The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-02
Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

acted IN the senate though nearly all the
senators have been in or about the cham
Der during the day awaiting the notlfca-
ton from the house that it was ready to
continue the count. At 1850 p. IN. a mess
age was received from the house announc-
| ing the action of that body on the Vermont
case and the senate Immediately repaired
to the hall of the house for the purpose of
resumng the count.
Upon returning the objection to the
vote of Wisconsin was read and Mr.. Cam
eron of Wisconsin submitted resolution
that the vote of Downs as eleclor of Wis
consin be counted notwithstanding the OBJ
jections agreed to without debate or roll
| call, thou Oh three or four democratic SEN
ators voted "no" when the question was
put. The house was then notified of the
action of the senate.
HOUSE.
Several bills removing disability were
passed.
Mr.. O'Brien moved a call Of the house.
The speaker counted the house, and
found there was quorum.
Mr.. Walling submitted that the roll had
to be called in order TO verify the fact.
The speaker stated that motion for a
call of the house was in order. The chair
regarded it as of dilatory character, but
was bound to submit it.
Mr. n'Drjon ;,ou;ro1 1ybatbar ,,ao - ~
within the knowledge of the chair that in
former congresses there were calls of the
house even when it had been ascertained
there was quorum.
The speaker replied that it had occurred
where gentlemen had declined to vote, and
| that while it was allowable under the rules
of the house it was not allowable under the
| law and he was not responsible for the law.
Mr.. Wood claimed the floor to offer a
resolution, but MI Walling insisted on his
motion.
Mr.. Hoskins remarked that if call of
the house were allowed any time during
the proceedings they could never be COM
| pleted.
The speaker-The chair has a right to
find out whether there is aquorum.
Mr.. Hoskins-No gentleman has q right
to claim there is no quorum when the
speaker has ascertslned there is.
The speaker-There Is a quorum present
but the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Walling)
is not willing to take the statement of the
chair.
Mr.. Walling-I disclaimed any reflection
on the chair, but have right to know
whether there is quorum present, and de-
mand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays resulted 6s to 49,
This occupied an hour and qua ter. II
was followed up by motion to reconsider
the vote, and although Mr.. Wood made
the point Of oIdtr that such motion coult
have no practical effect on legislation. but
was palpably and quesiionably dla
tory motion it was allowed.
The speaker said he had never yet ruled
that motion to reconsider was dilatory
motion. On the contrary, the chair was
very clear that what the house could do il
could undo.
Mr.. Hale moved to lay the motion to re
consider on the table. Agreed tod to 65
AS soon as the vote was announced, {
struggle for recognition occurred betwetr
Messrs. Wood, PoppletoD, Caulfield anC
Mills, each having proposition to submit
which he claimed to be of the highes
privilege. 1t transpired in the course o.
the colloquy that the speaker, who hat
recognized Mr.. Wood before the motor
for a call of the house, and who after
wards learned that Mr.. Popplelon present
ed objections to the certificate from Yer
mont, sent for both these gentlemen anC
arranged that the resolution prepared by
MIR. Wood should be offered by Mr.. Pop
pleton, who, under usage, was first entitled
to the floor, and that Mr.. Wood SHOULD
move the previous question. In the mean
time Caufeld, who had failed 10 be recog
nized by the chair, handed TO Poppleton
resolution which he prepared and Popple
ton sent it TO the clerks desk. The speak
err suggested that that was hardly il
coDsonance with the agreement, blu
Poppleton replied that he had been parll
to the preparation of Caulheld's resolution
and 1t had direct reference to the objection
to the certificate from Vermont.
The speaker thereupon directed 1t to b
read. 1t recites, in the form of pieam
BILE, that sealed package addressed to tn
president of the senate, purporting to con
tain the electoral vote of Vermont, wa
delivered yesterday to the president of tn
senate by Hewitt that it appears by tele
gram from the clerk of the United State
district court of Vermont that duplicat
was deposited in that office December 10
that the package had been made part O
the objection TO the certificate OF Vermont
and still remained unopened, and that tn
objection cannot be considered until tn
package is opened ; that the package Is II
tanned by the president or secretary of tn
senate and therefore resolved that the II
fusal of the president of the senate to ope
the package in the presence of the tw
houses was violation of law and of tn
privileges of the house, and that until tn
package is opened the counting cannC
proceed, and that the senate be requisite
to meet the house 10 joint session, so thu
the package may be opened and proceed