Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-07

"'hhN'h optdhtT lOf tllc constitution
and the laws. Other ibusters denounced him rs
traitor and usurper Theexcitement lasted half
an hour. The Speaker directed the sergeant-at-
arms to restore order and maintained the utmost
dignity In the face of tremendous pressure from
members of his own party. During the scene
John Young Brown and other Southern democrats
denounced the filibusters in the bitterest terms
For n time there was danger Of personal encoun-
tiers. After order had been partially restored
Hewitt explained that the Vermont package had
been delivered In the Senate; but Kasson said il
was In the custody ola person in the House A little
later Senate page handed the package to Hewitt
After two hours debate, participated In by Pop
pleton, Ilendee Joyce, Denison Hooker and
Others, Knott offered resolution that the Adrich
vote should be received by the two houses and re-
ferred TO the Commission Reiected-yeas one
hundred and sixteen, nays one hundred and forty
eight Wood offered n resolution that the vote of
Sollace be not counted The flibusters attempted
to interpose further delay. The ro-call on the
Wood resolution resulted-yeas two hundred and
five, nays twenty-six So the decision was that
the Sollace vote be not counted Most of the Re-
publicans voted with the majority for the purpose
OF sooner bringing the question to close. mo-
and seventy-seven. NAYS iifty-nine. After further
motions, the Speaker said. The Senate has no.
tilted the House in regard to its action on the OBJ
iections to the certificate from Vermont The
House has now reached its Judgment on these oh
1ectons, and the duty Is mandatory on the chair
10 hotiiy the Senate on that fact Applause
y Bren-Therefore offer this order.
speaker-The chair cannot entertain it.
Springer desire to submit proposition that
the President of the Senate be requested to bring
with him the duplicate return Shouts Of object
CoX-Ihere is no use in endeayoring to prevent
the speaker counting in Hayes at once
Speaker-nentlemen need not object, the chair
mas no authority ~ receive any such motion.
THE JOINT CONVENTION
was resumed at once The vote of Vermont vas
then declared rs five for HAYES The Certificates
of Virginia and West Virginia were read and
counted for Tilden Then carne tho Last s,,to
Wisconsin to which obiectons warn nreseu,od ,,,
democrats on the ground that one Of the electors
-Downs-was Ineligible he holding tho ottice NJ
pension and EXAMINING snrgeon Tho ,,o ho,so.
then separated The Senate irmedia,eiy ,o,od
that the ,ote of Dowps ba co,,,od h,,, throo -.
four democrats voting in tho nega,iva
In the House Mills offered n resol,,;o, so,,;n,,
forth that at the late election rilden had ,n.ior
ty of electors. that the action of tho ro,nrnin,
boards of tho disnutad s,a,as and ,ho f,,.o.,.,
certificate we're frapdulent. and ,ha, uo,,os no,
receiving maioritv of tho cons,,n,ionoI o,oo,,,s
legally appojn,ed and tho Continuance nroy,dod
for bv the constitution bav;n, hannonod. ,,,ora-
fore IL is the dutv of the u,ns. IN nrooood y, ,,,
election of presiden, and ,ho, tho uon.o A. ,,a,,,
having the highest nrmhor ~ ,o,os wr -
moved that tho vota of Do,.rs lao mo-, a,.,.,a,
A. this ,oint sona,o ,a,..,,.o ,..','.., 49,.
the obiectio, had NOT hoon srs,oi,o, -, ,..i,,a,
announcement tho ponn,,I,non 'o,,aaso5 r.,
oorats demanded the cleo,in,, ~, tho 1ai,or,o hn,
the motion WAS disagreed to-ninetv-nine IN ore
hundred and forty-eigbt Nations for racess
were voted down: and n scene of unronr and
confusion ensued, lasting for several Minutes in
the course of which blackburn exclaimed tia,
Friday. hangman's day had been ushered in n
fit day To witness the contamination of tho vii
lainy and scandal of this proceeding. and o. Briep
designated Wood AS the HIGH nriest of tho pen,h-
lean marty and was himself desigpated bv u,,r;
son as "A small nriest of the fiIihnste,s A, oro
o'clock Friday morninu tbe t,yo bours, dal,,a 80,
the objection commenced Mr. MILL ,nodo a
speech in favor of bis resolutio, in ,,lioh ho
characterized the Representatives of tle ,,o,,oon
people as covering in tho drst Tho ,oo,Io ho
said. dare maintain their rights hut tho neonlo,s
representatives dare M, do 50 Their c,,hor. 4,
they could lool, down nnou them from hoayen
would be ashamed m 500 ,bo,, cowori,,, ho,,,,on
de.not who o,I, co,rondad A., a.,,,' -, 49,,
eighteen tbon.and mo-, ono-haI, =, ,,ho,, s,.n,
uathizad with ,bo do,,oor,,;o ,ar,,. Al. p,'..I
burn said. To-day ia rridny IN ,ha, da,' ,ha
sav,ur os tho world ,nfforatI ,,,,ia,i,,, -,
t,vo thievas Nm ,his rrida, o,,.,i,,,i,,,al,., .
ernment indiciaI b,na.t, fair de,I;no ,n,,h,o.
dacanrv s,fror crroifxion .,,,n,, a ,,,,,,Lo. ~
,hioves /, ,,os a., tho, Io, ,Ia, Ill. n,
DENTAL fraud received his nomination AZ tho
hands of n marty convention II wosor,, ,a, da,
M It occurred that every determination reacodh,
the bstered nerinred miscroo,,s ,.h., oo,,,,,,,o
the majority OF this commission has been promul- |
gated It is on that day Won prouose To consum. |
mate your nianity. But the people will at length
rise to punish even perhaps in blood. the per- |
petrators of all the sconndresm and yllainy of this
pruceeding Applause ON the floor and in the lr,
eries. Mr.. Williams. of Wisconsin. replied to Mr.
Blackburn. saving that there was no day more fit
ting than hangmans day. and no hour more fitting
than that at which grave-yards yawn. for the gib
ing to death of the bastard party of political
reform which had vexed the ewes of good