The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-03-03

"iST s"t-Nsifes EtcEy Root OF
Ground.
Ga the motion 90 suspend the rules
and auspena me reading of the jour.
uat, the vote re-ulied-yeas 155, nays
s.. General Gibson, Colonel Levy a.,d
Captain Ellis, Democrats, o! the Louis
lana delegation, voted yea.
This call is preliminary TO Mr. Pop
pieton's motion regarding the Yer
mont returns. The further coant may
be delayed seyerei hours, unless forced
by resolution to proceed. which may
be passed under suspension of the
ruIes.
1t has trapspired that duplicate re-
turns from Vermont were filed with
the clerk Of the court, whose duty 1t
was to forward it. The minority in-
si.ts that the senate shall meet and
open the certificate from that state.
rendered noS, aud the ore which, by
legitimate procedure, should be in
Fefry's box.
THdsr isss Lend Of Randall, they MAKE
sTana whisi. TLrous,he Opposition
iHse Confusion.
Speaker Randall rules that Ferry, in
refusing TO read, and by carrying away
with him the duly authenticated paper
affirming the election in Vermont, has
acted wrongly, and it is competent for
this House to demand the return of
the paper.
The House seems perfectly uncon-
troliable. The minority demand the
Vermont paper, and Speaker Randall
rules that motion 10 suspend the
rules lie In order, and refused to enter
tain appeals. AL mem Sers are on
their feet, except those who are on
their desks.
Speaker Randall The chair is de-
termiBed that the gentlemen shall
take their seats; it will not submit
longer to this disorder. [Applausel
The disorder continued, and the
mace officer pafaded over the House,
enforcing the order OF the chair, and
the members were all seated
Speaker Randall ordered visitors from
the floor, and after having the rules
read, said: THE chair is resoIute.
The sergeau t at arms will do his duty
Clear the room ~
The Hobbies, and all approaches to
the House were cleared.
Lnt"r-txpose Ceacera.ng the ffich-
ing OF The Vermont Duplicate.
Two hours were consumed in the de-
bate on the Vermont duplicate, during
which Mr.. Hewitt stated that he had
received a package containing the Yer
mont vote, with a letter stating that
duplicates had been addressed to Mr..
Ferry, president of the Senate, by
mail. Mr.. Hewitt ma no doubt that
Mr.. Ferry had had his mail copy until
he denied it. Hewitt then rendered a
package to Ferry, which Ferry refused
to receive. Mr.. Hewitt then, in joint
session, handed it to Ferry; afterwards
Hewitt went 10 the clerks deak with
Senator EdmInds to see il. Ferry and
his secretary regarded it personal
paper and carried it away.
MIR. Garfield caused to be read ley
ter from Mr.. Gorham, secretary Of the
Senate, stating that he d d, while in
joint convention yesterday, put in his
pocket the duplicate return from Yer
mont, bat upon being advised by the
president of the Senate that the Hous.
might coustrue that the Senate had
received it, he took the return from
/ his pocket and laid il on the table in
the presence OF all the tellers.
| Mysterious Delivery of the Missing
| Packages Proctor Knots Rallies,
| But Is krpuiset,.
| When the debate was about half
/ through, page from the Senate came
| into the House with the return. lie
| took it TO Mr.. Hewitt, but that gentle
man declined to receive ii, the page
declining to state where he got it, who
| sent him with it, 10 whom he was in
structed to hand it, or anything con
nected with his custody of the paper.
A resolution wss then offered by
| Mr.. Proctor Knott that the duplicate
returns from Vermont should be
opened by the president of the Senate,
in the presence OF the two houses, and
il found TO be the genuine certificate,
| that the same, together with all GER
tihcates, shall be referred to the cleo
toral commission; that if the Senate
refuse to meet in joint convention for
that purpose, that the House notify il
that it will not be ready to receive Il
until it does. The yeas and nays were
demanded, and the resolution was lost
by a vote of lie to 14s.
The Republicans by ~ Successful FIank
MoyementCarry the Works by vsls
OF 2Io 10 ~.
Mr.. Hopkins, OF Pennsylvania, then
introduced resolution directing that
the President of the Senate open the
certificate, IL it was In all respects the
same as the resolution just voted down,
| with the exception that the words
"that the House will not meet the Sen
ate until it aequieses therein,u be
omitted. The yeas and nays were
called: yeas ll6, nay l4S.
/ Lane moved to reconsider tn, vote,
and after discussion the speaker ruled
the motion to reconsider in order.
Hale moved to lay it on the table,
upon which the yeas and nays were
ordered, aud Is nov progressing.
In Illustration of the character Of the
debate, Wilson, of Iowa, said that
IL the House intended to execute ths
law, it would be absolutely necessary
to adopt resolution calling of all fil.
clustering.
Waliing replied: When fraud Is law
filibustering IL patriotism.
Hancock, of Texas Traitors never
! practice patriotism.
An all night session il indicated.
The House at last, at ESQ p. M,
reached vote on pcppleton's resoiu.
ton, as amended by Woods substitute,
that is, the vote of Soiace be not count.