St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-12
HOUSE UNSEATS KAUFMAN.
SENATE IMMEDIATELY RETAIL
ATEs BY TURNING OUT WAL
TON AND JAMES.
Republicans VIII Refuse to Vote
and Democrats Can Do Nothing
without a Quorum

IHe mousse naQ convened this morning
the clerk read the refusal of Mr. Dun
to prosecute his contest against Mr.
Kaufman. AT it's. close Mr.. Carroll
arose and stated that the house had no
right to refuse Mr.. Dunlap the right
to withdraw his contest. This, as far
as the house is concerned, he claimed,
settled the matter entirely. Represen-
tative Robbins Dem) declared that no.
body could compel Dunlap to do what
he did not want to do The very mo-
ment he so decided the house has no
right to unseat Mr.. Kaufman. Repre-
sentative Lyons (Rep) claimed that
Dunlap had only asked leave to with
draw his contest. His willingness to
withdraw does not affect the right Of
the house to go ahead with the case
There are" he said, 1.-TWO distinct
questions involved; one is whether
Kaufman was elected fairly, and the
other is, was there fraud and was Dun
lap entitled to the seat?" He thought
the house should go ahead with the
case. Representative Fore Oem) de-
clared that it was child's play to argue
the question of bringing up the case
again. Representative Howard Rep.)
said that it was a question as to who
was the rightful member from the city
of Lexington, and it is left to the house
to say if there had been fraud in that
election. The speaker said, in deciding
the question, that it was for the COM
monwealth to decide. The contest had
been conducted legally All the forms
of law had been observed, and the chair
holds that it was perfectly competent
for Dunlap, before the case had been
prosecuted to the end, to have aband-
oned the contest; but they had no such
right after the case had been tried.
He cited the case of Calhoun VS.. Rior-
dan as precedent. "I hold" said he,
in conclusion, that the house has pow
er to take a vote on the Dunlap -Kauff-
man case, and sc rule"
A vote was then ordered on the mi
nority report on the Bunlap-Kauffman
case, to the effect that Dunlap is and
Kaufman is not entitled to the seat
now held by Kaufman. Poor and Ed
rington, Populists. voted with the DEM
ocrats. The Republicans voted solidly
to unseat, and the minority report was
adopted by the vote of 40 to 49, The
announcement of the vote caused much
excitement among the Democrats, who
had not expected such a result.
On the roll call to adopt the majority
report the Democrats left the house
to break quorum, but did not sue
ceed, as the Republicans all voted.
The majority received 81 votes The
Republicans all voted except one, who
was paired.
UNSEAT TWO FOR ONE.
AS soon as the news of the action
Of the house reached the senate, Sen
ator Goebel jumped up and moved the
adoption Of an amendment to rule S5
The motion was seconded by Brons-
ton amid the widest confusion. The
chair refused to put the motion, and
Of his gavel. The clerk read the
amendment. The chair declared that
the proceedings were revolutionary
and scene Of riot ensued. Senator
Bronston waved his arm frantically,
and shouted to the clerk to call the
roll.
Senator Jones moved that the SEN
ate adjourn. Amid the widest ex-
citement the lieutenant governor put
the motion, and the Republicans voted
aye in a body. The lieutenant gov
ernor declared the senate adjourned
and, together with the Republican
members, left the chamber in body
The report of the committee on cleo
tions was then read. The roll was
called, and Senators Walton and James
were declared ineligible to seats in
the senate by vote of 81 to 0. wild
cheers from Democrats.)
Senator Walton declared that the
proceedings were revolutionary and
that he would not submit. Senator
Bronston denounced him, and swore
that neither James nor Walton should
ever get in the joint assembly to vote
Only prompt interference of friends
prevented a personal difficulty. A
crowd gathered at the door of the
house chamber to prevent the entrance
of either James or Walton, and seri-
Gus trouble seemed unavoidable. Many
men were armed, and the slightest
outburst would have precipitated
tragedy. DR.. James succeeded in leav-
ing the senate chamber before it's vote
to unseat him was taken and entered
the house. Senator Walton was not
so fortunate. and he was refused ad-
mission.
IN JOINT ASSEMBLY.