Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-21
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From Onr Washington Correspondent
Washington, May 16. The Senate
galleries. were filed with Deawareans
yesterday afternoon. who had been at
tracted 10 the capitol TO witness the
closing chapter OF the Delaware Sena-
torial contest When the vote had
been announced declaring that Col.
Henry A. du Pont was not entitled to
seat in the Senate, there was sup
pressed murmur of approval, and all
except few Of the claimants sun
porters left apparently well-pleased
with the result.
Owing to a lengthy speech on the
financial question by Mr.. Bacon Of
Georgia, it was after 9 o'clock before
the du Pont resolution was laid before
the Senate. Mr.. Platt resumed tho
floor and continued his argument favor
ing the seating Of the claimant. His
concluding remarks were as uninterest-
ing as on tho day before, and only a
few Senators favored him with their
attention. Senator Gray, however,
carefully followed the speaker and al
lowed no erroneous statement to 60 un-
challenged,
Mr.. Platt closed his argument shortly
after 3, so and was followed by Mr..
Villas of Wisconsin, who presented a
clear and logical argument opposing
Mr.. du Points claim. The distin-
guished Senator from Wisconsin has
clear and exceedingly pleasant voice,
and his speech was welcome contrast
to that of the Senator who had pre-
ceded him. He confined himself to
the points involved in the case, and
torcibly rebutted the absurd conten-
tions and irrelevant propositions adj
vanced in support of the contestants
claim. He occupied the floor until )
O'Clock, the hour set for the vote.
The galleries were we'll filled by this
time with interested spectators. The
members Of the Senate who had left
thu chamber entered and took their
seats Representative Willis and sew
era other members of the House
avaied themselves of their privilege to
the floor with the result that 10 min.
utes before the conclusion of Mr. Villas
speech every unoccupied seat in the
chamber was taken. 1t had been an
nounced early in the day that the Re-
publicans had abandoned their inten-
tlon TO make an attempt at delay, and
SO all present were in a state of semi
excitement and expectancy. The ques-
tion, ''how will it end" was in the
minds of all. The result was not posi-
lively known to any one. Senator
Jones was not in the chamber and this
added to the interest of the occasion.
Senator Stewart sat calmly reading
newspaper, apparently unnterested.
Tho whole case, to certain extent,
rested in his hands. IT was pretty gen
orally known that he was opposed TO
the seating of Colonel du Pont, but the
fact that so many rumors had been
floating about made many sEeptical
Promptly as the hands on the clock
over the Senate door pointed to the
hour of . O'Clock, Mr.. Villas took his
seat, and the Vice President announced
in clear and distinct voice. "The
question is ON the amendment offered
by the Senator from Indiana to the resu-
luton of the Senator from Oregon. =
Mr.. Mitchell asked that tho amendment
be stated, and the clerk read ITO
Senate resolution No. l33, viz Insert
mot before entitled and amend SO as
to read: Resolved, That Henry A.
du Pont is not entitled to seat in the
Senate from the State Of Delaware ="
Tho yeas ANA nays were called for and
the clerk ordered to call the roll. MIR.
Aldrich, "hose name was the first
called was absent, so Mr.. Allen of Nc.
brassa, PUpulist, had the distinction OF
casting the first vote. He voted yea.
Allison was paired with Brice. Bacon,
Bate, Berry, Blackburn and Butler
lPopulist), voted yea. Brown and
Burrows voted nay. Gallery, Chiffon
and Cockrell voted yea. Cameron,
Cannon. Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cul.
lum, Davis, Dubois, Elklns, Frye,
Gallinger and Hawley vote nay. Eaulk
ner, George. Gibson, Gorman, Gray,
Harris, Hill, and Jones of Arkansas
voted yea. The clerk called the namt
of Jones of Nevada, but thare was NJ
response, and no one announced pair.
This added greatly to the interest il
the voting, for with Jones absent il
Stewart should remain silent the vote
would be tied and it would become the
Vice Presidents duty to cast tho decid
ing vote. Kyle Populistl, Lindsay,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell Of Wisconsin,
and Morgan voted yea. Mcbride,
Mantle, Mitchell OF Oregon, Perkins,
Pettigrev, Platt PROCTOR Quay, Sew.
ell, sherman and Shoup voted nay.
Pasco PETER and Roach voted yea.
Squire Of Washington announced that
he was paired with Daniel of Virginia.
" Mr.. Stewart, - called the clerk.
YEA -
This was the deciding vote, for il
was then assured that Colonel du Pont
had been defeated. murmur Of ap.
pause vent up from the galleries,
which was quickly subdued hy the
doorkeepers. a smilo Of satisfaction
lit up the faces Of the Democratic Sen
ators. Iher victory had been won.
Inrpie, Villas, Wathall aud White
voted yea. Teller, Warren, Wetmore
and Wilson voted may. The last name
called was that q Mr. Wolcott, and il
was then announced that rair had
been arranged between him and Jones
of Nevada.
The othor pairs announced were
Aidiioh With CAM Allison with Brice
Pritchart with 3iun ard Squire with
Danial: 81 witl Gordon; Hale with
lrby: lit Borough with Palmer; Pugh
with IloHr MelLiIlan With Voorhees,
Morrill, with Smith: Nelson with Vest
Thuraton with iillman, and Lodge
with Murphy
The vote was "a yeas to 30 nays, so
tho amendment YVES agreed to. The
vote was then on the resolution as
amended, anu tho same vote was cast.
Some lttte excitement was caused on
tine Democratic sido during the second
soil call, by tho absence of Senator