New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-02

Speaker promptly contradicted. Mr.. Randall then
announced that he would have the document read
and would rule on it. 1t proved to be raise recit
of circumstances attending the sending by Adrlch
of his pretended electoral return TO Washington IL
claimed that the Vice President had received 1t IN
legal FORM and closed with resolution that until
the Senate produced it, and it was opened IN JOINT
convention the House would not continue the count.
During this proceeding all the leaders of the revou
tlonsts were excitedly talking among themselves
and to the Chair and the House. The crowd included
the most conspicuous men for want OF prominence
and ability on the Democratic side, and for the most
part were men who have seized tins opportunity 10
become notorious.
Before MrRandall cOuld rule, noon came, and with
il a prayer and the journal The Speaker had been
insulted by the ObstruciOnsts by their attempt 10
deceive him, and in spite of the confusion and dis
graceful excitement light began to dawn for law
abiding men on both sides in evident indication
that the Speaker would pnt the crowd down If pos
sible. The uproar ceased while the prayer was
being said but broke out in storm instantly AFTER
its close The disturbers insisted that the Yea and
Nay votes of yesterday should be read IN full. Mr..
Randall ut once informed them that If this demand
insisted on, the journal could not be READ, as IL
was not made up. That portion of 1t which was
made mp was read however At the close OF the
reading Mr.. Springer and others moved to amend by
Insertions Mr. Randall again ruled them down.
Mr. Wood then moved to suspend the rules requiring
the reading of the journal. In spite of protests the
Speaker entertained the motion, and the important
call of the roll which to show whether two
thirds could be rallied against the flibuster' began
This was watched with intense anxiety. Both sides
gathered their full force. At the close the obstruc-
tonists were beaten by a bare two-thrds majority.
Il aI ari1H
under the firm stand of the Speaker they were soon
driven to the wall and the regular debate was
rltred to begin.
The whole desperate pack rose to their feet
and inaugurated such a scene of disorder as has
probably never been witnessed in the storinest
scenes Of Congress before At least 20 were yelling
and gcstculatng together, and this number soon III
cuded the whole force of revOlutlOnists. Mr.. Beebe
of New-l0rk, a comparatively unknown man,
mounted the desks and ran over them, yelling ana
shaking his fists and waving his arms. He continued
to roar in unison with two three score of men like
himself. The Speaker raped and ordered the House
to be quiet vauy. After about 10 minutes OF dis
order which cannot be described, the Speaker sent
the Sergcaut-at-Ams among the desks on the Demo-
cratic side and compelled the members to SIT down.
The crowd in the hall and cloak-roomS was then
cleared out and in spite of persistent and longcon-
unued Interruptions by tine dsturbers, Mr.. Randall
at length ruled them all down. His manner rose TO
the occasion. He reminded those on the floor that
they were members Of the American Congress, and
declared that the Chair rcsoute and would toll
crate no more disorder 1t was about half an hour,
however before the Speakers determination to have
the debate 90 on could be carried into effect. After
an assurance from Mr.. Randall that vote would be
taken on the resolution to ask the Senate TO return
the package from Vermont offered by Mr.. Hewitt
yesterday the rioters subsidized.
MIR. Poppleton yielded to Mr. Hewitt to make a
statement about the package. He said in sub
stance that he received 1t by express last Decem-
Der: yesterday he called on Mr.. Ferry and learned
that no package had been received by mall and that
a. the time for receiving the returns under the law
had expired, he could not accept il. Mr.. Hewitt
then stated that the Secretary of the Senate had
pnt it in bis pocket aud carried it ont Of the hail.
This Mr. Stone, one of the House telers, sustained
Upon this, Mr.. kasson stated that he was author
zed to say that the package, after consultation with
Mr. Ferry was left on the Clerks desk of the House.
and he had reason to believe it was now i'll the
House i'm quarter he would nod name, looking to-
ward the leading libuStcrs This assertion caused
q deep sensation: and the appearance of the Demo-
cratic side was such to show to the satisfaction
of all who behcd that the charge of Mr.. KaSsOn
the whole day been endeavoring to rouse the House
AGAINST the Senate for carrying out of the hall AMI
retaining Il paper which some of their side had
stolen from the Clerks desk and concealed on their
side of the House. After the debate had been run
ming for short time Mr.. Hewitt interrupted to say
that a messenger had brought the missing package
TO him, and that he declined to receive it, but the
messenger was standing near the desk with it. The
Speaker declined to receive the package and d.
rected the page to await the close OF the debate.
Toward the close of the discussion Gen. Garfield
made Il full statement, accompanied with letter
from the Secretary of the Scnatc-Slr GOrham-by
which il appeared that after first taking the pack
age he had upon the suggestion of Mr. Ferry, left it
on the Clerks desk of the House when the Senate
withdrew Mr.. Field, however, in Il most ingenious
argument, made such a false presentation OF the
subject as to lead a number of Democrats who had
opposed tilibu,tcrng 10 vote with the obstruction
lists on this matter rather than risk supporting
what Mr.. Field made to appear to them was an IT.
regular action by Mr. Ferry
The vote which followed was the elimination OF
the whole days fight, and the roll had been called
two-t birds through before there much hope of
defeating Mr. Knots proposition to stop the count
until the Senate sent the pretended double return
of Vermont back TO the House. At length, how
ever the Nays began to gain, and at the close the
vote was announced 11G to us. Over go Demo-
Gratis had voted with the Republicans. There was
universal relief among all Law and order men at the
reading of these figures
Mr. Hopkins of Pennsylvania at once offered nearly
the same question in little different torn, ordering
on the part of the House the alleged return to be
opened in joint convention, and asking the Senate
to make similar order. The strength of the fill
busters fell back on the vote on this question to
the usual average of So
Finding that defeat was certain in the Vermont
case and that the vote Of that State was sure TO be