The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
DOING Up THE DEMOCRATS.
The Republicans Dust Two More
From the House.

Washington. June 8. The record made
by the republicans iu the House in the
Fifty-nrst congress was equalled to-day
In one regard and in another Speaker
Pro remporo Payne, rep. Of New York,
established an entirely new one As on the
famous occasion In that congress when
two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Ellott-werc
unseated at one session: so. to-day two
democrats were voted out Of their seats
and their places nlled by their opponents
at the congressional election in 1891 As
on that occasion. also. the democrats
sought TO prevent action by abandoning
their places on the floor, SO as to break "a
quorum. This was I'm the case Of Martin,
pop. vs.. Lockhart, dem, from the sixth
district OF North Carolina, which was dis
cussed to-day. Upon a preliminary vote
the democrats. after voting left their
seats only half a dozen remaining. Sub
sequently, when Mr.. Bailey. dem, Of Tex
as who was in charge Of the minority in
terests, made the point of mo quorum. ."
pointing TO the vacant seats as evidence
Of the fact, Speaker Pro Tempore Payne
overruled the point. holding that on the
last recorded vote more than a quorum
had answered TO their names, and he de-
clined to entertain an appeal from his
decision. He declared that the resolution
of the committee that Martin was entitled
TO his seat had been adopted by the vote
Of 1l3 ayes TO nays. and MIR. Martin
was sworn in.
This was followed by the consideration
of the report OF elections committee No
upon the contest Of Rinaker VS.. Down
ing from the Sixteenth Illinois district,
which had been sent back to the com
mittee for recount of the ballots This
recount was completed yesterday. and to-
day Mr.. Moody, rep, of NASSAU ehusetts In
charge OF the case, reported a rcsO-
luton declaring Mr.. Rlnaker entitled to
the scat by plurality OF five. Upon the
face OF the returns, Downing had plu-
rality Of 40 and received the certificate
OF election. Mr.. Moody stated that, In
his opinion, Downing was entitled 10 re-
tain the seat. but his view of the law
was not accepted by the other republican
members Of the committee. and he frank
ly confessed that he d,d not expect the
House 10 adopt his opinion.
Mr. Mcmillan Of Tennessee unavailinFly
endeaVOred TO secure a pOstpOnement but
failed He did succeed however, IN con-
sequence Of a colloquy between himself
and Gen. Grosvenor, rep, Of Ohio, in
bringing about the most violent and dis
orderly scene OF this congress. being de-
clared out Of order ana compelled TO take
his seat by the speaker pro tempOre, and
certain remarks of his, which could not
be understood at the desk in the confu-
sion, being stricken out Of the record.
Mr. Rlnaker's right TO the seat was ar
tlrmed by vote Of 16l to 5i-Messrs
Evans of Kentucky, Moody Of Massachu-
setts and sherman OF New York, reps,
voting with the democrats in the mega
tive-and he was also sworn In. This
wiped out the democratic membership IN
the Illinois delegation. and reduced the
democratic strength In the House to 95.
The day began with a two-hours strue-
gle over the adoption of a resolution IN
troduced by Mr.. GrOsvenor rep. of Ohio.
calling upon the heads OF the several
executive departments for a statement
in detail Of all the removals and changes
in their departments since March 4, 1898
The democrats endeavored to have the
scope Of the resolution enlarged so as to
include the changes made under the Har-
rison administration, but failed
AT 1855 o'clock the House adjourned till
tomorrow, the evening pension session be-
ing dispensed with