Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-06-13
SHORT SESSION OF THE House
Various Matters Were Considered
and IL Recess Taken.

Washington. June 9.-Less than dozen
democrats were present when tn house
was called to order. In explanation CT
he absence of democrats, Mr.. McMllln
said that democrats did not consider it
their dllly 10 furnish a quorum to unselt
another democrat. The pending Quas-
ton was a motion to lay on the table the
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the house decided TO consider the elec-
tion case of Aldrich against Underwood.
The vote resulted % to Il. being 81 less
than a quorum
The sergeant at arms was directed to
bring in the ahsentees.
Mr. Daniel Of New York addressed the
house in favor of seating the contestants
NIr Aldrich The minority admitted the
returns We're incorrect but claimed the
corrected returns still gave over 1000 ma
iority.
After the debate had run for half IN
hour it was decided to prolong the de
bate to have two hours on a side.
Mr. Underwood, the contestee, spolS"
for an hour in his own behalf
Mr.. Linney of North Carolina, IN sup
porting the cause of the contestant,
gave a picturesque denunclatlon OF the
election frauds which he said We're pra2-
ticed in the south by the democrats.
He argued that the only place where the
wrongs committed could be corrected
was in the house. Any attempts TO Sc
cure justice from the local courts, he
said would be futile.
Mr Stallings of Alabama. who defenN-
ed MI Tnderwood's right to the seat,
denounced Mr. Linney's remarks as the
,irtiJst abuse of his own section ever de
lirered by Il white man.
When the time for debate expired Nh
owens OF Kentucky moved % recomlnit
| the case.
| The motion was lost 81 to %. The vote
| was then taken on the fire. resolution.
declaring Nh Underwood not entitled 10
| the seat The resolution was adopted,
| 1879 TO 9S. The resolution declaring A.
| drfch entitled to the seat was adopted.
| lis To 101.
| Mr.. Cannon presented the conference
report on the sunClry civil bill. 1t agreed
| to all the items in dispute except TIL"
| public building amendments.
| Mr. Hayner of Nebra aska. who refused
| to s-n the conference report on the sun
| dry civil bill because 1t contained All ap-
| nropriation for the Garfield and Provi-
denca hospitals in this city, explaine"
| that he had consistently opposed appro-
| nria ions for private or Sectarlan mSfl-
tutions from the first, and he now be-
lievesi that the question of principle in
volvnd could not be compromised. Tn
report was adopted.
The final report on the naval appropri
alton bill was presented by Mr.. Boutellt
and agreed to without division.
Tte final report on the Indian appro
prialon bill was also agreed to withou
| division.
| Mr Cannon appealed to the house no
| to Weld in the matter of public build
| ing amendments to the sundry civil bill
! and with the exception Of the amend
men- for the public building at SaVIn
| nah. Ga. all We're agreed to and tn
| bill sent to further conference. The Sa
vaniah item was agreed to. So to u.
| 4 partial conference report on the Dis
| trict of Columbia bill was presented an
atlol ted The report left the electrl
light ng question and public charitie
still open.
\ bill was passed to amend the act
prevent collisions at sea. a resollltlo
was adopted directing the speaker TO al
point a committee of five members |
| investigate the management OF the LeaN
| enworth soldiers home
At o'clock the house took a receS
| until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.