The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
TAKE CHARGE OF HOUSE
 AND TORTURE INMATES

Toledo, O., February 26-Ten masked tian Joehlin, two miles from the city limits last night at Il o'clock, battered down the doors with clubs, and entered the residence, leaving two men outside as guards. In the house were MT. and Mrs. Christian Joehlin, MT. and Mrs. Jacob Joehlin, John Anderson, Joseph Joehlin and a 3-year-old boy and an 1S- months-old girl All, including even the baby boy and girl, were clubbed into in sensibility, bound and gagged.
 When the Joehlins recovered conscious- ness the robbers demanded s2OOOO, which they said they knew was secreted in the house. When told that no such amount ss<<<-~>-~><<>>-> Alabama, changed his vote from no to aye and after the announcement he en- tered a motion to reconsider.
 T make the point that the motion is dilatory," said MT. Payne.
 '"The chair sustains the point" an- nounced the chair
 q appeal from the decision of the chair" said Mir. Underwood.
 "The chair rules the appeal out of or der on the ground that 1t Is dilatory" re- piled the chair.
 MT. Wadsworth of New York attempted to ask unanimous consent to send the agricultural appropriation oill to confer ence. but half dozen democrats de- nanded the regular order.
 MT. Olmstead of Pennsylvania then called up the contested election case of Wagoner vs. Butler from the Twelfth Missouri dis trict and MT. Richardson raised the question of consideration against 1t. The roll was called again. The house decided to call the case-153 to 109. n party vote
 Election Case Called Up.
 MT. Olmstead. in charge of the case then took the floor fin support of the ma- Jority report, which recommended the rnseating of MT. Butler and the seating of Mir. Wagoner.
 MT. >Feeley of Illinois, in behalf of tho minority, rejected the proposition, asking for full day for the minority.
 MT. Olmstead then reviewed the history of the contest.
 MT. Feeley. in arguing that Mir Butler should not be unseated, protested that the whole proceeding before the elections committee was irregular and unprece- dented.
 MT. Feeley spoke ffty-one minutes and then yielded the remaining nine minutes of his time to MT. DeArmond of Missouri. Two requests were preferred to extend the latter's time, but OImstead ob- jected.
 MT. DeArmond was exceedingly severe in his arraignment of the majority, and aroused his side to great enthusiasm. He denounced the conduct of the case as "a remarkable proceeding. devoid of honesty and decency," a shameful spectacle, whose base and sordid motive was to vote the contestant s10,O00 in salary.
 An Act of Theft.
 He declared that it was an act of theft and in conclusion warned the other side that from now until March the demo- crats proposed to do what they could to impress upon the country and put upon the record the fact that they would not tamely submit to this larceny"
 If legislation fails" said he, address ing the republican side, remember that when you vote to steal Buffers seat, you vote kill measures in which you are in- terested. Democratic applause)
 MT. Miller of Kansas replied to MT. DeArmond, declaring amid applause on his side of the house that neither vitu- peration nor threats could prevent the majority from doing it's duty"
 MT. Olmstead concluded the debate in a fve-minute speech and then demanded the previous question.
 It was ordered--150 to 110.
 The vote was then taken on the minor ity resolution, declaring Mir Butler en- titled to his seat They were voted down 112 to 155.
 MT. Underwood, democrat. of Alabama,