The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-27
REPUBLICANS RIDE OVER
DEMOCRATIC MINORITY
Representative Butler 0usted From His Seat After
Turbulent Scenes Upon Floor of House.
buste Organized by the Democrats Which viii Continue to the
End Of the Present Session.

7 appeal from the decision Of The
chair" said Mr. Underwood
The chair rules the appeal ont 0e
order on the ground thatit is dilatOry.7
replied the chair.
Mr.. WadswOrth of New York attempted
10 ask unanimous consent 70 send the
agricultural bill 10 conference, but half
a dozen Democrats demanded the regu-
Mr. Olmstead OF Pennsylvania then
called up the contested election case OF
missouri district. and Mr.. Richardson
raised the question OF consideration
against IT, The roll was called again
no me ne nous house decided 70 consider the case.
l55 10 log. party vote
Mr.. Olmstead, in charge Of the case,
tnen took the floor in support OF the
majority report, which recommended the
unseating or Mr.. Butler and the seating
OF Sir. Wagner, and reviewed the his
tory Of the contest
Republicans Scored
Mr.. Feeley, in arguing that Mr. Butler
should not be unssated. protested that
the whole proceeding before the elections
dented.
Mr.. Feeley spoke fifty-one minutes. and
tnen yielded the remaining nine minutes
OF his time to Mr. DeArmond of Missouri
Two requests were preferred TO extend
the latters time, but Mr.. Olmstead OBJ
lected. SAYING that so much time had
been WaSteGT that he could not agree 70
any EXTENSION Mr. DeArmOnd was ex-
ceeolngly severe in his dTTaignuent OF
the majority, and aroused his side 10
great enthusiasm
Mr.. Miller of Kansas replied 10 Mr..
DeArmOnd, declaring. amid applause on
his side of the house, that neither
Eltuperation nor threats could prevent
the majority from doing its duty
MI Olmstead concluded the debate in
a uVe-mInute speech, and then demanded
the the previous question II was ordered,
The vote was then taken on the mi
norlty resolutions declaring Mr. Butler
down, l12 to 155.
Mr.. Underwood Dem, Ala-) then moved
10 recomm1t the case to the COMMITTEES
on elections, and on that motion Mr..
PAYNE demanded the previous question.
MeanIl1e the Democrats had left tne
hail. and when the house divided the vote
stood l56 TO 4, disclosing the absence Of
q quorum This forced call of tho
After waiting an hour a quorum ap-
peared and the previous question was or
not answering to their names. Tire vote
then required on the motion to recOmnit.
On rising division the vote stood 50 10
loo. Mr.. richardson demanded a division
but the chair ruled that the demand vas
dilatory.
Scene of Wild Confusion.
A scene OF sEild confss-or foiIo-Sea -
Republicans Cheers the ruling or -
DaizelI rep, Pa, who was IN the chair.
Mr.. Underwood Dem, Ala stood In
their places aTd denounced 1t in rnuaeas-
ured terms THE vote was then taken
on the resolution declaring AIr RfI4Isr
not entitled q his seat. On a, viva r1ocsF
vote the chair declared the motion car
rled, declining TO recognize Mr.. Richard-
sons demand for a division. Mr.. Rich
aroson again denounced the chairs ar-
uon- crying out that il was s'tyranufcaI
Onneard OF, Unfair and unjust The Re
pub1canS 1eered. but he continued 10 in
Yelgh against the chairs action in loud
tones
When the vote on the resolution de-
Caring Mr.. Wagner entitled TO the sea-
was taken a similar scene followed a
DIVISION was allowed and the CHAIR de-
clared the resolution adopted-162 to >
declining TO entertain the point that M
quorum was present This stfII further
aroused the ire Of the handful OF Der-o-
Gratis on the floor. II did not believe tbs
chair would be guilty Of such an a.
ton, cried Mr.. Richardson while Mr.
" llllans Dem His-l from his seat
shouted that the speaker had to put !
proxy in the chair to do it.
Mr.. wagner, the contestant. was then
escorted TO the bar Of the house and
sworn IN Then the speaker resumed thu
chair, and Mr.. Payne, the ma Sorftv
leader, moved recess until tomorrow
and on that demanded the previous urles-
ton. 1t was ordered. 1ee to 5 the spesk K
er this time OVerrulins the point Of no
quorum. BY a vote Of 17S TO the house
then, at I:l0 p H. took recess until to-