House Republicans had their cell phones confiscated while they voted on a new speaker

• House Republicans voted on Wednesday to nominate Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next speaker.
• They were forbidden from having their phones during the vote and had to turn them over to staff.
• As they left, lawmakers had to wave pieces of paper with numbers on them to get their phones back.

House Republicans' cell phones were confiscated as they decided on who should be second in line to the presidency.