The herald., 1896-06-06
IN THE HOUSE
Kem Is circumvented bv q General SuspeD-
sion Day

kem Is S1fCumVentcc OV Ocnerus cubpeUs
sion Day
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The house
today unseated two more Democrats,
Mr.. Lockhart, from the seventh North
Carolina district, and MI. Mr.Downing, from
the sixteenth Illinois district, and seat
ed in the place of the former Mr.. Mar
tin, a Populist, who had been endorsed
by the Republicans, and in place of the
latter, Mr.. Rinaker, a Republican. Mr..
Downing was the only Democrat from
| Illinois. A good deal of partisan feeling
| was aroused among the Democrats by
| the ruling of Mr.. Payne, Republican of
| New York, who was temporarily in the
| chair, and on one or two occasions there
Democrats left the hall in an effort to
| break quorum but Mr.. Payne declined
| to recognize the point of no quorum. or
to entertain the appeal from that direc-
| tion.
In order to circumvent KEN of Ne
braska, who had been blocking all unan-
imous consent legislation for two weeks,
HENDERSON or Iowa, from the committee
on rules, today presented general or
der making tomorrow individual sus-
pension day. The rule was adopted
without division. There has been a tre-
menduous pressure from members for
recognition to pass bills of local i'm
portance. This order will give them the
opportunity
Grosvenor of Ohio called UP his reso-
luton requesting the president and cab
met on1ciaiS for detailed statement
OF removals from office since March 3.
1888. and appointments since that date.
giving the number of soldiers appoint
ed, promoted, reduced or removed. There
was good-humored feeling over the res
olution, -S CO
MCMILLAN Of Tennessee recalled the
rumor that civil service had been sus-
pended under the last administrator
TO permit the removal Of 21OO Democratic
postal clerks. When the previous oues-
ton was demanded he demanded the
yeas and nays
AFTER Mr. Mercer, Republican of Ne
DraSka, had asked unanimous consent
Tor the consideration of a bill appro-
priating 100000 for a transmississipni
international exposition, and Mr. KEN,
ropulist OF Nebraska, had objected to
the request. Mr.. Moody, Republican of
Massachusetts, called up the contested
election case of Rnaker VS.. Downinr
from the sixteenth Illinois district. This
is the case which was recommftted two
weeks ago with instructions to the com
lniIuee nai,' 70 recount the ballots. Mr.. Nc
Mill1n. Democrat of Tennessee. protest.
ed. The decision in this case, he said
mao only been reached an hour before
ana ne asked reasonable time for the
preparation of minority report
MI. Mcmillan declared that the COM
ii,..oe iIeIu peeIl aDle TO nSure out plu-
raiity of forty for Downing. Mr.. Moody
said ne was acting under Instructions
from the committee, and admitted that
ne believed Downing to be entitled to
the seat and would vote for him. Mr.
Moody demanded the previous question
Mr.. Mcmillan appealed for more time
Mr.. Grosvenor asked him, in view of the
performances of the other side"
whether he would guarantee a quorum
II the delay was granted. "If there is
any dirty work to be done in an election
case shouted Mr.. Mcmillan. 1--WE can
rely upon the other side to furnish a
quorum"
Amid great uproar Mr.. McMillan.s
remarks were stricken from the record.
ana when the latter angrily retorted
that he was being unjustly treated he |
was ordered to take his seat.
The previous question was ordered
ana when vote was finally taken on the
resolution declaring Rinaker entitled to
the seat, It was agreed to- 1871.
only three Republicans, Messrs
Evans of Kentucky Moody of Massa.
and Sherman of New YnrL
voted with the Democrats against the !
resolution. TIE
Mr. Hinaker was escorted to the bar
or the house where the oath was admir-.
istered to him. At 4:45 the house ad-
journed. "u-