Show NO ELECTION THAT WAS THE DECISION REACH ED IN THE HOUSE As 11 Result Neither Johnson Nor Stokes Will Occupy the MuchCov eted Seat WASHINGTON June IIn the house today Kern Neb in accordance with his announcement of a policy of obstruction raised the point of no quorum I took ten minutes for the speaker to count a quorum He then remarked The chair hopes the members will be present promptly hereafter and save these annoyances an-noyances The house decided by a vote noyance of 130 to 1 that in the Seventh district of South Carolina there had been no valid election and that neither Johnson nor Stokes were entitled to seats Those voting in the affirmative were 72 votng Republicans and 5 Populists Those opposed were all Republicans I being suspension day general business busi-ness was taken up A bill to approve acts of the legislative assembly of New Mexico authorizing the issue of certain bonds was passed 50 to 4 It was then requested that the house should have concurred In the senate amendments instead of passing the bill and that it would be necessary for the bill to return to the senate for its action 11 Phillips chairman of the committee on labor cUed up his bill to create an industrial commission of twelve members three representatve each of labor agri culture manufacture and business salaries sala-ries at 5000 each each member t have a legal advisor at 5000 the duties of the commission to investigate questions pertaining per-taining to immigration and the other subjects sub-jects mentioned and t recommend legislation legis-lation to congress laton bill was opposed by Mr Bartlett Dem N Y advocated by Messrs Henderson Rep Iowa Stewart Rep N J Belknap Rep I Howe Rep N Y and passed without opposition The bill to give jurisdiction over the defenses in Indian territory to the United States courts of Arkansas Kansas and Texas was defeated 6366 The bill for funding all outstanding obligations ob-ligations of the territory of Arizona and it counties municipalities and school districts dis-tricts was passed trlct attempt was made to pass the bill for the reorganization of the Indian territory ter-ritory based on the Dawes committee report re-port and the amendments by Mr Curtis but on account of the lack of a quorum the house adjourned at 545 I |