| those who maintained his right to rep
resent the Twentyfourth district.
The arguments for the most part were
| quite monotonOuS, the most stirring
| speech of the day being that of Repre-
sentative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, in
| behalf of his unfortunate Republican
colleague. 1t availed little, however.
After speeches by MeSsrS. Moore, of
| Texas, and O'Ferrall, of Virginia, in
favor of the contestant, and that of Mr..
DalZell in favor of the conteStee. Mr.
O'Ferrall demanded the previous ques-
ton, which was ordered without oppos-
ition.
Stewart Let Out.
The first vote was on the minority
resolution, confirming the right of
| Stewart to his seat, and it was defeated
yeas IS, nays $50. The majority reso-
luton seating Craig was adopted with
out division. and Mr.. Craig appeared at
the bar of the house and took the Oat h
of Office. MIR. Cochran, of New York,
and Mr.. Babbitt, of Wisconsin. voted in
favor of the. Republican contestee.
Agreat deal of humorous comment
was made by members of the house dur
ing the consideration of this case upon
arather singular coincidence. On Feb.
26, 1890. the Republican majority of the
;hou Sc of theaFffty-first congress called
up the contested election case of Akin
son against Pendleton from the First
district of West Virginia. and upon the
folio wing day Mr.. pendleton was ousted
from his seat and Mr.. Atkinson was
duly installed as a member of the house.
Today. while the house was considering
the Pennsylvania contested election
case of CraigSs. Stewart, Mr.. Pendle-
ton was called to the chair amid merr-
ment. and welded the gavel during the
| discussion Two years ago Mr.. Pendle-
ton was taking leave of his colleagues;
today he was presiding over the deliber-
ations.
Mr.. Savers. of Texas, submitted the
conference report OH the urgent de-
ficency bill and it was agreed to. AS
| agreed to, the bill apprOpriateS 1928, 664,
being S149.4S3 more than it craried when
| it originally passed the house and $39,-
333 less than it carried when it passed
the senate.
Fight for a Recess.
The unfinished business (tbis being
| private bill day. was the bill for the re-
j lief of Aquilla Jones ST., and it was
passed, yeas 11S, nays Is. Then at 80
| Mr.. Martin, OF Indiana, asked unani-
| nous consent that the house take re-
cess until o'clock this evening, the
session to be for the consideration of
| private pension bills; but to this Mr..
Kilgore, of Texas, objected and moved
| that the house adjourn.
I MIR. Boutelle, of Maine, inquired
whether, as the rules provided for a ses-
| sion Friday evenings, an adjournment
| would not require tine house to meet
again at 8 O'Clock. The speaker de-
| clined to pass upon the question, but in
| timated that it would. The rules made
no provision for a recess, but simply de-
| clared that there should be all evening
| session on Fridays unless otherwise or
! dered. Before next Friday the rules
would be so amended SO as to provide
| for the present contingency.
Mr.. Kllgore withdrew his motion to
| adjourn and moved recess until IL 80
| tomorrow. Mr.. Haugen, of Wisconsin,
moved to amend by providing for a re-
cess until o'clock this evening, and
| this amendment being agreed to, the
| Gordan knot was cut and recess was
| taken until O'clock.