Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-26
MOSS IS SEATED OVER RHEA
Rspublioan from Kentucky Wins Contest
In House with Democrat.
GAINS SEAT BY MAJORITY or TEN VOTES
Tuo Republicans csst " for
Democysttc Nsrsbsr. wbIi- Others
leave usn sad 10 not
vote.

w~AsHtNgTON. March 15.-Ths house To-
day. by = majority ~ ton. ubsea'sd Mr.
Hhsa ~ Kentucky. a democrat and seated
In his place ! MoKsbzis Moss. vhO vas
formerly q demOcrst. but vho. according
70 his brief. IL IN accord with the re-.
publican party on The dominant issues.
The republican majority Ia the house IL
a. while two republicans. Hsnbury and
vresland ~ New York. voted with the
democrats, enough republicans remained
away or declined 20 vote 10 reduce the
majority 10 10 The conclusion Of the de-
bate on the case wss rather spirited. Mr..
Rhsn making nm eloquent defense ~ his
right 10 the seat. After the vote the house
began consideration Of the army Appro.
prlH lion bill. with the understanding that
general debate should continue for ten
hours. Nj. scarborough Of South Carolina
discussed the southern elections laws and
Nj. DANES Of Tennessee tho Philippine
situation.
Hh-s MAKES HIS speech.
In making his defense Mr.. Rhea said:
"Ths house will be asked 10 vote whether
the state NJ Kentucky had set It's seal upon
a lie. I stand for Kentucky" he con.
iinued. FOR her manhood. for tho honesty
~ her voters shd the purity Of her women,
ana not for tho presidency of these United
States would I be induced 70 bsfoul the
state which has honorsd me with an cleo.
tlon to this body"
Just before Mr.. HbsH concluded he made
n severe srralgnmsnt Of Mr., Moss. the con.
l%estant. charging that although no now
called himself n republican. that two weeks
before the e%lsotion no had registered a. n
democrat ami pledged himself II elected 10
60 into the democratic caucus. With i'm.
paHsioned words he challenged The con-
teAtant or his friends 70 deny this state
ment. ~ II Ia denied" said he. ~ will
prove him to no tho poor. miserable crea-
ture I know him to be-"
Mr.. Mann. republican Of Illinois. who
was In charge Of the case, called Mr.. Rhen
10 order for this language. but subsequently,
withdrew his point Of order and soon after
ward Mr. Hhea concluded.
Cheered by Democrats.
In doing 40 he proclaimed his adherence
10 tho principles OF the democratic party
and said he would not indulge IN n Bringing
appeal 10 tho other side for mercy. Mr.
Rhea was warmly congratulated by his
party when he took his seat.
Mr.. Gaines, republican ~ West virginia.
followed with a forty minutes speech In
support Of the claims Of the contestant
HcnlfinH 10 MT Hheh = AtNhNh w WV NlbHH
notifies. MIR, ualneH said tho committee
| which reported asainat the contestcc did
not care whether the contestant was n re-
publican or n democrat "
The debate on the ease was closed by
MIR, Mann with n strong appeal In favor or
the claims Of the contestant to the seat.
In tho course Of hia remarks Mr.. Mann
took occasion TO declare that Mr.. Fox Of
Mississippi had mislead tho house. His
statement drew a denial from MIR. Fox 40
Indignant and 40 often repeated that tho
speaker was obliged Go call hirnrtu order,
At the conclusion Of Mr.. MAINS speech
the vote wac taken Of tho substitute reso-
tuition offered by the minority, which de-
clarpd that MIR, Rhea was entitled 60 re-
tain hia seat. The resolution was lost, 1877
10 iSL
Republicans Applaud Moss.
There was a round Of applause from tho
republican side ~ MIR, Moss came forward
TO take the oath. which was met with
hiHseH from the democratic side.
A Joint resolution waH then adopted pro
vidinE for the appointment OF the following
az members Of the board ~ managers OF
the National Home for Disabled Volunteer
soldiers.
Henry E. Palmer, Nebraska; George W,
steele, Indiana. Walter T, prownlow, Ten.
nessee; j. =. Henderson, Illinois. and J.
NJ browne, Maine.
The houpe then went into committee Of
the whole and entered upon consideration
OF the ARMY appropriation bill, IL was
agreed that detailed debate should he run
Tor ten hours,
Mr.. Hull, republican OF Iowa, who was
In charge OF the bill. explained It's pro-
Visions briefly, II carried 500, $50, pSl, being
til.o 2b. 00b less than the estimates.
Fear Sectional strife,
In speaking on the southern elections
laws MIR, Scarborough Of South Carolina
said 20 far ae the state Of South Carolina
was concerned. its election laws would
stand the most rigid investigation, but the
southern people objected Go an inVestlga-
ton by a partisan, preiudiced committee,
The negro question In the south, he said.
vac a sociological. not a political, problem,
and the revival 81 sectlonalism could re-
cult only n making its solution moro ain
cult.
Mr.. Gaines, democrat OF Tennessee, sub.
mItted some remarks relative to the neces-
sity ot maintaining a large standing army
IN the Philippines. He read a statement
from a prominent United States army Of
heer who served In Cub aud the Philip.
pines, but whose name Mr., Gaines declined
20 disclose, which declared that the Phil
ipplues could not be held except at the
point OF the baSonet unless the natives wer'
assured that ultimately they would have In