Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-09
FIRIY-POUR7H CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 9.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The supplementary deficiency bill
for compensation and mileage of new
members of the House of Represents
tives was passed. 1t appropriates
about $4,000.
House bill authorizing and directing
the Attorney General to select on the
military reservation at Leavenworth
Kan, q site for the erection of q peniten'
tiary building there and to secure plans
for its erection was passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Wolcott for an inquiry into the
contract for the erection of an equestrian
statue of General VIM. T. Sherman
and requesting the suspension of the
contract till next session, was laid be-
fore the Senate.
Mr.. Wolcott explained and advocat-
ed the resolution.
Mr.. Allison argued against the reso.
luton.
Mr.. Hawley also opposed the resolu-
ton.
HOUSE.
The pending question when the
House reassembled at ten o'clock to-
day, still in continuation of Saturdays
session, was, Would the House recon
slider the vote by which it decided yes.
terday to consider the contested cleo
ton case OF Truman III. Aldrich, rep,
vs. Oscar W. Underwood, dem., from
the 9th Alabama district.
The motion was made by MIR. Owen
and action yesterday was postponed by
the presentation of a conference report
When the House met to-day the tao.
tics of the democrats were apparent by
glance at the section of the hall usu-
ally occupied by them. Their seats
we're vacant with the exception posi-
bly, of ten, including Messrs. McMillin
and Richardson, of Tennessee, the par.
liamentary leaders in the absence oil
ex-Speaker Crisp. They proposed to
require the republicans to furnish q
quorum to unseat Underwood but it
was understood that in case confer
ence report or other unobjectionable
business was presented enough demo
Gratis would make their appearance
from somewhere to dispose of it. These
tactics were based, it was stated, on
their opposition to considering and dis.
posing of an election case at the end OF
q session, when it could not be debated.
There was confer ence ofrepublican
leaders with Speaker Reed, and after a
wait of fifteen minutes, Mr.. Daniels
was recognized to move to lay upon
the table Mr.. Ovens motion to recon
slider. This action was taken after ii
had been determined, in case no quo
rum Woodland that was hardly de-
batable question in the circumstances
to enforce the Tucker rule, incorporated
into the code of rules for this Congress.
That was, to call the roll and send out
for absentees, and, as fast as they APP
peared, state the question and record
their votes. Should any member de-
cline to vote, he was to be counted to
make quorum and, when the required
number was reached, the result would
be announced.
The vote on Mr.. Daniels motion re-
suited Yeas 9S; nays 81.
Mr.. McMillan-No quorum, Mr..
Speaker.
The Speaker-There were besides 16
gentlemen who answered present. I'm
der the rules of the House there will be
call of the House and each gentleman
as his name is called may vote on the
pending question. The sergeant-at-
arms will be in instructed to bring in
the absentees.
The roll call developed the presence
of quorum without the aid of the SER
vices of the sergeant-at-arms, Mr.. Dan
iels' motion to lay on the table the mo-
ton to reconsider, was agreed to-yeas
100; nays As; present 6.
There was some republican opposi-
ton to the consideration of the case,
and the following republicans voted
with the democrats in the negative:
Messrs. Baker, Bartholdt, Broderick,
Burton, (Mo), Burton (O), Clark,
Codding, Danford, Ellis, Evans,
Hainer, Hill, Huling, Joy, Kerr,
Kiefer, Lacey, Lewis, Leighty, Loud,
McLachlan, Poole, Powers, Raney,
Shafroth, Stable, Charles w. Stone,
Treloar, Wanger, Wilson and Wood.
Upon the announcement Of the vote
Mr.. McMillin raised the point of order
that the matter was not regularly before
the House, the report in the case not
being that of a majority of the commit
tee, but of four members only. The
Speaker said that might have been 9
good point before the question of con-
sideration was raised, but the House
having voted to consider the case, that
settled it. Whatever the rules of the
House might require, the right of a
member to his seat was higher than the
rules.
Mr.. Daniels, introducing the debate,
said that owing to the delay caused in
reaching that stage of the case, he
would give notice that at the end of
fifty minutes, half of which would be
conceded to the minority, he would
move the previous question.
While Judge Daniels was speaking
an arrangement was made by which
the period for debate was extended to
two hours on a side, and Mr.. Under
wood, the contestee, addressed the
House in his own behalf.