Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-02
Row Is TIsR NEnn .sTA HOUSE.


From the Omnha lNeb.) Herald. Feb lST
On Saturday last, Mr.. ROife, mem
ber elect from 0tOe county, arrived. His
! credentials were presented in due form,
and by a vote of the house they were
rejected. Pending the motion MIR. Daily
arose TO speak. Mr.. Harvey, from Otue,
made point of order, tO-wit: That, the
yeas and nays having been ordered, de-
! bate was not allowable. The speaker
| (ChapitS Overruled the point. Mr.. Har-
vey appealed. The speaker put the
| question ON the appeal in the usual
form shall the decision of the chair
stand as the judgment of the hOuse ?'i
! The roll was called, and sixteen gentle
men voted yea, and seventeen nay. The
! speaker decided that the "decision OF
the chair is not sustained"
Shortly after this action call of the
4 house was had, and after two or three
motions that "all further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with " had
been made and lost by the speakers vote
with the minority, Mr.. Harvey arose TO
| a point of order, viz That the "call I"
| had ceased by virtue of the presence of
all the members subject to the call. The
speaker decided the point not well taken
! Mr.. Childs appealed. The question was
put as befOre-Shall the decision of the
chair stand as the judgment Of the house E?
and the vote resulted: Yeas, l6; nays II.
The decision was Overruled by the house,
but the speaker announced it " the ap-
peal not sustained"
UpOn this question Mr.. R0lfe claimed
| his right to vote. Mr.. Harvey appealed.
| The question was put as before upon
sustaining the decision of the chair. The
vote stood-yeas l6, nays II. The
speaker voted yea, and declared the
appeal is not sustained"
Mr.. Harvey again rose to a point of
order: That the house was not legiti-
mately under call, because objection
have been made when five members
demanded it, it should only have been
ordered by majority vote.
The speaker decided adversely, and an
appeal was taken. The vote upon sus-
tanning the decision of the chair was the
| same as before-l6 to l7-and the speaker
made the same announcement that the
| dBpe0l-nOt the decision of the chair,
was not sustained.
Mr.. Harvey declared the course of the
speaker aud the minority, illegal, rev
olutionary, subversive of the public in
terests, and intended solely for the pur-
pose of stopping the legislation of the
session - and moved, under the rule Of
the house, that the office of speaker be
declared vacant, and that DIR. Abbott, of
Washington county, be chosen speaker
pro temp0re.u Mr.. Harvey put the
question to vote of the house, and it
was carried.
The excitement instantly became in
tense. Members sprang to their feet,
some rushing one way AID some another.
The esergeant-at-arms, Mr.. Howard, act
ing upon his duty as peace officer of the
body, made his way to the speakers
stand, when the now ex-Speaker Chaplin,
drew his pistol, cooked it, and, aiming at
the head of the sergeant-at-arms, threat
ened to blow out his brains.
This was the only weapon or threat of
violence that the occasion brought forth.
Mr.. Howard, undaunted and perfectly
cool. assured the speaker that he should
enforce the orders of the house; but that
he should not allow violence, when the
latter hurTiedly departed, though closely
supported by Mr.. Daily and Mr.. Wiles.
The sergeant-at-arms then stood up in
the sneakers desk and stated that ma
| ioritv of the house having displaced the
sneaker and elected Mr.. Abbott speaker
pro tenn, he invited that gentleman
| 10 the chair. The latter assumed the
chair. when a call Of the house was
| ordered. and thirty-four members an
swerinp TO their names, the regular
| business ef the session was resumed the
deadlock was unlocked by strictly par-
liamentary proceedings, Mr.. Rolfe was
sworn in by Gov. Saunders, and legisla-
tation, so faetiOusly and wrongfully
arrested by the false ruling and stubborn
exercise of arbitrary powers by the ex-
speaker, was proceeded with in order.
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