The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-06-12
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Tho House Monday in order to take no
risk of seating johnson. Republican. friends
OF Stokes permitted the vote TO he rcconsd-
cred, by which the previous question was or
6rrcd and thus allowed McCalls substitute
to hc voted Oh. They voted for and carried
by five ma jority the substitute which declares
the seat vacant and makes another election
necessary because that was better than to
seat johnson. Representative Linney got n
favorable report on his bill to pension Jere
Smith, with M amendment reducing the
amount from S35 to :12 II month. Represen-
tative Pearson introduced bills com Dleting
the military record OF John jenkins and
William johnson. The House river ana har-
Dor committee formally agreed to recon-
mend to the Houscthe passase of the river
and harbor bill over the Prctdent's veto.
TUESDAY.
Tuesday the report of the committee on
rivers and harbors recommending the pas
sage of the river AMI harbor appropriation,
the objections of the President to the con-
trary notwithstanding, was presented by Mr.
Hooker, Republican. CT New York, chairman,
and read. The report states that OF the AT
Items Of appropriations contained in the bill!
all except ~ are for projects contained in
bills which heretofore become laws, and
which have been for years in process of con-
struction 10y the government. 70 new plo-
JectS We're added to the bill OF 1894. 1t will thus
be seen, the report states. that the principal
work of the committee hasbcen the investi-
CATION and examination OF improvements 20
which Congress has repeatedly cOmmittei
| itself. The river ana hurbor bill OF 1890 ap-
proprato3 $50 0O0 coo and placed certain
works under the contract system which in
N0lrcd the additional expenditure of Si5.-
OO0,O00. 1t appears. therefore, that 10y far
tho greater number OF projects Appropriated
for in This bill S"rH also appropriated Tor in
the bill OF 1920. and whi>h are not yet COM
plctc!. The vote WAS then taken on the pas
sage Ot the bill over the Presidents veto the
constitution requiring that it should be done
hy yeas aui nays. There We're go yeas and
nays. More than two-.hirdS having voted
In the affirmative, the bill was declared To
have plSSen.
WEDNESDAY
The somewhat noted election cnse Muir
ray w.. Elliott. from the Charleston, S G.,
district. was the principal matter of business
bcrorc the House Wednesday. Eiiott's
election from that district has been contested
three times-in tho Fitticth. Fifty-Nrst and
Fiuy-fourth Congresses. The contestant in
this case was elected to the Fifty-tbird Con-
Srcss. The majority report OF tho committee in
charge OF the case recommended the seating
OF the contestant and WAS advocated 10y Mr.
Ovrrstre"t Rrpubhcan, of Indiana. Tho
minority found that Elliott was entitled 70
retain his seat and their view wIS urged
upon the House by Mr.. Jones, Democrat. OF
Virginia. IL was not disposed Of Wednesday,,
but will be .akcn UP the first thing Thursday.
THURSDAY.
Tn" contested election case of Murray,
crat. from the seventh district Of South Caro-
lima was decided Thursday in the House tho
first thing. By vote Of lj3 to 33. Murray
was declared to he entitled 10 tine seat oc-
cup!cd by Elliott. and was sworn in hy
Speaker Reed amidst Republican applause.
Tho cas-" OF Martin. POoulst. W. Lorkhart
Democrat. from III. sixth North Carolina
district, occupied nearly all the rest OF tho
session. In this ease In" majority recon-
mended the seating of Martin. Tho final
vote will be taken friday.
.h.DAY
Two Democrats were voted out of their
seats Friday and their places Allied by their
opponents II the congressional election in
lS!H. A. on that occasion also the Demo-
Gratis sought to prevent action, abandoning
their places on the !loor SO as To break n quo
rum, 80 il was in the case Of Martin, Pom
list. W. Lo"khart. Democrat from the sixth
district OF North Carolina. which was dis
cussed. Upon preliminary vote. the DEM
o"ratS left their seats, only II half-dozen re-
maininG. Subsequently, when Mr.. Bailey,
Democrat. of Texas, who was ia charge OF
IL" minority, made point of no quorum -
pointing To the vacant seats as evidence
OF the TACT. Sprairr Pro Tenn. Payne over
ruled the point. holding that on the last re-
corded vote quorum had answered to their
names and declined to entertain an appeal
| oution Of tn" committee, that Martin was
entitled t. his seat had been adopted hy tho
| vote of ll3 ayes to nays, and MIR. Martin
WAS sworn in. Upon tn" contest Of Rinakcr
| vs.. Downing, from tn" SNtccnth Illinois Dis
| tr!rt Gen. Enaker's right to the seat was
| affirmed bya cote Of 1GT to 81.