The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-02

'he PuPeEs' uetalleu votes by the yeas anC
nays, nc, we're not copied into the Jour
nal Al all events the Speaker refused
to entertain any question until the read
ing OF the journal wNs completed, and
Mr., Springer waited for that time.
lie moved that the journal be corrected
by inserting after the statement that MIR
Piper submitted report on the coolie
question, the report itself.
MIR. Wood undertook to get over the
difficulty by moving to suspend the rules
and dispense with the reading of the
journal.
The yeas and naycs were called and
the motion was agreed Io.-yeas l7j, nays
When the result was announced Mr..
Wood, Of New York, raised the point Of
order that nothing was competent for the
House 10 do but 10 proceed to consider
the objections to Vermont, and the prop.
osition offered by the gentleman from
Ohio (Poppleton) was not in order.
Mr.. Caulfield argued that nothing was
in order but to proceed TO the consider
alton of the objections unless there was
an impediment in the way OF such con-
sideration. Such an impediment had
arisen. The gentleman from Illinois
(Springcr) had yesterday offered an OBJ
lection which had been accompanied by
a certificate and the Vice President had
refused to open that certificate. The res.
Olntion which had been offered simply
asked the Senate TO be notified that the
House would be ready TO receive that
body in joint session for the purpose of
opening that certificate
Mr.. llendee, Of Vermont, called atten.
ton to the fact that the clerk Of the court
to whom the second certificate was de.
Iivered was a Democrat.
Mr.. Hooker argued against the point
Of order, and stated that the real ques.
ton was whether the certificates IRON
Vermont were single or dual in their
character. II they were dual the point of
order did not apply, and it was the duty
Of the President to open and submit the
package presented TO him yesterday.
Mr.. Reagon supported the point Of
order and argued against the resolution
as proposing u new question which had
not been presented to the joint meeting Of
the two Houses. Heexpressed his great
regret that when his side OF the House
had good valid substance for an oh.
lection to the Electoral Commission
other objections which could not com.
mand the respect OF the party or U( the
country had been made.
After further discussion, the Speaker
said: With my best respects for all par.
ties concerned, the Chair considers that
u great mistake and wrong was commit.
ted yesterday in the joint session of the
two houses, in this, that the presiding
officer refused to receive, even for the
opening reading and Information, OF n
package which had all the surroundings
Of authentiCity-the paper in respect to
the electoral vote OF the State OF Yer.
mont. Tie Chair does not think that, in
any aspect Of this case, he would be called
upon 10 rule that the action oil the pre-
siding officer OF the joint convention was
wrong, he does not think he possesses the
power, nor does he believe in technical
sense that the action OF the Joint Com
mission can be reviewed in the manner
proposed, and yet this is above all fact
on which this matter rests, and that fact
is whether this House should have pos
session Of tliis paper to that extent, and
to that extent only. The Chair thinks
that the resolution OF the gentleman from
Illinois (Cauliield) is in order. While
the Speaker was delivering this opinion
there was subsistence OF the uproar which
had been increasing little by little during
the day, but as soon as he had GOT
through the noise and confusion began to
prevail again, and in n short time the
storm had increased TO Il gale. The
central point Of it was the question
whether before the two hours discussion
commenced the President OF the Senate
should be called upon to send back to
the House the packages submitted yes
terday by Mr.. Hewitt and submitted with
Mr.. Springer's objection to the count.
The Speaker did all that was in his
power 10 get the House into the regular
channel OF business, and he refused to
entertain an appeal from his ruling.
His resoluteness lashed the opposing
elements into Jury.
Messrs. Springer, O'Brien, Caulheld,
Sparks and Poppleton were all address.
ing the Speaker at once, and worrying
him and the House with all sorts OF
questions and objections. They were
suddenly joined by Mr.. Beebe, Of New
York, who in the most excited manner
protested against the action OF the Speak
er, and who, in order to make himself
still more conspicuous, jumped upon his
desk, and from there gesticulatcd wildly,
shouting at the top OF his voice express
sions which in the uproar and excitement
were entirely unintelligible at the report.
ers' desk. At this time every member
on the Democratic side and nearly every
one on the Republican side was on
his feet. The storm however, was entire.
ly confined TO the Democratic side of the
chamber. The Republicans merely. par
tiCipating rs spectators. The galleries
were crowded TO their utmost capacity,
and 30 were the spaces at the back OF the
outer row OF seats, and from these as we'll
as from the desks Of the members, came
murmurs Of loud Kisses as tins wild scene
was enacted. The Sergeant-at-Arms
with his mace Of office appeared in the
most disorderly parts OF the assemblagc,
and Mr.. Beebc stepped down from his
elevated position and addressed the
Speaker in a moderate tone from his own
place. The spaces behind the outer row
Of desks were cleared by degrees and the
storm lulled and althOugh III there were some
easier removals oft the Speaker managed
at about 2o'cloCk in launching the House
fairly into the two hours discussion on
the Vermont objections.
The debate was opened BY Mr.. Popple.
ton, who soon yielded TO. enable Mr..
Hewitt, Of New York, to relate how he
came into possession Of the package pro-
duccd by him yesterday, and how he had
last seen ii in the possession Of the Sec.
rctary Of the Senate, who stated that it
was the private property Of Mr.. Ferry,
and that he proposed, rs friend Of Mr..
Ferry, to retain It.
After II good deal Of collOquy in re.
gard to what had become Of the paper,
messenger from the Senate came
into the hall Of the House and rendered
the package to Mr.. Hewitt, who refused
to receive it and then announced the fact
to the House. No immediate action was
taken in the matter. The young lad who
carried the package retained il and took
Il seat, awaiting the action OF the House,
and discussion proceeded