The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-01
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NIGHT REPORT.
oNGRESSIoNA
SENATE.

amDe AT 100 Oh returning
Robertson submitted a resolution that
the Electoral Commissions decision
stand.
Merrimon submitted that it is com.
l~dpetent to receive testimony to sustain
the exceptions.
Discussion ensued on a point of order
by Edmunds that the vote on sustain
ing must proceed. Finally Merrimon's
resolution, by a vote of 43 to Is, was
decided out Of order.
Bogy moved that the reading OF the
testimony in the South Carolina case
proceed. Rejected-41 to 81.
Those voting in the negative were:
Messrs. Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Eaton,
Goldthwaite, Hereford, Johnston, Jones
of Florida, Kelly, Herman, McCreery,
Maxey, Merriman, Norwood, Ransom,
Pillsbury, Wallace and Withers-1S.
Yeas-43.
Bogy's motion to read the evidence
was lost, Al to 81.
Bayard and Gordon voted with the
Republicans; McCreery, Mcdonald,
Horton, Bayard, Patterson and Logan
then discussed the question.
The Senate then returned to the
House for joint convention.
On re-entering the Senate chamber
President Ferry announced the OBJ
~jections to Vermont.
Edmunds offered a resolution that
the vote of Vermont be counted.
After a short debate the resolution
was adopted unanimously. Recess till
tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The Speaker
presented Judge Clifford's notification
of the commissions decision on the
electoral votes of South Carolina.
The Clerk was directed to inform the
Senate that the House was ready for
the joint convention.
Springer moved the consideration of
the sundry civil bill.
The Speaker ruled legislative bust
ness out of order, except by unanimous
consent, which Holman obtained. Ali
pending amendments were agreed to
and the bill passed.
A new legislative day began.
Lamar asked q suspension of the
rules in order to consider the Senate
bill for the completion Of the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Holman and Foote objected.
Piper submitted the report of the
Chinese immigration committee. Or
dered printed.
The Senators having arrived, the
South Carolina decision was read, and
Phillips presented objections to count
ing the votes in accordance Herewith,
for the reason given in the objections
before the commission yesterday, viz :
Intimidation by U. s. troops and mar
shals, frauds, and lack of republican
government in the State, and because
the commission had not inquired into
the facts, and because of certain irreg-
ularities in the certificates. Six Sena-
tors, including Kelly, and eight Repre-
sentatives signed the objection.
Southland presented exceptions to the
decision, signed by Senators Jones, Nc
Donald, Wallace, Merrimon and Den
mis-, and a number Of Representatives.
The Senate here withdrew, when
Springer moved a recess till 10. O'Clock
tomorrow, and refused to allow Wood
and others to debate, The question
was was rejected by 10 to 92.
Sheakeley and O'Brien tried to move
a recess till 1880 tomorrow. The
Speaker refused to entertain the mo.
tion, and Sheakeley appealed.
Springer insisted on giving his rea.
sons for sustaining the appeal.
The Chair ruled him out of order.
O'Brien made the point that, under
the electoral bill, it:was,decided that the
House could take arecess.
The Chair adhered to his decision.
O'Brien made a speech, being inter.
rupted at every sentence by Brown.
Springer also made some remarks
despite the efforts of The Chair to STOP
him, and a lively time ensued.
Finally a vote was taken and resulted
in yeas, 1874 nays, 81.
The House tabled an appeal.
Wood moved that the House consider
the decision.
Sheakeiey moved a recess till 1890 to.
morrow.
The Speaker refused to entertain the
motion, and the clerk began to read the
decision, when Springer objected to the
Speaker refusing to entertain the mo
ton for a recess.
The Speaker said he had been very
liberal in this regard, and cited former
parallel decisions, showing that when {
point of order is once overruled it cam
he reviewed, even with additional rea
SONS. The Chair had given the HOUSE
two chances to override him.
O'Brien rose to a point of order. ask
ing when a recess would be in order i
not now.
The Chair said he could not tell tn,
intention of the motions, but the effeci
was delay. He didn't criticise any
body's motives.
The clerk again proceeded to read
when Springer again interrupted anC
insisted tina, itswas the Chairs duty t
entertain any parliamentary motion
submitted and rule upon it, and tn,
House could override the decision.
After further baGinage the clerk reat
the decision and Phillips called for tn,
reading Of the testimony.
Wood objected, stating thatit would
take days and defeat an election.
The Speaker then submitted thu
question of reading the testimony ant
the House refused to read it-13S t.
90. The yeas and nays were ther
taken, resulting in yeas 81, nays 1T.
An exciting debate followed, in wkict
Banks declared that the vote of Soutt
Carolina had been just as absolute a:
the vote of Massachusetts,. He declared