Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-21
DUPONT CASE ENDED
CLAIM TO 4 SEAT IN THE
SENATE Voted DOWN.
1ue CONTEST VERY CLOSE
.,or villas sums up the Argument
AGAINST Dupont's Claim-The Reso-
,nIion as Amended Carries by a
Vote of 81 to S0-Inquiry Concern
cuban Prisoners Desired.

washington, May 16.-In the senate
rrIday Mr.. Morgan (dem., Ala) pre-
nod a resolution concerning the
.n,arjcans now under condemnation at
uavana and said he would address the
.anote IN 1t today. The resolution d.
.sc,s the committee on foreign rela-
,ions TO inquire into and report on the
.,gbts of the United States under our
,reaties with Spain as to the trial of
.ir7ens arrested in Cuba and now I'M
sar sentence of death by the Spanish
m,,itary tribunals for alleged offenses
- a political or other character and TO
renort on that subject by bill or other
wise; second, requesting the secretary
Il state for literal copies of the pro-
tocol signed by Caleb Cushing and the
snanish minister; third, requesting the
secretary of state to transmit copies of
he recent correspondence relative to
me condemnation of the Americans at
Havana.
Mr. Cullom presented a final agree
ment ON the legislative, executive and
judiciary appropriation bill, but action
was deferred as Mr.. Hill desired to look
into the agreement on United States
commissioners. Mr.. Bacon, democrat
II Georgia, was then recognized for a
speech supporting his resolution pro.
bibiting the further issue of bonds
without specific authority from con-
gess
The Dupont case was then taken up.
Mr.. Villas (dem., Wis.,, summed up the
argument against Dupont's claim to a
seat. At 5 o'clock the vote was taken.
The question was on Mr.. Turpie's reso-
luton declaring that Mr.. Dupont was
not entitled to seat. The Turpie res
olution carried, yeas 81, nays 30, all the
democrats and populists voting for and
republicans against it. The Turpie
resolution was in the form of an
amendment inserting the word not
10 an affirmative resolution of Mr..
Mitchell (Ore.), chairman of the COM
mittee on elections, declaring Mr.. Du-
pont elected. The resolution as
amended by the Turpie resolution was
put 10 vote and carried by the same
vote as before, namely, yeas 81, nays
90 This closed the contest.
The house Friday occupied itself iii
passing the private pension bills whicn
we're fayorably acted upon during the
tgo special days given to their cons'd-
Grafton. One hundred we're passed,
leaving about sixty yet undisposed Of.
The Hoge- Otey election case, from the
sixth Virginia district was unanimous
Il decided in favor Of Otey tdam), the
sitting member There was no 1uor-
IN present at the Il, ght se,T ON.
eo0pers anti-adulterated beer bill is
dead until next year at least, the ways
and means committee, to which 1t was
referred, having decided that it is not
ezpedient to consider it during this
session. The conferees of the two
houses on The Indian bill have agreed
10 allow the agreement made In re-
gard to government aid to seetarian
schools TO stand, but it is believed that
when reported to the house the agree
uent will not be accepted. II not an
other conference will be ordered, prob
ably with instructions to stand by the
provisions as originally made by the
house. The senate amendment gave
Two years extension to the sectarian
schools