The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-08
HOUSE,
Colorado Declared q state.

Consideration was then resumed of the
resolution reported from the Judiciary
Committee relative to the admission OF
Jas. B Belford as Representative from
Colorado. o-......
smoke in favor of the minority report de-
ciaring Colorado not yet admitted as a
State in the Union. g,
Messrs. McCrary, Hale, Banks and
Caulfeld supported the resolution OF the
majority. Mr.. Soulhard opposed 1t.
The question was taken on the amend
ment of the minority, and it was reject
ed and the resolution of the majority de-
claring that Colorado is State, and that
Belford was entitled to a seat ON the
floor, was adopted and Belford was sworn
in.
Barnes Discharged.
Mr.. Knott offered resolution discharg-
inc %. w. Barnes from custody, he hav-
inc delivered to select committee, of
which VIM. r. Morrison is Chairman, all
telegrams in his possession. Adopted.
The Speaker laid before the House the
RESIGNATION of Frank Hereford as Rep
resentatiye from the Third district of W..
Va.
Evening Session.
Mr.. Cox moved that the House proceed
to business on the Speakers table.
After discussion and motion to ad-
ionrn. Mr.. Cox withdrew his motion and
she Speaker recognized Mr.. Thompson to
make report on the Florida matter. Mr.,
Wilson uowa) called the Chairs atten-
ton to the fact that'a motion to adjourn
was pending. but the Speaker decided
that the motion to go to the table having
been withdrawn, all motions pending
thereon would fall through, Quite dis.
cussion ensued as to the correctness OF
the decision, and number OF Republl-
cans desired to appeal from the decision
of the Chair, but the Speaker would not
recognize them for that purpose, holding
that Mr.. Thompson was entitled to the
floor and would not be taken from the
floor. After an excited controversy, the
Clerk commenced to read tie report, but
his voice was drowned by cries Of Loud
er," and general confusion and disorder
throughout the House which was only
uuelled after many efforts of the Ser
geant-at-arms who patrolled the House
armed with his official mace,
A point of order having been raised
that Thompson would have to read the
report himself, he proceeded to do so
from the Clerks desk amid much laugh
ter and confusion.
Finally, the reading was taken up by
the clerk and after some progress had
been made it was agreed by unanimous
consent that the further reading Of the
report be suspended with and that it be
printed in the Record also that the
minority report when ready be printed
in the record and that both reports be
stitched together
The Speaker suggested that resolut' ons
which close the majority report be read,
but Mr.. Conger objected remarking sar-
castically that members were tired, that
their nerves were unstrung and thatthey
did not care to have it read. The reso-
luton is, that at the late election electors
on the Democratic ticket were fairly and
duly chosen as presidential electors; that
it is shown by the face of the returns and
fully substantiated by evidence of the
vote cast; that these electors on the first |
Wednesday in December cast their votes
for Tilden for President and Hendricks
for Vice President, and that they subse-
uuently are the legal votes of the State
of Florida, and must be counted as
such.
The report is signed by Messrs.
Thompson, DeBolt, Walling and Hop
kins.
A motion to adjourn was then made on
the Republican side, 80 as to prevent
vote on the resolution, and was resisted
on the Democratic side.
At 1895 an effort to get vote on the
resolution was abandoned and the House
adjourned.