The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-08
XLIVth Congress Second Session.
THE FRAUD C0NSUMMATED.
Exciting Times in the House.
MEMBERS SHRIEKING FOR RE-
C0GNI'TI0N,
A Twelve Hour Session on Yer
mont,
The Objections Voted
Down.
The Two Houses Had All Night Ses-
sions.
The Two Houses Had All Night Ses-
sions.
WASHINGTON, March /,
HOUSE.

AIt6T JD6 pdsbdk6 VI bOLu0 poLdIO DHle
removing political disabilities, Mr.
O'Brien moved call of the House.
The Speaker counted the house and
found quorum present, and so announ-
ced. =,
Mr.. Walling submitted that the roll
had to be called to verify the fact.
The Speaker stated that motion for
the call of the house was in order. The
Chair regarded it of a dilatory character,
but was bound 10 submit it.
Mr.. O'Brien inquired whether it was
not within the knowledge of the Chair
that in former Congresses there were
calls of the House, even when it had
been ascertained that quorum was
present.
The Speaker replied that that had oc-
CURED where gentlemen had declined to
vote, and that while it was allowable un-
der the rules of the House, it was not al
lowable under the law, and that he was
not responsible for the law.
Mr.. Wood claimed the floor to offer a
resolution, but Walling insisted on his
motion for the call of the House.
Mr.. Haskins remarked that the House
was operating under the electoral COM
mission law, that the Chair has asCer-
tanned the presence of quorum, and the
motion for a call of the House should not
be entertained; if the call of the House
was to be allowed at any time during the
proceedings, then they never could be
completed.
The Speaker-The Chair has right to
find out whether there is quorum.
Mr.. Haskins-No gentleman has a
right to claim that there is no quorum
present when the Speaker has ascertain
ed there is.
The Speaker-There is quorum pres
ent, but the gentleman from Ohio WAL
ling) is not willing to take the statement
of the Chair.
Mr.. Walling-I disclaim any reflection
on the Chair, but l have right to know
whether there is quorum present, and
l desire the yeas and nays on my mo-
tion.
The yeas and nays we're ordered, and
resulted-yeas 6S, nays 100, So the call
ofthe House was refused.
This little move was 80 far successful
as to have occupied an hour and quar-
ter of the time of the House.
1t was followed by motion to recon-
slider the vote, and although Mr.. Wood
made the point Of order, that such mo-
tion could have no practical effect on leg
islation, but WAS palpably and unques-
tionably dilatory motion, it was allow
ed by the speaker, who said he had new
er yet ruled or decided either by infer
ence or otherwise, that motion to recon-
slider was dilatory motion. On the con-
trary it was very clear to the chair that
what the House could do it could undo
by motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Hale moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table. Agreed to
yeas ia, nays 65.
The certificate from Vermont was read |
1t reCites in the form of preamble that |
a sealed package addressed to the Presi-
dent of the Senate and purporting to |
contain the electoral vote of Vermont, |
was delivered yesterday to the President |
of the Senate by Mr.. Hewitt; that it APP
pears by a telegram from the clerk of
the United States District Court of Yer
mont that duplicate of such return was
deposited in that Office on the 18th of
December, 1876; that such package had
been made part Of the objection to the
certificate of Vermont, and still remain
ed unopened; and that the objection can
not be considered until such package is
opened according to law, and that such
package is retained by the President or
Secretary of the Senate; and therefore
resolving that the refusal of the Presi
dent of the Senate to open such package
in the presence of the two houses was
violation o. law and OF the privileges of
the Houses, and until such package shall
be opened. the counting of the vote can
not proceed further according to the con-
stitution and law, and that the Senate be
requested to meet the House in joint ses.
sion 30 that such package may be open
ed and proceedings had thereon accord
ing to law.
AS the clerk finished reading the reso-
luton, the Speaker announced the open
ing of the new legislative day, and the
noisy passions and tumult of the hour
were stilled for a few brief moments,
while prayer was offered.
The silence was of brief duration, for
while the clerk was reading the journal,
Mr.. Springer ascertained the clerk was
omitting, as usual, a detailed statement
of the papers votes, etc, and insisted that
the journal should be read in full.
The Speaker stated that it would be
impossible to comply with that demand,
for the papers detailing the votes by yeas
and nays, etc., were not copied into the
journal. {
The Speaker refused to entertain any
question until the reading of the journal
had been completed, and Mr. Springer [
waited for that, then he moved the jour {
nal be corrected by inserting, after the I
that Piper submitted report |
on the Coolie question, the report ITSELF |
Mr.. Wood undertook to get over the
difficulty by moving to suspend the rules |
and dispense with the reading Of the I
journal.
The yeas and nays were called, and
the motion was agreed to-yeas 175, nays 7
B5. :
When the result was announced, Mr.. {
Wood, New York, raised point of or /
der that nothing was competent for the 8
House to do but to proceed to consider /
the objection to Vermont, and that the |
proposition offered by the gentleman :
from Ohio, Poppleton, was not in order. /
Mr.. Caulfeld agreed that nothing was /
in order but to proceed to the considera- .
lion Of the objections, unless there was 2
an impedimelt in the way ofsuch con- /
sideration, and such an impediment had 1
arisen. The gentleman from Illinois, 8
Springer, had yesterday offered an OBJ. d
ection which had been accompanied by 4
a certificate, and the Vice President had 7
refused to open that certificate. The I
resolution which had been offered SIM :
ply asked the Senate to be notified that V
the House would be ready to receivetha
body In joint session for the purpose Of i
opening that certificate.
Mr.. Hendee, of Vermont, called atten- \
ion to the fact that the clerk ofthe court
10 whom the second certificate was deliv- I
ored was a Democrat. 4
Mr.. Hooker argued against the point of .
)rder, and stated that the real question h