The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06
House Of 'prcrrntatives.


In the House, Mr.. Plaietcd tiscp., Mel "a
serted thai ia the vote, yesterday evening, on
Mr.. Hewitt = resolution for three s.,ct commit
toes for the States ~ Louisiana. Florida, aud
South Caroliua, ne had distinctly voted Ia tho
negative, and had subsequently heard hs name
read 10y ihc Clerk among those voting ia tho
negative but that he now found lac waa not 70
recorded IN the journal.
lna-mlch a. the counting II his vote would
have defeated the resolution Nhe two thirds
majority having only been gained hy a tie 100 to
~. any charge 81 the Journal which would affect
the result W.- olf ed boy Mr.. Holman und and
other Dem rAf-. bu h" r'Iori ~ N" tlcrk, IL
Wa -tatcd rs ihe SRA. cr that the journal was
cNIftci and that Mr. liai-tedH vote nad not
b"cn hc1Id. IL wa commended, on the other
hand. hy Mr. Banks, Mr. kasnun. aud other Re-
puhlcaus that II waa the right uf every nlen-
tor 60 have his name p opcT'y recorded ia 'he
journal and that II that we're douc and changed
the result. the consequence had To follow.
Mt ilnt-tcds assurance that he tad voted
was cnuhrurd by the statement of Mr.. Blair II
New Hampshire. with the Suiauatiun, however,
that the ai,t't did nut come promptly on tho
call OF hi- name but Just A. the next name On
tie roll was called OF WIS about being called.
ihefe wa>. therefore, possibility ni error hay
asserted by Mr. fla ted that he had i' sai,sc
qu"uily listened win great care to the reading
ot the vote. and had heard his name called In
the li-t OF negatives.
Nh. stLtYE INDIGNANT.
Mr. Seelyc Ind, Mass eyre. ri his surprfe
+" the 'elarit' OF the member, lie himself had
voted ia the Affirmative on the question. lie
i'hu Ir-!ftd me Hgi"1ntm'nt on ines" commit.
toe. but ne would not allow BY any action II
HE even. righteous ends To Ice attained by un-
righteous ans. lie quntcd from Cush
iIs'- parliamentary LAYS To- show that the rcCoid
h"uid Toe ""rr"ci"d even Where correction
would change the result.
Mr.. Ea--ou Rep, Iowa! sent 10 the Cloi1> =
d'a,. ALL had read tu eNtta,t from the House
Journal II lSiN, bsa4InE on the case and showing
tnni Wn'r" llil had been pa~-cd on = Saturday
. Tom NHfa ffsll. "a ms
Monday, and the bill had been defeated.
ra.iI. rlil b.t%,vn he t ,o' cs. "e.'
The speaker he Judgment OF the Chair IS
very clear ON the point that tho object 81 a
the Spoahcr believes that the motion Ia correct
the journn is Ia order and rules that the vote
NUT tie recorded.
The triumph OF tho Republican side Of tho
iIunsc over this decision of the Spcahri vas but
lnoncniary, for immediately Mr. Fuller Ql"m.,
and laid that hr hat yesterday voted ia the AL
nrnaiiNe On the sam" resolution. lie had after
ward ,"nie down 20 the lrra de-k and asccr-
found that hi, vote did not 80 appear on tho
journal.
The assertion Of Mr.. Fuller was confirmed in
all the parilcular- by Mr. IIll tOa), and tho
journal Was again corrected.
THr DrcIDING VOTE.
The Speaker then said that If the vote had
! been correctly stated yesterday IL would have
stood 10, fu ~. and the Speaker would then, eN-
/ erri-us h- ''n.tiut"nd right, have voted in
/ the Affirmative, thus carving the nation. He
/ NOW proposed IS solution a the dihf uliy that
/ the vote sh"uld ho a-n'n taken. 10 this prupo
/ lean ,.de Of the iIouso. the only exception be-
/ ing on the Iart u MIR. lianh- Nas.) who oh
/ cri"d, tut Immediately afterward Withdrew
~ lie same time the Speaker altered his
/ view, and announced that hc would nov eXcr-
! ci-o h.o right 90 vote. lie supposed that the
! Rcnil' man from Massachusetts tAlr. Bank >
| would admit hir right To- do so.
Nh Banks 81 dos there can be no doubt about