The record-union., 1894-04-04
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The deadlock
which has prevailed in the House for the
week past over the Joy-O'Neil contested
election case was broken to-day. The
Republicans refused to answer to their
names, but the Democrats raised bare
quorum--l67 TO 12-and, amid applause,
the Speaker announced that the deadlock
had been broken and the motion to table
the motion TO reconsider the vote by
which Joy had been delared as not entl-
tied to the seat had been carried. The
Speaker then stated The previous ques-
ton to he on the Republican substitute
for the resolution declaring O'Neil elected
and entitled to the seat, the substitute de-
claring he was not elected and was not
entitled to the seat. AS the question was
being stated Mr.. JOY, who had been un-
seated, came down the aisle from the
cloakroom, hat in hand. The Republl-
cans, with hand and voice, cheered their
departing colleague. Ten Democrats and
two Populists voted against the resolu-
ton to unseat Mr.. Joy.
The Republican resolution declaring
O'Neil not elected to the seat was defeated
loo to %.
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 refused
10 entertain an appeal from his decision
on the demand OF Mr.. Lacey (Rep.) OF
Iowa. The last vote was taken on the
following:
"ReSoiUed, That Hon. j. O'Neil was
elected a representative to the Fifty
= I,i md ElaVanth Com
gressional District of Missouri and that
he is elected to the seat"
The resolution was adopted-12S to 2S.
There was some Democratic applause
upon the announcement, and by dlrec-
ton of the oorkeeper, Mr.. O'Neil, who
was in the hail. came forward to the bar
of the House, and was sworn in. Ac-
cording to the terms OF the special order,
the House then proceeded with the con-
sideration of the Hilborn-English case,
two hours being allowed for debate.
Cobb (Dem.) of Alabama tried to effect
an arrangement by which the time tor
debate should be extended two hours,
but Grosvenor (Rep.) of Ohio objected,
and Mr.. Brown (Dem.} of Indiana, Chair
man of the Committee on Elections, took
the floor and made the opening argument
in favor of the Democratic contestant,
English.
Reed, in reply, made very able argu-
ment in favor of Hilborn. He said in
conclusion, addressing the Democratic
side of the House: Gentlemen, you can
not afford to discredit yourselves twice."
After some further remarks by Waugh
(Rep.) of Indiana and Daniels of New
York in favor of the claims Of the con-
testee, Hilborn himself took the floor in
defense OF his right to the seat.
After some further debate by Messrs.
Bowers and Loud from California in favor
of the contestee, and Messrs. Mcclure
and Brown against, the debate closed and
a vote was had upon the first half of the
substitute of the resolution of the Elec-
| ton Committee, declaring Mr.. Hilborn
| legally elected and entitled to his seat.
! The first part of the substitute resolution
was defeated-S3 to 1876. The next vote
was on the second part of the resolution
declaring Mr.. English not entitled TO his
seat; eleven Democrats and tour Populists
also voted for the contestee. The Repub-
! licans refused to vote on the English pOr-
ton of tie resolution, and the Democrats
failed, the result being IL to l60. A truce
was then declared for the night at $50 p
NJ, and the House adjourned.