National Republican., 1877-03-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 o'clock, and come mlscela.
S nras wns o py q
OF political disabilities were taken up and passed.
AT lo;2o the regular order (Which was the consld.
GRAFTON Of the objections to the vermont vote) was
MT. O'BRIEN, one Of the tiIibusters, at once
The SPEAKER counted the House and an.
nounced the presence Of 1872 members.
iSS to SoHsd Osd ssI oI Che
House, and insisted that he was entitled to have
ns f foqH5 S III nass.a If n, motto.
had ruled yesterday. that no would not entertain
The SPEAKER said that the effect Of the mo.
tion was doubtless, delay but he would submit
The question was hrst taken by teiiers, aud re.
s%r,ted, % yeas, 81 2S rays, iss: -.
and there were ss yeas and 100 nays, so the call
OF sne u House yss Mn not ordered. ..,,
vote He claimed that as prlyiicsod motion. lon inst
nv 0Oca M ,hs SsoSa 81 SSSr
under i. ths electoral Law hc would not entertain
T. e nj nS Pas
N and
tss Ss G ay 9sr e Ss:
Mr.. wo0D IN. ~ then asked consideration
The resS.St,op eSSsI poM he had oS sent up A. ,,,
FIELD Ill.) both claimed the floor on what they
stated I to b questions Of the highest privilege.
Of the highest privilege, and bore directly upon
the question under consideration, the Vermont
The SPEAKER could not Judge of degrees OF
privilege. The question Of proceeding with the
count count y, was Of shs u, highest privilege He felt
PoPrLEToN) who had objected to the vote Of
MI. PoPPLEToN said ho would yield to Mr..
o4Iatifia The SPEAKER said that could not be DONE
The gentleman was assigned the floor for . spe.
eihe purpose, and he must either occupy It or
yield y sssplD,ely.
to Mr.. PoPPLEToS, and the latter sont It up TO
the Clerks desk 70 haye Il considered.
vote. 1t was understood that the gentleman
would offer the usual resolution and call the pre-.
The SPEHKER said that when Mr.. woop Of
fered resolution in relation to the Vermont vote
that proPIsty demanded that he should i Gseos ss.
nize Mr RoPrLETos, who had made the obec.
;ass e Ss R Mssp as.s .n Is
understood. an ssresmept wa, made that the res.
and that the previous question should be de.
Mr.iP0PPLETON said when he came into the
New 'SSes %ooD had
himself the authority to control the floor on this
secure It he called at the srsAKER's desk. He
only insisted upon his rights, and he intended at
the time to offer the very resolution he had now
The SPEAKER inquired how he could have
intended TO offer 1t when 4 was in the possession
9e fs sad %s. not in hi. posses,
sion physically, but he was aware OF its existence
dd not 70 any agd
meni, sqa all w he wanted tS DO was to protest
ity to control this question.
The resolution offered was then road.
The resolutions recite that on February 18th,
1877, while the two Houses were In Joint couven.
. tion, sealed package addressed to the Presden,
Of The senate and IurpOrting to be an electoral
8 stated that . duplicate had been sent to the
R''.pSes .pSer.d ssn1.. and ,,,sS. sSs'
to an digestion Of Mr. srRrSes that dSpiioate asS
: q the SeTtaca,e was deposited p ne District
i The presence ofthe Two Houses, was violation d
moved from The I House, By the rarS S3 ts
u Senate, and that until such package was opened
further directing the clerk to inform the Senate
PaPs. referred to Is returned and the package
Without action the hour Of IL o'clock arrived
and the SPEAKER directed yesterdays Journal t,
be read. Tho practice has been to read q mere
outline Of the journal, but this morning in orde
to waste time the reading In ertsnso was lie
e ms,inded, when the SPEAKER said it had not beer
Mi. sPRiNGER made point of order are
question was settled BY suspendng the rules and
dspensing with the reading Of the Journal.
e pndRsr p9dsr. offered by Mr. roPrLHroS was not ii
}, MI: CApLFIELD, tIlll said there wa. an OBJ
J. been opened Wien the President Of the S ssnat at
= When that duty was performed the count wouI,
iS5 i appeared By ssssS,ST stes
p;t1ss court StRssSG with the clerk
D. After I. good deal Of heated discussion as +
SPEAKER said that he thought a great wrong ha
been done yesterday by the refusal Of the Presl
dent Of the Joint convention to open the oertcat
he did not think that the action Of tho oonvel
that paper had been taken away, and tn
u House hada right, he thought, to dcmand tn
.dop'sd It @ would Rspf1 q II order tho resolution wa
nt MI. CAULfIELD then modified his rssolr
u tion 50 o. to request the return Of the scale
,g the presence Of the two Houses, and that unit
that wSs ySi done the count should not proceed.
50 Electors Of the State Of Vermont be not counted
Another resolution, relating to the return {
!
at number points Of order were interposed again
nj Mr.. WOODS substitute but the SPEAKER rule
W 1t In order.
10 Mr.. EDEN, (Ill.) enquired whether the debai
q, should not now commence, as tho resolution
- were offered.
. The SPEAKER ruled that all the amen
" ments that could be offered In, and thi
IL the debate must proceed under the electoral 40
Several members rose to points Of order.
~ MIR. CAULfIELD. Do I understand Il
SPEAKER to rule that the two hours debate mu
now commenee3
The SPEAKER. The gentleman understand
"a the ruling perfectly.
IA Demands were made for the regular order.
II" Mr.. CAULFIELD was heard above the din aI
'e, confusion to appeal from the decision Of Il
M CHAIR.
r The SPEAKER declined to entertain the q
o, peal. tApplauie on the door and In the gale
ha Mr.. UBrIKN, Mr.. SPINaRR, Mr.. PoPPLETo
no Mr.: BEkBE, and 9TH gentlemen made efforts
lid be heard, and the q eAtest excitement prevail
pa on the floor. Mr. III EBn made IN exciting spsec
10 IN which ho intims cd bad faith on the part
lot tho SPKAKER, and insisted upon kis reso Iniz
In the app. al that was taken BY Mr.. CAuLyIELp.
:" Tho Republicans called him to order, h
SrkAKER raped With his gavel, tut Ba1