The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-04


which has prevailed in the house for the
week past over the Joy-O'Neill contested
election case was broken today. The Re
publicans refused to answer to their names
but the Democrats rallied bare quorum,
1871 to II. and amid some applause the
speaker announced the deadlock had been
broken and that the motion to lay on the
ia bic the motion to reconsider the vote by
which Joy had been declared not entitled
to the seat, bad been carried. The speaker
then stated the pending question to be on
the Republican substitute for the resolu-
ton declaring O'Neill elected and entitled
to seat, the su bstitute declaring he was
not elected and not entitled to his seat.
As the question was being stated
Mr.. Joy. who had been unseated, came
down the sic from the cloak-room. hat in
hand. The Republicans with hearty voice
cheered their colleague.
Ten Democrats aud two Populists voted
against the resolution to uuseat Mr.. JOY,
as follows:
Boen, Pop, Minnesota; Bryan, Dem),
Nebraska; Coon, (Dem). Indiana; D'Ar-
mond, DEM. Missouri; Hall, DEM, Mis-
souri,; Harris. DEM. Kansas; Harrer,
DEM, Ohio; Mckeigman. Pop, Nebras-
ka; Sibley, Oem) Pennsylvania; Morgan.
DEM, Missouri; Ryan, Oem). New York.
and Marshal, (Dem), Virginia.
TIE Republican resolution declaring
O'Neill not entitled to the seat was defeat
ed, 160 TO %.
In addition to those who voted against
unseating Mr.. Joy, the following Demo
Gratis voted in favor of the resolution adj
verse to Mr.. O'NeilPs claims: Cooper of
Texas, Duuphy of New York, Everett of
Massachusetts. Geary of California, Grit
fin of Michigan, Hendricks Of New York,
Hutchinson OF Texas. Cultivate of Ohio,
Pendletod of Texas, and Kemm, tPop.)
of Nebraska
Mr.. Weaver, Republican. New 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 sustained
the point of order and also refused to en-
demand OF Mr.. Lacey, Republican. Iowa.
The last vote was taken on the follow.
ing:
Resolved. That John j. O'Neill WAS
elected representative TO the Fifty
third congress from the Eleventh congress
sional district of Missouri, and that he is
entitled to the seat.
The resolution was adopted-12S to g.
There was some Democratic applause
OF the speaker. Mr.. O'Neill. who was in
the hall, came forward TO the bar of the
house and Was sworn in
According to the terms of the special
order the house then proceeded with the
of the English Hilbora case,
two hours being allowed for debate.
Mr.. Cobb, Democrat. Alabama. tried to
effect al arrangement by which the time
for the debate should be extended two
hours. but Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican,
Ohio, objected and Mr.. Brown, Democrat.
Indiana, chairman of the COMMITTEES on
elections, in charge of the case, took the
floor and made the opening argument in
favor of the Democratic contestant, Mr..
English.
Mr.. Reed, in reply. made very earnest
argument in favor of Mr.. HilborD. He
said in conclusion, addressing the Demo- |
cratic side of the house: Gentlemen, you
cannot afford to discredit yourselves |
twice"
After some further remarks by Mr.. |
Waugh, Republican, Indiana, and Mr.. |
Daniels. of New York, in favor of the |
self took the floor in defense of his right |
10 the seat.
After soma further debate by Messrs |
Bowers and Loud of California, in favor |
1f the contestee, and Mr.. Mcclure and |
Brown against, the debate closed and a |
vote was had upon the first hall of the
substitute of the resolution of the election
declaring Mr.. Hlborn legally
elected and entitled to his seat.
The first part of the substitute resolu-
ion was defeated, So to 1876 The next
vote was on the second part Of the resolu-
ion, declaring Mr.. English not entitled to
ais seat. Eleven Democrats and four
populists also voted for the coutestee rs
ollows:
Democrats-Abbott of Texas, Bartlett
# New York, Breckenridge of Arkansas,
Joombs of New York. Crawford of North
Carolina, Harris of Kansas, LstImer of
south Carolina, McLaurin of South Caro-
ina, Ryan of Nebraska, She'll and Strait
# South Carolina
Populists-Bell of Colorado, Bowen of
Mckeighan of Nebraska, and
Fence of Colorado.
The Republicans refused to vote upon |
he English portion of the resolution and
he Democratic quorum failed, the result
icing II to lGO. A truce was then declared
or the night, and at $50 p. IN. the house
djourned.