National Republican., 1877-03-01


I, va. talked about and was we'll known that
before the 9TH OF March, -" : = a
MT: KEENAN, briefly opposed tho resolution
The time for debate having expired, the yeas
and says were called on the passage Of the rcso.
MT SSS ss snnoSScod @ is Ssi%ssr as paired
with Mr.. GonpoN, who was Ill. Several Senators
were out OF the chamber on conference committees
and did not vote, otherwise tho vote was party
On motion of Mr.. EDMyNDs, the Secretary
Senate ths Senate noS Tsadg
e meet the House In Joint convention, to continue
Atsiia the Clerk Of the House appeared, and
notified the Senate that the House had passed
resolution not to sustain the decision OF tho Eleo-
Carolina Be not counted notwithstanding the % de.
clsion Of the Commission, and that the House Is
now ready 70 receive ths Senate and continue the
ate proceeded TO the hall the House. |N
The Senate returned to its chamber at Hfteen
that tssp ssnsts had met .So Nous. S St
convention to continue tho electoral vote and OBJ.
State Of e Snns Ssa gG.S
and the objections would now bo submitted the
MT. EDMUNps submitted tho following,
=, RssoIr.d Thai thc vote OF the state Of Vermont
BE sss Il the to ono
objections known as objection number one, that he
learned from q reliable source that dual returns
the hen 81 = sS s S
ceived, and the question whether there was any
Mr COCKREf.L thought that q little atton.
tion e the Co9stItution Of ths unitsd STATES
read the clause ofthe Constitution and tho law,
and said the course to be pursued was perfectly
plain, and II Vermont did not know BY this time
how to comply with the law.
Mr. EDMUNDs said he would use up his ton
@oaa not dignity shs P Pausssn Sy ssio re-
The yeas and nays were called, and the rcsolu.
ton Of Mr.. EDSuNDs was adopted unanimously.
On motion Of Mr.. EDMuNDs the Secretary of
me senate was ordered e notify the House Of the
ready TO meet the House and continue the count
On motion OF Mr. CLAYTON tho Senate at 7:is
took recess until Tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
As soon as the House was called to order, at 10
o'clock, the Speaker presented communication
from Mr. Justice CLIrFoRp, announcing that the
Electoral Commission had decided tho South
Mr.. HOLMAN moved that tho Senate be notI
ned that the House would meet them in joint con.
Mr.. BURCHARD (Illinols) and other Republ
cans suggested g TED, an % earlier time:
rum present, and he objected to anything being
done In the absenee Of quorum.
Of opinion as to whether the House could transact
Legislative business but, by unanimous consent,
he thought that the House might 70 on with tho
Sundry Siyil Appropriation bill. That would sot
After a great deal Of discussion and futile Of.
forts to reach some satisfactory arrangement, Mr..
ATKINS insisted upon his demand for q call Of tho
House.
termine II there wss quorum, and he counted
o call, when there appeared 90 in the afirma.
the House, when he announced tho presence Of
Mr.. WALL,se. Mr.. FRAsRLra and othors, do.
monded division on tho question shall there be
tive and ia in the negative, which was q quorum
House by vots Of Tb yoas to i5o nays, refused to
order call. The time was thus consumed until
ten minutes to eleven o'clock. Another effort was
Mr.. HOLMAN asked that unanimous consent
be given that the Senate bo notified that tho
wsTs and sSa. ss
meantime %,s,I the House s proceed with the sundry
hold that rs the House had been notined Of tho
decision Of the Commission, It could not do bust
MI Mr. THYEoR moyed tn,en thas tSc Senate po mott,
He'd that tho House would meet them at 1910
which motion was adopted. This was agreed to,
where It would have to sit idly doing nothing,
unless unanimous consent could be given for busl.
ness.
on with the sundry civil bill, aud hr. HOLMAN
demanded the previous question on the bill, and
such amendments ss separate votes were mot dc.
manded on. The previous question was seconded.
All the amendments made in Committee OF the
Whole were concurred in: ,::and the bill passed.
AZ l, o'clock the House was called to order as
Mr. FIELD, lofN. W asked leave to report a
Sii IN relation to 9uS ,eapraafo proceednEs for
objected to any business whatever until after the
Joint Commission.
The Senate then entered, and the two Houses
After the objections had been read the Senators
aeain, At 1880, withdrew to their chamber to con.
MIR. sPRINdER, Ill), Immediately moved
that the House take recess until tomorrow
and s and
9SS following wi % Democrats voted in the negative:
BTSsR BMssii't SfE ss nSSSni Ssaa
,,er Gssps SP fa,ISr a PSIhsn nl Eden Eg0ef Fsi-
SeTsh. Harrison. Hsynond; Hewitt, III; ;,Y.J 'Hiii,
hS1n Sanders: MaGqss snt an II
iSgs FsSs MOIS Neal sS sSeE SSs
Tsrbox,. .Teese Thomas. T6Iockmorton, Walker,
SSass S Sas01% %s@a %inms is fbSS %hlIs %I,
Wiltshire, Wilson, wv. Va.j and Wood, IN. W
sMEAKLEY mgE.a and Sa: %s ,b.
The SPEAKER said he would not entertain tho
Mr.. SPRINGER and others appealed from the u;
decision Of the CHAIR.
Mr.. WOOD IN. Y.,l, moved to lay the appeal
on the table. He wanted the question settled at
once.
Mr.. O'BRIEN desired to address the House on
| the point Of order, but Mr.. Brown (Ky,), Oh.
jected.
Mr.. O'BRIEN thought 1t was very indellcate
| and improper for Mr.. BROWN to object when the
| SPEAKKR was willing to hear him.
| Mr.. SPRINGER insisted upon being heard and
was called to order In all parts Of the Hall, whom
the SPEAKER said the gentleman was violating
the rules Of the House and would take his
seat.
| The question was then taken by yeas and nays
and the appeal was laid on thetabl by q vote Of
lsi yeas to ol nayes.
Mr.. WOOD New York; then moved that the
| House proceed to continue the objection to the
| decision Of the Tribunal
| Mr.. .SHEAKLEY:(Pa.), renewed motion that
the House take recess until 10 O'Clock to-mor,
row.
The CHAIR declined to entertain tho motion
and directed the clerk to read the deeisien Of this
Tribunal
| The Clerk proceeded to read when Mr.. SPRIN.
GER said the SPEAKER must be aware that the
| gentleman from Pennsylvania had made a
| motion for recess.
| The SPEAKER. And the gentleman from II.
linos must be aware that the CHAIR has declined
| TO entertain the motion.
| Mr.. SPRINGER made the point Of order that
| liamentary motions; that he must put the ques.
tion, and that 1t was the prerogative Of the House
to take an appeal.
| Tho SPEAKER said he had given the greatest
| latitude to these questions. He did not know
| what the motive was In making these motions