The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-29

NuHulNkApu MNitNl ~ w men tue
speakers gavel fell today there We're less
than eighty members ON the floor The
house proceeded with some routine busl-
ness pending report eNpoctel from
the rules committee for the disposition
JOY aud English-Hlllbon.
Letters from the secretary Of the treas
ury and attorney general were transmit
ted asking for additional appropriations
for the secret service and tile United
states courts.
Mir, Outnwaite (dem) OF ohio, from
the committee on rules reported IA rule
limiting dehatu To two nouns each ON the
two election Cnscs the maj vote TO he
then taken Mr., Cultivate demanded the
previous question on the adoption of the
rule.
The vote IN ordering the previous ques-
Mr.. Reed made the point Of no quorum,
Another roll cali was ordered ana thc
vote resulted ~ ayes ana no-~one more
than quorum, rae speaker voted IN
the Affirmative.
This IL the FIRST time for week that
the democrats nave mustered quorum
The result was greetcI with applause.
Mir. Reed criticised the disposition 20
hustle through these cases without as
Question He snid the purpose OF the re-
pnbiicnns mod been to call attention TO
"A great outrage, the house ana me com
try being IN the habit Of paying little
attention 10 election thHtns
Mr.. Outhwatc rAplifA AlylhE lhNl
more time for discussion Of these cases
In the first place had been offered. Tie
also reviewed The geti,9In Of the Fla aSgd
pointed ia the quick manner IN Which
cases we're then disposed Of
MIR Reed moved TO reoommit inc rue
with Instructions TO report rule allow
ing further time. ,.a
The speaker WIS inclined 10 THINK mat
this motion could not De enlelihlneu;
a-.I uffrttgl tho on tNfnflthi
grounds. a., a,,,n %
recomml was eqllvnlehl 20 ", 4, nrys,n ~
to amend. Amendments were not IN otdsV
nov NE urrvlous question had been or
derad. Therefore the motion at me gen
tleman from Sa.e wa dolob m2 tb %i1 report
of the committed Mr. outhwal1e ne-
manded tho ayes ana noes me uiNlnlpn
having deycluned me laeh e gl /" from
votIpr Tho vote on tho adopuon OF the
specini rule was l72 20 Z, lnclualnE Ila
vote OF the sucallor. ana II WIS abi"'u
TO- a bnre quorum FotlnH' 80,
rho resolution or tho committee OF eur
tinng declaring John % Noll ennNNu "
the seat was read, ana Mr rntt X ~ Xxx
- IN I'M ioTitv report and Mr., Daniels of
Sew York on That Of the slde OF inc
minority ., ,r,,,t,,od a
,erv eiabprate and extended explanation
Of The Missouri ballot low
RqnreReniative Daniels repD OF NeW
York, In charge Of the case FOR nv. JOY.
foiiotyod Mn Patterson with o reyieW Of
The Australian ballot laW Of Missouri as
ami WING 10 the Joy ballots. ~ ~ the
ADDICTION that the initials of the cleo
tion iudgoa were not On the ballots, MI
Daniels contended thai this was an error
10 80 charged against tho voters.
Mr. Psyntur tdcmA Of Kentucky fol-
lowed. lie urged TINT the ubgence Of the
Judges iniiiais from the oRlloH lnvilh
dated them.
Mr. Bariholdi Crep) % Missouri con.
tended that ne republican vote Of Mis-
souri, amounted to s. per cent ~ the dem,
ocratic vote and the gerrymander had
enabled them 10 secure n repreHeninll9n
OF only - per cent OF the democratic
vote. Now II was proposed 10 cut this
down hnlf The election machinery was
all IN the hands OF the democrats.
Mr.. benson ldem) 81 Alabamn argued
for the contestant and the majority re.
port while AR Griffin CQcm9 argued
against the majority y request for unan-
imous consent 10 extend his remarks was
refused He asserted that he would de-
cline 10 vote 20 diafrnncllise any Of The
citizens OF Missouri By reason Of q fail
mre Of the election officers 20 put their
vote being plain
Mr. JOY GepA Of Missouri nrgued that
the recount % the ballot had built up bis
majority Tho grounds OF the contest, he
claimed, ns finally made, We're not stated
IN the notice Of contest served upon him,
as required by law
Mr. Reed Of Maine Pointed out that the
Missouri statute provided that Judges are
REQUIRED Ga put their Initials on ballots
further that Judges shall moi deposit tie
ballot unless ~ has the initials. He 40
thru this was Intended 10 give the voters
2 chance 20 reeufy the omission ~ the
INITIAL was NJ first omitted. lie said u
was proposed 10 dlafnnchise over 900