The record-union., 1894-03-29
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

Contested Election Cases Under Con-
sideration In the House.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-When the
Speakers gavel fell to-day there were less
than eighty members on the floor. The
House proceeded with some routine busi-
ness pending a report expected from the
Rules Committee on the disposition of
the contested election cases of O'Neil-Joy
and English Hillborn.
Letters from the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Attorney General were trans
mitted. asking for additional appropria-
tions for the Secret Service and the
United States courts.
Outhwaite, from the Committee on
Rules, reported rule limiting debate TO
two hours each on the election cases, the
final vote then TO be taken. Cultivate
demanded the previous question on the
adoption of the rule. The vote on order
ing the previous question resulted l64 to
nothing.
Reed made the point of no quorum.
The Speaker voted in the affirmative.
The result was greeted with applause.
This is the first time for week that the
Democrats have mustered a quorum.
Reed criticised the disposition to hustle
the cases through the House without dis
cussion. He said the purpose of the Re-
publicans had been to call attention to a
great outrage, the House and country
being in the habit of paying little atten-
ton TO election cases.
Cultivate replied by saying that more
time for discussion oil these cases in the
first place had been offered. He also re-
viewed the action OF the Fifty-first Con-
gress on election cases and pointed out
the quick manner IN which cases were
then disposed of.
anH IN NIT ho,. 10 .,
instructions 10 report a rule allowing
further time.
The Speaker was inclined to think this
motion should not be entertained.
Reed argued the case on constitutional
grounds.
The Speaker held the motion to re-
commit equivalent to a proposition TO
amend. Amendments were not in order
after the previous question had been or
Cered. Therefore the motion of the gem
tleman from Maine was not in order.
On the question of adopting the report
OF the committee, Cultivate demanded
the ayes and nays. The division having
developed the lack OF quorum, the Re-
puDllcanS again refralned from voting
The resolution of the Committee on
Elections declaring Jonn J. O'Neil en-
titled TO the seat for the Eleventh District
OF Missouri was read.
After argument for and against contest
ant, the vote recurred on the substitute
for the report of the majority of the COM
mittee presented by the minority declar-
ing Mr.. Joy entitled to his seat. The vote
resulted: cas- l02. nays 146. The SUBJ
stitute was rejected.
Burrows of Michigan moved to recon-
slider, and Springer moved to lay the mo-
tion on the table. The Republicans pre-
cIpitated another filibuster by making
the point OF no quorum on the division,
and the roll-call was taken, the Republi-
cans not voting. The vote was: cas-
13T, nays s.
The House then, at 5:4o adjourned
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-In the Sem
ate Dolph introduced a joint resolution
declaring the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, regarding the
construction of the canal at Nicaragua.
commonly known as the Clayton Bulwer
treaty. no longer in force.
A bill tor the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver was introduced by Stewart
(Rep.) of Nevada and laid on the table for
the present,