The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-14
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At SD. m. the senate adjourned.
HOUSE

HOUSE.
Washington. May lS-The house after
one of the hardest fought parliamentary
battles of the session, which continued
until almost . O'Clock tonight recommit-
ted the contested election case of Rey
maker VS. Downing, from the sixteenth
Illinois district, To the committee ON clec-
tion- With instructions 10 rerouu, the bal
lots IN dispute. The vote stood l3l TO 50.
Ayes &c Republicans g. democrats aud 3
/ popuiists, Noes 80 republicans.
/ Tho ease WAS debated yesterday aud to-
i dag until shortly after o'clock The sup
| poriers OF the majority report 10 unsent
| Downing G)em) and seat the contestant.
! realized The dsafie tiun OF their side was
! So strong that the majority report would
| WrotinhM he adopied. and they inaugnrat-
! al a sN -',u Of fNibuster to regain ana raj
IS their forces. test OF incT sirnsta
on motion 10 adjourn 81, i3S. ronfirmc!
their suspicion. bul they fought vaianty
70 the end nul were drawn IN the las
ditch after staVns Off final action for
four hours The speaker gay" them con
siderable lnownv at The beginning Of the
fight. but toward the end hr declined tn
tolerate the diatorY tactic As result
many of the supporters of the majority
report refused n vote hui the speaker
counted thum and the democrats and dis
senfiug republicans scored their victory.
The speakers We're cook ui"p., HI Hep
burn. drop. iowa) aud Connolly N;en..
| No. I'm favor of the contestant; and
, Nirasrs. Lacey utopl and pal2ell lRep,
paD IN favor of The resolution OF the
=
I off the VOTES.
q In closing the debate Mr.. pa,ael de-.
chlred that partisan discussion Of, TIE
a case was disgrace to the republican
g Mr Moody Uop.; Mass9 in closing for
r .he mMurty. said that the contestant
s having failed To effect an agreement as
to II vote, gave notice OF his purpose TO
Q demand The previous luasi'on.
r The members of the illinois delegation,
= Horkns aud cannon, vainly Nlcaicd for
y d-iay. and Mr. Langley. Mo lender T
II Tie majority, suegesied that the majority
IT debate To this appeal he Nicldei by offer
s. ing nfte"n minutes 10 he pfher side 10
N closo I'm, cannon declined The offer Mn
; Hopkins said after Mr. Moody had de-
muneai the previous question That many
Ne momlers lind ieG The hall, suiuos.ns tnai
" he thort r o ntcrposei a motion 10 al
l. ,ourn. This furnished the first test o.
n- strength. ON y vote she notion was de-
o, The previous question was thnn ordere,
IN llS % IT, Despite the great odds agnms
n him Mr. Cannon moved To reconsider TIN
Noie ~ which the previous question wa
m ordered
o. Mr, Richardson dDom. Tcnn,l, made III
ponN lha the motion WAS dilHtory an
ne speaker apreaied 10 Mr.. cannon IL
Withdraw his mo,ion. BUt wnrn tie Latte
ns's'ed upon H. ne enair <ntersained /
motion On the table The roll was Gale
again and Mr.. Moody's mn.ion prevailed
tai 10 81,
ailcr ihr announcements OF ths vote. II
asked that th. house adjourn. Win II
understanding that The finnl vote be take
Immediately after the reading OF the ioui
nal tomorrow.
Mr. Moody declined. He insisted that III
house desired 10 vote. notwiths audin
The obstructive tactics Of the other SD
Mr. iolikius thon n,arposed anotht
mo ION - adjourn, which The -r.ak,
rllrd o he IN order. The motion was Sosi
81 TO l2S.
Nina The vote was announced Mr.. lloi
kins demanded "a reranitulation
''1he chair refuses said the speaht
amid burst of applause
- would like TO know upon VIII
grounds" oNciaimet Mr. Hopkins mott
/ de mand "a rccapitulation as a right Il
az IA courtesy"
And Tho chair refuses It," again sa
tne speaker srimly.
The hilhustcrs having exhausted eve
pxpeient, was then Obliged to allow ,
vote tn be taken on the substitute TOR I
majority resolution IN iayor ct 4 ~
Eeynaker.
The substitute reeommi,ted the case
the committee on election with instri
tons 10 count the wee In dispute AMI Ia
such other action IA N eh; ha uecm
| nuc ssitry.
quite a number OF the advocates OF
majority resolution iefi the hail ON !
was call bul the quorum held. as the sui