The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-02

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and excitement were entirely unintelli-
bic at the reporters desk. AT this time
every Democratic member and nearly
every Republican was on his feet. The
storm, however, was entirely confined
to the Democratic side of the chamber,
the Republicans merely participating as
spectators. 60
The galleries were crowded to their
utmost capacity and so were the spaces
at the back of the outer row of seats,
and from these, as well as from the
desks of members, came murmurs and
loud Kisses.
As this wild scene was enacted the
sergeant-at-arms, with his mace of
office, appeared in the most disordorly
parts of the assembly, and Beebe
stepped down from his elevated posi-
ton and addressed the Speaker in a
more moderate tone from his own
place. Then the spaces tehind the
center row of desks were cleared and
by degrees the storm lulled and,
ais of it, the Speaker managed, at
about 2 O'Clock, in launching the House
fairly into the two hours discussion on
the Vermont objections.
Debate was opened by Poppleton,
who soon yielded to enable Hewitt, of
New York, to relate how he had come
into possession of the package produced
by him yesterday, and how he had last
seen 1t in the possession Of the secre-
tary of the Senate, who stated that it
was the private property of Ferry, and
that he proposed, as the friendo of Ferry,
to retain it.
After a good deal of ~colloquy in
regard to what had become of the
paper, a messenger from the Senate
came into the hall and rendered the
package to Hewitt, who refused to
receive it, and %thereupon announced
the fact to the House. No immediate
action was taken in the matter. The
young lad who carried the package
retained it in his possession and tool a
seat, awaiting action of the House, and
the discussion proceeded.
Hendee explained that the case of
Vermont was only a minor form of the
case in Oregon, the exception being,
that in Oregon Cronin had the certiti-
cate of the Governor, while Aldrich,
the person claiming to be an electOr in
the Vermont case, had not, but acted
entirely on his motion.
Joyce, Hendee, Dennison, Poppleton,
Monroe, Hooker, Morey, Wilson,
Marsh, Hayward and Levy spoke.
Garfield read II letter from Gorham,
secretary of the Senate, saying lie had
put a package, purporting to be the
second certificate, in his pocket, as the
package looked like a private commu-
nication, but being admonished that
his reception of it might be construed
as the reception of it by President
Ferry, he took it from his pocket and
.1.a.1 - ~, tlAn 1n.Ir n,l ,,-.. tI.N
time he had not seer the package.
There is no signature on the back of
the paper authenticating it. For aught
that we know, it's another mock certi-
ticate. If anybody has been deceived
u paper opened in this house, coming in
such II roundabout. unauthorized way,
let all such %pretenses be cleared away,
and let them vote with the knowledge
of the fact that Il vote for the resolution
is simply II vote to prevent the count
and TO bring the United States into
anarchy.
Hewitt remarked that the package
had been brought to him by u messen-
ger from the Senate, who would not
tell from whom he received it. There
is no pretense or claim that, under any
law, the president of the Senate ought
to receive n paper under such circum-
stances.
Stone, who was one of the tellers.
stated that he SAW the secretary of the
Senate throw a package under the desk
and among the rubbish; that he, Stone,
Immediately wrote n note to Hewitt
and had conversation witt him. during
which he saw the secretary take the
package from under the desk and put
it in his pocket.
The discussion was closed by Field,
who expressed his deep regret that the
day had been consumed in an attempt
to rectify u mistake which the dignity
and self-respect of the House compelled
it to rectify if possible.
Debate being closed, and the ques.
tion being on the resolution of Popple-
ton, Knott moved as an amendment,
that the House requires that the pack
age rendered by Hewitt to the president
of the Senate yesterday, be opened by
the president of the Senate in presence
of the two Houses, and if found to be
such certificate the same shall be sub
mitted, together with the certificate
read in presence of the two Houses, to
the electoral commission for its judg-
ment and decision, and that the Senate
be requested to make 4 like order, re-
quiring the president Of the Senate to
open such package in presence of the
two Houses, and that until such order
he made the House will not be ready to
meet the Senate and proceed to count
the votes.
AS the vote progressed on this reso-
luton and Ills there was an apparent
prospect of its having Il majority, the
most intense excitement prevailed
throughout the hall.
Gradually the members who had
been out when their names We're called
or who had withheld their votes, rose
and, in response to a second call,
responded NO." the gloom was dissi-
pated and gave place to Il very percept-
IDLE feeling of relief. Finally the vote
was announced Yeas 1l6, nays 14S.
y motion to reconsider was rejected,
yeas IA, nays l63,
Woods amendment, as a substitute,
that the vote of Solace be not counted
was then adopted, yeas 2lO, nays %,
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