The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-28
The HOUSE
WILL NOT
INVESTIGATE
Remarkable Incident at
Session Yesterday.
.DALZELL DID NOT
WANT AN INQUIRY
Instead Of Having Dclicacy to
Refrain, Was the First n
to Vote.
is MOST UNPOPULAR
MAN IN THE HOUSE.
Democrats Regret That Cochran
Resolution for an Investiga-
ton Was Defeated, But
Realize That Dalzcll's
Blunder Gives Them
Political Capital.
Instead Of Having Dclicacy to
Refrain, Was the First
n "a N0te
is MOST UNPOPULAR
MAN IN THE HOUSE
Democrats Regret That Cochran
from our Regular Correspondents

(From Our Regular correspondent)
John Dalzell was the first man on his
feet In the House to-day when the vote
was taken on a motion Of Representative
Payne, OF New York. to lay on the table
an appeal from the decision Of the chair
10 the effect tina. the resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Cochran yesterday, pro-
viding that select COMMITTEES inyesti-
gate the charge made and reiterated By
Mr.. Dalzell that Mr. Cochran had been
brlbed to support AIR. Mckinley for the
presidency In 1896.
1t was generally thought that Mr.. Dali
zeIl would have the delicacy TO refrain
from voting, or that he might even vote
In favor of the adoption Of the resolution.
press gallery when the Pennsylvania
member was seen to spring TO his feet.
absolutely the first man to rise when the
taking OF the vote begun.9It Is doubt
Gfal II any man In the history OF legisla-
tive bodies has voted with, suGl alacrlty
against an investigation OF charges he has
made against felsow.member, or, In
deed, has voted against the investigation
of the truth OF any statement he has
made on the floor. Of the body of which
he was a member.
The House met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and half an hour after that time the
galleries were crowded In anticipation Of
a renewal Of the excitement OF ycster-
day. But the House proceeded with rou-
tine business for three hours and more
before the Speaker rendered his decision
in the point OF order raised by the Repub-
licans Tuesday that the resolution for
an investigation of the charges made
against Mr. Cochran was not matter
of personal privilege, and, therefore. not
entitled 10 immediate consideration. But
the galleries were crowded to suffocation
at lis O'Clock when Speaker Cannon an
-nounced that he would deliver his decision
in the matter. The decision was very
lengthy and the reading took some time.
Numerous precedents from the history Of
the Senate and House were cited to show
that the resolution was not privileged,
and the chair so held.
Mr. Williams, OF Mississippi, the Demo-
cratic floor leader, at once appealed from
the decision of the chair. The chair was
on the point of putting the question.
Shall the chair be sustained? when Rep
reSeutaIlNe TdSIict lHG iNSPuctShAi ra'poN-
leader. moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
Speaker Cannon put the motion to lay
on the table. and asked that all those
In favor o the motion rise and stand until
counted.
VOTE is TAKEN.
Mr.. Dalzell sprung to his feet In an
instant followed in moro leisurely FASH
ion by his colleagues. A roll call was de-
manded, and the motion to lay the ap-
peal on the table was carried by a vote
OF 1863 to l25.
Mr.. Cochran was one Of the first mem
bers to arrive at the House this morn
ing He did not take any part In the de-
bate prior to the vote on the resolution.
and of course, voted against laying the
appcal on the table. which meant the
death OF the resolution. He was not SUR
prised at the decision Of the chair. Mr..
Cochran said In the course of his speech
yesterday afternoon that If the investi-
cation into his conduct We're undertaken
the conduct Of the Republican managers
of that campaign. and the charges that
the election had been bought at a cost
Of sixteen million dollars. would be in