, 1876-02-12
a uigh Old Time In the Lower
. House Of tic WISCONSIN
Legislature.
The Members Aping tho Grand Fill
buster Of the National House
> Inst Session.
pronosition ~ nApt1 q Kansan Legislator
Accused of Forgery.
Proceedings in tho Iowa Legislature Yos'
terday.
WISCONSIN,.
rIfntJEfERlN04

u.r+anv WI" Fab, 11,-Tho Assembly has
-, a.. :, , r,oat nrotracted ex.
peen onRaRoo ~ uAt - . n...x..v
traorainarJ, and, on the pAft ot tna ocu'oo'Ao'
tjisoratetnl, contest. A telegfnpod last oVon-
slnc. Il v,s found thoro was D mistake in tho
rn,nt .na encouragement Of the voto Of tho
sou44' NV N.s.s.s 49,. ,nt ~,or f,rnv ard
Io"a CounsJ cohtes's" soa' o 70 a. 10 49,.
Eennes,, and, instead OF its oeifR 20 so ao' .aus
keeping Gray in the seat, It was 40 70 H. thus
sdntlno nonnctt, Tb,s morning, Mt the opauiug
Ok s"o 7eR'ioo' "'f' o'A'''A
owing:
WnERrs catmed that ~ seskfRs : ao no ostnr
nounco Tie ceson o1 tno Asseey -. ss.s,1ss 70
~ s1a IN ths m rnet .ne sns t.rav ovins 10
~ t, rn.s On H. cnred st IT Totea
maho bT lie Cisrs md -
Wnsntas, Tbs voto made in tha o,se ras & Of tho
nature Of election md should be ma; therefore,
:oetd In order thss " deesion 81 ts xsstet
g. ss e as
i rccor'. ~ e actually voted ind upon II. list 70.
Ih.Ii 10 carefully m.do md the decslon announced ty
lilo Chsir.
THIS, IL was supposed, vas no fair and high
sit!on would ba mado. 4 long and ba'tsof light
against tho adoption of tho resolution inR',E-
urnted by Mr.. Grny himself, who, while protest.
Ing tllas ho did not want to bold hia stut with
b!y On his right maintained, under n 1u ing Of
tho Speaker early In the session on tho gu cst'on
OF correction OF the journal Of tho previous day,
that shn only way to reach the question wha W
reconsideration Lccs aud Charlton wero pl otn-
iuent In tho argument On tho gan1c side, oI,-
posing the Comatock resolution, Which WAS nj
: socated by Mossss, Conlstock. Fuk. and Fol y.
Aftot about an hour and n half Of dobate. III y
on which Gray claimed right to vote. Hc 'saa
SLOWED to DO so On riBiug, tho yoto was 4s 70 49,
When hia name was called ho dec!!ned and m the
motion was lost, n to 49, Book aud Curtis, lto-
MI nn6 ShirrfrE IaD3nCFAt, NGrD AGSGEE.
Stocking pAtrcd with tie latter. Tho pro-
yioua Question WIS then made md seo-
onded, but. Gray rotngs and Stocking not,
thero waa q tic on ortleFing tho main question
pone to Wednesday had been put and lost, =
yoto was taken On tho resolution. aud tho voto
was 48 to 48-uray voting. The Speaker ruled
that his yoto should not bo counted, as It was
wbiol, decision was appealed fsom and
sustaincd,-47 to 40. alr. Leea changed
bis voto to tho affirmative. Mr.. Leos then
moved . reconsideration. which motion waa
tabled,-49 to 45. This brought tho Assembly to
action on Comstock's resolution, whoraupon
call OF the House wa8 moved, and hlr. PAIL,
Democrat, Of Ooonto, who mas elected by tna-
jority vas found missing. From this time e
at-Arrna yainly neekine to raisc tue PAIL, moHi-
berB gsttng lun:hos and occupying themselves
vhriously. Tho Democrats hoped 10 worrY tho
Republicans 70 ADJOURNMENT, but found i I'm.
yioldiug On either side, numoroua lunohes being
brought in sud pa1taken Of. At 7:10 tho Spoekor
called tue Assembly to order Mr. Comstoek
moved to suspend tho call, which was lost-47 to
motion to adJoUrn waa ulon lost By q voto Of Il
II, and tho Assembly waa again called OF from
labor to refreshments.
: Atto1 tho ovsning had been spent vnrlously b.
tho Imprisoned membors reading, writing. talk
lng; snnoklpR, rartl-pIaying, at 10 o'clock th
Yr,eakcr called tho Assembly to ordor, and su