St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-27
The Pennsylvania Contest Is
Decided in Favor Of Mr..
Craig.
Party Lines Were Not Drawn
in the Report or Ensuing
Discussion.
Senators 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 Representative 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 TWenty-fourth 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, tile Republican majorityof the
ihouse,of thesFffsy-frst 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 MIR. pendleton was ousted
from his seat and Mr.. Atkinson was
duly installed as amember of the house.
Today. while the house was considering
the Pennsylvania contested election
case of CraigSs. Stewart, Mr.. Pendle-
ton was called7to the chair. amid merri-
| 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-
atoms.
Mr.. Savers. of Texas, submitted the
conference report Oh the urgent de-
ficiency bill and it was agreed to. AS
| agreed to, the bill apprOpriates 1928, 1894,
| being s149.4S3 more than it craried when
it originally passed the house and $780,
| 1888 less than it carried when it passed
the senate.
| Fight for a Recess.
The unfinished business this being
| private bill day. was the bill for the re-
j lief of Aquilla Jones ST., and it was
passed, yeas rs, nays Is. Then at 4:3O
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.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, inquired
whether, as the rules provided for a ses-
| sion Friday evenings. an adjournment
would not require the 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 :55
tomorrow. Mr.. Haugen, of Wisconsin,
| moved to amend by providing for re-
| cess until O'Clock this evening, and
| this amendment being agreed to, the
! Gordian knot was cut and recess was
| taken until o'clock. ea