The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-12-11
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in SENATE, MONDAY DEC. 2, 1888.
The vice-President being absent the
Chair was taken by Mr., White, of Ten
nessee, President protein of-,he Senate.
The Chair then presented The Gre
dentials of Z. r. Potter, elected q Sena-
tor from Rh ode-I Island, for which State.
Asher Robbins had been previously
elected. and had, in pursuance of such
election, taken his seat in the Senate $
and also certificate that the election of
the said Asher Robbins was null and
void which documents were read.
Mr.. Paindexter then rose and said
that it was not his intention to offer any
opinion on the merits of the course
which had been adopted by the State
of Rhode Island but merely to sny that
il seemed to HIM to DO a matter Of course
that the Senator just elected. and whose
credentials were presented at the las
session Of the Senate should be permit
ted to approach the Chair and take the
oath and that the other gentleman who
contests the election of Mr.. Robbins,
should present his credentials either to
the Committee on Elections or to the
Committee on the Judiciary and ,haith
Senate should afterwards receive the re-
port Of that Committee and. .de,eruine
which Of the gentlemen 10 duly elected.
But he was not prepared a. shis time TO
question the election Of the gentleman
whose credentials are before the Senate
at the last Session until a COMMITTEES of
the Senate should have decided that he
was not fairly elected. He was not
prepared at present to offer an opin-
ion on these points but he thought that
the Senator in his sent should approach
and take the oath.
He then moved that Mr.. Robbins do
take the customarytoath. q y
Mr.. Clay suggested the propriety Of
making the collateral motion that the
credenuals of Mr.. Potter be laid ON the
tablo--which motion was agreed to. =
Mr., King thought |, would be the
most proper course to leave both the
tgentlsmen where they are until it should
be determined which was entitled TO the
, Seat. Ie adverted to the practice of
the House in referring cases of contestet
} elections to the Committee on Elections
whose report had sometimes the effec,
of ousting the sitting member. "a
After u long debate, Mr.. Benton NOV
ed the reference ofthe whole subject {,
a select committee which was negative,
Il by the following vote: J
Yeas-Benton Brown Grundy, Hill
Kane, King, Morris, Robinson, ShepIey
Rive $, Tallmadge, Timpton, White, Wa,
} |kins. Wright--l5.'l edl Y hsna''si
Neys-Bell. Bib, Chambers, Clay
b Ewing, FreIinghuysen, Hendricks, Ken,
. Knight, Mangum, Moore. Naudain, Poin
dexter, Premiss, Smith Swift Silsbec
J, Tomlinson, Tyler-l6.
: The motion of Mr.. Poindsxter wa
: the agreed to-and Mr.Robbins tool
y THE oath. 'sss. A. .,i
After appointing committee to wal
lon tho President sc. the Senate adj.
't3 Z Monday, Dec. 2.
n In the House ef Representatives., at l.
0 Io'clock the House was called to orde
1920 members being present (only
members ubsent)-- Mr.. Stevenson o
% Virginia was reelected Speaker on III
n FIRST ballot, having received l42 votss.-
!. Mr.. WIN, 8. Franklin. Of Pennsy ylvaniu
!, was elected Clerk of the House, on shir,
]. ballot the votes being for Mr.. Franklil
'" liz, and Mr.. Clarke 1l0--scattering 9.
= The usual committees were then ap
70 pointed, aud then the House adj.
+ f'e mos Tuesday,, Dec. B.
The Message of the President wa
received and read, AFTER which, tn
i House adjourned. p''ir ' 1s itFie
W ~ Tuesday,. Dec. 3d.
Il In the SENArE the i,essage was receiv
# ed and on motion of Mr.. King Of Ala
! lbama 5000 ofihe copies were ordered &
! bepriptsd and 1900 ofths accompanying
|. documents. ~ W !.
j. In the HousE after eIecsng Thoma
. IB. Randolph Sergeant at arms and re
. lsppointing the former door-keepers, tn
! lusasI resolutions for appointing Chap