The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-02


The yeas and nays being taken OIL
the motion for call OF the House re-
suited, yeas 6S, nays 1859. This Skin,
mish occupied one hour and a quarter
1t was followed by q motion to recon.
slider. The speaker ordered prayers
and the legislative day OF Thursday
began.
foppieton opens Fire ON the Vermont
Duplicate.
After the reading OF the journal, Mr.
Poppleton claimed that the duplicate
returns from Vermont had been prop,
erly made to President Ferry OF the
Senate, and that Vermont should gc
to the commission.
Half a dozen roll calls are possible
under the proceedings In this direc
tlon, and the sixty eight irreconcila.
bles are determined to die game
which it is thought they eventually
must.
There Is intense excitement over
the roll call to dispense with the read.
Ing OF the full journal, under sus.
pension OF the rules, which Is allowable
by two'thirds vote. II the minority
find themselves short OF one.third ON
the call, they will be helpless, unles.
they recruit, or by stratagem compel
the House to suspend the rules con.
tinually on minor points.
The Combat is spirited, the IrrecOn.
cilNbies Coatesting Every Foot OF
Ground.
On the motion to suspend the rules
and suspend the reading OF the jour.
nal, the vote resulted-yess 1856, nays
IS. General Gibson, Colonel Levy and
Captain Ellis, Democrats, OF the Louis.
lana delegation, voted yea.
This call is preliminary to Mr.. Pop.
pleton's motion regarding the Yer
mont returns. The further count may
be delayed several hours, unless forced
by a resolution to proceed, which may
be passed under suspension of the
rules.
1t has transpired that duplicate re,
turns from Vermont were filed with
the clerk OF the court, whose duty II
was to forward II. The minority in
sists that the Senate shall meet and
open the certificate from that State
rendered now, and the one which, by
legitimate procedure, should be in
Ferry's box.
Under the Lead OF Randall, they Mak,
astapd which Throws the Opposition
into Confusion.
Speaker Randall rules that Ferry, IL
refusing to read, and by carrying away
with him the duly authenticated pape
affirming the election in Vermont, hal
acted wrongly, and 1t Is competent fo
this House to demand the return o
the paper.
The House seems perfectly uncon.
trollable. The minority demand til,
Vermont paper, and Speaker Randall
rules that motion to suspend the
rules Is in order, and refused to enter
tain appeals. All members are on
their feet, except those who are on
their desks.
Speaker Randall The chair Ia dc
termined that the gentlemen shall
take their seats; 1t will not submit
longer to this disorder. Applausel
The disorder continued, and th,
mace officer paraded over the House
enforcing the order of the chair, ant
the members were all seated
Speaker Randall ordered visitors from
the floor, and after having the rulel
read, said: "The chair is resolute
The sergeant-at.arms will do his duty
Clear the roomp
The Hobbies, and all approaches t
the House were cleared.
Lnter-Expsss Concerning the Fitch
ing Of the Vermont Duplicate.
Two hours were consumed in the de
bate on the Vermont duplicate, durinj
which Mr.. Hewitt stated that he hat
received package containing the Yer
mon vote, with letter stating tina
duplicates had been addressed to MI
Ferry, president Of the Senate, b,
mail. Mr.. Hewitt had no doubt tina
Mr.. Ferry had had his mail copy unit
he denied 1t. Hewitt then rendered
package to Ferry, which Ferry refuse
to receive. Mr.. Hewitt then, In join
session, handed II to Ferry; afterward
Hewitt went TO the clerks desk wit
Senator Edmunds to zee 1t. Ferry an
his secretary regarded 1t q persona
paper and carried 1t away.
Mr.. Garfield caused to he read lie,
ter from Mr.. Gorham, secretary of tn
Senate, stating that he did, while Il
Joint convention yesterday, put in hi
pocket the duplicate return from Vel
mont, but upon being advised by tn
president Of the Senate that the Hous
might construe that the Senate ha,
received II, he took the return iron
his pocket and laid 1t on the table Il
the presence OF all the tollers.
Mysterious Delivery OF the Missin
Pacbtages--Pre Knots RaiIie,
But II Kcpulaed.
When the debate was about hal
through, page from the Senate cam
into the House with the return. III
| took n To Mr.. Hewitt. hut that pentle