The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-10

today gave it's final approval to the
conference reports on two of the four
appropriation bills which were IN Is
sue last night, the naval and Indian
bills.
The public buildings, charity amend
ments and the electric lighting ana
sectarian items in the Dlstrlct ol
Columbia bill now stand between con-
gress and the final adjournment. 1t
was the opinion of the house leaders
tonight that an adjustment would De
effected and an adjournment reached
tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.
The day was devoted to- consldera-
ton of the Aldrich-UnderWood con-
tested election case from the Ninth
Alabama district. The Democrats at
tempted to filibuster but were over
come and when the vote was taken
the contestant, Mr.. Aldrlch, VINO Is
brother of Mr.. Aldrich VINO was seat
ed in place of Mr.. Robbins, of Alabama,
was given the seat by a vote OF ll6 10
1O7. Fifty Republicans voted with the
Democrats against this action
THE PROCEEDINGS.
When the house reconvened this
morning at 10 o'clock, the legislative
day of Saturday was still in existence
There was a fair attendance OF Re
publicans, but less than half dozen
Democrats were on the floor.
Mr.. Mcmillan (Tenn.), in explana-
ton of the absence of the members OF
his side of the house said the Demo-,
Gratis did not consider 1t their duty to
attend the closing hours of the session
to help furnish quorum for the pur-
pose of unseat ting another Democrat.
The pending question was a. motion TO
lay on the table motion to
RECONSIDER THE VOTE
by which the house decided to consider
the election case of Aldrich VS.. Under
wood. The vote resulted 81 to 81, 10
declining to vote This made total
of 145 present, "a less than quorum
in order to break the deadlock. A call
of the house was ordered. Inc doors
were closed and the sergean t-at-arms
was directed to bring in the absentees.
The Tucker rule, adopted at the be-
ginning of the session, was invoked for
! the first time. It compelled members
brought in by the sergeant-at-arms to
vote on the pending question
The motion was carried-l3O TO 40.
| The speaker counted four members
present but not voting.
Mr.. Mcmillan attempted to make d
| point of order that the report IN the
/ election case was not signed by a ma
| iority of the members OF the committee
and therefore did not constitute
question of privilege. The chair ruled
that if the point of order had merit it
came too late, as the house had decid-
ed to consider the case.
Mr.. Daniel On. W addressed the
house in favor of seating the con-
testant, Aldrich. He gave notice that
he would demand the previous ques-
ton at the expiration Of fifty minutes.
Underwood had 1,156 majority ON the
face of the returns.
FRAUD AND INTIMIDATION
were charged. The majority found
that Aldrich received III TACT ma
jority of 226-
The minority admitted that the re
turns were incorrect, but claimed tina
the corrected returns still gave LOS
majority.
After the debate had rum for half al
hour, it was decided to proiong the de
bate to two hours a. side.
Mr. Underwood, the contestee, spok
for an hour in his own behalf.
Mr.. Linney (Rep., N. Co. in support
ing the cause of the contestant, gave
A PICTURESQUE DENUNCIATIoN
off the election frauds which he sai'
were practiced in the south by the Dem
ocrats. He argued that the only plac
/ where the wrongs committed could D.
corrected was in the house. Amy at
ternpts to secure justice from the loca
courts, he said, would be futile.
Mr. Stallings Dem. Ala.), who de
Tended Mr. Underwood's right to tn
seat, denounced Mr.. Linney's remark
as ''The dirtiest abuse of his own sec
ton ever delivered by a white man"
When the time for debate expired MI
Owens Dem. KY, moved to recommi
the case. The motion was lost-67 t
90. The vote was then taken on tn
first resolution, declaring Mr.. Under
wood not entitled to the seat.
The resolution was adopted-199 to 81
The resolution declaring Aldrich en-
titled to the seat was adopted-116
4 107.
Mr.. Cannon presented the conferenc
report on
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
1t agreed to all the items in disput
i except the public building amendment.
! Mr.. Hayner (Rep., Neb.), who re
fused to sign the conference report 0
the sundry civil bill because it cor
IatIlSQ I'LL dppIOQi lctIlOil lOI ILlC Octl
. field and Province hospitals in thi
city explained that he had consistent
opposed appropriations for private c
sectarian institutions from the frs
and he now believed that the ouestio
of principle involved could not be con
promised. The report was adopted.
The final report ON the
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
was presented by Mr.. Boutelle an
agreed to without division.
The final report on the Indian al
preparation bill was also agreed
without division.
The members cheered tunultousl
as these reports were adopted.
. Mr.. Cannon appealed to the hou.
, not to yield in the matter of publ
! building amendments to the sunda