The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-16

BY Vote Wherein All Republicans Favor
and All Democrats and PopuIists OPP
pose, the Senate Elect From Delaware
| 81 to determination of a LoIg Drawn
Out and Hard Fought Contest-Cuban
Tariff and Bond Resolutions by Morgan
GaIling ger, Bacon and Butler.
Washington, May l5-By a vote OF
81 10 30 the senate decided today that
Henry A. Dupont was not entitled to a
seat in the senate from Delaware This
closed a long and animated controversy
/ which had become one of the most no
! table contests Of its kind in the history
Of the senate The result was in doubt
| up TO the last moment and this lent
| added interest TO the final vote. There
had been some question as 10 the di-
rection OF air. Stewards vote, but il
went with those of the Democrats and
| Populists, and was the decisive vote
in declaring that Mr.. Dupont was not
entitled to a seat. Before the taking
Of the vote. Mr.. Platt spoke for Mr..
Dupont and Mr.. Villas against.
a resolution was agreed to for an
| inquiry by the finance committee reIa-
tive TO the competition of Oriental pro-
ducts with those Of this country.
CUBA AND THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Morgan presented a resolution
concerning the Americans under con-
demnat1on at Havana and said he
would address the senate on it tomor-
| row. The resolution directs the com
INTO and report on the rights of the
United States under our treaties with
Spain as TO the trial of our citizens
arrested IN Cuba and now under SEN
tence of death by Spanish military fri-
bunals for alleged offenses of a polfti
cal or other character and to report
on the subject by bill or otherwise.
MIR. Galinger followed with another
interesting resolution as follows:
Resolved, That the widespread bus-
mess depression and rapid increase of
the public debt demonstrates that the
existing tariff law does not produce
sufficient revenue and that a revision
OF the law is imperatively demanded
by the people of the United States"
Mr.. Gallipger announced that he
would address the senate on this reso-
luton or some similar measure before
congress adjourns.
BACON, BUTLER AND BONDS.
Earier in the day Mr.. Bacon, Oem.
Ga-) spoke against the issue of bonds
without authority of congress. Mr..
Bacon urged that congress should re-
peal the law under which the present
bond issues were made He said that
If this congress adjourned without a
repeal, then it was justly chargeable
with approving the law, as it had the
power TO disapprove it. AS more bonds
would be insured, congress would be
further chargeable with approving such
issues if it failed TO make them inn
possible. 1t would be a serious blow
10 our institutions, said AIR. Bacon,
wnen one man in his unhridled will
could determine the amount TO which
the public debt would be increased. .Ev-
cry such bond issue, said he, weakened
the loyalty of the people and made them
subservient to one-man power. 1t was
not for the executive TO make laws or
to determine the, amount of taxation.
He spoke of the present autocratic
power Of the executive branch, permit
ting the secretary of the treasury to
create debt.
Mr.. Butler Pop. n. c. followed with
a showing of heavy gold Withdraw walls
in recent days. He predicted as re-
suit of these, another bond issue, I'M
less congress interposed. For this rea
son and to test the question, Mr.. Butler
said he would ask TO have time set for
a vote on his resolution prohibiting
bond issues. He asked consent to take
up the resolution tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill objected.
Mr.. Butler gave notice that he would |
move to consider his resolution as soon
as the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was passed.
DUPONT CASE ACTED ON.
The Dupont case was then taken up, |
Mr.. Plat Rep. Comm resuming his
speech begun yesterday in support of 4
Mr.. Dupont.
NIr. Villas CDem. Wis., summed up the |
arguments against Mr.. Dupont's claim |
to a seat. He closed at p. m. the |
hour set by previous agreement for a |
final vote. The question was on Mr.. |
Turpie's resolution declaring that Mr.. !
Dupont was not entitled to seat.
The Turpie resolution was carried: |
Yeas 81; nays 80, all Democrats and |
against it.
Nlr. Jones Pop. New paired with |
Mr.. Wolcott Rep. Colo)
The Turpie resolution had been in |
the form of an amendment inserting /
the word not in the affirmative reso-
luton of Mr. Mitchell CRep. Ore) chair |
man of the committee on elections. de- |
claring Dupont elected. The resolution |
as amended by the Turpie resolution |
was put to vote and carried by the |
same vote as before, viz: Yeas 81; |
nays 80
This ciOsedthe contest and after a |
brief executive session, the senate ad- |
journed.