OCR Text |
Show lIone. Washington, Sept- 23. A call ot the Hou'e was ordered. While the roil was licing called, Sweeney (la.) and Mudd (Md.) appeared. During the call a photographer again reproduced the array of empty democratic real. One hu nureil add sixty -four mem bers responded to the call, and the vote again recurred on approving Friday's journal yea 100, naysO tho clerk noting a quorum. Saturday's and Monday's jour nals were then read aud npproTed. The question then recurred upon the first of the majority resolutions, to unseat "Tenable. Agreed to-yeas 151, najs 1 iCheadlc) tho "clerk notiug a quorum. Then came the question on seating seat-ing Langston. Carried ou a division, divis-ion, O'Farrell and Cbeadle alone voting in tho negative. Jiaugstoa was then brought to the bar of the House and, amid aj-plause, aj-plause, took the oath. Then came a chorus from tho republican side, "Call up the other case." The election committee called up the South Carolina case of Miller against Elliott. Despite the effort. of O'Farrell to block the wheeL,thu previous question was ordered and, despite a protest from Kerr (la.) Uiat somo reason for its adoption should be given, tbe resolutions unseating Elliott and seating Miiler were agreed to without division. divi-sion. . . , . Then the Houe went Into committee com-mittee ot the whole on the Hen-ate Hen-ate amendments to the deficiency MM-McCrary MM-McCrary (Ky.) who, with a num- lr of other democrats, bad entered the chamber, inquired what bill was under consideration. Heuderson (Iowa) In response, said that he did not blame tbe gen-airman gen-airman for being a little behind on general legislation. The afternoon was consumed in a discussion of the French spoliation spolia-tion claim. Without action the committee rote, and Chandler (Mas.) asked unanimous consent for consideration of the resolution providing that the sub-committee of the House committee on the World's Fair shall inquire Into the -prcgrcs being made by tho Fair Commbj' sloners, but Kilgore objected. The Hoots then adjourned, ' |