The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-04-24
COBB UNSEATED.
The House Gusts Democratic Mem
Der From Alabama
sRAUGS FOUND IN FIFTH DISTRICT.
Minoriey Complains of a Lack OF Oppor.
tunsty to Put IN Testimony In Defense
senate Debate ON the Sectarian
Schools Question Continues

schools question lOnuuucs
Washington, D. c., April % The
| house today unsected James Z. Cobb,
Democrat, representing the First Ala
| oama district, and voted-12-45, to seat
Albert E. Goodwin, Populist, but the
| point of no quorum being made, the
house adjourned with the final vote
| still pending. Five Republicans voted
| with the Democrats to recount the
case with instructions to the senate to
permit ne contestants to offer testimony
in rebuttal. Mr. Cobb had sos MAORI
ty on the face Of the returns but the
majority found extensive frauds in the
three black counties of the district.
which reduced Mr.. Cobb's vote and
gave the contestant 1850 majority. The
| minority claimed that no opportunity
was given to submit evidence in rebuff
tai and that fraud was presumed, not
| proved. Mr.. Cobb has been membe.
of the Fiftieth, Fifty-frst, Fifty-sec.
| ond and Fifty-third congresses. He
was unseated by the Fifty-first house
| An effort was made to fix Tuesday
| Wednesday and Thursday of next week
| for debate on the bankruptcy bill, bur
| it was unsuccessful. Mr.. Pickler's
general pension bill will be brought oui
tomorrow and the debate will probably
run till Friday.
IN THE BLACK COUNTIES.
Mr.. Royse (Rep. Ind, who opened
the debate in the Cobb contest case.
| said the white counties in the district
gave Mr.. Goodwin a majority of 3,612.
| while three black counties returned ma
| jorities so large for Mr.. Cobb as ia
| overcome the majority for Mr.. Good
win in the white counties. The testi-
mony, he said, showed extensive frauds
in the black counties which warranted
a reduction of Mr.. Cobb's vote by 2,S6S
thus giving the contestant 1850 plurall.
ty.
Mr.. Bartlett Dem. Ga.,) in behalf o!
the minority urged that the contestant
had been denied an opportunity tc
meet testimony adduced in support cf
the charges of fraud. He declared
that fraud was not to be presumed ex-
cept upon the strongest proof.
Mr.. Cobb, the conteStee, took the floor
and made an hours speech in his OWL
behalf.
AN EXCITING OCCASION.
An exciting incident occurred TOWARD
the close Of Mr.. Cobb's remarks. Mr.
Barrett Rep. Mass.) who was tempo.
rarily in the chair, let the hammer fall
with the announcement that the tima
of the minority side had expired, rec
ognizing Mr.. Daniels of New York,
chairman of the elections committee.
Mr.. Cobb Indignantly protested that
he could not be taken off the floor; that
he had an hour in his own right.
Mr.. Bailey Oem. Tex), Mr.. Turner
Dem. Ga.), Mr.. Mcmillan Dem. Tenn.)
and several other. Democrats jumped
to their feet and demanded recogni-
ton as matters of privilege and to make
parliamentary inquiries. Nj. Barrett
was deaf to the clamor, refusing TO
recognize them for any purpose unless
Mr.. Daniels yielded.
Mr.. Bailey, with flushed face, insist
ed upon recognition for a parliamentary
inquiry as right. not as courtesy,
and shouted above the storm of pro-
tests from the Democratic side that if
the occupant Of the chair had any know
ledge of the rules he would know that a
parliamentary inquiry was always in
order. But Mr.. Barrett was obdura.e.
REED SETTLES 1T.
Just as the strain was growing ia
tense, Speaker Reed, who had been huc-
rledly summoned from his private room
! In the rear of the lobby, assembled the
rostrum. He took in the situation at
a
| explained very quietly to the irate DEM
ocrats, from a misunderstanding on
| the part Of the temporary occupant Of
| the chair. Ignorance, not misunder-
standing" shouted Mr.. Bailey.
The speaker called Mr.. Bailey to
| order, with a bang of his gavel, ana
| continued that Mr.. Barrett, UNDER
J standing that but one and half hours
| had been allowed on side, had sought
the understanding.
Mr.. Cobb was recognized to proceed
| and the excitement quickly subsidized.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cobbs re-
| marks, Mr.. Daniels closed for the ma
| jority.
At 1850 o'clock Mr.. Daniels demanded
| the previous question, which was ord
| cred. The vote was first taken on the
minority resolutions, declaring Mr. Cobb
the sitting member, entitled to his seat.
! The resolution was defeated on q ris-
ing vot-7-1O9. Mr.. Dinsmore (Dam
Ark.) then moved to recount the case
| with instructions to the elections COM
| mittee to submit evidence in rebuttal
| The motion to recount was lost-60-130.
Five Republicans, Messrs Arnold OF
Rhode Island; Barrett of Massachu-
sets; Knox of Massachusetts,; Loud OF
California, and Willis of Delaware. vot-
ed with the Democrats.
The majority resolutions were then
divided. The first, declaring Mr.. Cobb
not entitled to the vote, was adopted.
viva voce, but the quorum failed-121-45
OF the resolution declaring Mr. Goodwin
entitled to the seat and at $50 O'Clock
! D. m, the house adjourned.
WALTON wON'T GO BACk
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