Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-01-23

4 lions aud forts to garrison, some gentlemen
were for reducing it still less than it was
at the conclusion Of the late war. He
declared his decided and strong conyic-
ton, that the relations of this country
would not warrant a reduction at this
time. tie TOO was 10 favor Of retrench-
ments, but he was not willing TO lop off
one OF the most essential props Of the gov
ernment, to save few dollars. When
he concluded, Mr.. Trimble of Kentucky,
rose aud stated that he was 10 favor Of
the reduction, and as the usual time Of adj
journment a o'clock) had arrived, he
moved that the committee rise. The
committee rose, and The House adjourned.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, JAM Is.
The proceedings which occupied the
House OF Representatives on Friday last,
we're OF an UNUSUAL nature, and the sit
ting was protracted beyond the usual
| hour.
On the journal of the preceding day
being read, says the National inteiigen-
Ger, member remarked on the phrase
ology Of part OF it.-That part states
the presentation OF three memorials from
the Legislature Of Missouri, respecting
public lands and other matters. 1t was
remarked, that it had been heretofore the
uniform practice, in announcing a Memo
rial from State Legislature, TO state it
on the Journal as being from the State of
Mary land, Virginia, &c. and such being
the caption Of these Memorials from the
Legislature OF Missouri, it was suggested
4 that the Journal ought to have CONFIRMED
10 it; aud a motion was made 10 insert
the words {" the State or before the word
I. Missouri" Aud out of this motion
grew the debate and subsequent proceed
inss which consumed the day.
The reader viii be able to comprehend,
that this motion allowed OF illusions to
the present condition Of Missouri, and for
the display Of the feelings Of members on
that subject, which gave to the business
an interest which does not belong to mere
questions OF order.
/ tbs necessary 10 state another circum-
stance which had bearing on that whole
days business. 1t appeared that the
Clerk, who makes up the Journal, had
originally written in the Journal the words
! now proposed 10 be inserted BY the
trules Of the house it is made the duty Of
the Speaker 10 revise and correct the
Journal of each days proceedings, prev
iousiy to its being read in the House. 10
the performance Of that duty, the Speaker
had erased the words now proposed to be
inserted, With a view, as he stated from
the chair, TO prevent, The entry on the
Journal from being such as to be capable
OF being construed as either assuming for
granted, or denying, what has been the
subject of great difference Of opinion 10
the House, that Missouri is now state.
The Journal, however, as he added, was
subject TO the pleasure Of the House, aud
open to any alteration it should think
proper to make.
The question on the motion for amend
! ing the Journal, as above stated, was taken
by yeas aud nays; aud there were yeas
70, nays 76. The house being equally
divided, the Speaker voted in the mega
live; and the motion TO amend the Jour-
nal was thus rejected.
Another motion was made to amend the
Journal, by Inserting, before the word
Sc Missouri the words IS the territory of. :
This motion was uegatived, by yeas and
nays, $50 votes to A.
Other motions succeeded, and nuner-
GUS questions of order: motions to adj
iourn we're repeatedly negatived: but, al
| le0gth, the contention respecting the Jour
nal was ended by an adjournment, which
it is understood, prevents renewal Of
the controversy, as the Journal can only
be amended Oh the day Oh which it is
read, unless proposition for its amend
ment shall be actually under considera-
alton at the time Of adjournment on that
day, which was not the case when the
house adjourned this day.
i GosHEN, jan. l6.
Most korrid Mssrder.-The murder
which we briefly noticed in our last paper
appears to have been one Of the most
shocking description, aud for the credit
Of human nature, We sincerely hope, thai
the report Of the murderer being deranged
may turn ont 10 be true. The following
are the particulars which have come to
our knowledge.
On new-year's day, Mrs. yanauken.
wife Of Wilhelmns Vanauken, of Vantage.
Sussex county, N. Jersey, went to spin
/ ming froIic at her sisters. For consid-
cradle length Of time (perhaps two or
three years. previous to this, Vanauken
| had been in the habit Of frequently threat
ening to kill his wife, and also her daugh-
ter, to whom he was step-fathcr: provi-