The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

ihooS colSent IL was agreed mat the
vote on the report should be taken at
4:5O O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
Inc debate upon the Aldrich VS.. Rob-
bins case was then resumed. Mr.. Ham
llton, OF Michigan, and Mr.. Mann, OF
Illinois, spoke for the contestant, n
Mr.. Bartlett, of Georgia, for the sitting
member.
first upon the minority resolutions, de-
claring Mr.. Robbins entitled TO retain
his seat. The substitute resolutions
were de~feated-134 to 13S-by a strict
party vote. The majority resolutions,
declaring Mr.. Aldrich, the contestant,
entitled to the seat, were then adopt
ed-142 to 1875. There vas no demon
stration when the result was IN
nounced.
Mr.. Aldrich then came forward to
the bar of the house, escorted by Mr..
Mann, and took the prescribed oath.
MIR. Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on rules, then presented
he special rule regarding pension ses-
sions.
Mr.. Richardson protested against the
time limit ixed in the rule which he
said was contrary to all precedent.
Mr.. Dalzell a the rule, as report
ed, was merely a copy of the rule now
in force at Friday night sessions.
Mr.. Richardson declared that the
other side, if it lived up to it's profess
sions of friendship for the old soldier,
could bring a quoru to the house on
FRIDAY evenings. He assured the ma
Jority that there would be no filibus-
tering on his side of the house against
pension bills.
Mr.. Mahon. of Pennsylvania, COM
planned that no time was given for the
consideration of claims and war claims
which were regularly in order on Fri
days. He attacked Mr.. Taibert, of
South Carolina, who had blocked pen-
sion legislation on Friday nights by
the presence of a quorum.
He acquitted the other side of sympa-
thy with him.
Mr.. Mahon's attack led to hot words
etwee him and Mr.. Talbert. In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Mahon said
he would like to IA an opportunity
to turn Mr.. Talbert from the house.
This aroused Mr.. Talbert's ire and the
confusion became so great that the
speaker threatened to order the ser
geant-at-armS to compel Mr.. Talbert
to take his seat.
Mr.. Talbert replied to Mr.. Mahon. as
serting that the latter's conduct was
unbecoming a gentleman on the floor.
He said the member from Pennsyl-
vania presented a remarkable spec
tacle when he expressed the hope that
some one, pOpulist or republican,
should contest his (Talbert's) seat in
order that he could vote to throw him
out without reason or justice, as the
gentleman from Alabama had been
thrown out a few minutes ago. Dem
ocratic applause.)
Proceeding, Mr.. Talbert denounced
the republicans as hypocriteS and pre-
tended friends of the old soldiers and
reiterated his intention of insisting
upon the presence of a quorum for the
consideration of pension bills, wheth-
er the sessions were held at night or
in the day time.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, poked fun
at Mr.. Talbert for the constitutional
position" he now assumed, recalling
the fact that he had not insisted upon
a quorum in the Fifty-fifth congress.
His conscience" said he, had not
then swelled to it's present proper
lions. Seriously he explained briefly
that the purpose of the rule was to
facilitate pension as well as claims
legislation.
| On Mr.. Richardson's assurance that
there would be no flibustering on his
side Of the house, Mr.. DalZell withdrew
the portion of the resolution fixing the
limitation Of debate, and the rule was
then adopted without division.
Mr.. Weeks, OF Michigan, then called
up the Wise-Young contested election
case from the Second Virginia district.
Efforts to reach an agreement as to a
ina vote On the case failed and Mr..
Weeks gave notice that he should de-
mand the previous question at 2
o'clock on Monday. Mr.. Weeks then
opened the argument for the contest
ant.
At 3 o'clock p. m. the house adj
journed.