The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
HOUSE DECIDES Against MIR. YOST
IN THE VIRGINIA CONTEST
CASE
ATTEMPT TO .FILIBUsTER
OF AN ADVERSE MA
JORFfY.
The Votes of Fifty-Four Members
of the Party Cast With the
Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-After two
days debate, in the course Of which con
siderable partisan passion was aroused.
and an Intellectual attempt made to
tlibuster for the purpose of gaining
time, the house today decided the con-
tested election case Of Yost against
Tucker, from the Tenth Virginia dis
trict, by denying the seat to MIR. Yost
and confirming Mr.. fuckers title there
to. The Republicans were badly divid-
ed, "a of them joining with the Demo-
Gratis and supporting the claims of the
Democratic contestee. When the sup
pOrters of Mr.. YOst'S contentious found
they were defeated by narrow margin
of votes (the vote being 1922 against
hlm) they inaugurated a fiIibuster in
the hope of gaining time, and for two
hours there were a succession of roll
calls, but they were finally overpowered
by numbers and the resolutions con-
ffrming Mr.. fuckers title to his seat
were adopted.
In the debate today Messrs. Thomas
Rep., Mich.), Taylor Rep., o., Lacey
Rep., 1o9, Bruman Rep., Pa), Thorp
(Rep., Va, and Walker Rep., Va1
spoke for Mr.. Yost, and Messrs De Ar
mond Oem., Mo-, Walker Rep., Mass.),
Tucker Dem., Va) and Mccall Rep..
Mass) supported the claims of the con-
testee. Mr.. Mccall, who was in charge
of the majority report, closed for the
cOntestee.
When the debate closed at 4:3O %. M,
the vote was taken first on the minori-
ty resolution, declaring the contestant,
Mr.. Yost, entitled to the seat held by
Mr.. Tucker. AS soon as it became
noised about that the contestant was
defeated, Mr.. Thomas Rep., Mich.),
changed his vote from yea to nay in
order to be able to move a reconsidera-
ton. The following Republicans, fifty
four in number, voted against the res
OlutiOn:.
Acheson, Adams, Arnold Pa). Bennett,
Blue Broderick, Codding. Coffin, Cooke Cor
liss, Draper, Fletcher, Gillett IN. ". Gillett
(Mass.) Griswod Hartman, Henry (Cn.), Hill
Comm, Hooker, Hulick, Jenkins, Kerr, Lei
senring. Leonard, Loud Loudenslager, Nc
can (MaSS.), McEwan, Meiklejohn, Mercer,
Moody Odeil, Qyerstreet, Parker, Phillips,
Scranton Shannon, Sherman Simpkins
Smith Ql), Southland, Southwick, Shafroth
Taft, THOMAS, Towne Wadsworth, Wagner,
Wilson Qdaho).
When the speaker announced that
the resolution was lost, 1912 Mr..
Thomas moved to reconsider the vote.
and Mr.. Hepburn Rep., Io.), one Of
the supporters of the contestant.
moved an adjournment, the purpose
being to secure time in which to try
to change the defeat into a victory.
Rut. the supporters of Mr.. Tucker were
not disposed to abandon their advan-
tage, and they contested the motion
The motion to adjourn was defeated
112-121.
Mr.. Mccall then moved to lay Mr..
Thomas motion to reconsider ON the
table, which was carried 120-105. Mr..
Hepburn moved that the majority reso-
luton confirming Mr.. fuckers title to
the seat be recOmmitted. The motion
was lost 1915. Mr.. Hepburn made
the point of no quorum, but the speak
er overruled it amid round of APP
plause.
The vote then REQUIRED ON the reso-
luton declaring Mr. Tucker entitled
to his seat. Meantime many of the
Republicans, who favored the claims
Of the contestant, Mr.. Yost, had left
the hall in order to break quorum,
and as soon as the speaker announced
the result of the rising vote 1851 Mr.
Hepburn again made the point of no
quorum. The speaker was unable to
count more than $50 members. There
upon Mr.. Hepburn moved an adjourn
ment, but Mr.. Mccall. had the Tucker
forces well in hand aud this motion
was overwhelmingly defeated. They
were resolved to defeat the filibuster
lnaugurated to gain time, and call
of the house was moved by Mr.. Nc
Call. Under the rule Of the present
house, members are compelled on the
call of the roll, during proceedings I'M
der a call Of the house, to vote on the
pending proposition. The result of this
vote was 119-47, but the speaker count
ed as present fourteen, thus making UP
bare quorum, and the resolution was
declared carried
Then, at $50, the house adjourned. id.