Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-28

| giving the vn;r Of Scu'E i,r'.::na Ia !li2ra ala
Wheeler with excuses inI IL Il, ii ~ .:p- T.
Grant, in ilat Stl;' WA. 'l"n ni.nll''d y iii
President Of the S9hato IN | :"ad by I'll" Ger k
when
Mr. Stone. Of Mr., presented otiacIons t,
the decision uprn the clcIn !ha: the cleo
ton 10 South Carolina was illegal. hat ih
use Of troops inc,f'rrrl wi'h 4 lice circt;Da
that the certificate Of the E';cofs VS. no
properly or lawfully sigu"I, s..
| Mr. Southland, Ct Ohio, asa Pr san!cd ub
factions upon the ground that the votes il
South Carolina were given under dures5.
There being no further Of j"cious the Sebat,
| withdrew 10 It's Chamber, when
THE HOUSE
| was again called to order, and
Mr.. Springer, of ILL.,, moved that The House
| take recess ill to-morrow at ~ clock.
Dir. Wood, Of N. Y hoped that Tie count
would at oucc be proceeded With.
The ayes and noes were demanded on the
question and resulted ayes o., noes 10.
Mr.. Shcakey moved that the House take q
recess till 100 to night.
The Chair ruled that the motion was uol iu
order, being dilatory motion.
Mr.. Sheakley appealed from The dtclsou .!
the chair
Mr.. Wood, Of n y, rlryol to lag the APP
peal on the table.
Upon this the ayes and Does We're demanded.
Nlr. O'Brru and others raised points Of or
der, but objection was made to aUy debate.
MIR. Springer desired 10 discuss TIC question,
but was prevented b. objections, aud by Tie
gavcl of the Speaker. Grca! confusion pre-.
vailed.
The ayes and noes were called upon the mo
ton to lay the appeal upon the table, but the
call could not BE- heard and the call had to be
suspended tn: some moments.
Order being temporarily restored the call
was continued, and the vote resulted: Ayes,
lS4; noes, 81.
So the appealed was tabled and The Speaker
sustained in his decision pot to cntcrlain "dlIa-
tory" motions.
Mr. Shcak!cy then moved that lie House
take recess ill III o'clock to morrow, but The
chair declined to entertain the motion.
Mr. Springer appealed from the decision Of
the chair. but the appeal was not entertained.
Mr. Springer said he would appeal TO the
people, who were to be cheated out of shcir
legally elected President.
The Chair said in that aprea! he Mr.. ). }
had The full sympathy Of the Chair. Laugh
ter.
The Clerk then read the dec sion OF the Com
mission and the obj ections.
Nlr. Stone demanded that the testimony
taken by the South Carolina investigating conl-
mistce . 900 pages should be read.
Mr.. Wood, OF N. Y, objected.
The question Was taken upon the reading,
and it was decided by rising vote Of 90 to l3S
not to read.
The ayes aud noes were then ordered and
the vote rcsulcd--ayes ST. noes III. So The
House refused to have the evidence read. On
this vote Nlessrs. Terry, Harris ana Dcng!as
voted aye.
Mr. Mailing moved to reconsider tie vote
Just taken,
Mr.. Wood moved to lay the motion On the
table. Adopted By u rising vote, but III" ayes
and noes were demanded and taken, result
ing-ayes IT. noes Is.
a discussion then begun, aud
MIR. Hooker, OF Mississippi. spoke, arguing
that The Commission having failed TO conform
to law, the House Was not bound III acquesct.
Mr.. Guode, Of Virginia, urged ae1nits:cnca
Al honorable and polite, but strongly AMI c!u-
quenIy protested against the c)unL III South
GarnlInr. Ills speech was loudly appaud"I.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge Ball, Captain franklin and Dr. a. r.
Mott, of Loudrun. Captain Shepherd End Mr..
Robert Beverley, Of Fnuquior, we're ii the Cap
iLol to-day, eager Spectators Of the rrurcc IIngs
Of Congress.
DR.. Hines one of the House Doorteopo::
from North Carolina being insuitsl this after
noon bya submission democratic member from
Now York named Willis knocked him down
and would havo done hlr Serious injury i; lie
had not buen prevented.