Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-02-17
ssrm CONGRESS-
uorsE oF REPREsENTATIvEs.
SECOND SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, it was

Der OF the House oil Representatives,
the Pre- sident Of the Senate shall be in
troduced by the Speakert to a seat III the
Speakers chair, and the Senators shall
be invited to occupy the seats assigned
them in front of the chair.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Mr.. p. r. BARBOUR, from the Sc
lect committee on that subject, made
the following report
The select committee, to which was
referred the communication oil the
Speaker, of the Sd instant, report.
That, upon their first meeting, with a
view to execute the duty imposed upon
them by the House, they directed their
chairman to address a%letter to the Hon.
George remer, informing him that they
would be ready, at a particular time.
therein stated, to receive any evidence
or explanation he might have to offer,
touching the charges referred to in the
communication of the Speaker, OF the
Sd inst. their chairman, in conformity
with this instruction, did address such a
letter to Mr.. Kremer, who replied thet
lie would make a communication to
the committee; accordingly, he did send
to them, through their chairman, a
communication, accompanies this re
port, marked A, in which he declines to
appear before them, for either of the
mentioned in their letter, alleg-
ing that he could not do so, without APP
pearing either as an accuser or a wit
ness, both ofwhich he protests against.
In this posture of the case, the commit
tee can take no further steps. They
nre aware that it is competent to the
House to invest them with power to
send for persons and papers, and by that
means, to enable them to make any in
vestigation which might be thoughtne-
cessary, and if they knew any reason
for such investigation, they would have
asked to be clothed with the proper
power; but not having, themselves, any
such knowledge, they have feltit to be
their duty only to lay before the House
the communication which they have re-
ceived.
Here follows Mr.. Kremer's letter.
Its length prevents its being here insert
ed. The leading points of it are, that
he has protested, in very decided terms,
against the authority of the House OF
Representatives, or of their committee
Of inquiry, to hold him responsible for
having written the letter, which has been
the foundation of this inquiry, and he
has also protested against the right of
the committee to place him in the attl-
tude of an accuser, end especially upon
general charges, not contained in his
own letter, butindicatedby theSpeaker.
The report and letter were read, and,
on motion of Mr.. Barbour, were order
ed to lie on the table, with the accom-
panying papers, and ordered TO be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, it was
Ordered, That q message be sent to
the Senate, thatthis House is now ready
to receive them in pursuance OF the re-
solution of the two Houses, of yesterday,
to the end that the President of the Sc
nate, in the presence of the Senate and
House Of Representatives, may open the
certificates of the votes Of the electors
of the several states in the choice of a
President and Vice President of the u
nited States, and that the same may be
counted; and hat the Clerk do go with
said message.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
At twelve O'Clock, precisely, the
Members of the Senate entered the
Hall, preceded by their Sergeant-at-
Arms, and having the President of the
Senate at their head. who was invited
TO a seat on the right hand Of the Speaker
of the House.
Seats were then assigned the Sena-
tors, who took their seats together, in
front of the Speakers chair, and toward
the right hand of the entrance.
The President of the Senate, (Mir.
Gaillard) her rose, and stated that the
certificates, forwarded by the Electors
from each State, would be delivered to
the Tellers.
Mir. TazeweIl, Of the Senate, and
Messrs. John w. Taylor and Philip r.
Barbour, on the part of the House, took
their places, as TelIers, at the Clerks
table. The President of the Senate
then opened two packets, one received
by messenger, and the other by mail,
containing the certificates of the votes
of the State Of New Hampshire. One
of tAese was then read by Mr.. Tazeweil
while the other was compared with itby
Messrs. Tavllr & Barbour. The whole