Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-05

the seat naa Ucen carried Inc
speaker then stated the pending ques-
ton to be ON the republican substitute
for the resolution declaring o'Neill
ele ted and entitled to a seat, the sub
stitute declaring he was not elected
and not entitled TO his seat.
Ten democrats and two populists
voted against the resolution to unseat
MIR, Joy. as follows: Boon (pop) of
Minnesota; Bryan tdem.), OF Nebraska;
Cooper dem }. of Indiana; De Almond,
(dem.l, of Missouri; Hall (dem.), of
Missouri; Harris (dem.), of Kansas;
llarter (dem }, OF Ohio; McKeigan
/ tpop), of Nebraska; Sibley (dem }, of
Pennsylvania; Morgan (dem }, of Mis-.
souri,; Ryan lden. }. OF New York, and
Marshall (dem.), of Virginia. The re-.
publican resolution declaring O'Neill
not entitled to the seat was defeated
100 to %.
In addition to those who voted
against uuseating Mr.. joy, the follow
ing voted in favor OF the resolution,
adverse TO Mr.. O'Neill's claims: Cooper
(dem }, Of Texas; Dunphy dem, Of
New York; Everett (dem.), of Massa-
chusetts; Geary tdem }, OF California;
Griffin (dem.), OF Michigan; Hendrix
| tdem.), Of New York; Hutchinson (dem },
of Texas; Cultivate dem. }, OF Ohio;
Pendleton (dem.), OF Texas, and KEN
(pop), Of Nebraska Mr.. Weaver, of
New York, moved TO reconsider the
vote. Mr.. Cultivate made the point
1t was an intervening motion and
therefore not In order. After some de-
bate the chair sustained the point of
order and also refused to entertain an
appeal from his decision upon the do
mand OF Mr.. Lacey (rep.l, of Iowa The
last vote was taken on the following:
Rcso we'd. That John J. o'Neill was lee ed q
representative 70 the Ffty'third cOngress
from the First con yrrssonal dstrlot OF Missou-
ri, and that he is entitled 10 the seat
| The resolution was adopted, l2s TO
/ aS. There was some democratic mp
plause upon the announcement, and by
direction OF the speaker, Mr.. O'Neill,
VINO was in the hall, came forward to
tho 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 Euglish-Hil-
born case, two hours being allowed for
debate
Mr.. Cobb (dem.l, of Alabama, tried
10 effect an arrangement by which
time for debate should be extended two
hours tut Mr.. Grosvenor (rep), Of
Ohio objected, and Mr. Brown (Dem J.,
OF Indiana, chairman OF the committee
on elections, in charge of the case, took
the floor and made the opening argu-
pnent In favor of the damocra tio con.
testant Mr. English.
Mr. Reed, in reply, made n very
earnest argument in favor OF Mr., Hill
born.
After some further remarks by Mr.,
Waugh (repl, of Indiana, and Mr..
Daniels, OF New York. in favor of the
claims OF the contestee, Mr.. Hilborn
bimself took the door in defense of his
right to the seat After some further
debate by Me,srs Bowers and Loud,
OF California, in favor of the conteStee,
and Messrs Mcclure and Brown
against, debate closed, and a vote was
had upon the first half OF the substi.
tute OF the resolution OF the elections
COMMITTEES, declaring Mr.. Hilboru le-
gally elected and entitled to his scat.
The first part OF the substitute resolu-
tion was defeate1--SJ u 1876. The next
vote was on the second part Of the res
olulion declaring Mr. English not en-.
titled to his seat Elevea democrats