Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14

the history Of the most di'graceful cause
OF the removal of the Legislature from
Omaha % Florence. We presume that
ere this, most Of our readers in the Ter.
ritory are acquainted with thu main facts
Of removal; but it is our dIly to give in
det,il the cause which prompted the ma.
jor.,y TO take this extraordinary step. On
ths 9th, n bill for thu removal of the seat
Of government had been introduced by
y Able, Of Otoe. Immediately on lis in.
tr ,duction, great confusion aud excitement
prevailed among the Omaha delegation.
Although the bill was introduced at the
proper time, in the order of business, in
the House, and like oil other bills. was
entitled TO be read n first time, n member
from Omaha got greatly exercised by its
presence, and obtained the nlor, and boil.
ing over with rage, made n foolish at
temp, to raise n storm, and talk against
time. On being assured by Strickland,
{ o. Sarpy, that there was 10 p~reconcerted
desi IN, on the part Of the majority, to
utge the question Of Capitol remov.l !, by
stspending the rules, the member sd,
down. The House becam, quiet, and
the bill wa read, and the House adjourn,
ell until the morning Of the 9TH. The
House met on the morning Of the 9TH, and,
after prayer by the Chaplain. a question
arose on a motion Of Mr.. Holloway, Of
Sarpy, 10 correct the journal, by striking
out the resolutions offered by Armstrong,
Of Douglas, the day before which were
in substance, a protest Of a minority
ssainst the passage of the Ferguson res.
o~lu,ions. While this discussion vas 60
ing OH, a question was raised as TO who
hadthe lorr. An appeal was taken from
the decision Of the Chair, and while thi.
discussion was going on by Mr., Popple.
ton, a member suggested that the toul
hal arrived TO go into Committee of the
Whole, on the special order of the day
which was the election Of Public Printer
and had been set for 10 O'clock. Mr.
sPsppleton gave way for the mo ion, The
HoIse resolved itself into the Committee
Of the Whole. Strickland was called Il
the 0hair, and while motions were being
m,de and put, with a view TO strike gu
the name sent In by the Council, and in
sorting some other name, Mr.. Slricklau,
desired to get the floor, aud for that pur
pose put IN nomination for the Chair
Morton, of Otoe. The motion was car
ried, and Mr.. Morton took the Chair
Thereupon Mr.. Pcppl.ton ohta'ned tn
floor, aud commenced TO talk against time
Here the scene commeace!. Poppleto
boldly announced that he was taking Il
the time Of the House for a purpose, an
in a dull, dry, and diarrhetic way of spea!
ing, kept the foo, about two hours-th
majority getting disguised with this dire,
insult TO the dignity of the House, and III
bold avowal that il was intended as sicl
This was sufficient 10 disgust the bette
portion OF the Committee. who left ii
Hall. After Mr.. Poppleton had exhaus
ed his Disgusting talk of !" bob-tail no
ses," Mormon women" anil n host
other commonplace things, Mr.. Deck,
suggested to the Chairman that accordlr
to the rules that govern the Commute
a defect had occurred in The Commute
which was that no quorum was preser
and that the Committee had only to ri
and report the defect, as by pariiamentaI
law it should do. The Chairman refus,
TO recognize the defect, as he should ha'
done-disposed, as he was, to ride ov
rules and all Ian Of right. to carry Q
the position he had taken on the gre
question of Capitol removal. A hrl
majority of the body proceeded to the
hotels to get their dinners. Al one tim
the Committee of The whole House W
IN session, when only the Chairman Al
-four other members were present. M
Clayes, of Douglas, commenced speakil
against time to the emily seats, and o
man in the lobby! He declared il W
the intention to talk against time, and
hold the Committee in session, until t
term ended He insulted even the dign.
Of the four or FIVE tina, listened to him,
repeating the stale talk Of Poppleton, a
many other things that did not conce