Evening journal., 1901-01-09
HOUSE PASSES
INAUGURAL BILL
Unanimously Votes $500 for
Inauguration Expenses
DEMOCRATS RECONSIDERED
Their Former Intention Of Not IOting
FayOrabIy Upon The Measure.
The Proceedings
DEMOCRATS RECONSIDERED
spoclai TO tho Evening journal

Dover, Jan. BY unanimous vote
the House to-day passed the bin ap-
proprlating 5000 for the expenses at
tending the inaugural Of John HUM as
governor on January 10.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Jan. 9.-some of the Demo
Gratis held up the inaugural approDria-
tion bin in the House yesterday and
now. ashamed of their work, they
probably viii recede from their posi-
tion to-day and pass it.
IN their Efforts to compel the Union
Republicans and the Republicans to
drop the contest Of w. Dexter Learned,
Union Republican. for the seat now
held by John S. scotten, Democrat
they resorted to obstructive tactics
which threatened to cause serious
trouble and inconvenience, and when
the House adjourned last evening the
bill to appropriate $500 to defray the
expenses Of the inauguration OF Gov
ernor-elect John HUM lay dead on the
clerks table by reason OF its failure 10
receive the requisite three-fourths vote.
There was some talk Of the expenses
of the public function being met by
lprivate subscriptions but That VIII not
be necessary, as the Democrats think
the thing mas been carried too far.
Last evening there was -talk of a
compromise to-day which would result
in Scottons benefit but such talk GER
tainly resulted from no concerted
pledge Of or action by the Republican
. members.
The Democratic claim is That no
matter what the merits Of Learned
! contention for the seat held by Scot
ten may be, they are wiped out By the
= failure Of Learned to file his notice OF
3 contest. specifications and petition
with the House on the first day of the
session, as provided by section A. chap
, ter %, of the Revised Code His fail
3 ure to do so has raised a nice legal
question, and Scottons contention is
- strengthened by the action of William
S. Hilles. attorney for Howard ID.
Ross. Republican. who is contesting
the seat in the Senate now held by
Francis J. McNulty, Democrat lie
gave particular instructions that Ross
papers must be fled on the first day
Of the session. and 10 was done on
Tuesday, January /, thus putting the
case on a primary legal footing
The fight between the Republicans
Union Republicans and Democrats be-
gan Immediately after the reading OF
the House journal yesterday morning
nm f..r r.H AZ hn fffn IarI
, which the House joint resolution. in
troduced the day before authorizing
+. Adjutant-Genera Hart 20 have printed
] under his supervision 500 copies Of his
biennial report 10 the governor, was
defeated was reconsidored. and the
resolution was called up and adopted
on motion of Mr.. Moore. Ihirty-twC
Of the members voted in favor of il
and one member, Mr.. Robertson, voted
against it.
This was an olive branch to the
Democrats. who were expected to vote
for the inaugural appropriation bill, ia
which the amount had been cut down
from $500 to $500.
! The next step taken was by Mr.. Rob-
ertson. He introduced a joint resOlu.
tion providing for the appointment OF
joint committee of three on the parl
OF the Senate and five on the part oi
the House, to arrange for the inaugu-
ration Of GOvernor-elect HUM and
Lieutenant Govornor-elect Cannon
This was adopted
Under suspension Of rules Mr.. Rob
I, ertson then gave notice of. introduced
= and had read and referred the inaugu.
raj appropriation bill. A special com
+ mittee, consisting Of Messrs. Robert.
4 son, Moore and Shalicross was ap-
, pointed to consider the measure. and
/ it was instructed to report It back tC
Z the House Immediately after recess.
r When the House reass embed Mr.
{ Robertson. ON behalf of the committee
reported the bin back favorably
Mr.. Monaghan, Democrat, took IN,
floor and. without any excuse for in.
iecting the Learned-Scotten contest
! into the discussion, said that by a mis-
take Mr. Learned's petition Of contes
was filed on Monday, when it should
have been fled one week earlier Be
fore he would vote for the inaugura
appropriation bill that mistake would
have TO be corrected. In other words
r that the contest must be ruled out al
, once.
I This Is inoppOTtune.' said Mr.. Rob
erts0n. -s'YOu Democrats are holding
4 hatchet over the heads OF MS Republi
s cans. and such action is not likely {,
r create any sympathy for Mr. Scotten.
Mr.. Holcomb made statemen
S which was in effect that the Republi
+ cans had broken the law of the Stat,
, by permitting Learned to fle his peti
ton At euoh late dav He then re7f
the section in the Revised Code pro