The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-16
Mr.. DUPONT TURNED Down
Senate Rejects the Delaware States
man BY a Majority Of One.
POPULlSTS AID DEMOCRATS
They Vote Against tho Admission OF MIR.
Dupout-Cubaa Question Revived.
Private Pension Bills Con.
sidcred in House.

Washington, May 15.-The claim of
Henry a. Dupont for the vacant seat
In the senate from the state of Della
ware was decided adversely 10 him to-
day by q majority of one. The question
has been debated at great length from
time to time: and that debate was
closed today at i y. m. The result or
all the. legal and constitutional argu-
ments for and against, was that the
Republican senators to a man voted in
favor Of the claims: that the Demo-
Gratis just as unanimously against il:
and that the Populists allied themselves
sOlidly on the Democratic Side-making
the vote ON the amendment which de-
clared that MIR. Dupont was not en-
titled to the seat 81 to so. A second
vote on the resolution resulted In
exactly the same figures. There was no
attempt on the part of the Republicans
to postpone the decisive issue.
The Cuban question was revived in
the senate today in the offering of
resolution by Senator Morgan CDem.,
Ala.) in relation to the American citi-
Zens captured on board the Competitor;
and q speech on the subject Is to be
made tomorrow by Mr.. Morgan. The
tariff and public debt questions were
also brought uD on the offerings Of
resolution by MIR. Gallinger tRep.. n.
to be imperatively demaaded-and Mr..
Gallinger, gave notice that he would
address the senate on the subject before
final adjournment. A bill to prohibit
the issuance of government bonds
without the authority OF congress was
made the basis Of u long speech by Mr..
Bacon Dem, Ga.) In support of the bin.
He advocated the immediate repeal OF
the act Of 1873 (the resumption act
under which the authority to issue
bonds is claimed by the president and
secretary of the treasury and said that
an adjournment of congress without
such repeal would be- an approval Of
past and future bond issues under that
act.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house spent today In passing
private pension bills, favorably report
ed from the committee OF the whole
during the past week. Before the house
took the usual Priaay recess at o'clock
101 bills had been passed, and thirty
four others had been laid aside to await
formal engrosscnent before final ac
ton.
The contested election case Of j.
Hampton Hoge W. Peter ]. Otey. from
The sjxth district Of Virginia was ended
BY the adoption Of the report Of the
committee on elections No. 3 confirming
Otsy'a title to the seat.
MI. Howard (PoD.. Ala) made u de
NAL Of the stories printed two Jr three
months ago charging him with being
drunk on the floor Of the house. assert.
Ing that h. wns sick. and that since
then he had been near To deaths door.
PRESIDENTIAL. NOMINATION..
The president today sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations:
William tochIen. VI Minnesota, to be
United States district judge for the dis
trict of Minnesota. vice X. T.. Nelson
resigned. Dominic |. Murphy, Of Penn
sylvairia. now first deputy commissioner
Of pensions. to be commissioner OF pen
siOirS. vice William Lochren resigned.
Napoleon J. II. Dana. Of New Hamp-
shire to be first deputy commissioner
of pensions. vice Murphy.
The resignation OF Judge Nelson was
received at the White House this morn
ing and after u very short consul
tatiOn the president decided to
fill the vacancy by the appoint
ment Of Judge I.ochren without
consultation with the latter. Judge
Nelson's resignation was not uneXpect-
ed, as he has reached the age of re-
tirement and has taken advantage of
the law. which permits him to retain his
salary after leaving the bench.