The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-19
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.

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THE wEEK IN CoNGRKss.
Contested Elections In the House. APP
propriations iu the senate.
WssaIssroS Cry. March is.--As soon
as the sundry civil bill Is disposed Of,
which will probably he tomorrow. the
honse will take up the four contested
election cases which are pending, the
o'Neill Joy case. from the Tenth Missouri
district: the Williams Settle case, from
the Fifth North Carolina; the English
Hilborn case. from the Third California;
and the Wbatiey Cobb case, from the
Fifth Alabama The o'Neili-Joy and
English Hiiborn cases. which were both
decided against the sitting members,
Republicans, by strict party votes
in the committee on elections. are
the most important, and will require the
major portion of the time. In both these
cases the result Of the election in Novem-
Der. iSs,. Was exceedingly close. There
were two counts in the o'Neili-Jo elec-
ton, the recount giving Joy. Rep. 67 piu-
rality O'Neili was beaten on the face of
the returns. and he instituted the 4
test ON the ground that the Missouri
election Law had not been complied with,
IL having been shown that some OF the Joy
ballots had not been numbered aud in
itialsi as required By that Law. The case
before the committee hinged upon the de-
termination of the question a. TO whether
the Missouri election Law In this particular
should be regarded ~ N andatory or simply
directory. The members Of the committee
wavered for some time. but finally decided
by strict party vote that the Law was
mandatory and that its tschnicaiitiss had
not Teen observed. This decision gave the
seat 70 ONsil, Dsm. In the English Hill
born case the result was also very close.
English receiving Is, 80 on the face Of the
returns, against Hilborn's Il. 100. Eng;ish's
contest rested on the claim that In ono
precinct the returns had been manipulated
beyond doubt. and his attorneys charged
that. while Hilborn was not responsible
Tor II. he had been the beneficiary Of that
manipulation. At the close Of the case
Hilborn's attorneys still claimed his cleo
tion by vote. but tho Democrats OF tho
committee decided In favor Of English. In
the Williams Settle contest the contestants
allege that the sitting member had been
elected by the buildoxlng and intimidation
of negro voters by the Republicans. but
most of the Democrats of the committee
refused to sustain his contention. Wood
ward, Dem, however, dissented from the
decision of his colleagues. I'm the Whatiey-
Cobb cave the committee unanimously de-
cided against the contestant, who was .
ropuiist. and his case can have no stand
ing in the house whatever.
II the contested election cases are dis
posed Of this week, which IL hardly prob
able. the Republicans will doubtless insist
upon the presence of Democratic quorum
to- unseat their colleagues. The house will
afierward proceed with the consideration
OF consular aud diplomatic appropriation
bills.
The present week will 80 far as the cal
endsr reveals, be devoted by the senate to
routine business of nothing OF interest.
II 10 probable the Notifications appropria-
iion bin will be reported from COMMITTEES,
and il il should DO Ii will probably be
taken up for discussion and put upon its
passage. and there siii be an effort To dis
poss Of the govern ment printing site APP
rropriaiion, the Russian thistle sppropri-
alton, the McGarrahan DILL and a large
number OF speoial bills on the calendar.
A Great Mineral coiiscsion for Chicago.
srw YoRg, March Is.--Ths Field CO.
laiubian museum. OF Chicago. In addition
10 sarge numbers OF ethnoiogicai coiier-
,ions purchased since its organization, has
Just made important and valuable addi-
lions TO the museum. more than any
American museum has ever made at one
time. having purchased for about 5000
the foIlowtng: The Tiffany collection Ut
geTas and precious stones. which were
contained in one fat case in the Tiffany
paytllon. Manufsctusers' building. and all
Of those ia ihe four cases In the North wsat
gallery Of the Mining building; a coiiee-
lion that was exhibited by the United
states government In their building at the
Worlds fair, Of all the known alloys
Of gold and silver in Their
various workshops; . collection of
old Indian jewelry and Oriental
ornaments for personal decoration. eoi-
lee ted By Lock- wood de Forest. the artist:
ihe George r. kanz collection OF meteor
ics, containing the largest msteoric stock
that has ever been found or Known To fall.
she entire number OF pieces weighing Lbs
rounds: 9 collection OF pistinums repre-.
seating over twenty localities. platinum
coins, etc collection OF fifteen frames OF
portraits Of famous geologlsIss rnin7faio-
giass. g@m-writsrs sni others. and library
| OF $500 books aud pafnphis's. many OF
them dating from the hftesnih. saxt~entn'
seysnteenth and eighteenth centaFiss. de-
scsipsivs Of sli the foreign collections, rich
| in ilnslg illustrated ~orks on minerasogy.
| mining ard nsessliareY. especially OF yalus
| in illustrating the early science Of the
/ aFroys na1asd studies anf exhibited ~ con.
/ uset.on attn she cailsetson.
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