The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-04

WASHINGTON, April ALL other
business was shut off in the House i'm.
mediately after the reading of the
journal by the call for the regular
order. This was announced by the
Speaker to be the O'Neill Joy contested
election case.
Reed remarked that before the House
adjourned the other day it passed an
order for the arrest of members. Must
not that first be disposed of ?" he in
quired.
ut must not" responded the Speaker.
mo report has yet been made"
The call OF the roll was then ordered
by the Speaker on the motion by
Springer to lay on the table the motion
by Burrows to reconsider tho vote by
which the House rejected the resoluti ton
OF the minority of the committee on
elections, declaring Charles F. JOY to
have been elected q representa- tive from
the Eleventh district Of Missouri The
vote resulted Republicans not voting)
yeas, 167; nays, l2-just q quorum,
Marshall (Dem.. Va being among
those voting In the negative.
The Speaker announced that the mo-
tion had been adopted and the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table.
The next question was on the resolu-
tion declaring John O'Neill to have
been elected Representative from the
Eleventh district Of Missouri. For this
the minority offered substitute that
ONeill had not been elected, and
the vote was first taken on the substi-
tute. While this question was being
stated from the desk, Mr.. Joy gathered
his coat and hat and started to leave
the hall, the last vate fuanlly deciding
adversely his title to the seat in contro
versy. AS he retired round OF APP
plause from the Republican seats was
given him. The vote upon tho substi
tute was: Yeas, 80; nays, 160. Marshall
(Dem., Va voting yea
Weaver rep, N. Y } moved to recon
slider tho vote just taken, whereupon
there was slight revival Of the scenes
Of last week.
Cultivate made the point that by the
terms of tho rule under which the House
was proceeding the motion was out OF
order, and the Speaker sustained the
point.
An attempt was made again by Lacey
to appeal, but the Speaker refused to
Before the roll was called Burrows
asked for division on the resolution,
and the vote was first taken on the
declaration that Joy was not elected.
The result WAS announced as yeas 1856,
nays 24-Republicans not voting. The
vote on the resolution seating O'Neill
was 1875 to IS, and at 2:33, amid slight
applause on the Democratic side and q
few Kisses on the Republican side,
O'Neill appeared at the bar of the House
and the oath of Office was admins tered
to him. He took tho seat formerly oc-
cupied by Dalzell (Rep., Pa. who takes
the desk am chair vacated by Joy.
The other part of the order relating
to the contested case of English VS.
Hilborn, from the Third district of Cali.
fornia, was then taken up. l, was
discussed two hours and vote taken
on resolution offered by the minority
OF the committee on elections that
Hilborn was entitled to his seat. This
was lost, 165 to S3, the Republicans
voting on this proposition. Twelve
Democrats and four Populists voted
with the Republicans, declaring Hilborn
elected.
On the next roll call the quorum dis
appeared, and at $40 o'clock the House
adjourned until tomorrow at ~ O'Clock