The record-union., 1897-01-22

Tucker declared to be without founda-
ton.
The concluding speech in behalf Of
the contestant was made by Walker
(R.) of Virginia, who presented the
minority report He made a vigorous
attack upon political conditions in Vir-
ginia He had no objection, personal
or otherwise, to the contestee in this
case, and no fight to make against
him; but upon the policy of the party
he represented he would wage bitter,
unrelenting and unceasing warfare. He
was glad to take this opportunity in
this public place TO enter his indignant
protest against the most unrighteOuS
and infamous system of laws and cleo
tions that had ever disgraced any peo-
pie of any State These laws were
enacted upon the central idea of MAX
ing fraud and deception safe and easy,
and of hoodwfnking the illfterate
voters Their execution was entrusted
to men who hesitated at nothing to
accomplish their nefarious purpose.
This criticism upon the election laws
and methods of the State was III ac-
cordance with the sentiment of lead
ing Democrats and Democratic papers,
who had gone much farther in de-
nouncing them than he had, declar-
ing them to be the embodiment of petty
larceny.
Walker addressed himself to the con-
sidera ton of law as applied to imper-
feet ballots, holding that they should
have been counted. If they We're count
ed he asserted, Yost's majority, as
shown by the report of the committee,
would be 161.
The argument was closed by Mccall
(R.) of Massachusetts, Chairman of the
committee, which had reported in favor
of the contestee (Tucker). He referred
to some of the statements made yes
terday by his mathematical friend"
from Ohio (GrosvenoD one of which
was as to the disposition of the cases
brought before the committee. 1t had
acted upon fifteen cases and in three
Cf them had reported in favor of un-
seating Democratic members. The pres
ent House. with the largest Republican
majority ON roll-call than had any
party in the history of the country,
had unseated more members. including
that already phenomenal majority, than
any House since the adoption of the
Constitution. He had feared for the
enticing even of an undesiIa BILE spe-
cies Oaughter).
At 4:30 the vote was taken on the
resolution declaring YoSt entitled TO his
seat as the Repr eserDta,tive in the
Fifty-fourth Congress from the Tenth
District of Virginia. The roll-call pro-
ceeded amid repressed excitement, for
il was seen that the vote would be
close. The vote was stated to be yeas
119, nays 121. Thomas (R) of Mich-
gan, before the announcement of the
result was made, changed from yea to
nay. Thomas purpose in changing his
vote was revealed by his moving to re-
consider the vote just taken.
Mccall (R) of Majssachuset and
Hepburn (R) of Iowa simultaneously
addressed the Chair. The former moved
to lay Thomas motion on the table,
and the latter to adjourn.
Hepburn was recognized, and a roll
call was taken on the motion to ad-
journ. The House refused-112 to 121
to adjourn, and the vote required on
the motion by Mccall to lay on the ia
bic Thomas motion to reconsider the
vote by which Yost was declared to be
nays, 105 yeas.
The question was then put on the
passage of the resolution, resulting in
division. Again Hepburn made the
point THAT no quorum had voted, and
again the Speaker overruled the point,
suggesting, however, that the point
that no quorum was present could be
made. This was done by Hepburn, and
the Speaker counted the House, re-
porting 100 members present, not a
quorum.
Under the rules a call of the House
was considered ordered in connection
with the vote on the question, the doors
were closed and the Sergeant alarms
instructed to bring in the absentees.
The roll-call revealed the presence of
$50 members, more than a quorum.
The vote resulted: Yeas 119, nays
Al, and the resolution was passed.
The formal motion to reconsider
and lay that motion on the
table was agreed to, and at
$50 o'clock, on motion of Mccall,
the House adjourned
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. PA few days
ago the memorial of Henry A Dupont
for admission to a seat in the Senate
from the State of Delaware was pre-
sented by Chandler (Rep) of New
Hampshire and was referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
To-day certificate of election was pre-
sented by the same Senator, and was
similarly referred, to the effect that
John Edward Addicks had been legally
n1artaI tn hn Mt in
ate from the State of Delaware
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by Hill Dem.) of New York, backed by
Chandler to have a bill considered and
passed fixing the term of office of all
Postmasters at four years. Hale Rep)
of Maine objected, however, on the
ground that the bill would only inen-
sify the scramble for Postoffice appoint
ments, and the bill was not taken up.
Most of the morning hour (Which is
really two hours) was taken up day,
as it had been for the previous two
days, in wrangle over the bill as to
electrical conduits in the city of Wash
ington-Hill making an additional argu-
ment in opposition to the bill 1t went
over without action.
Then Turpie began his third days
argument against the Nicaragua
Canal bill, illum!ning the subject with
scintillations of bitter sarcasm. There
was no similarity, he said, but a dis
similarity between the British Govern
ment buying the control of the Suez
Canal and the United States buying the
control Of the Nicaragua Canal The
first was case of "a bird in the hand:
the second a case of "a bird in the
BUSH" If the proposition made in the