The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-06


| call OF the States for petitions
Mr. ADAMS modified the motion accordingly, and
il was then rejected.
The House resumed the consideration OF tho Report
Of the Committee Of Elections on the Mississippi con-
tested election.
The following resolution having been adopted by the
House. q substitute for Mr. Bronson's resolution:
Resolved, That the resolution OF this House Of the
Sd October last, declaring that Samuel J. Gholson aud
John u II. Claiborne dolly elected members Of the
25th Congress, he rescIded, aud that John +. ~
Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson are not duly elected
members Of the 25th Congress.
| Mr. HOWARD, Of Md, had moved TO amend il, by
| adding thereto the following
| Resolved, That S. S. Prenlss and T. s. Word are
not duly elected members Of tho 25h Congress, and
that tho Speaker Of the House inform the governor Of
Mississippi accordingly.
/ Mr. GLASSCOCK presented statement from Mr.
Claiborne laying before the House facts in rela-
ton TO the question: which lie had not opportunity to
offer personally, account Of the indspostion which
confined him 10 his lodgings Mr.. Glssscock asked
that the statement b. received aud read No objection
being made, the paper was read.
In the course Of the reading Of the paper passage
/ from the Globe newspaper occurred. Mr. Williams OBJ
ecied TO reading any part Of the statement not belong
| ing TO the manuscript.
The question being submitted to the House. it was
decided that the passage objected should not beead
| yeas SO. nays 40
| Mr.. Mckay suggested TO the gentleman who had
moved the amendment, Mr.. Howard, modification Of
the mon, SO as TO present the question in the usual
form.
Mr.. HOWARD, accordingly, modified his amend
ment so as to declare that Messrs Prcnss and Word
are not entitled to seatsn this House members Of the
| 25lh Congress
| Mr.. MARTIN, OF Alabama spoke at length in sup
port Of the above proposition
| The question was discussed at some length by
Messrs Campbell Bell, and Parker, when the question
was loudly called for
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved a call of the House,
which ordered--yeas 1876, nays 5.
The call proceeded in for time, when it
| was discontinued
I Mr. CLoWNEY addressed the House on the sub
ject.
Mr. ROBERTSON Withdrew his amendment
Mr. RICE GARLAND moved amendment, de-
caring that at an election held in November. Messrs.
Prentiss aud Word duly elected members Of this
House for the 18th Congress.
After some remarks from Messrs Pickens, Legare,
\ Wise, Robertson, and Mckay
| Mr.. GARLAND withdrew the amendment
The question was then taken on Mr.. HOWARD'S
motion to amend Mr.. BELLS resolution, by adding
the following;
R.sotred, That Messrs. Prenliss and Word are
not entitled TO seats in this House, members of
the 25th Congress.
The question being taken, there was tic, yeas
III, nays H.
The SPEAKER then voted in the affirmative,
making the yoe--yeas 49, nays, III
So the amendment was agreed TO.
| Mr.. HOWARD moved further to amend the re-
solution by directing that the Speaker inform the Co.
vernon Of Mississippi of the above resolutions Of the
House.
Mr.. WISE said, as this House had undertaken TO
judge not underline form Of eleconsabut to regulate
elections he hoped the resolution would be modi-
fed as TO order the Governor of Mississippi TO hold
an election under your direction Ii will prove that
you have important questions here 10 settle and de-
pending on single voice. lfhe were the Governor
of Mississippi, he would he said send back the
tiicate of election again and again. hundred times,
declaring that their deficiency and no irregu-
lariy in IT, This House had declared that what il had
last session pronounced to be right was wrong and
what this session it had pronounced TO be wrong,
il now declared to be right.
Ii he were Messrs Prentiss and Ward he would
go to the Chair and demand toll qualified. II the
Speaker refused, he would take the oath neverthe-
less, and take his seat and not be removed without
violence, from the place to which the people had sent
i them.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Kentucky, made some remarks
upon the subject; and said the division Of the House
put the State Of Mississippi out of the Union
| Mr.. BOON would not have riscn he said, but 10
ply to the arrogant assumption that those who differed
IN opinion from the gentlemen from Mississippi,
pied on the Constitution. He doubted not that his
vote aud the votes Of gentlemen the side
would meet the wishes of their constituents; and he
claimed the right Judge for himself Of his constit-
| tiona election.
Mr., PRENTISS spoke at some length entering his
solemn protest against the division OF the House. and
declaring that he would neither resign compromise
his claim the representative of the State of Missis
sippi and that before the Congress- if God spared
his fe be would again try the question, and whe-
Their the House, after deciding that the decision Of the
late session unconstitutional would not decide that
this division also unconstitutional
| Mr.. DAWSON moved that the House adjourn
| Lost.
The amendment OF Mr.. Howard agreed to.
| The question being on agreeing TO the resolution as
ameuded, it divided and taken the first branch
| OF tho resolution. as follows:
The question pending, being on the motion of Mr..
BELL, who on yesterday moved TO amend by striking
out all after the word resolved" and inserting
| follows
'That the resolution of this House of the Sd
| October last declaring that Samuel J. Gholson and
John +. FL. Claiborne were duly elected members of
| the 18th Congress, was agreed 10 without know
ledge of all the facts which material to a correct
decision of the question presented, and the same IS
| hereby rescinded.
And ii was decided in the affirmative, yeas 121,
nays ll3.
The question being on agreeing to the resolution
as amended by adding the second branch as fol-
RESOLVED, That s. s. Prentiss and T. J. Word are
not entitled to seats in this House, as members of
| the 25,h Congress.
| ll6
The third branch OF the resolution was then agreed
| to, yeas l22, nays SO.
1 Mr.. RHETT begged to offer resolution, directing
that the Clerk pay to Messrs Prentiss and Word the
| per diem allowance as members.
| Objections made, and
| The House adjourned.
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