The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
YORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
a succInct Summary of tho Past Week =
Do'ngs In the Nebraska House Of Repre-.
ssntatives-A strictly Non-Partisan Re-
view Of the Proceedings.
saturday, January 30

saturday. January 30
At its session today, the house by \
vote OF IS to ~ unseated the republi
a members Of the house from Dong
las county.
At 1890 Mr.. Hull of Harlan moved
That the house proceed to the consider
alton OF the special order, which was
consideration of the majority and mi.
n0rity report Of the committee on priv.
ileges and elections, relating TO the
Douglas county contests. The major.
ity report was for unseating, while the
minority report. which was signed bv
W. fnsionists and two republicans,
was favorable to the republican ION.
t~estces.
Mr.. Hull moved that the ma ioritv
report be adopted. Mr.. Jenkins Of .Jef.
fcrson moved to adopt minority re.
port.
The motion to adopt the minority
report was lost by "a vote of SO To AZ.
Inc speaker then announced that
the question was on the adoption of
the majority report.
Mr.. Jenkins moved that consideration
be indefinitely postponed.
On this motion the general discus
sion was opened. Out of the total of
100 members, ninety-eight had re-
sponded to roll call and there was no
chance for a call Of the house. nor was
there any desire for delay.
MIR. Jenkins declared that the only
reason actuating the majority was to
get the votes needed to pass the recan.
vass bill; Mr.. Loomis defended the ma
Jority report. Mr.. Clark Of Lancaster
said ne thanked heaven he did not be-.
long To a party that had 10 fire four
in order to pass a bill" MIR.
Dobson OF Fillmore made the speech of
the morning on behalf of the bill.
among his other remarks he said 81
thank God the gentleman from Lancas-
ter e not belong to the populist par.
". You talk about our consideration
Tor the constitution. When did your
party in this state begin to have re.
gard for the constitution"
Mr.. Burman of Douglas, one of the
contestees, said he did not have to
nave the place for the money in it. IL
was different with the man who ex
pected to get his place. The latter was
. oriefiess lawyer to whom IS a day
was something" He alleged that Clark
OF Richardson had made the PROPOSE.
that " the contestees would vote
for II. X. 5 they would not be ~unseat.
Clark OF Richardson denied this. He
said he had held out no promise or en-
couragement or agreed to take part In
the deal.
Sheldon Of Dawes, who signed the
minority report, snid that the charges
by Clark of Lancaster that the
motive impelling the action was to get
popuiist voters into seats occupied by
republicans was not true. and that the
republican accusations were unjust. He
called attention to the counting out of
overs and the action of ex-Secretary
OF state Piper as illustrating the acts
oy. which republicans had aroused the
spirit which now controlled.
A statement by Mr.. Roddy that Mr..
crow OF Douglas had stated that Ed
smith, attorney for contestees, had
stated that Mr.. Hull of Harlan had
a contract in writing to secure
Inc contestees in their seats il they
would vote for ii. II. 5 was denounced
by Mr.. Hull who said Il want to saw
mat any such statement that | ever
r promised to agree to any
such thing is false, and the man who
makes 1t is a liar"
other speakers were heard on the
to postpone action.
Mr.. Fouke of Gage, in speaking
against the majority report, asked that
partisan feeling be put aside, and that
the votes be cast according to the die.
tates OF manhood.
At the close of Mr.. Fouke's remarks
the motion to indefinitely postpone
was defeated by n vote of IS to 40.
Mr.: Pollard OF Cass moved to adjourn
TIL Monday. Lost bya vote Of 65 to SO.
koli call was then demanded on the
adoption OF the majority report, and
the vote was as follows: