Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-01
An Exciting Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. "a

Joint Convention to>day was the
most important and exciting since
the Presidential count began. 1t
seemed at one time as if the strength
of the filbustering movement was
permanently broken, but at the close
of the session, when a recess until
Monday was ordered, the revolution
lists toak new hope. In the morning
when the Democratic caucus resolu.
ton that the joint convention should
not assemble until one o'clock, was
defeated by Democratic votes, the
flibustering conspirators themselves
were almost inclined to surrender,
but after the recess was ordered to
night, they claimed that it was a tri
umph of filibustering motion, and
that the results of the evening would
show that the revolutionary move
ment had gained strength. The Re-
publicans were nearly al in their
seats by ten o'clock this morning,
something quite unprecedented since
the Presidential count begun. The
Democrats were represented by a
very scanty minority. This of itself
was q welcome indication for the fill
clustering movement. The Secretary
Of the Senate early announced to the
House that the Senate had decided
the Oregon case, and were ready for
the Joint Convention. This left the
House no excuse for delay. Speak
err Randall just as the point OF order
was to be made upon him, announc-
ed to the House the decision of the
Electoral Tribunal. Mcmahon then
moved the caucus resolution that
the Joint Convention should not be
held until / O'Clock. Mr.. Wilson, of
Iowa proposed substitute that it
should meet Immediately. In doing
this he made strong point, of hich
the Republicans may be compelled to
avail themselves, if, as they threat
en-, the filibusters decide to prolong
the count until March 4tb. The
point was as much q violation of the
Electoral law, and as much revolu-
ton TOR the House to refuse to admit
reotly after the tribunal had decided
the case, as it would be to complete
the count in the Senate Chamber.
Wilson's amendment providing for
an i'm m ediate session was adopted
by vote of 145 yeas to 81 hayes
This was the first defeat of caucus
resolution of the Democratic party
which has been suff red in Congress
for many years. The second vote
upon adopting the amendment reso-
luton received additional strength
and was agreed to by vote of 157
yeas to 88 nays.
The following Democrats voted
with the Republicans on Wilson's
substitute, viz:
Messrs. Bagby, Beebe, Bell, Bland, Blount,
Brown, KY, Buckner, Campbell, Chandler,
Eden, FELTON,, Goodin, Hancock, Hardenbergh,
Harrison, Hatcher, Raymond, Holman Kehr,
Landers. Conn, LeMoine, Mills, Morgan, Neal j,
New, Phelps Powell, Rea, Reagan Robbins,
Pa, Savage, Stevenson, Tarbox, Throckmor-
ton, Walker, N. Y. Warren, Wells, Mo,
Whitehouse, Williams, A. S. Williams, Del,
Willis, Wishire-in all forty.two.
These were substantially the forty
four who voted in the caucus last
night against filibustering.
One moro effort at filibusteriDg
was made in the motion TO reconsid-
er the last vote, which upon the roll
call, was defeated by IT'S yeas TO "a
nays.
At this point the Conservative
Democrats and Republicans felt as
sured of victory. After the Joint
Convention had separated, the OBJ.
structionists endeavored again to de-
lay by presenting a resolution for 3
recess until Monday morning. Han
cock, of Texas, took the lead of mod
crate Southern Democrats, by op-
posing this motion in q strong, earn
est, manly speech. lie took the
broad Republican ground that it was
unlawful to delay the proceedings OF
the count: Again the House refused
to take recess, the vote being liz
yeas to 15S nays.