The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03

! syivania. Seudder. Shackietord sheppard, SINS
1 Slarden s1odgrass STARK Stephens. texas, Stokes
! Suthc.Iand Talbert. Taylor. Alabama, Terry
! Thomas. Nor Carolina, J. II. Williams Wilso.
| New York, Z,dor-lOs.
| The following members of the minority
voted for tPe bill:
1 DernocTats-C Cochran of Missouri. Cummings Of
| New York. Dtvey of Louisiana. DE yries of Cab,
fnrnia Fitzgerald Of Massachusetts, Livingston oi
| Georgia Neeyison OF Ohio. Sibley of rcnnsy-
vania. Thayer Of Massachusetts. and Wilson Of
! Sourh Carolina.
Populists-Bsh Of Colorado, and Ridgeiy OF
silyerites1Shafroth OF Colorado. and Wilson of
| Idaho.
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama. The Demo-
cratic whip. just before the vote was an
nounced. changed his vote to aye, for the
purpose of moving a reconsideration. But
Mr. Cannon was before him with thu
double motion to reconsider and to lay
thar motion on the table On that Mr.. Tn
derwood demanded and secured vote Of
yeas and nays and il was agreed to-1iJ
to 40, settling the matter as far as the
House was considered
The AIdrich-R obbins Cnse.
Mr.. Mann of Illinois then called UP the
report of the Committee on Elections No. 1,
In the contested election case of Aldrich
VS.. Robbins from the Fourth district OF
Alabama.
Mr. Bartlett of Georgia raised the ques-
tion of consideration and another roll
call followed. The House decided by vote
of iS6 to 129 to consider the case. and the
debate was begun with an understanding
that it should proceed until 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. the session of Monday
to be excepted. that being District day.
The report Of the majority of the COM
mittee recommended that William F. Al
drich be seated instead of CASTOR A. Rob
bins. The report states that the contest
turns altogether on the vote of Dallas
county, OF which Selma is the county seat.
In this county. where, in 1890, there were
2.145 white snd 1851 negro voters, the re-
turns gave Robbins 2.f3S votes and Al
drich 392. There are five other counties in
the district in which the white vote ex-
ceeds the negro vote. Four of these Al
drich carried and lost the fifth by 1S3 This
is the third contest Aldrich has made for
the seat all being based on the vote of
Dallas county. In the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress he was given the seat of CASTOR
Robbins and in Fifty-ffth Congress the
seat of Thomas S. Plownan. The commit
tee now recommends that. because of al
legged frauds in Dallas county. the basis OF
former action. AldTich be again seated In
place of Robbins. The returns gave Rob-
bins majority of 1,2S0; as revised by the
committee Aldrich has a majority of 206.
The minority of the committee finds that
counting the votes cast for Robbins in
twenty-one precincts in the county uncon-
tested, and add thereto the votes proved
by each of the candidates aliunde, Robbins
still has majority of 3S9 Upon these
figures the debate proceeded
Mr. Mann spoke in support OF the reso-
luton declaring Aldrich entitled to the
seat.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Manns remarks.
at 4:50 o'clock. the House took a recess
until O'Clock. 80
At the night session quorum failed TO
appear. and at 9:25zo o'clock the House ad-
iourned without tTansacting any business.