New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-10


whom Nj. Blaine immediately started to hia
feet and objected.
Mr.. Springer suggested to Mr.. Blaine that
he was entirely forgetting his position, ana
The Speaker pro tenn calmly explained that
it was always the practice Of the Chair to
Mr.. Blaine-During the roll call-never!
The Speaker pro tem-The roll call has
been completed.
Mr.. Blaine-Never such thing has been
The Speaker pro tenn with great severity
of manner)-It 10 highly improper and
hardly decent for the gentleman to confer
with the Chair in that peculiar style.
merely dilstory.
Mr.. Springsr-I deny the gentleman's
right tc lmpugn my motives.
Mr.. BlalDe-The Clerk has read the vote,
and demand that it be announced.
The Speaker pro tem.-The Chair can not
announce the vote before it is handed to
him.
Mr.. BIaine-Tbe vote has been read, and
demand that it be announced. Shouts OF
order from the Democratic si0e CT the
house,
Mr. Springer-I demand that the gentle
man from Maine take his seat and be in Or
der.
Mr.. Blaine-1 am in order.
The Speaker pro tem-If the gentleman
from Maine will not take his seat when ne
is properly called TO order, the Chair will
mot only require him to do 90 under the
ruler, but will call on the officers of the
House to inforce it's orders. Applause on
the Democratic side.
Mr. Foster, Of Ohio-[In an undertone]-
Call them in; fetch them on.
Mr.. Blaine taking his seat)-l will be
seated with pleasure when others are.
The Speaker pro tem-The gentleman
from Maine stated that the Char should
have announced the vote before the Chair
received it. The Chair had not the vote at
the time the imputation was made, which
was intended to 90 to the country as an
imputatiOn on the fairness of the Chair.
The Chair says this to the exclusion as it
has right of any other member from dis.
cussing the subject further. The Chair now
proceeds to announce, in proper and
formal manner, the vote upon the question
which is now for the first time handed to
him, and all statements to the contrary are
positively and UNANIMOUSLY false The Chair
says 20 on honor. (Applause on the Dem
Ocratic side
Mr.. Blaine (tauntingly)-That is very
parliamentary language.
The vote was then announced-yeas l2l,
nays g. No quorum.
MT. SptlDger-My pOluI Oh Oru0r ID Urls
Mr.. BlaiDe-No points of order.
The Speaker pro tem-The gentleman 10 |
mot Speaker Of the House n0w.-(Applause,
and laughter on the Democratic side
Mr.. Blaine-But am member.
Greas confusion followed for some time, |
when Mr.. Morrison offered the following:
Rcsolrcd, That all evidence taken by the
Judiciary Committee under the authority |.
of the resolutions of Mr.. Luttrell and Mr.. !
Tarbex be printed, and that the dispatch
signed Josiah Caldwell be ALEC printed a. .
part of the record in the case, and said COM
mittee shall examine any witnesses who may
be called who may have heard said Cald
we'll make the Same or contradictory state.
ments 20 that contained in said dispatch,
and the evidence of such witnesses shall
also be printed with the other evidence
taken by said committee.
The Speaker pro tennis there any OBJ
ectioni
Mr.. Hoar, of Msssachusetts-I object.
Az the confusion and excitement on the
flo0r showed no sign of abatement, the
Speaker pro tenn directed the doorkeeper
10 exclude frsm the floor all persons not
entitled to the privilege, and to presesve
order in the galleries, announcing it a. his
decentralization to break up this system of
,laQuerism in the House.
Finally Mr.. Blaine's motion to reconsider
wss tabled, l26 to 81.
Mr.. Cox occupied the chair. Adjourned.