The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-23
rBy Associated Press. ]
WARN AND EXCITING DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.

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The regular order was demanded by Mr.. Potter
and the question recurred on seconding The de-
mand for the previous question on the Florida
question.
On the standing vote, the Speaker announced
the result to be So in the affirmative and none in
1.-THE negative, and the usual point Of mo quorum"
was raised by Mr. Hale.
The Speaker appointed Messrs Hale and Potter
to take their places as tellers
ANOTHER FRuITLEss VOTE.
At the conclusion of the voting Mr. Hale re.
ported the result to be in the affirmative, 122 neg
ative none.
Mr.. Potter-Now, Mr. Speaker, / report the gen
man from Maine in the negative.
HALE OBJECTS TO BE COUNTED.
Mr. Hale-The Speaker must take the RESPONSE
bility Of that decision. Let 1t be distinctly un
derstood thata gentleman is compelled to vote
whether he wishes TO or not.
The speaker-The gentleman was teller, and
the gentleman from New York reported him as
voting In the negative.
Mr.. COnger-The gentlemen from New York
cannot report anything but what the tellers agree
upon. make the point that neither teller can
report except what is agreed upon by both
Mr. Hale-Let me state how understand 1t. 1
was appointed by the Chair as teller as mem
Der Of the House in order, In conjunction with the
gentleman from New York, to count the votes
By agreement between the gentleman and myself
as Is usually the ca'' counting for the etfirma-
tive, he was count ne The yeas passed thro
They were t22. l nd not agree, and have not
agreed, and do not agree with the gentleman
from New York in reporting that l voted as
member of the House. have the same privilege
that every member has. / did not vote, and an.
n0unced that none had voted In the negative.
The gentleman will not say that he and agreed
there was one vote in the negative, and assuredly
the Chair cannot where the tellers are at vari-
ance decide that o member has voted when he
has not
Mr. Potter-There never can be any dispute
with me about question Of patent fact. have
done what have been doing about twenty
times during the last few days, and reported the
gentleman from Maine in the negative. He be
gan by counting me one in the affirmative, and l
did the same with him in the negative / report
ed him al ne reported me. There can be no dis.
pute about the faCt-he was teller. He says he
did not vote.
Mr.. Hale-Who knows better than l, whether
voted or not?
Mr.. Potter-PosSbly the House does
The speaker-The gentleman from Maine was
appointed teller because he was present. His
party friends are constructively absent.
frono No,s VorIS F - SP'A' W 80" eN4A0"AA
Mr. Hal HaIs-snnnose bo bod roro,too ma IN tho
Affirmative ''P'''' '-'' 49, ''A'
Tho o.ool,o, rh0t ,,,o,,,a haze A..,, -, -,
faithful report.
Mr.. Hale-This is an unfaIthful report because
/ did not vote at all
Mr.. Garfield called attention IN the fact that
the rule provided that members passing be-
tween the tellers should be counted The gen.
tieman from Maine had not passed between the
tellers,
EXCITING SCENES.
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ponresonta,ivoo Conaor ond Gooda NJ Coron,
,,ade an oIinsion 10 M Coode,o yoti,, c,oin,ina
ttot H., 600 ,o,.oJ ,ni,,, NJ. ~ GO
4 s-@' Ho wac pa'Ieu WIN 4al Aoiins' W. uooue
resented What ne regarded renectlon uOon
nro LiVoi o."'is nLi O0nsoi lnIenueu any
sible,
Mr. HALE insistad nm tho ,vords boiro tol,or
down and amidst great oonf,sion and ovoito,
ment mingled with annlsnse and biseos nm the
floor and gallery, the Speaker ruled the re.
marks Of both Conger and Goode were unparlla-
mentaIy.
CONFUSION lolIoWeo tnls scene, nothing being
Gons S Dut Waulng Ior lhe sergeantatarms1o 70 pnng
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oD0o' W 'ne le'uth Vi tne 'eliels'
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Snestion "a whatbsr be Vnied 10 Heie' AHe Only
Mr. Hale-I did not vote
BALE ACCOMMODATED
Mr.. Potter-I accept tn at and report none in the
negative
Mr. Hala-No ouorpro
I.,,'DS., 80 -T y,q, wv uHI'
cAll VI tne hOuSe was Ihen ordered, ana dls-
closed the presence of 258 members, only lacking
"a of q full House.
Mr. pottoy- = rnovo n d,o,o,oo ,u,.,, e,,.,o
~ Lo'soi noro uispeI9e WIN iur.ner
proceedings under the call, but give notice that
the doors closed and the Sergeant t.at.arms sent
alter absent members
MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE TABLE.
Further proceedings being dispensed with Mr.
Hale moved to lay the resolution on the table
The Speaker (aiter much colloouIsl argument
m narliamentarv laul doo,inod n roooo,izo ~
melton 10 Law on the table. and ruled the question
was not condition To which the rule relied nm
by Mr., Hale applied and that the question. after
a call of the House. reverted To the point where
n was whan a. fonnd itsolf yitbont a oro,rn,
,bo, % tito, -, So 5ova,, s.. s. .o
tnat Young on the demand for the previous
question.
Mr., Hale appealed from the rulInU NJ tho
Chair - ''-'
Mr. potteT rnovad IN Law tho oDro., ~, v =.
mr. ro''ei moveu 70 Jay Tue appear on the Ia
nays ia. When the result of the vota ,vss an.
~ o',1t II iUse anu was proceeding TO
tjcsn sde oF Ibe Ennsa ISo1.1d VIA tne hePuh
case ne withdrew the demand for the previous i |
question, but before he could get through the |
sentence he was stopped by Mr.. Conger objecung |
70 anytnlng WhsteVer IN the nature Of discussion |
10 tnls decaIatioh 0I continued hostilities Dem.
0cIats repneo WIN shouts OF All fight," and Mr..
folteE mercy aoolng tnas hls object was to see
wnetneI hllDusterlng could not be stopped, called |
iOf iesuiS Oiuer Ss@in
ANOTHER TRu1rLEss VOTE ON THE pREv1ous
QUESTION.