The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-04

Washington, April 3.-The deadlock
which has prevailed in the House for
the week past over the Joy-O'Neill con-
tested election case was broken today.
The Republicans refused to answer to
their names, but the Democrats raised
a bare quorum-167 to 12-and, amid
some applause, the speaker announced
the deadlock had been broken, and that
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which JOY had been declared as not
entitled to the seat had been carried.
The speaker then stated the previous
I question to be on the Republican sub
stitute for the resolution declaring
C'NeilI elected, and entitled TO seat
the substitute declaring he was nos
elected and not entitled to his seat.
AS the question was being stated, Mr..
JOY, who had been unseated, came
down the aisle from the cloak room,
hat in hand. The Republicans, with
hand and voice, cheered their departing
colleague
Ten Democrats and two Populists
voted against the resolution to unseat
Mr.. JOY. as follows: Boon PopulisO
Minnesota; Bryan Oemo craft, OF Ne
bTaska; Cooper Democrat, of. Indiana;
Dearmond, DemocraD, of Missouri;
Hall Democrat. of Missouri; Harris
DemocraD. of Kansas; Harter Demo
craft. of Ohio: McKeighan Populisb,
of Nebraska: Sibley Democrat, of
Pennsylvania; Morgan DemocraQ, Of
Missouri Ryan DemocraD, of New
York: and Marshall DemocraD, of Vir-
ginia.
The Republican resolution declaring
O'Nefu not elected to the seat was de-
feated-16O TO %.
In addition to those who voted
against the unseating of Mr. JOY, the
following voted in favor of the reSo-
1r7rio-, a6y-a1.Se IN Mr. iO'Npill'S claims.
Cooper DemocraD, of Texas; Dunphy
NemocraO, Of New York; Everett
DemocraD, Of Massachusetts; Geary,
NemocraO of California; Griffin (Dem-
ocraO. of Mississippi; Hendricks Dem
ocrat. of New York; hutchinson tDem-
5 ocraD. of Texas; Cultivate Demo
cratcraO Of Ohio; Pendleton Demo
crat of Texas; and KEN PopulisD, OF
Nebraska.
York; moved to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Cultivate made the point that
it was an intervening motion and,
therefore, not in order.
After some debate, the chair sus-
tanned the point of order, and also re-
fused to entertain an appeal from his
decision on the demand of Mr.. Lacey
Republican,. of Iowa.
y The last vote was taken on the fol-
Blowing: Resolved, that John j. O'Neill
: was elected a representative to the
congressional district of Missouri, and
that he is entitled to mis- seat"
The resolution was adopted-l2S to
o. There was some Democratic APP
plause upon the Announcement, and by
the direction of the doorkeeper. MIR
O'Neiu. who was in the hall. came for
ward to the bar Of the House and was
sworn in.
According to the terms of the specia
order, the House then proceeded Will
the consideration of the HilboTn-Eng
lish case, two hours being allowed fol
debate.
Mr.. Cobb OemocraN, Of Alabama
tried TO effect an arrangement by which
the time for debate should be extended
two hours, but Mr.. Grosvenor (Repub
lican), Of Ohio, objected and Mr.. Brown
DemocraO, Of Indiana, chairman o
the committee on elections, took th'
floor and made the Opening areumen
in favor Of the Democratic contestant
Mr.. English.
Mr.. Reed. in reply. made a very abb
argument in favor Of Mr.. Hilborn. HI
said in conclusion, addressing the Dem
ocratic side Of the House: Gentlemen
YOU can not afford TO discredit your
selves twice
After some further remarks by MI
Waugh Republican,, of Indiana, an
Mr. Daniel. of New York, in favor o
the claims of the contesree, Mr.. Hi
born himself took the floor in defens
of his right to the seat
After some further debate by NlessrS
Bowers and Loud, from California, i
favor Of the contestee, and Mr.. Nc
CURE and Brown against, the debdt
closed and a vote was had upon tn
first half of the substitute of the reso
luton Of the election committee declar
ing Mr.. Hilborn legally elected and en-
A titled 10 his seat.
The first part Of the substitute resc
= luton was defeated-SS to 1856 The mex
vote was on the second part of tn
resolution declaring Mr.. English not er
titled to his seat. Eleven Democrat
and four Populists also voted for tn
cOntestee. as follows:
Democrats-Abbott, Texas: Bartlett
New York; Breckenridge, Arkansas
Coombs. New York; Crawford, Mort
Carolina; Harris Kansas; Latimor,
South Carolina; MeLaurin, South. Caro-
\ lima; Ryan New York; Shell and Strai
South Carolina.
Populists-Ben. Colorado; Boen. Mir
nesota; McKeighan, Nebraska, an
Pence, Colorado.
The Republicans refused to vote 0
the English portion of the resolutio
and the Democrats failed, the resu
being Il TO $50. a truce was declare
for the night, and at $50 p. m. til
House adjourned
FROM BLUE FIELDS.