The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-02

Ut hunOunCtu tue opening VI HeW leBis-
lative day, and the noise was stilled for q
brief moment while prayer was being of
fered.
The reading of the journal had pro-
gressed a little, when Mr.. Springer ascer-
tanned that the clerk was emitting, as
usual, the detailed statement of papers,
votes, ETC., and insisted that the journal
should be read In full.
The speaker stated that the papers were
not copied into the journal, and refused to
entertain any question until the reading
was completed.
Mr.. Springer waited, and then moved
that the journal be corrected by inserting
after the statement that Mr.. Piper submit
ted report on the Coolie question, the re-
port itself.
Mr. Wood undertook to get over the
difficulty by moving to suspend the rules
AMI dispense with the reading OF the jour
nal agreed to, yeas 175, nays IS.
When the result was announced MIR.
Wood raised point Of order that nothing
was competent for the house to do but pro-
coed to consider the objections to the Yer
mont proposition offered by Mr.. Popple-
ton.
Mr.. Caulfeld argued that nothing was in
order but to proceed to the consideration of
objections unless there was an impeachment
in the way. Such an impeachment had
arisen. Mr.. Springer had yesterday offer
cd an objection which had been accom-
panied by a certificate, and the vice-presi-
dent had refused to open the certificate. A
resolution which had been offered simply
asked the senate to be notified that the
house, would be ready to receive the body
in Joint session for the purpose Of opening
the certificate
Mr.. Hendee called attention to the fact
that the clerk of the court TO whom the
second certificate was delivered was
democrat.
Mr.. Hooker argued against the point of
order and stated that the real question was
whether the certificates from Vermont
were single or dual in character. II dual
the point of order did not apply and 1t was
the duty of the presldent of the senate to
open and submit the package presented TO
him yesterday.
Mr.. Reagan supported the point of order
and argued against the resolution as pro-
posing a new question which had not been
t,rnsep,ad 10 tho ioipt ,,,ootinn If tho txuo
houses.
After further discussion the speaker said,
with the highest respect for all parties con-
cerned, the chair considers a great mistake
and wrong was committed yesterday in the
Joint session of the two houses in this -
That the presiding officer refused to re-
ceive, even for opening, reading and infor-
nation. package which had all the sur
roundings of an authentic paper in respect
to the electoral vote of Vermont. The
chair does not think that in any aspect of
this case he would be called upon to rule
that the action of the presiding officer of
the joint convention yesterday was wrong.
BE does not think he possesses the power,
nor does he believe in technical sense the
action of the Joint convention eau be re-
viewed in this house. in the manner pro-
posed, and yet there is above all fact on
which this matter rests; that fact is wheth-
er this house should have possession of
this paper. To that extent and to that ex-
tent only the chair thinks the resolution of
Mr.. Caulfeld is in order.
While the speaker was delivering the
opinion there was a subsistence Of the up
roar, which had been increasing little by
little during the day, but as soon as he had
got through the noise aud confusion began
to prevail again, and in a short time the
storm had increased to gale. The central
point of it was that the question whether
before the two houses discussion COM
menced the president of the senate should
be called upon to send back to the hour g
the package produced yesterday by Mr.
Hewitt and submitted with Mr. Springer 5
objection to the count. The speaker did
all that was in his power to get the house
into the regular channel Of business aid re-
fused to enter ain an appeal from the rul-
ing. His resolution in this respect dashed
the opposing elements into fury. Messrs
Springer. O'Bien, Caul6eld, Sparks and
Poppleton, were all addressing the speaker
at the same time, and worrying him and the
house with ell sorts of questions and OBJ
| jections. They were suddenly joined
by Mr.. Beebe of New York, who
in the most excited manner protested
against the action of the speaker, and who,
in order to make himself still more con-
spicuous, jumped up on his desk and from
there gesticulated wildly, shouting at the
top of his voice expressions which, in the
uproar and excitement were entirely unin-
telligible at the reporters desk. At thi,
time every member on the democratic side
and nearly every one on the republican
side was ON his feet. The storm, how
ever, was entirely confined to the demo-
cia'ic side of the chamber, the republicans
merely participating as spectators. The
| galleries we're crowded to the utmost capa,
city, and so were the spaces at the back Of
the outer row of seats, and from these az
well as from the desks of members came
murmurs and Kisses as this wild scene was
enacted Then the sergeant. alarms, with
the silver mace of his office, appeared in
the most dsorderly parts of the Assem-,
blage, and Mr.. 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 cleared, by de-
grees the storm lulled, and although there
| were some lesser renewals of il, the speakel