The morning news., 1897-01-22
TUCKER RETAINS HIS SEAT.
THE YOsT CONTEST FROM VIRGINIA
Is CONCLUDED.

Enough Republicans Vote with the
Democrats to Give the Award to
the Democratic COntestant-The
DOings of the Day in Congress.
Hill Fights n Traction Trust-Tur-
pie Is Sarcastic in His Remarks
About the Nicaragua Canal.
Washington, Jan. PA few days ago
the memorial of Mr. Henry A. Dupont for
admission to seat in the Senate from
the state of Delaware was presented by
Mr.. Chandler, and was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections. To-
day a certificate of election was present
ed by the same senator, and was similarly
referred to the effect that Mr.. John Ed
ward Addicks has been legally elected to
the vacant seat in the Senate from the
state of Delaware.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by
Mr.. Hill, backed by Mr.. Chandler to have
bill considered and passed fixing the
term of office of all postmasters at four
years Mr.. Hale, rep, of Maine, object
ed, however, on the ground that the bill
would only intensity the scramble for post
office appointments, and the bill was not
taken up.
Most of the morning hour (Which is
really two hours was taken up to-day as
it had been for the two previous days,
in wrangle over the bill as to electrical
conduits in the city of Washington-Mr.
Hill making an additional argument in
opposition to the bill. 1t went over with
out action.
Then Mr.. Turpie began his third days
argument against the Nicaragua canal
BILL illumining the subject with scintilla-
tions of bitter sarcasm. There was no sim
ilarity, he said, but dissimilarity between
the British government buying the con-
troll of the Suez canal and the United
States government buying the control of
the Nicaraguan canal. The first was
case of a "bird in the hand" the second
a case of "bird in the bush" If the
proposition made in the pending bill were
made to the British parliament the reply,
he said, would be You have no right to
make the transfer. That is forbidden by
the terms of your own contract. DO you
think that we are going to give you $780,
100000 for a corpse, and then have to bury
it at our own charger
When Mr.. Turpie closed his speech an
effort was made by Mr.. Morgan, DEM,
Ala, in charge of the BILL to have a dag
and hour fixed for taking the vote, but
objection was made both by Mr.. Turpie
and by Mr.. Villas. Finally, as vote by
yeas and nays showed the absence of
quorum, motion to adjourn was made by
Mr. Morgan; and the Senate at 4:2O p. m
adjourned until tomorrow.
Wy To- iNore
of the House of Representatives, includ-
ing fifty-three republicans, had voted in
accordance with the recommendation of
the majority of the committee on elec-
tions No. 3, that Mr.. Tucker, dem, was
entitled to retain his seat as member of
the FiIy-fourth congress, from the Tenth
Virginia district, which was contested by
Mr. Yost, rep, two hours were spent in
making the vote effective, and finally set
tling the matter. The case had been dis
cussed from noon until 4:3O O'Clock, the
committees recommendation being sup
ported by Messrs. De Almond, DEM, of
Missouri, Walker rep, of Massachusetts;
Tucker, the contestee, and Mccall, rep,
of Massachusetts, chairman of the COM
mittee reporting the case. The recon-
mendation of the minority that Mr.. Yost
(who is the tive-elect from the
district in the Fifty-ffth congress), be CIV
en- the seat, was advocated by Messrs.
Grow, rep. of Pennsylvania, Taylor, rep. of
Ohio, Lacey, rep. of Ohio, Brumm rep. of
Pennsylvania, Thorp of Virginia and Wal
ker, rep, of Virginia, the latter of whom
with Mr.. Thomas, rep, of Michigan, con-
stituted the minority of the elections COM
mittee.
At 4:SO the vote was taken on the reso-
luton declaring Mr. Yost elected to his
seat as the representative in the Fifty
fourth congress from the Tenth district of
Virginia. The roll call proceeded amid
repressed excitement for 1t was seen that
the vote would be close The vote was
stated to be- Yeas, 119; nays, 127.
The democrats voted solidly against the
resolution and the following republicans
Joined them: Messrs. Acheson, Adams,
Arnold of Pennsylvania, Bennett, Blue,
Broderick, Codding, Coffin, Corke of Illi-
nois. Corlss, Draper, Fletcher, Gillette,
of New York, Gillette of Massachusetts,
Grlsweld Hartman, Henry of Connecticut.
Hill of Connecticut, Hooker Hulick, Jen-
kins, Kerr, Leisenring, Leonard, Loud,
Loudenslager, Mccall of Massachusetts,
McEwan Mickeljohn, Mercer, Moody,
Oyerstreet Parker, Phillips, Pitney,
Poole Powers, Quigg, Reyburn, Scranton,
.Shafroth, Shannon. Sherman, Simpkins,
Smith of Illinois, Southard, Southwick,
Taft, Thomas, Towne, Wadsworth, Wan
ger, Wilson of Idaho.
The vote in favor Of Yost was l2O Mr..
Thomas of Michigan having his vote
changed in order to change a reconsider
alton, and this closeness induced the
friends of the minority, led by Mr.. Hep
burn. rep Of Iowa, and by Mr. Thomas,
to make parliamentary fight, lasting two
hours. to force an adjournment, in the
hope that different result might be
reached tomorrow. But there efforts
were futile, and the resolution declaring
Tucker entitled TO the seat was adopted
at 6:SO o'clock by vote of 119 to A IA
members being present and not voting.
The result was clinched by the adoption
of the usual formal motion to reconsider
the vote and TO lay that motion on the
table and the House then adjourned.