The Republican journal., 1877-03-08
The Electoral Count. Hayes Declared
Elected.


The Vermont case, concerning the ellgi-
bllity OF a postmaster, was decided in the
House on Thursday night, after contest
of twelve hours. The votes of Vermont
Virginia and West Virginia were then
counted without further objection At
20 T.. NJ. the houses separated to take
into consideration the objection to the
vote OF Downes, the Wisconsin elector
The objections We're at once overruled by
the Senate, but in the House Il portion Of
the Democrats tilibustered and delayed
the count until four o'clock Friday morn
ing. Then the President of the Senate, in
the presence of the two houses assembled,
declared Hayes and Wheeler elected Pres
ident and Wee President for the term com
lnencing March 18th We append sketches
of some of the most remarkable and ex-
citing scenes.
WASHINGTON, March |.
1t has been day of teverish excitement
ut the Capitol. Since times before the war
llGIC HIS bECH no SuCll CldulOI III luG
House as has occurred to-day, the excite
ment at times reaching an intensely dra-
matte pitch The seed of tine excitement
was sown by Ferry in the blunder which
he made yesterday over the dual return
from Vermont. The blunder has given
those who are determined to prevent the
contamination Of the great wrong perpe-
trated by the Electoral Commission an OPP
portunity, which they are using to the ut
most, and the prospects OF the Hayes party
re again trembling in the balance. In
Joint Convention yesterday Ferry treated
The dual return from Vermont as so much
waste paper. and refused to open it. The
lirst thing in order to-day was the debate
on the Vermont objections. but filibuster-
ng Tactics We're begun At once and re-
peated r0ll-caliS. with a truce while polit-
i,'al disabilities were removed from mum
Der Of persons, used up the time until after
! O'Clock. Just AS all dilatory tactics were
eemingly exhausted, Caulfield threw in q
new hre-brand by making point OF order
that, before the debate on the Vermont
objection could proceed intelligenly, it
wa necessary to hear the dual returns
read. Caulfieid tried to offer resolution
directing the President of the Senate to
read the dual returns in the Joint Conven.
lion TO he called for that purpose. Fer
uando Wood antagonized the resolution at
once with q motion that the House pro-
ceed at once with the debate. Poppleton
claimed the right to the tlooras one OF the
signers Of the Vermont objections Ran
dali ruled that he was entitled to it.
Whereupon Poppleton yielded to allow
Caulfield to finish reading his resolution
and get it before the House Randall then
charged Poppleton with breach OF faith,
and a storm OF words arose, amid which
II O'Clock came, and with it a new legis-
lative day and prayer by the Chaplain.
Then came the reading Of the journal
Wallng demanded the reading OF every
rOll-call in it, which would have consumed
half a day. TO prevent this Wood moved
the suspension of the rules, and that the
reading Of the journal be dispensed with
The necessary two-thirds vote was OBJ
tanned, and then the fight began on Yer
mont. Caultield pressed his resolution for
reassembling the Joint Convention. Ran
dali refused to put the resolution. Caul-
field Indignantly appealed, and Randall
declined to entertain the appeal Then
followed a scene OF excitement unequalled
in Congress for years. Beebe OF New
FORK, who had heretofore voted against
delay, jumped to his feet and eNcitedly
raised a point Of order. Randall under
took TO rap him down, but he (Beebe) CON
tinued to speak, unmindtul Of the storm of
blows which Randall dealt upon the Speak
er's desk. Growing wild with excitement
Beebe shook his fist threateninely. and
.Io,1,onlaI ~
resentative and proclaimed he would be
heard. Meanwhile, to drown his voice,
the Republican side lnterposed eat calls
and cries OF order, order This added to
the tumult. Members gathered in the
area III front OF the Speakers desk, and
more than Il dozen We're endeayoring to
be heard nj once Beebe mounted a desk
IN the centre OF the Democratic row and
continued his vain endeavor to force the
speaker to hear him. Then confusion
most confounded interviewed John Young
Brown demanded order. Springer ask ed
him how order could be secured. when he
exclaimed, If | was the officer of the
House | would show YOU very quick =
Randall, unable to check the tumult, COM
lnandcd the Sergeant alarms to clear the
floor and bring order out of chaos. Seiz-
ing his mace, the emblem of authority, he
passed IN among the members and COM
manded peace. Still Beebe, from his ele-
waited perch, continued to speak, but his
words We're lost amid the din and confu-
SION OF the moment. The floors were
cleared OF those not entitled to their priv
l!eges, and the special police force was
ordered to the galleries to be ready 10
clear them also in case the Speaker gave
the word
Finally calm succeeded Beebe left
his position on tie members desk and
7tood again on the floor, watching his op-
portunity, CauIlield demanded that the
dual return from Vermont be sent Tor A
Republican member cried out with con-
siderable sarcasm, "Do you intend to hold
The floor all day ?" to which he replied,
Yes, il by so doing defend the rights
oI the American people" Randall re-
torted ironically, "There are other per-
sons here who can take care of the Amer
can people" Republican applause fol-
lowed The various propositions pending
had now become so mixed up in q parlia-
mentarY sense that even the clear headed
Speaker was beiogged To extriGate him
self from this dilemma Randall again
illled that the only thing in order was de-
bate on the objection to Vermonts vote
Poppleton still held the floor, and he
commanded him to proceed with the de-
bate or he would rule him from the floor
Beebe was on his feet again in flash 81
rise to point Of order" he cried. Ran
dali affected not to hear him, when, W til
increased lung power and manifest deter
mlnatlon, he repeated the words again
The speaker essayed no reply. Then
shouting loudly and with excitement he
said, "Will the Chair hear me?" Ran
dali, livid with rage, exclaimed: 1.-The
Chair can listen" Beebe then held that
unless the House sent for the return be-
fore the two hours debate began, it would
lose power to get it, for at the expiration
OF the two hours nothing would be in or
der but to vote. Randall decided that
even after the debate was exhausted ma.
.lorlty OF the House could ask for the re.
turn His decision Modified those deter.
mined to have the paper, and the debate
was allowed to proceed.
Meanwhile the Senate had heard of the
dilemma in the House Ii was evident