The herald., 1894-03-29
AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Another Day Wasted in the
House.
Republicans Continue Their Filibus-
tering Tactics.
The O'NoII-Joy Contest Not Yet Brought
TO y vots-A Number OF New
Biila Introduced In
the Senate.
By the Associated prass.


speakers Ravel fell today there were
less than so members on the floor. The
house proceeded with some routine
business pending report expected from
the rules committee for the disposition
of the contested election cases OF O'Neii-
Joy and English Hilborn. Letters from
the secretary OF the treasury and attor-
ney-geueral were transmitted, asking
for additional appropriations for the
secret service aud the United States
courts.
Cultivate, from the com mittee on
rules, reported bill limiting debate to
two hours each on the election cases,
the final vote then to be taken.
Outh waite dem anded the previous
question on the adoption OF the rule.
The vote on ordering the question re-
suited l64 to 0. Reed made the point
of no quorum. The speaker voted in
the affirmative. The res ult was greeted
with applause. Tnia lie the frat time
for week that the Democrats have
mustered a quorum.
Reed criticised the disposition to
hustle the election cases through the
house without discussion. He said the
purpose of the Republicans had been to
call attention to q great outrage, the
house and country being in the habit of
paying little attention to election cases.
Outhwaite replied by saying that more
time for discussion Of these cases in the
fret place had been offered, He also re-
viewed the action OF the Fifty-frst con.
Rress on election cases and pointed out
the quick msnnec in which cases were
then disposed OF.
Reed moved to commit the rule with
instructions to report q rule allowing
further time. The speaker was inclined
to think this motion should not be en-
tertained. Reed argued the case on
constitutional grounds. The apeaker
held that a motion to re-commit was
equivalent to proposition to amend.
Amendments were not in order until the
previous question had been ordered.
Therefore the motion Of the gentleman
from Maine wac not in order.
On the question of adopting the re-
port OF the committee Cultivate de-
manded the ayes and nays. The division
having developed the lack OF quorum,
the Republicans again refrRined from
voting.
The resolution OF the com mittee on
elections, declaring John j. O'Neil en-
titled to the seat for the Eleventh dis
trict OF Missouri, was read, and Patterson
of Tennessee was recognized on the side
of the majority report, and Daniels of
New York ON the side OF the minority.
Patterson's statement involved very
elaborate and extended explanation of
the Missouri ballot lew. Daniels fol-
lowed with an explanation of the Aus
tralian ballot law OF Missouri. As to
the objection that the initials of judges
were not on the ballots, Daniels con-
tended that this was an error to be
charged against the judges and not
against the voters.
Paynter of Kentucky followed, srgu-
ing that the absence of the initials OF
the judges from the ballots invalidated
them.
Barthold (Rep) OF Missouri contend
ed that the Republican vote OF Missouri
amounted to SO per cent OF the Demo-
cratic vote, and the gerrYmander had
of only 10 per cent of the Democratic
vote. Now 1t was proposed to cut this
down one-hali. Theelection machinery
was all in the hands OF the Democrats.
Dsnison (Dem.) OF Alabama argued
for the contestant and the majority re-
port, while Griffin (Dem.l of Michigan
argued against the majority report. A
request for unanimous consent to extend
his remarks was refused.
Joy (Rep.) oil Missouri, whose seat
was the question at issue, argued that
the notice of contest served upon him
was not valid. l
Reed pointed out that the Missouri
statute provides that judges are re-,
quired to put their initials on bailots.-
Further that judges shall not deposit
the ballots unless they have the initials.
He held this was in order to give the
voter chance TO rectify the omission If
the initial was at fret omitted. He said
it wan proposed to diafrRnchlse over 900
voters on account of the fault OF. the
judges.
Brown (Dem OF Indiana consumed
the balance of the time for the majority
report. He claimed that they were
bound to observe the statutes OF Missouri
whether 1t gave power to judges to dis
ifanchiee voters or not.
The vote then recurred on the substi-
tute for the report OF the majority OF
the committee presented by the minor
ity, declaring Mr., Joy entitled to the
seat. The vote resulted Yeas, 1902;
nays, l48. The substitute was rejected.
Burrows (Rep.) of Michigan, moved
tOEeconsider, aud Springer moved to
lay the motion on the table. The Re-
publicans then precipitated another fill
buster by making the point of no quo
rum on the division, and a roll call was
taken, the Republicans not voting. The
vote was Yeas, 1877 nays, 7. The
house, then, at AS, adjourned.
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