The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-09

ont OF order, on the ground that the
House had no authority to review the
action of the President of the Senate
\ dozen men shouted an appea, from
the Speakers ruling. and as near as could
be told from the Babel of voices, dozen
more were denouncing the ruling as
arbitrary and unjust Randall kept his
temper. however. and fought the filli-
busters single handed. Barnet. Caul-
field, Blackburn. Glover, of Missouri,
Hooker, O'Brien, Lane, Walling, Pop
pleton. and dozen others we're yelling
at the tops of their voices. while the Re
publicans were CRYING Order" and Ran
dali was beating his desk into splinters.
BEEBE THREATENED WITH TIE MACE.
Beebe of New York was the most ex-
cited man in the House. He is q tall
man, of determined aspect,with voice
like a trumpet, and could make himself
heard above all the din; but Mr. Randall
would neither hear nor see him, and
kept up his rapping with the gavel. Mr.
Beebe jumped to the top of his desk, ges-
ticulating wildly and demanding that
the Chair should entertain an appeal
from his decision. Mr. Randall shouted
in return, The Chair will entertain no
appeal, but will remind the member that
he is violating the rules of the House and
conducting himself in a highly unbe-
coming manner" Mr. Randall's retort
was greeted with loud cheers and clap
ping of hands from the Republican side
and the galleries. Mr. Randall continued
that Mr. Beebe must remember that he
was member Of the american Con-
gress, and if ne persisted in disgracing
himselfhe would put him into custody,
but Beebe would not hear, and climbing
over the tops of the desks, knocking
books and the ink bottles on the floor
shook his fist at the Speaker and denOun-
ced him for usurpatiOn and violation Of
law Beebe's voice was drowned in a
chorus Of cat calls and Kisses. Almost
every man in the House was on his feet
shouting Order" and adding to the con-
fusion. People were standing up in the
galleries, waving hats and handkerchief
and yelling at the top of their voices.
Randall was the only cool man in the
House. Shouting that the Chair had
authority aud power to preserve order
and intended to do so, he ordered the
Sergeant-at-Arms to do his duty, and Mr.
Thompson seized the mace and started
down the aisle toward Mr. Beebe. who
stepped from the top of Mr. Glovers desk
on which he had been standing, and
SUNK into his own seat Mr. Randall
then ordered the floor cleared of several
hundred interlopers who had gained adj
mittance and crowded around the back
Of The rows Of seats. Ii was at least fif-
teen minutes before the doorkeepers had
driven out the crowd, during which bu-
siness was suspended and the Speaker
and fillibusters had chance to reserve
their breath. Comparative order was
temporarily restored, and then Mr. Ran
dali announced that Mr. Poppleton OF
Ohio had the floor to introduce resOlu-
ton. The latter yielded to Proctor
Knott, who sent to the Clerks desk a
substitute fof Caulfeld's resolution,
which, after reciting the arbitrary con-
conduct of Vice President Ferry, declar-
ed that the House would not go on With
the count until Mr. Hewitt's fictitious re
turns had been opened and sent with the
regular returns to the Commission. This
was the signal for another outbreak. and
fusilade of points of order and parlia-
mentary cOnundrums we're opened upon
the Speaker. Randall had to suppress
B,ebe again. which he did very sharply
Barney Couliield then made a violent
speech, in which he denounced the
Speaker. President of the Senate. and
everybody butth fillibusters. Springer
and others tried to speak on points oi
order but MIR Randall raped them down
and announced that nothing was in or
der except debate on Knots resolution
which was in the form of the substitute
Mr. Wood had previously offered: Bar
ney Caulfeld then demanded the read
ing Of the objections to the Vermont
vote. These contained an allusion to q
sealed package which accompanied
them. Then Cauliield called for the
reading of the ealed package, bu, Mr.
Randall stated that the package was not
in possession of the House. Cauliield
made the point that the contents Of rhe
package were a part of the objections
and the objections could not be discuss
ed until they were known, Randall re-
fused to entertain such point Of order,
but allowed a few minutes. This was
toying with danger, for the debate re-
Iapsed into utter confusion again,
everybody trying to get the floor at the
same time Beebe was the most violent
in his demonstrations. and Randall hav-
ing tried one mode Of correction, tired
another, and decided to recognize HIM
for poin. Of order, but it amounted to
nothing and was merely repetition OF
what Caulfeld had several times offered
TO be overruled each time by the Speak
er. Mr. Randall then insisted that the
debate on the objections should go on
and recognized Porpleton as being enti
tied to the floor.
! At eleven o'clock the fillibusters
reached
THE END OF THEIR ROPE,
and the final resolution TO sustain the
objections to Vermont was adopted. The
fillibusters we're all ready with resolu-
lution.to notify the Senate that the House
was waiting to receive them in Joint
Convention, but Randall decided that
it was unnecessary, because the ElectOr-
al bill authorized the Speaker to perform
that duty. Randall had seemingly been
flvoring the fillibusters all the evening
and the Republicans felt little blue ,bu
this ruling encouraged them and they
greeted il with cheers. Mr. Lane OF
Oregon. a violent little fellow, flew into
a passion and declaimed at the Republi-
can side but his voice was drowned in
roars Of laughter and the whacks Of the
Speakers gavel- O'Brien, Springeran
others tried to get in resolutions, and
Barney Caulfield was standing in his
seat with pile Of law books before him
and slip ofpaper in his hand, but Mr-
Randall refused to recognize anybody.
and ordered the seats generally reserved
for the Senate cleared for their accom-
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