The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-23
MUCH ~ALk, LITTLE DONE.
Whole Day Wasted over Contest
ed Election Case.

ed Election Case.
Washington. March 22-The House
spent the entire day in flibustering
over the O'Niell-Joy contested election
case.
The report of the committee is in
1a>c~ of seating Mr.. Joy Republican,,
and the Republicans are determined
that this shall not be accomplished I'M
less the Democrats secure their own
quorum. For five hours today the Re
pubiicans filibustered and kept the
House deadlocked. The highest num-
Der of Democratic votes cast during
the day was 156-thirteen short of a
quorum. An unsuccessful attempt was
made to adjourn over Coed Friday and
the struggle will be resumed tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Catchings Demo
craft. of Louisiana, joint resolution
was passed authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to receive at the sub
treasury in the city of New York from
r. T. Wilson & Co, S6,740, 900. to be
placed to the credit of the Cherokee
nation.
Chairman Brown Democrat), of Mis-
sissippi, of the Committee on Elec-
lions, presented the report on he Eng
lish-EiIborn contested election case
and Mr.. Waugh Republican, of Indi-
ana, was given leave to file the views
of the minority.
Mr.. Patterson then called up the
contested election case of O'Niell-Joy,
AEleventh Missouri district, and Mr.
JNysugh Republican, of Indiana
promptly raised the question of a con-
sideration against it and the filibuster-
ing began. The Republicans refused to
vote and the quorum was broken
Again the Democrats failed to mus
ter a quorum.
Mr.. Patterson moved a call of the
House and pending that MIR. Waugh
moved to adjourn. The motion was
lost, "A to 1871
Mr.. Patterson withdrew the motion
K for a call of the House and the vote
REQUIRED upon the question of consider
alton. Again the quorum failed, only
ISL Democrats appearing.
Mr.. Patterson moved a call of the
House, and upon his motion Mr. Bur-
rows forced a roll call The call was
oFdered-153 to II.
A quorum reappeared upon the call
of the House and Mr.. Patterson moved
to dispense with further proceedings
under the call, but Mr.. Burrows com
PEELED roll call on the motion The
motion was carried and Mr. Van Voor-
hees d2epublican), of New York.
moved that when the House adjourned
today it be to meet on Saturday The
motion was defeated and the vote
again required on the question OF con-
sideTation.
After the roll call had been com
pleted, Mr.. Livingston DemocraO. Of
Georgia, called attention to the fact
the gentleman from Maine was in his
seat and had refused to answer to his
name. He demanded that he he
brought before the bar of the House
and asked to vote, or give his reasons
for not doing so.
Mr.. Bailey Democrat, of Texas in
the chair. declared there was nothing
in The rules requiring a member to
&1pear before the bar of the House
YAIr. Livingston then tried to shift
his ground, claiming that the dignity
Of the House was involved
THE dignity Of the House is in the
keeping OF the House. said the chair
man, and it has not prescribed any
method for forcing this rule
1t is not very large dignity" in
teTTupted Mr.. Reed amid laughter.
Mr.. Livingston argued for some time
with Mr.. Bailey, but the latter ruled
him ont of order and then announced
that the vote had resulted $50 to /.
still no quorum
Thereupon Mr.. Patterson moved a
call of the House, ard Mr.. Waugh
moved an adjournment.
The motion to adjourn was lost, and
Mr.. Nanvoorhees then moved that when
the House adjourned today it be to
; meet on Monday next.
Mr. Brown, chairman of the COM