The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
SALT LAKE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY %, 1897

made yesterday by his mathematical
friend from Ohio (Mr. Grosvenor), one
of which was as to the disposition of
the cases brought before the commit
tee. 1t had acted upon 10 cases, and in
three of them had reported in favor of
Cnseating Democratic members. The
present house, with the largest Repub-
lican majority on the roll call ever
held by any party in the history of the
country, had unSeated more members,
increasing that already phenomenal
majority, than any house since the
adoption of the constitution. He had
feared for the extinction even of an
undesirable species. (Laughter.)
AT 4:30. the vote was taken on the
resolution declaring Mr.. Yost entitled
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 it was seen that the vote would be
close. The vote was stated to be yeas,
119; nays, 12I. Mr.. Thomas (Rep.
Mich.), before the announcement of the
result was made, changing from yea
to nay. The Democrats voted solidly
against the resolution, and the follow
ing Republicans Joined them: Messrs.
Acheson, Adams, Arnold (Penn.), Ben
nett, Blue Broderick, Codding, Coffin,
Cooke Gid, Corliss, Draper, Fletcher,
void, Hartman. Henry Comm, Hill
Comm. Hooker, Hulick, Jenkins, Kerr,
Leisenring. Leonard, Loud, Louden-
Slayer, Mccall (Mass.). McEwan,
Meikeljohn, Mercer, Moody, Overstreet,
Parker, Phillips, Pitney. Poole, Powers,
Quigg, Reyburn, Scranton, Shafroth,
Shannon, Sherman, Simpkins. Smith
Qn), Southland, Southwick, Taft,
Thomas, Towne, Wadsworth, Wager,
Wilson Qll) Mr.. Thomas purpose in
changing his vote was his moving to
reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr.. Call (Rep. Mass.), and Mr.. He
burn Ua.), simultaneously addressed
the chair, the former moved to lay Mr..
Thomas motion on the table and the
latter to adjourn.
Mr.. Hepburn was recognized and
roll call was taken on the motion to
adjourn. The louise refuSed-112 to III
to adjourn, and the vote required on
the motion by Mr.. Mccall to lay on the
table Mr.. Thomas motion to recon-
slider the vote by which Yost was de-
clared TO be entitled to his seat. 1t re-
suited 40 nays, 105 yeas.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep. la, moved to
recommit the resolution reported by
the committee declaring Tucker to be
entitled to retain his seat. Lost-l3 to
115-nearly all the members favoring
Yost having left the hall.
Mr.. Hepburn made the point of no
quorum had voted.
Speaker Reed decided the point over
ruled.
The question was then put on the
passage of the resolution resulting in
a division. Again Mr.. 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 Hep
burn and the speaker counted the
house, reporting 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 We're closed and the sergeant-at-
arms instructed to bring in the alb
sentees. 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 Mr. Mccall the house adjourned