The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-06

II
day Will BE Individual Suspension
Day.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The House
today unseated two more Democrats,
Mr. Lockhart, from the Seventh North
Carolina district, and Mr.. Downing,
from the Sixteenth Illinois district,
and seated in the place of the former
Mr. Martin, a Populist who had been
endorsed by the Republicans. and in
place of the latter Mr.. Rinaker, a Re-
publican. 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 (Rep. N. Y, who who was tenn
porarily in the chair, and on one or
two occasions there was a mild re-
minder of the turbulent scenes of the
Fifty-first Congress. The 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 di-
rection. Mr.. Grosvenor's resolution
called on the president and cabinet
ais since March 4, 1893. Owing to the
pressure of members for the passage
of bills of local inheritance TO them
and the refusal of Mr.. KEN of Ne
braska. 10 consent to this character of
legislation, special order was adopt
ed making tomorrow an individual sus-
pension day.
THE PROCEEDINGS
Mr. Grosvenor Ohio called up his
resolution requesting the president and
cabinet officials for a detailed state
ment Of removals from office since
March 8, 1898. and the APP
pointments since that date, giving
the number of soldiers appointed, re-
duced or removed. There was some
good humored fencing over the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Grosvenor demanded the pre-
vious question and refused to yield to
Mr.. Dockery, (Mo.), who wanted to
offer an amendment to extend the res
olution so as to go back to March 8.
1889, taking in the kst administration.
Mr.. Dockery suggested that unless his
amendment was adopted the resolution
might be suspected of partisanship.
Mr.. Grosvenor laughingly expressed
his amazement at such suggestion.
Mr. Mcmillan Tenn.) recalled the
rumor that
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW
had been suspended under the last ad-
ministration to permit the removal of
200 Democratic postal clerks.
When the previous question was de-
manded he demanded the yeas and
nays. The resolution was adopted-147
to IS.
A vote was taken on the contested
election case of Martin VS.. Lockhart,
Seventh North Carolina district. The
substitute resolution declaring Lock
hart entitled to tn e seat was lost, IS
to 155.
A motion by Bailey to recommit was
defeated, 81 to lie. During the progress
of the vote, the Democratic side with
the exception of Bailey and a few 9TH
ers, quickly left the hall for the pur-
pose of breaking the quorum. When
the vote was taken on the main ques-
ton. the resolution declaring Martin
entitled to the seat. but five Democrats
were in the hall The rising vote was
113 to 3. Bailey made the point of no
quorum. Payne, in the chair, over
ruled the point, declaring the motion
adopted.
Mr.. Bailey attempted to contest the
formal motion to reconsider and lay on
the table. but was oVerruled in the
same manner.
After Mr.. Mercer. (Rep.) of Nebras-
ka, had asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of a bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for a
TRANS MISSISSIPPI INTERNA-
TIONAL EXPOSITION
and Mr. KEN (Pop.) of Nebraska. had
! m na ATy-
| (Rep.) of Massachusetts, called up the
contested election case Of Rinaker VS.
| Downing for the Sixteenth Illinois dis
| trict. This is the case which was re-
committed two weeks ago with in
structions to the committee to recount
the ballots. Mr.. McMillin (Dem.) of
Tennessee, protested The decision in
this case, he said, had only been
reached an hour before and he asked a
! reasonable time for the preparation of
a minority report
Mr.. Mcmillan declared that the COM
mittee had been able to figure out a
! plurality of forty for Downing.
Mr. Moody said he was acting under
instructions from the committee and
! admitted that he 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 if the delay was granted. "If
there is any dirty work to be done in
an election case shouted Mr.. McNfil-
Ian, we can rely On the other side to
furnish a quorum"
Amid a great uproar, Mr.. McMillan's
remarks were stricken from the rec
ord, and when the latter angriiy re-
| torted that
HE WAS BEING UNJUSTLY TREAT
ED,
ordered to take his seat. The Ten
nessean sat down.
The previous question was ordered.
and when a vote was finally taken on
the resolution declaring Rinaker enti-
tied to the seat it was agreed to, 1877
to 81.
Only three Republicans, Messrs.
Evans, of Kentucky; Moody of Massa-
chusetts and Sherman of New York.
| voted with the Democrats against the
resolution. Mr.. Rinaker was escorted
to the bar Of the house where the oath
was administered to him.
At 4:45 the house adjourned.