, 1877-03-02

tl1n vas put.
The secretary was directed to notify tho House
Of ofRcpresentAtlscs Of the action Of the SENATE.
TIE COUNT.
nRpLAM LET LOOSE.
WAsuIxoTos, D. G., Marrll LATTER the pas
sago Of soma Senate bills removing political
disabilities, Mr. O'Ddcn moved cnli Of the
liousc.
The Speaker counted the House aud found
there wns quorum present, and 80 announced.
Mr.. Wal1tng submitted that the roll had 10 bo
called In order to varify the fact.
The Speaker stated that motion for tho cali
Of the House wus in orlcr. Tho Chair regard
cd It a. of dilatury character. but WAS bound
| to submit.
Mr.. o'Bricn inquired whether It was not with
In the knowledge OF The Chair that In former
Congresses there were calls Of the House cvcn
wien It Ind been asccrtatned there MES 9uo-
rum present.
The Speaker replied that that had occurred
whcro gentlemen hAI declined TO veto, and that
while 1t was allowable under tho rule Of tho
I1ousc, It WAS not allowable under tho Inv, aud
that he was not responsible for the law.
Nj. Wood claimed the flour to offer rcsolu-
tion, but Mr.. WalllnE Insisted on his motion for
| q cnll Of tho House.
NOT IN ORDER.
| hlr. llasklns remarked that the House was
operating under tho Electoral Commission Law ;
that the Chair Inns asccrtnined tho presct,cc OF
quorum, and that the motion for cali OF tho
House should not be entertained. II cnll Of
tho House wcrc To be allowed At any tin1o dur.
ipg the proceedings, then they could never b.
| completed. .z.:,
Nr. spcsker-Thc Chair has the right to isrst
tInd out whether thcrc Is quorum.
Mf. uasklns-No gentleman las the right to
claim that there is no quorum present when tho
Speaker has ascertaincd that there Is.
Tho spcaker-Thcro Is quorum present, but
tic gentleman from Ohio {'Ha'llne> Is not will
lug to take tho statement Of the Cliair.
Mr.. Walling-1 discluim any reflection on tho
Chair, but have right to know whether there
Is quorum present, and demand the yeas and
uays on my motion.
SO MUCH TIME L031.
The yeas and nays wcro ordered, aud resulted
yeas, 0s; nays, 1880 q call OF tue House Was
| refused.
This little movement was 80 far successful ns
to have occupied al hour and a quarter OF the
time Of The House. 1t was followed by motion
10 reconsider thu vote, and, although Mr. Wood
m11o point OF ordnf that tuch a motion could
have no practical effect on legislation, but pa
pab!y and unquestionably di'atory motion. It was
allowed by tho Speaker. who said hd had never yet
ruled or decided, either bJ Inference OF otherwise,
that motion to reconsider was datory mot!an.
On The contrary, tho Chair was very clear that
what tho I1ou.c could do. It could undo BY MT
nj. lisie moved to lay Tho motion to reconsider
aoon A. The vote Was announced
STRUGGLE fok RECOGNITION
r soppst9s 1e c.afed @ se sed e:a s s:ss % h.1
proposition 10 submit which each claimed TO be o!
The highest privilege. It was made known In Tho
H. beos 10 ho mosa s e
Of the ifotlse. and who afterwards learned shat II
seseas I'm s'S S*mes e 1T "
.rnted ~ Wood 'aoula bs oaeisd BY III: PopFpie,
on. H.. II thu meantime, NJ. csulacld. who had
hsnaci aScr % roppeton q fcto!stisn which u
prepared, and ropple.on .ent y to tho CLARK.
HARDLY N t0NsoAANCE
with Tho agreement made, but ropplcton replied
th.t as had e,n raF{ g hs :.
ence 10 tho objection to the cettaneatr from ver.
mont. Thy spenke. thnrcalon directed II to b
ss. ana !; WI: 1ssd 4 tsss' u tns form Ct
peare 81 4 Telegram from tho Clerk Of THO lniss.
of such te.n,n was Deposited In that once On hi
l;h o. nseoa,eet, ls1.'; I tast ~ saeh package h.s
| btcn tnRde OF inc 0b1celtGn 10 lHe tcstllcAtt VI
tho objection canno. ~ eonadesed Until such pack
ngp II ul,entd according 10 law; that such package
II s1ia!uctl By tho President or Secretary Of lht
senate; and therefore sesoyIng tllat tho rrfafa
:! Of the President OF tho senats to open spct
| package In pTesencs u tho TWO Houses waa
4 VIOLATION or LAW
and Of The privileges OF tho tousc. and until such
package shAlt he opened, tho counting Ut the tueu
eannot proceed further, according TO tho tontl[tu.
lion and law. md that tho SENATE bs requested u
meet the House In loat aesstos 10 that snet pack
age may b. opened and proceedings had thereon
a. tllc CLERK 1nshed reading tho resolution. the
la.lyc day, and Tbs naisy pas'!ons sud tumult q
| prayer was offered. .--.-
Tls stiffness was Of brief duration. however, fo
. willie tho CLERK was residing, tbs Journal. Mr
Springer aAeetttlnea that Lha Clerk w4s omIttiny,
AZ psnl. detailed statement Of votes. ete., aux
Insisted that tha Journal should be read tn full
| Tint demand, tho hieakc ptatel, Il would b.
IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH,
for papers, detailed soees By yeas and nays, etc.
, wcre not cupic4 lnio tho journal. Al kll events
thu Speaker refused 10 cntertain any question IN
I'll aas rcadux ot tbs Journal Wa completed, N,
luurnsl bs corrected By inserting after the stats
nlcnt that Ms. Piper s0ba,ttted report on th
coolsc question, ths report lt4caf.
Mf: Nood undertook 70 ges oses tae dtaae9lty 3
reading Of Tho journal. Tho yess and nays Ner
called. and the motion wAs agreed to-yeas, ITS
, nays, a3.
At IT AGAIN. -....-.
When the rssn1t vas announced, 1T. Wood IN
Y.l raised q ro1nt Of order that nothing wAs CON
pttent fuf tho Houao to do but to pfoevud to con
slider the obtoetlon to Vermont and Tint the prono
sision offered By tho gentleman from Ohio tPoPpie
, III. Caulaeld sggeed that nothing VA. In ofde