The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-30
TOM WAIS0N'S LAST HOPE
THE "WHERE-4M-I-AI'' STdTEsu4y
WANTED TO SPEAK,
But tho House Had Heard Enough OF Him
and Voted that Mr.. Black should Retain
His Seat without Further Ceremoey.

HIS seat without Further Ceremony.
WASHINGTON. June "a letter was
received from Secretary Gresham irform-
ing the House through Speaker Crisp,
that a religious service in memory Of the
/ late President carnot, Of the French Re
public, would be held Sunday next at Y
o'clock.
Mr.. Pence called up the contested cleo
tloa case Of Thomas T.. Watson against
j. G.. q. Black. from the Tenth Georgia
district.
Mr.. Brown Gem., Ind). chairman OF
the Committee on Elections, raised the
question Of consideration. and no quo
rum appearing on division. the yeas and
nays were ordered. While the call was
in progress it seemed to be- decided that
consideration o he report was the quick
est way % dispose Of the question, and
there were no negative votes recorded.
Alr. Pence caNei attention 20 the House
that The POpui srs were given no repre-
sentatiOn on tha Committee on Elections
when the HOus- vas organized, although
there were contests pending instituted by
defeated Popullst candidates. and when
Chairman O'Ferrall retired from the COM
mittee q request VAS made OF the speaker
q hl the vacancy with a POpulist, but
that was denied them.
Watson WANTS TO erptK.
Although the report Is I'm favor Of the
sitting member lylack. Mr. Pence said
there was a belief on the part OF some
members Of the House that Mr. Watson
was elected. He desired 20 ask unani-
/ nous consent that when the case was
considered that Mr.. Watson be permitted
to address the House in his own behalf
for an hour Such, requests had been
frequently made and always granted Mr..
Pence said he had been Informed by old
/ members, and he had investigated the
record 50 far as 10 discover, that I'm the
| contested election case OF ThObe against
| present occupant Of the chair Speaker
Crisp, being chairman of the Committee
on Elections, made the same request in
behalf Of Thobe, and 1t was granted.
Mr. Pence moved that the case be
postponed until Monday, and pending
that motion. moved that when the House
adjourn to-day n be until Monday next
This latter motion was lOst.-65 to ~
The yeas and nays were called on the
motion TO postpone the Democrats op-
posing IT, and the Republicans and Popu-
lists favoring IT. The vote resulted, yeas
10: nays, l25; pr' sent and not voting. 3.
Messrs Bryan Comm, Cummings.
Dunn. Harris Latimer, McLaurin, Ryan,
and Warner, Democrats, voted TO post
pOne.
Mr.. Brown said that the case having
UNANIMOUSLY lfnOTfH1
committee, that at every step Mr. Wat
son had been afforded an opportunity to
be heard; that in view Of the unprece-
dented course ol n third party I'm the
matter. he thought # proper and due
TO the House that the case should be at
once disposed Of. He, therefore, moved
the previous question on the resolution
reported by the Committee on Elec-
tOns.
PESCE BEGINS TO FILIRUsTRR.
Mr.. Pence asked Mr.. Brown to with
draw the motion for the previous ques-
tion until he could be heard. inasmuch
as he Brown had alluded TO his Pence's)
course IN the matter
Mr.. Brown: l cannot yield. Mr.. Speak
er.
Mr.. Cannon Rep, I'D. in an effort to
mo.lify Mr.. row ~ oh. well. now, in fair
Mr.. Brown. Neither can Weld 70
the gentleman from Illinois.
The Speaker was about 20 put the mo-
tiOn for the previous question. when Mr.
Pence interyened with a motion to ad-
Lost. 25 to 70.
Alr. Pence then moved that when the
House adjourned IL be untl Tuesday
next at 2 o'clock. Ayes. "a; nays. GS
40 quorum" said Mr.. Pence. and tell
ers were ordered.
Through them the vote was announced
20 be, yeas, ?; nays, u.s.
Mr.. Brown thereup0n demanded the
yeas and nays.
Previous to this Speaker Crisp had sur
rendered the chair 10 Mr.. Richardson.
Of Tennessee, and retired. II was pre-
sumed with the other members Of the
Committee on Rules TO prepare an order
fOr the disposition Of the case. That
this was the case was confirmed after
the vote on Mr. Pence's motion had been
announced Yeas. "a; nays, III, present
and not voting, 7.
Mr. Outhwalte reported an order recit-
ing that Immediately upon It's adoption
the previous question should be consider
ed ordered on the resolutions n the
contested election case Of Watson vs..
Black. from the Tenth district Of Ge0r-
gia. and that the vote be taken without
intervening motion.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED.
No quorum voted on Mr.. Outhwaite's
demand for the previous question on
the order. and the yeas and nays were
ordered, resulting, Yeas, 40; nays, a
present and not voting, 8. So the pre-
vous question was ordered.
In the discussion that followed Mr..
Brown said that Watson had never
manifested SO much interest in the case
AS would suffice to bring him before the
committee at any time; the only thing
he had done was 10 send bill Of 5000
for expenses TO the committee which the
House had voted 70 pay. The RESPONSE
bilitv for this case being before the
House at this time, which Mr.. Lacey
and Mr.. Pence seemed so deeply to de-
flore was due entirely to the action Of
the latter for the ayOwed purpose Of
giving Watson an opportunity to be
heard in the House. In view Of what
has occurred" asked Mr. Brown. what
warrant is there for believing that Wat
SON wants TO be heardy" The real pur-
nose Of Mr.. Pence, Mr.. Brown said, In
bringing up the case now was 70 enable
the Populists 10 circulate as part Of
he congressional proceedings, charges
against the Democrats In the Georgia
csmnaien. daughter and app ause on the
1(,ii,tiiraD side). The order was then
d.,,ssed IN. yeas. 121 nays. %; present and
,,,t ~6 ,.oting 10 Several Republicans, includ-
49, tbe members Of the Committee on
tHiections voted with the Democrats on
~ Question. The resolutions of the
C,n+in,mittee on Elections, declaring Wat
Conflltt'e ny elected and Black entitled TO
sGH 1T was then agreed to. l06: 10 10.
ih2 "a tben at $40 o'clock the House took
p. recess re- ul'l.' ...-, -, -, ,..,,... s..,...
+be heat and discOmforts OF an evening
lnl'c.;on lnc AFTER few cases had been
sessaieOd over without action, bil TO
tncrease the pension OF Thomas Corigan
fc,,c $40 10 SO n month was reached.
I ~ ga a motion to lay 1t aside with favor
able report. the ayes were % noes ~
Mr Hun (Rep., Iowa. made the point
~ - no ouor1lm The roll was called ana
II members answered 70 their names.
hf,er an hour spent In filbustering, the
House. at 9:26, adjourned.
MORE F4TORABLE PROSPECTS,.
slight Improvements la Trade Noted at
some Southern Points.
NEW YORK, June D.-Bradstreets
tomorrow Will say: