Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-22
THE 54'TH CONGRESS.
THIRD DAY OF MR.. TURTLES
ANTI-CANAL SPEECH.
TUCKER ENTITLED TO HIS SEAT.
So the House Decides by vote
of One Hundred and Nineteen to
Forty-seven-Rcpub FiIibus-
ter to the Contrary in vain.

WASHINGTON, January PA few
days ago the memorial of Mr.. Henry a.
Dupont for admission to 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. To-day a certificate of election
was presented by the same senator, and
was similarly referred. to the effect that
Mr.. John Edward Addicks has 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 bill considered and passed, fixing
the term of office of all postmasters at
four years. Mr.. Hale objected. however
on the ground that the bill would only
intensity the scramble for post-ofiice APP
pointments, and the bin was not taken
up.
Most of the morning hour (Which Is
really two hours, was taken up to-day
a. IL had been for the two previous days,
in a wrangle over the bill as TO electrical
conduits I'm the city of Washington, Mr..
opposition to the bill. 1t went over With
out action.
Then Mr. Turpie began his third day 5
argument against the Nicaragua canal
bill. Illuminating the subject with Schulz
lations of bitter sarcasm. There was no
similarity, he said, but dissimllarity'
between the British Governments buying
the control of the Suez canal ana tne
United States Governments buying the
control of the Nicaragua canal me hrst
was a case of bird in the mana, the
second a case of a "Dlrd III the
hush" If the proposition made in the
preceding bill were made to the British
Parliament, the reply, he said, would be:
''You have no right to make the trans
fer. That Is forbidden by the terms oi
your own contract. DO you thlnk tha'
we are going TO give you hundred mil
lion dollars for corpse. and then nave
TO bury II at our own charger
When Mr.. Turpie closed his speech All
effort was made by Mr.. Morgan lDeiiU-
craD. of Alabama, ia charge OF the pm
TO have a day and hour hXeu LOT .a t rs
a vote but objection was made Doth py
Mr. Turpie and Mr.. Villas. Finally, as a
,,ota Inv yeas and nays showed the ap-
sence of a quorum, a motion 10 adJourh
was made by Mr.. Morgan, ana the sen
ate AT 400 u. NJ, adjourned unlh To-
morrow.
House of Representatives.
After 1926 members of the House OF
Representatives, including hfty-three
Renublicans. had voted in accordance
With the recommendation OF ma
ioritv of Committee on Elections NO. o.
that Mr.. Tucker DEMOCRACY, Oh VIZ
einia. was entitled to retain his seat
as n member of the Fifty-fourth con
gross from the Tenth District OF VIZ
ginia. which was contested by MI hos'
Tenublican). two hours were spent IN
making the vote effective, ana hhaily
settling the matter r.
The case had been discussed from
noon until 1870 o'clock, the committee
recommendation being supported py
Messrs. De Almond Democrat OIL
Missouri; Walker tRepubhcah), VI
Massachusetts; Tucker, the cohles.ee'
and Mccall Republican. of Massachu-
sets. chairman of the committee report
ing the case. -.
Tho recommendation Of the minority
that AR Yost (who is the representa-
fIve-elect from the district in the Flity'
fifth Congress) be given the seat was
advocated by Messrs. Grow RepuDll-
cam of Pennsylvania; Taylor Repub-
lican). of Ohio; Lacey Republican, OIL
Iowa. Brumm Repubicam of Pennsyl'
vania. Thorp Republican) of virginia
and Walker Republican, OF virginia
he last-named of whom. with MI
Thomas Republican) of Michigan, con
stituted the minority of the Elections
Committee.
Al 4.30 a vote was taken on the reso
luton declaring Mr.. Yost entitieu &c
bie seat as the representative in The
'TGntl
District of Virginia. The roll-call pro
ceeded amid depressed excitement, fol
II was seen that the vote would b'
| close The vote was stated to be:
Yeas, 1l9; nays, III.
The Democrats voted solidly agains
the resolution, and the following he
nublicans Joined them: Messrs. Acheson
Adams. Arnold of Pennsylvania, Ben
nett. Blue. Broderick, Codding, CONN
| Cooke of Illinois. Corliss, Draper
Fletcher. Gillett Of New YORK, Gillett
| of Massachusetts,; Griswold, Hartman
Henry of Connecticut. Hill of Con
necticut, Hooker Huiick, Jenkins, Kerr
Leisinring, Leonard, Loud, Louden
slayer, Mccall of Massachusetts,. Nc
Evan, Mickeljohn, Mercer Moody
| Oyerstreet, Parker Phillips, Plthey
Poole. Powers. Quigg, Reyburn, Scran
| Sjmnkins. Smith Of Illinois, Southland
| Southwick. Taft, Thomas. Towne Wads
worth. Wanger. and Wilson OF ldaho.
The vote in favor Of Yost was 10 (Mr
Thomas. of Michigan, having change
his vote in order TO move recon
sideration). and this closeness induced
the friends Of the minority report, lee
| bv Mr.. Hepburn Republican), OF Iowa
| and Mr.. Thomas. TO make parliamen
| tary fight, lasting two hours. to fore
an adjournment, in the hope that
| different result might be reached to
| morrow. But their efforts We're futlie
and the resolution declaring Tucke
| entitled to the seat was adopted
ESQ o'clock by a vote of 1ls to Al, four
teen members being present ana no
voting. The result was clinched by tn
| adoption Of the usual formal motion
TO reconsider the vote and TO lay ina
motion on the table, and the House the
adjourned.
A Word to Dispatch subscribers.
We would earnestly call the attentio