The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-04-23
The First Encounter.

The First Encounter.
Following the election Of Mr.. Trezevant
as Clerk OF the House and Mr.. Arroyo as
Asslstant, came the proceedings recorded
belowoy the Bulletin:
Mr.. Hall moved to go into nomination
for Se,geant-at Arms, and hllibusterins
commenced.
The yeas and nays were demanded aud
called. The vote stood, yeas So nays 65.and
the motion to table was lost.
Mr.. Den1as moved that further consider
alton of the motion be postponed until
Monday.
A motion was made to table.
Tho Chair entertained both motions.
Mr.. Edwards raised the point of order,
that the election of Sergeant-at-Arms was
the Reorganization Of the House came up
as unfinished business. The motion to go
Into an election was unnecessary es and al
1t was tho duty Of the House to proceeded
to it.
The Speaker decided the point well taken.
Mr.. Mathews corrected the Speaker. The
reorganization did not come up as unfinish-
ed business: The resolution Of the preced-
ing day read shut the House do proceed to
reorganization by tho election of Il
Speaker" 1t referred to no other officer.
ut the present meeting had been by resoiu-
The Speaker reversed his decision.
Mr.. Devices moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Young made the point of order that
the pending business was at the same stage
as it was when tho previous motion TO adj
The Chair decided the point we'll taken,
| not with standing the speeches Of members.
Devices appealed from the decision Of tho
Chair.
Lowell moved to table the appeal.
! The Speaker did not entertain tho appeal
or the accompanying motion.
Several fierce speeches We're made and
much indignation expressed.
| Hall called for his motion and called for
! the previous question.
Tie Speaker entertained tho call for the
previous question.
Mr.. Wilt offered u substitute for the
ponding motion to the effect that the House
/ do proceed to perfect it's OrganiZat ion by tho
election OF the remaining officers.
The point was madc that the resolution
was out OF order, and the attention ofthe
Speaker was called to the fact tina: the
motion to table the motion, by Mr.. Dcmas,
to postpone consideration Of the resolution,
was the pending question.
Tho chair decided the point not we'll
taken, ard very arbitrarily ruled every
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Several nonbcrs appealed from, his de-
cision: but ho ruled thenl out of order. lie
would entertain no appeal.
Mr.. Mathews moved To postpone the res
olntion.
The Speaker refused to ont ortain the mo
ton, deciding as we'll taken the point OF
order Of Mr.: Wilt that he had the floor.
! Mr.. Snrtain appealed from his decision.
The Speaker would not entertain the
Mr.. Wilt called for the previous ques-
ton
Arinistead got excite and made IL fierce
speech against tho ruling ofthe chair.
Tho lobby suggested that no DO kick cd
out and that he had better :dry up.''
Much confusion and noise ensued.
, Murrell got GA the rampage and made 8
. | sreech about the lobby.
| The Speaker put the question Shall The
main question DO ordered?
Lowell appealed to the Hepublicar mem
hers not to vote, and quite Il number o.
, | them loft.
Tho yeas and nays We're dem nded anC
he roll called.
Tho vote stood yeas 81, nays II, and tho
, mali, quest ion was ordered.
The resolution then canlc up for act ion
J and was adopted by vote of SO yeas and .
nays.
carried.
| Nominations were declared in order
Nr. Souer entered John Gair.
Mr.. Hall cntcrod tho maine of Edward
: Flood.
Mr. Softer withdrew the name of JOIN
Gair, and the election OF Edward Flood wa.
made unanimous.
, Mr.. Matthews moved to adjourn. Lost.
Il w. X. Switzerland and G. w. johnson
were thSn elected Assistant Sergeant at
Arms.
T.. J. Churchill was elected Pos:mastcr.
, J. n. Pccot was elected Assistant Minute
Clerk.
John X. Overton was elected Chief En-
=, | rolling Cfork, unanimously.
| John Il. McMullin was elected Door
keeper.