The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-03

the assemblage, Beebe stepped down
from his elevated position and addressed
the speaker in more moderate tone
from his own place. Then the spaces
behind the outer row Of desks were
quleted by degrees the storm lulled add
although there were some lesser re-
newals OF it. the speaker managed. at
about o'clock, in launching the house
fairly into
THE Two HOURS DISCUSSION
On the Vermont objections. The debate
was opened by Mr.. Poppleton, who
soon yielded to enable Mr.. 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 it in possession of the secretary OF
the senate, who stated that 1t was the
property Of MIR. Ferry, and that he pro-
posed, as the friend OF Mr.. Ferry, to re.
tain it. After a good deal of colloquy in
regard to what had become OF the papers,
a messenger from the senate came into
the hall and rendered the package to MIR.
Hewitt. who
REFUSED TO RECEIVE IT
and thereupon announced the fact In the
house. No immediate action was taken
in the matter. The young lad who car
ried the package and retained it in his
possession, and took seat, awaiting the
action OF the house, and the discussion
proceeded, Mr.. Hendee explaining that
the case OF Vermont was only minor
form OF the case in Oregon. the exception
being that In Oregon Cronin had n certi-
ficate OF the governor. while Aldrich,
claiming to be an elector in the Vermont
case, had not He bad acted entirely on
his own motion.
The members who participated in the
discussion were Joyce, Hendee, Dennison.
Poppleton. Monroe, Hook, Morey, Will
son. Wv. Val Marsh, Raymond and
Levy.
THE sECRETARY's STATEMENT.
MIR. Garfield read letter from Mr..
Gorham, secretary OF the senate, saying
that he put the package purporting to be
the second certificate In his pocket as the
package looked like private communi.
Gallon. but being admonishsd that his re-
ception Of it might be construed as a
reception of it bv President Ferry. he
took it from his pocket and placed it on
the desk and since that time he had not
seen the package.
Mr.. Hewitt remarked that the package
had been brought to him by messenger
from the senate who would not tell from
whom he received 1t.
The speaker asked MIR. Garfield to
suspend his remarks till order could be
! restored.
Mr.. Garfield will wait till Ajax and
other chiefs have quoted their troubles.
(After a pause). There is no pretense
of claim under the law that the presi-
dent OF the senate ought TO receive q
paper under such circumstances there
Is no signature on the back of the paper
authenticating it. For aught We know
it Ia another mock certificate. II any,
body has been deceived by the pretense
that we ought to have paper opened
| In this house coming in such round
about, unauthorized way. let all such
pretenses be cleared away, and let them
vote with knowledge OF the fact that a
vote tor the resolution is simply vote
to prevent q count and to bring US into
anarchy.
Mr.. STONES REMARKS.
Mr.. Stone. who was one OF the tellers.
stated that he saw the secretary of the
senate throw the package under his desk
and among the rubbish that he lStone)
Immediately wrote a note to Mr.. Hewitt,
| and that Hewitt and he had converse
ton during which he saw the secretary
take the package from under the desk
and put It in his pocket.
MR.. FIELDS SPEECH.
The discussion was closed by Mr..
| Field, who expressed his deep regret
that the day had been consumed in an at
tempt to rectify mistake.
After considerable discussion the de-
bate closed and the question being on the
resolution offered by Mr.. Poppleton, Mr.
Knott moved the following amend
ment:
Resolved, That this house requires that
the package rendered by the member
from New York (HewitD TO the president
OF the senate In the presence Of the two
houses yesterday and purporting to be a
certificate Of electoral votes for president
and vice-prssident from the State of Yer.
mont, shall be opened by the president
OF the senate In the presence of the two
houses, and II found 10 be such ccrtifi.
cate, the same shall be submitted, to-
Gether with the certificate read ia the
presence of the two houses, to the cleo.
toral commission for its judgement and
decision, and that the senate be requested
to make like order, requiring the presi-
dent OF the senate to open such package
In presence Of the two houses, and that
until such order be made the house will
not be ready to meet the senate and pro-
coed with the count OF electoral votes.
AS the vote progressed on this resolu.
ton, and as there was an apparent pros
pect Of its having the majority In its
favor,
l THE MOST INrESsE EXCITEMENT
prevailed throughout the hail. The con.
servatiye members conversed with each
other In groups, and expressed generally
the conviction that the adoption of the
resolution would preelpitate anarchy and