The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-26
MIR. RHEA IS IJNSEAlED
MOSS GIVEN PLACE OF THE
 DEMOCRAT.
Republican Majority Reduced From 43 to 10.-Consideration of Army Appropriation Bill
 Is Entered Upon.

Washington. March 25.-The House to- day by majority of ten unseated MT; Rhea of Kentucky, Democrat, and seated in his place J. Mckenzie Moss, according to his brief, is in accord with the Republican party on the dominant issues. The Republican majority in the House is forty-three. While only two New York, voted with the Democrats. enough Republicans remained away or declined to vote to reduce the majority to ten. The conclusion of the debate on making an eloquent defense of his right to the seat.
 After the vote the House began con sideration of the army appropriation bill with the understanding that general de- bate should continue for ten hours. MT. Scarborough of South Carolina discussed Il the Southern election laws and MT. Gaines of Tennessee the Philipine situa- tion.
 The consideration of the contested cleo tion case of Moss vs. Rhea from the Third Kentucky District was resumed when the House met today. Only two was occupied by the contestee, MT. Rhea. in concluding the argument begun by him yesterday in defense of his right to his seat. ~
 He was given close attenuon by ootn sides of the House.
 Senators Blackburn and DeBoe of Ken. lucky were upon the floor and listened to Mir. Rhea's speech.
 The House. he said, was asked to vote seal upon a lie.'
 II stand for Kentucky" he continued. flor her manhood for the honesty Of her voters and the purity of her women, ana not for the Presidency of these United States could be induced to befoul the State which honored me with an election to this body"
 Just before MT. Rhea concluded ne made a severe arraignmknt of MT. Moss, the contestant. charging that although he now called himself a Republican, that two weeks before the election he had registered as Democrat and had pledged himself if elected to go into the Demo cratic caucus. With impassioned words he challenged the contestant or his friends to deny this statement.
 If it is denied" said he, "I will prove him to be the poor. miserable creature know him to be-"
 MT. Mann (Rep., Ill), who was in charge of the case, called MT. Rhea to order for this language but % sugsequemu, sec .nnn ly withdrew his point of order ana soon afterward Mir. Rhea concluded.
 In doing so he proclaimed his adher- ence to the principle of the Democratic Party and said he would not tnouige m a cringing appeal to the other side TOT mercy. T do not want you to violate your sense of duty" he said, audresslhs the Republican side. "lf 1t IS your Juos- ment that l was not rightfuiy elected 10 this seat, vote against me, but II as non est men you do not believe that the eiec- tion of the contestant has been estap- lished. I ask you to rise aDoVe party and declare your judgment by your vote.
 MT. Rhea was warmly congratulated py his marty associates when he took his seat .. x,,.st v,r-
 Mir. Gaines Republican. of West Nir-
 einia followed with forty minute speech in support Of tn the Mr GlaRs Rhess % e ate tack on MT. Mosss politics, MT Gaines said the Committee which reported against the contestee did not care wheth- CT the contestant was Hepuohcan or a Democrat. The debate on the case was closed by MT. Mann with strong appeal in favor of the claims of the contestant to the seat. ar. xr took occasion to declare that MT. FOX (Miss) had misled the House. Ills state nent drew a denial from MT. Fox so in- dignant and so often repeated that the | Speaker was obliged to call him to or A vote was then taken and MT. Rhea was unseated by a majority or lo. TWO Republicans, Hanbury and Vreeiand or New York. voted for Rhea: A number @ T of other Republicans did not vote. This reduced the Republican majority from The House then went into committee of the Whole and entered upon the con Gi0eratlOn or tHe dTIIiN dpPtOPi iAh''A Ii was agreed that detailed debate should he run for ten hours. MT Hull lRep, Ia) who was in charge of the bill, ex. pIained it's provisions briefly. It carried
 sso, ,sse, ,9S4. being $l1,O25.oo5 less than the
 Mir Scarborough (Dem, S. O discussed the proposed investigation of Southern election jaws. protesting earnestly against a revival of sectional strife and bitter ness. r,, was concerned he declared that her cleo ton laws would stand the most rigid in- vestigation, but the Southern people oo- tected to an investigation by partisan. preiudiced committee. The negro question in the South he said, was sociaiogical, not a political problem and the revival of sectionalism could result only In mak- ing its solution more difficult. MT Gaines (Dem., Tenn) submitte1 some remarks relative to the necessity of maintaining a large standing army in the Philippines He read a statement from "a prominent United States army oncer. who served in Cuba and the Philippines, but whose name MT. Gaines declined to disclose. which declared that the Philip
 pines could not be held except at the point of the bayonet, unless the natives were assured that ultimately they should have independence.
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