St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-04

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The dead
lock which has prevailed in the house
for week past over the Jov-O'Neill
contested election case was broken to-
day. The Republicans refused to All
swer to their names, but the Democrats
rallied bare quorum. l67-12, and, amid
some applause, the speaker announced
that the deadlock had been broken. and
that the motion to lay on the table the
motion to reconsider the vote by which
Joy had been declared not entitled to
the seat had been carried.
The speaker then stated the pending
question to be OH the Republican sub
stltute for the resolution declaring
O'Neill elected aud entitled 10 a seat.
the substitute declaring that he was no.
elected and not entitled TO his seat As
the question WAS being stated, Mr.. JOY,
who had just been unseated, came down
the aisle from the cloak room. hat in
hand. The RepuDlicaps, with hand and
voice, cheered their departing colleague.
len Democrats and two Populists
voted against the resolution to unseat
MI. JOY, as follows: Boon pop, Nina:
Bryan tDem.. Neb.); Cooper Dem,
md.): Dearmond (Dem., MOI; Han
(Dem.. No.; harris dem, kan.);
Harter Dem, o.; McKeighan (Pop.,
Neb.j; sibley Dem, Pa.); Morgan
tDem., MOI; Ryan Oem., N. V, ana
Marshall (Dem., Va.)
1he Republican resolution declaring
ONrill not entitled 10 the seat was de-
1eated, 1923.
In addition 10 those who voted against
UNsEATING MIR. JOY.
the following voted in favor OF the reso-
luilon adverse to O'Neills claim:
Cooper Dem, TeX.); Dumphy Dem,
\. "; Everett dem. Mass.): Geary
Oem., Cali: Griffin (Dem., Micb1:
Hendrix dem, n. "; Hutchinson
Oem., Tex); Cultivate Dem., o.:
Pcndleton Dem, Tex, and KEN Pop.
NeD.)
Mr.. Weaver Rep., N. " moved to
reconsider the vote. MIR. Outhwaite
made the point that it WAS an interyen.
Ing motion and not III order. After
some debate tie chair sustained the
point OF ORDER. and also refused to en-
terrain an appeal from his decision
upon the demand of Mir. Lacey, Rep.
Iowa.
The last vote was taken on the fol-
lowing:
"Resolved. That John j. O'Neill was
elected representative to the Fifty
1hlrd congress from the Eleventh con
gltsslopal district of Missouri, ami that
he Is entitled 30 the seat:
he resolution was adoDted-l55t TO %.
There was some Democratic applause
upon Inc announcement, and by direc-
ton OF the speaker MIR. O'NeilI. who
was III the ilall, came forward to the bar
OF Inc house and was sworn in.
According TO the terms of the special
order, the house then immediately nro-
ceeutu WITH The consideration of the
EllgllSh-Hilborn case, two hours being
allowed Tor debate. Mr.. Cobb Den..
Ala tried TO effect an arrangement by
Whlch the time for debate should be ey-
tented two hours. but Mr.. Grosvenor
thep, ONO objected, and MIR. Brown
(Deni., lnd.), chairman of the committee
OH elections,
IN CHARGE OF THE CASE,
took the floor and made the opening
argument III favor of the Democratic
contestant, Mr.. English.
MI Reed, In reply, made very ear
nest argument III favor OF MIR. Hilborn.
de said, III conclusion, addressing the
democratic side OF the house: Gen
tieinen, you can't afford to dlscredit
yourselves twice
After some further remarks by Mr..