The morning call., 1894-04-04
HILBoRN VOTED OUT ALSO.
But English Has Not Yet Been
Voted In.
FAILED OF A QUORUM AT LAST.
1t Is Apparent, However, That the
Inevitable Has Only Been
Postponed.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The deadlock
which has prevailed in the House for the.
past week over the Joy-O'Neiil contested
election case was broken to-day. The
Republicans refused TO answer to their
names, but the Democrats raised bare
quorum-167 to 12-and amid some
applause the Speaker announced that the
deadlock had been broken and that the
motion to table 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 question to be on the Republican
substitute for the resolution declaring
O'NelIl elected and entitled to seat, the
substitute declaring that he was not
elected and not entitled TO his seat. As
the question was being stated Joy, who
had been unseated, came down the aisle
from the elOakr0om, hat in hand The
Republicans with hand and voice cheered
their departing colleague. Ten Democrats
and two Populists voted against the
resolution to unseat Joy as follows:
Boeu (P.) of Minnesota. Bryan 3D. of
Nebraska, Cooper 3D. of Indiana. De Ar
mond % of Missouri. Harris Cd of
Kansas, Harter 3D. of Omaha, McKeigllan
(P.) of Nebraska, Sibley d. of Pennsyl-
vania, Morgan Cd y of Missouri. Ryan 3D.
of New York and Marshall 3D. Of Mis-
souIi The Republican resolution declar-
lag O'Neill not elected to the seat was
deteated-160 to %. Ia addition to those
who voted against the unseating of Joy
the following voted in favor of the resOlu-
tion adverse to O'Neill's claims: Cooper
CD of Texas, Dunphy 3D. OF New York.
Everett d. of Massachusetts, Geary D)
OF California, Griffin D) of Mississippi.
Hendrix 3D. of New York, Hutchison 3D.
of Texas. Cultivate I'D of Ohio, Pendle-
ton 3D. of Texas and Ken P.) of Ne
braska.
Weaver (R.) of New York moved to re-
consider the vote.
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 refused
to entertain an appeal from his decision
on the demand of Lacey (R.) of Iowa. The
last vote was taken on the following:
ReSolued That John ]. O'Neill was
elected representative TO the Fifty-third
Congress from the Eleventh Congressional
District Of Missouri and that he is entitled
to the seat
The resolution was adopted. 12S to g.
There was some Democratic applause
upon the announcement, and by direction
of the doorkeepeT. O'NeilI. 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
consideration OF the Hilborn-English case.
two hours being allowed Tor debate. Cobb
ID of Alabama tried to effect an arrange
ment by which the time for debate should
be extended two hours. but Grosvenor (R.)
of Ohio objected. and Brown d. of Indi-
ana. chairman of the Committee on Eec-
tions, took the floor and made the opening
argument in favor of the Democratic con-
testant. Mr. English.
Reed, in reply, made very able argu-
ment in favor of Hilborn. He said in con-
clusioD, addressing the Democratic side
of the House: Gentlemen, you cannot
afford to discredit yourselves twice"
After some further remarks by Waugh
(R,) of Indiana and Daniels of New York
in favor of the contestee Hilborn himself
seat. Speeches were also made by Bowers
and Loud. of California. in favor of the
contestee and by Mcguire and Brown
against and the debate closed aud vote
was had upon the first half Of the substi-
tute of the resolution of the Election Com
mittee declaring Hilborn legally elected
and entitled to his seat. The first part of
the substitute resolution was defeated by
SO TO 1876.
The next vote was on the second part of
the resolution declaring English not en-
titled to his seat, eleven Democrats and
four Populists also voted for the contettee,
as follows: Democrats-Abbott of Texas,
Bartlett of New York. Breckenridge OF
Arkansas. Coombs of New York. Craw-
ford of North Carolina, Harris of Kansas,
Latimer of Sonth Carolina, McLsurin of
South Carolina, Ryan of New York, Shell and
Strait of South Carolina; PopuIists-Bell
of Colorado, Boon of Minnesota, Nc
Keighan of Nebraska and Pence OF
Colorado. The Republicans refused to
vote on the English portion Of the Iesolu-
ton and the Democrats failed to get a
quorum. the. result being IL to 100. A
truce was then declared for tonight, and
at $50 p NJ. the House adjourned.