The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-06
DEMOCRATS VOTED
OUT OF OFFICE
Congressmea Martin and Rinaker Are
Seated in the House.
TO PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS
Mr.. Morgan Talks Upon His ResOlu.
tion Concerning the American Citi.
gems ON Trial in Cuba.. The Latter
Part Of His Speech Made in Secret
Session.

Washington, June 5.-The record
made by the Republicans in the Fifty
first congress was eQualled today, In
one regard. and In another. Speaker
Pro Tenn Payne (Rep., N. " estab-
lished an entirely new one. AS on the
famous occasion in that congress when
two Democrats-Venable and Elliott
were unseated at one session, so today
two Democrats were voted out of their
seats and their places filled by their
opponents at the congressional election
in 1894. AS on that occasion also. the
Democrats sought to prevent action,
abandoning their places OH the floor, so
as to break a quorum. This was in the
case Of Martiis (Populist) VS.. Lockhart
(DemocraD from the Sixth district Of
North Carolina, which was discussed
yesterday. Upon q preliminary vote.
the Democrats, after voting, left their
seats, only half a dozen remaining. Sub
sequently, when Mr.. Bailey Dem..
Tex.). who was in charge Of the minor
ity interests made the point of mo
quorum" pointing to the vacant seats
as evidence of the fact, Speaker Pro
Tenn Payne overruled the point. holding
that on the last recorded vote more thar
quorum had answered to their names
and declined to entertain appeal from
his decision. He declared that the
resolution OF the committee, that Martin
was entitled to his seat had been adopt
ed by the vote OF 113 ayes to nays, and
Mr.. Martin was sworn in.
RINAKER SEATED.
This was followed by the considera-
tion Of the report of elections committee
No. ], upon the contest of Rnaker VS..
Downing from the Sixteenth Illinois
district, which had been sent back to
the committee for a recount of the bal
lots. This recount was completed yes
terday, and today Mr.. Moody USep..
Mass.). in charge of the case, reported
resolution declaring Rinaker entitled
to the seat by plurality of five Upon
the face of the returns Downing had a
plurality OF forty and received the cer-
tificate of election. Mr.. Moody stated
that in his opinion Downing was en-
titled to retain the seat. but his view OF
the law was not accepted by the other
Republican members of the committee
and he frankly confessed that he did not
expect the house to adopt his opinio.i.
Mr.. McMillin( Dem, Tenn.) unavail-
ingly endeavored to secure postpone
ment, but failed. He did succeed, how
ever, In consequence of a colloquy be-
tween himself and General Grosvenor
uep., Ohio), in bringing about the most
violent and disorderly scene of this
congress, being declared out of order
and compelled to take his seat by the
speaker pro TEN. And certain remarks
of his which could not be understood at
the desk in the confusion were ordered
stricken from the record. General
Rinaker's right to the seat was affirmed
by vote of 167 to 51-Messrs. Evans
RyO. Moody (Mass.) and Sherman
IN. " voting with the Democrats in
the negative-and he was also sworn
in. This wiped out the Democratic men,
bership in the Illinois delegation, and
reduced the Democratic strength In the
house to 95.
The day began with a two-hour
struggle over the adoption of a reso-
luton introduced by General Grosvenor
Rep., Ohio), calling upon the heads Of
the several executive departments for
statement In detail of all the removals
and changes in their departments since
March 81, 1893. The Democrats en-
deavored to have the scope of the re-
solution enlarged SO as to include the
changes made under the Harrison ad-
ministration, but failed.
MORGAN'S RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered last Tuesday
by Mr.. Morgan Dem., Ala.) requiring
the president of the United States to
communicate to the senate all the facts
and proceedings relative to the trial by
court martial, sentence and imprison-
ment of citizens of the United States,
who were captured on board the Amer
lean vessel Competitor. in Cuban wat.
ers. was taken UP in the senate today
and its adoption urged by Mr. Morgan.
The resolution omitted the usual
phrase, III not incompatible with the
public interest,"" and was based upon
section 2.001 Of the revised statutes.
which makes it the duty of the presi-
dent whenever any citizen Of the United
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