Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-22
THE DELAWARE SENATORSH|P
Referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
HILL AGAIN FALLS DOWN
This fimGk>'sis a Bill Fixing Postmasters'
- .erms at -Four Years.
CONCLUDES HIS LONG TRADE
ist tho Nicaragua Canal Bill-Ternled
TIA Corpse-Tucker of Virginia De-
feats Yost in the Congressional
s, Contest-A Close Vote.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 21-A few
days ago the memorial of Mr. Henry A.
Dupont for admission to a seat in the
senate from the state of Delaware was
presented by Mr.. Chandler and was re-
ferred to the committee on privileges and
elections. Today a certificate of election
was presented by the same SENATOR and
was similarly referred to the one that
Mr.. John Edward Addicks had been le-
gally 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 a
bill considered and passed fixing the
term of offices of all postmasters at four
years. Mr. Hale, republican, of Maine,
objected however on the ground that
the bill would only intensity the scram-
BILE for postoffice appointments; and the
bill was not taken up.
Most of the morning hour (Which is
really two hours was taken up today,
as 1t had been for the two previous days.
in wrangle over the bill as to electrical
conduits in the city of Washngton-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 scintil-
lations of bitter sarcasm. There was
no similarity, he said, but dissimilar--
ity, between the British government buy
ing the control of the Suez canal and the
United States government buying the
Nicaragua canal. The first was a 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 re-
ply, he said, would be, You have no
right to make the transfer. Do you think
that we are going to give you a hundred
million dollars for corpse, and then
have to bury it at our own charger"
When Mr.. Turpie closed his speech an
effort was made by Mr.. Morgan, demo-
GRAFT, of Alabama, in charge of the bill,
to have day and hour fixed for taking
the votes. but objection was made both
by Mr.. Turpie and by Mr.. Villas. Finally,
as vote by nays and yeas showed the
absence of quorum, a motion to adj
journ was made by Mr.. Morgan, and the
senate at AGO o'clock adjourned until to-
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 21.-After 1875
members of the house of representatives,
including fifty-three republicans, had
voted in accordance with the recommen-
dation of the majority of the committee
on elections No. 8, that Mr.. Tucker, dem
ocrat, was entitled to retain his seat as a
member of the Fifty-fourth congress
from the Tenth Virginia district, which
was contested by Mr. Yost, republican,
two hours were spent in making the
vote effective and finally settling the
matter The case had been discussed
from noon until 4:30 o'clock, the commit
tees recommendation being supported
by Messrs. Dearmond, democrat, of Mis-
souri,; Walker, republican, of Massachu-
sets; Tucker the contestee. and Mccall,
republican, of Massachusetts, chairman
of the committee reporting the case. The
recommendation of the minority that
Mr.. Yost (who is the representative-elect
from the district In the Fifty-fifth con-
gress) be given the seat was advocated
by Messrs. Grow, republican, of Penn
sylvania Taylor, republican, of Iowa;
Lacey. republican, of Iowa; Brumm, re-
publican, of Pennsylvania; Thorpe, re-
publican, of Virginia, and Walker, re-
publican, of Virginia the latter of whom
with Mr.. Thomas, republican, of Michi-
gan, constituted the minority of tie cleo
lions committee.
AT 4:30 the vote was taken on the reso-
luton declaring Mr.. Yost entitled to his
seat as the representative of 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, 1877.
The democrats voted solidly against
the resolution, and the following repub-
leans Joined them: Messrs, Achison,
Adams, Arnold, of Pennsylvania; Ben
nett, Blue. Broderck, Codding. Coffin,
Cook, of Illinois; Corliss, Draper,
Fletcher, Gllet, of New York; Gillett of
Massachusetts,; Griswold, Hartman. Hen
ry, of Connecticut; Hill, of Connecticut;
Hooker, Hulick, Jenkins, Kerr. Leisen-
ring, Leonard. Loud. Loudenslager. Nc
Call, of Massachusetts,; McEwan, Mel
keljohn, Mercer, Moody, Overstreet, Par
ker. Phillips, Pitney, Poole, Powers,
Quigg, Reyburn, Scranton, Shafroth,
Shannon, Sherman Simpkins. Smith of
Illinois; Southland, Southwick. Taft,
Thomas Towne, Wadsworth, Wanger,
and Wilson, of Idaho
The vote in favor of Yost was 120 (Mr.
Thomas, of Michigan. having changed his
vote in order to move reconsideration
and this closeness induced the friends of
the minority, led by Mr., Hepburn. repub-
lican, Of Iowa. and by Mr.. Thomas, to
make a parliamentary fight lasting two
hours to force an adjournment, In the
hope that a different result might be
reached tomorrow But their efforts
were futile. and the resolution declaring
Tucker entitled to his seat was adopted
at $50 o'clock by a vote of 119 to AZ, four
teen members being present and not vot-
ing The result was clinched by the
reconsider the vote and to>lay that mo-
ton on the table, and the house then ac-
journed.
LOOKS LIKE A GENERAL. STRIKE.