Evening journal., 1899-01-05

another as a Union Republican on the
floor of the House. I'VE are here as
the servants OF THE people" he said.
Through parties, but not for plrtles. I
contend that you, as temp speaker
have no right to make such designa.
tion and that the clerk is right in re-
fusing to obey you. He should cali
the names by districts or by alpha
betical list. / hope we won't have any
more Of THIS thing OF milking Demo
crafts vote first. DonN set them apart
as one parity and compel Them as that
party to vote FIRST. start right. ana
end right"
Il have the names here in their or
der as representatives from the dis
trcts," said Secretary Burns.
"The rules were that the Democratic
list should be called fIst. Those were
the rules adopted this morning. 1
don't fee, willing to entertain any
motion to change them"
Il refuse to read them any other
way except by Districts" said Score
tary Burns, with fire in his eye ana
the flames leaplag directly towards the
chairman and Dr. layton.
"Call the roA in your own way" saia
representative HAehen.
Il am NOW willing to entertain the
motion" said the chairman. but Burre
and Kitchen had cut the Gordian knot
Of Addichsism and the roil-cal! was
underway by DISTRICTS and tlaveMng
down the s,ate from Brandywine tC
Ba-umore as last as the tongue OF
Clerk Rurrs could shove it along. The
chair was lelL at the quaIter-p1st by
the rapid PAGERS from Wilmington.
Regulars vo,ed for Clark; Addicks-
ties for Tharp, and the Democrats pre
sented their fms compImeunry beu-
Guet to Representative ODay This
LASTED four ballots. Then the Demo.
Gratis went to Ccttingham. On the sixth
ballot CT the AFTERNOON Wagumcn left
ODay and went to Clark. giving each
candidate eleven votes. These figures
were maintained next time by Waga.
mcn going back home and shaIcross
throwing a flower into the Rerll'ai
camp. Then the twelve Democrats
voted for King and the Republican and
Union Republican figures returned tc
uormal. Tdis was the condition on the
eighth ard ninth ballot oi the after
noon. On the tenth James T. Shalt
cross hume PASSED into history with
twelve votes behind IT,
AT this juncture DR.. Caleb r. Layton
LETT the chair and Mr.. Jenkins presidec
in fact as wen as in name. The dec
tor, in conversation with your core.
spOndent, eaid, in the words OF .ht
illustuous Ulysses S. Grant: 1--WE
Will fight it cut along these lines
if &c takes all Summer" Returns
were unimpaired in the eleventh and
twelfth ballots. but in the thirteenth
Hazard Regular Republican, got an
unluolIy one fcr speaker. WaeamO1
then received his Democratic b-uquer
Of twelve daisies with becoming grace
and Clark and Tharp stood 10 to II
Respectively
Kitchen moved that Secretary Burns
whose voice was becoming husky be
given a few minutes rest.
Donahoe contended that valuable
time WAS being lost; that the people
were watching the conduct # the
House; and that the O.d Guard on the
right" as he termed the Democrats
were ready for business. In conc.usion
he suggested that a new clerk be call
ed into service.
Secretary BURNS Immediately re-
summed his work, and the Democrats
showered favor On Wagam5n, Hazard
Regular, voted for West. and Wesi
voted for Hazard, t.s> Democratic
complimentary fever becoming con
tagious. Their reciprocity reduced
Chrks vote to s. Then on the next
lShailcross went to Clark. and it was
In. II. IL, once more. These figures
were maintained n the sixteenth bal.
Ilot by ShaIcs- SIS rushing for safety and
Rose lining himself up with the CLARK
men. D-nahoe then announced thai
he would vote for James B. Cairk, c
| the Democratic brand, and his col
| leagues foHowed his cxlmplc. Tn th'
thrco succeeding baic,s the vote stock
lC.Mk, 10; James b. CiarE IT,; Tharp
In.
McNuity said that it was cyiden
lthet a speaker could not be e,e,;ed art
moved that The House go into the e,ee
ton CT a page. A yea and nay vo,'
was called for and eleven DemOcrau
voted in the affirmative. ShaLcrca
voted with the combined forces Of Reg
uiars and Addiclsites, and the motto,
wse lost, hnving % v-les against it,
Kitchen. who did not grasp the car
casm coEtalned in McNuley's motion
lcyn,rafnpd fhl,a he voted aohinst II he