The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-02
JPROfR ~ TIE HOTSE.

WAsniNGToN. Mnrch l The House mc

WAsHINGToS. March The House met at
10 o'clock. and. aitor It had PASSED ono or two
minor bills. MIR. O'Bricn Dem. Md moved
call of the House.
Tho speaker counted the House and found
that th re was quorum present, and 80 an
noun'od.
Mr.. wallng Dom. Ohol submitted that the
roll suould pr called to verify the fact.
IN, Sp'aSrr SAID that a mgiion tor 'sll Of
the House was In Oid"r. The Chair regarded It
of a dilatory I.ara"tar, tut WIS bound To-
Mr.. Ol'rien .aircd whether it was not with
~ IN" hloT' ~. .,lG, - oi the Shair th1t in i".irr
when il nud been asccrtiincd that there WAS Il
Tf@ Slrnker rcplicd that that had occurred
where gentlemen bad de. lln"i 90 Nut'. AMI u tt.
Mnllv II WAS aiioMNhI" uhi q tn" fu. ui fI"
House 1t was not allownli, undor the Electoral
law, and that Ii" was not r'sppn- Die Tor the
MIR. Wood DEM " " claimed tho noor To-
Sir. IoStns I ms tiep. \, y im'qrkol that, the
mission law that tho Chair lad rta'nrl the
prgsrn,e Of quorum. and tin' n,ion tor a
a call of IN" House wrrr 90 h' allowed az any
time during the proceedings he> eould never
be- comprised.
The Spcakcr-The Chair has right 70 find
out whether ther. i~ n quorum
Mr.. H,skins-No gentleman has right to
claim there l. no quorum present when the
Speaker has u-rerialn"d there is
TAc Spruker-rhcrr j. aqu.r rum present. lui
the g"ntemnn from Ohio .Wallng' j. u : w.ll-
ing tn take the statement of the thlIr.
Mr.. Wallng-l dis'aim any reh .ction on the
Chair bat haze right t. know win iit o. ii'rn
j. quorum present. and demand the yeas
and nays on my motion.
Tin" yri- and nays were ordered and resulted:
l.H~ g.. nul- 1862. So "A call OF th" House wps
1h- liule movement On the pi.ke; lino was -o
| far successful as % huyc or,u ulIrl au hour tul
aluart.r of the precious time OF ti, ll"u-''. II
WIS followed ty MOTION t. rernn.i iht NN''.
| ani although Mr.. wood mnde the p'.r' 'i or.l-r
! thu' -u ~ umpi.n "uilhuN' un lrt tl '.i"i
! ON i"el-lati"n tut was pnlpnh.y ami urqu~-
! uunnii.y dilatpry motion IL w.i- ainWHi i't iu.
/ speaker. VINO SAID that b" had meyer rDt iHl'i
or decided either los inference ur Oih"rW W-' fNAt
/ notion Ia r"r"n-it'r was diW"rN n'ii"n.
/ ON tine contrary. the Chuir WIS very clear that
what the Hou-r could do Il could undo by 4 mo-
! tion 20 r.rou-idrr
Mr., Hale dep Me- moved to lay the motiou
-ycas III. nnys Gj.
A. s.. n AS the vote wns onnoun oei. -'rusel"
tween wood. forjl'tn. Cnulll,li. aW, Nii-.
each hating rr.in- li"n t. suI .t NI'ni l'
nsSrr,d wnS OF me hith.7' prN.r<'. u .N-
/ Speaker. wiip had r.'l-ni>-l Mr. Wool ~ .l.
Ar y ''I ,,, ,%' m n '..1 .o. H { iha a Sir ai b@ @
/ Dem, %. pr'Yrni"i ni "Nr u"h o. "a" rr,il-
/ "n" it".n Nrrn.'ui seat inr "'.h lh's' n'ir,
/ w Nr W,na -louiir oa.r,l iy Mr' p'pd.'
Z t'n 'flu. und-r u,us'. WIS iu-l entitled toihr
n'. .'nn .'ai Mr. N..'l ~t"'.l m'', tle rr'-
IN III, nonn l'mr Nr Cu1 'l 1p,m. ND.
VINO RaI .aiirl ip gls .lor- r. r. .-u tel ny
-lui "n hrn hn li"l prrmr'd, AMI Mr. Pop
In' 80 aN'f lux, ,i'l lhd th'' was ihrdy
q r.n7 nance " ~ tAr a-re,ln.nt mndr, ht
Nl Porn 't9n D. p'i.l. .tnli hr nud hHrn pirty
aaituui b,I d't T.l., ','''' Ito % thc o5ycg."n
ip.i ..t.i fh' iinm Vermont
in' ol"t.t ih'r 'ni .'n jar til ~" ho rond.
-"tlrd ir. h..s'. u'l .rr-srd to tnr Pr ~ld.d of
"a, pNr' r'N"r"l ,q+ To- contain l',r rl',l"nl
i,rHyU tins President Ol the Senate ly Mr.
Hewitt.
Tmd il appear, ly Aospath from 'hr crrk
Of the Unt'i sat 5 Dis'. Cuut of Vermont
tIat Uni q ON the 1871 oi December. 1876 That
such package had hern mud "A pHn oi tho ob-
Jrtion tuthc cert at, Of vermont, and -i rr-
manned unopened, and that the objection can
i,'' IL OPENED a~orling 10 law. rhm su7h
parkugr is retlind hy, the frsiI,ut
or Secretary of the Senate. md therefore rrsplV-
ing that tine refusal 9l the resident ol l'ir .n-
utr to open such pa kaso IN pi's rn'c 81 ihr lwu
Houses was 4 violation OF law ana oI me PRIV
lrgr- ul the House. Also, that unill surll pack
us" shall be opened the counting of IA. Nol"
cannot pro,e.d further nc'orins i9 ln' Nohell
tuion and law, and that the senate be- rrluestod
t. ule. the House ia JOINT session so that such
laraage may be- opened and proceedings had
A. the Clrrk fnishrd reading the resolution
The speaker announced the opening of new
lrsl-llil'e day, ana tie NOISY passions Ah,l ~
mutt Of the hour were stllrd tpra lew lTi'l
moments while PRAYER WAS offered by the ltrv
Mr.. Bthhitt, reHOroi Grace Church, New YORK
Taf Stiffness however. wis Oi hrrl duration
for as soon ~ the rrqIing of ne lonrn4i Of yes.
triday had proceeded a llltlc, Mr Springer
Dom, lil.l n-rerlained that the Crrk WAS
uniting ms usual the detailed statement OF pa,
p.i,, yoior, &c,. and insisted that the journal
should bee reHd in FUN
That demand. the Spenkcr said, II would be
impossible to comply with. for the papers, de,
tailed votes by ycHs AMI nays. were not copied
into the journal, At all events, the speaker re-
fused TO entertain any question unit the read'
ing Of the journal was completed, and Mr
Springer waited for that,
Thon ho moved that tho iourna! DO corrected