The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-01

sire TO be heard, except in ruling.
Mr.. Springer-l trust that the gentle
man will not refuse the hear brief
statement of the reasons for the appeal.
| The Spesker-The gentleman from
Kentucky [Brown] objects.
Mr.. Springer-l appeal 10 the gentle
man from Kentucky TO allow debate
for at least ten minutes loud shouts OF
"Object" from both sides of the House
on the question which is to determine
continuous shouts OF "Order" whether
these great wrongs are TO be censum-
mated
The Speaker (raislng his gsvel)-The
gentleman from Illinois is violating the
rules of the House in insisting on speak
ing when objection is made.
Mr.. Springer-l wish the Chair to
hear me.
The Speaker (resolutely)-The Chair
will not hear the gentleman.
Mr. O'Brien-Then let US have the
yeas and nays on the motion TO lay the
appeal on the table.
The yeas and nays were ordered and
resulted in yeas 1874; nays 81. So the
appeal was laid on the table.
Mr.. Wood then moved that the House
proceed 10 the consideration of the de-
cision.
Mr.. Sheakley-I move that the House
take recess till l0t o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The Speaker The Chair cannot en-
tertain the motion.
The Speaker also remarked that the
decision of the Commission had been
taken up by somebody.
Mr.. Sprlnger-I hope that 1t has been
taken to some remote part and that 1t
will never be brought back. Laughter.
The paper having been restored the
clerk was proceeding to read 1t when he
was interrupted by MIR. Springer, who
objected 10 the action Of the Speaker in
refusing to entertain the motion for a
recess. He said it was the duty of the
| Chair TO decide motion number two in
order, and that 1t was the privilege Of
any member to appeal from that ruling.
Speaker-The Chair has shown
great latitude. in respect to this
subject. The Chair, in fact, was not
bound to entertain the appeal taken by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania
TSheaEley i and could have cited former
decisions to sustain him in that position,
notably decision made by a former
Speaker, who declined TO entertain an
appeal on the well known ground that
when point of order is once decided,
It cannot be renewed, even though addl-
tional reasons may be assigned for it.
The Chair decided this same point of
order twice, but the Chair was desrous
that the House might have an oppor-
tunity for an expression of its opinion.
The Chair has now decided IN accordance
with the decision of the House, and for
that reason the Chair declines to enter
tain the motion of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. y Brien-I rise to parlismen.
tary question, with due Difference TO the
decision of the Chair.
The Spesker-The Chair was aware
of that.
Mr.. O'Brien-If the motion TO take a
recess is not in order now, when will it
be in order?
The Speaker-Th Chair, of course,
does not know what the intention Of
these motions is, but has only to look at
the effect of them. The effect of them is
DELAY. Hecritcized IN no manner whatever
either the intention or motives OF any ono
Mr.. O'Brien-No ono on this side Of
the House desires any delay. Loud
laughter.
The clerk was again proceeding 10
read the decision OF the COmmissIod u
when he was again interrupted by Mr..
Springer, who insisted that 1t WAS tho
| duty OF the Chair to entertain any par
lismentsry motion submitted and rule
upon it, and that it was the privilege OF
the House to overrule that decision.
| [Shouts OF sit down, shut up, order, &c.
The Speaker stated that under the
rules he would submit to the House the
question whether the testimony should
| be read.
He did so submit it, and standing
vote showed 30 ayes to l37 nays; then
the yeas and nays were taken, and re-
sul.ed-yess 81, nays III.
Mr.. Springer-Stsnding on my rights
l respectfully appeal from the decision
of the Chair.
The Speaker-And the Chair declines
to entertain the appeal. [Applause.]
Sir. Springer-Then l will appeal
from the Chair TO the people of the
country [shouts. of "Oh, sit DOWN. who
have elected President who is about to
be counted out under this ruling.
The Speaker-In that particular the
fullest sympathy of the Chair is with the
gentleman from Illinois.
Mr.. Springer-I know that very well.
Laughter.
Mr.. Franklin moved that thc..rcport
of the South Carolina Committee be
read.
The Speaker-It is not before the
house and csn only be read by unsn-
Imous consent.
Mr.. Springer-It is part of the papers
that hsve been sent 10 the clerks desk.
The Speaker-The House has refused
! to have them read.
Mr.. Springer-But the House may de-
sire TO have part OF them read.
The Speaker-rhe gentleman from
Illinois will not say that the House hav-
ing refused to have the entire testimony
read. il is competent for the chair TO en-
tertsin the motion TO read portion OF
the testimony. TIE real difficulty IN
this matter is thelsw that binds the Chair.
The Chair had nothing to do with re-
porting that law, bat the chair Is
bound to abide with its terms.
Mr.. Sprlnger-To that l do not OBJ
ject. ,
The Chair-The Chair hopes not, be-
cause the gentleman reported the law.
| Laughter.
Mr.. Lu.trell-Yes, and he wishes now
he had not. Laughter.
After some fu rther attempts at delsy
Mr.. Cochrane offered resolution that
the decision OF the Electoral Commission
on the votes of South Carolina be not
sustained by the House and be not
coulted.
The discussion was opened by Mr.:
Hooker, who declaI ed that in the case OF
South Carolina as in the cases OF Florida
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