The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-10
important from Washington.
CONG4s E y y.
Monday, December 2, 1889.
IN SENATE.


From N. Hampshire, Mr. Hubbard 81 Mr. Pierce.
From Massachusetts, Mr. Davis.
From Rhode Island, Mr. Knight.
From Connecticut, Mr. Belts.
From New York, Mr. Wright.
From New Jersey, MIR Southland and Mr. Wall.
From Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan.
From Delaware, Mr. Clayton.
From Virginia, Mr. Roane.
From North Carolina, MI Brown.
From South Carolina, Mr. Calhoun.
From Georgia, Mr. Lumpkin.
From Kentucky, Mr. Clay and Mr. Crittenden.
From Tennessee Mr. White.
From Ohio, Mr. Allen and Mr. Tappan.
From Indiana. Mr. Smith and Mr. White.
From Mississippi Mr. Walker.
From Illinois, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Young
From Ala bama, Mr. Clay and Mr. King.
From Missouri, Mr. Benton and Mr. Linn.
From Arkansas, Mr. Fulton.
From Michigan, MIR Norveil.
On motion of Mr. Walker, the Secretary of the
Senate was directed to acquant the House of Re-
representatives. that the Senate had formed quorum
and is ready 10 proceed to business.
Mr. Benton gave notice that tomorrow he would
bring in bill to provide for the collection of small
notes in the District of Columbia. The motion
has excited some surprise in the District l have
heard that it was intended to punish persons
here who issued shin plasters and who have
fused to redeem them The Senate then adjourn
ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was filed long before ~ o'clock and
nearly every member chosen to Cong ress was in
his seat.
The Clerk, Mr. Garland, al 12 o'clock, called
the House to order. He said that elf it was the
pleasure of the House he would read the names OF
the Mem bers of the Twentysixth Congress from
n list which he had prepared for the session.
There a moments pause, and objection be-
ing made, the Clerk proceeded to read the names
from the written list before him. beginning with
the Maine delegation
When the State of New Jersey was named, the
Clerk read the name OF Mr. Randolph He then
said that there were five contested seats in the ~
Jersey delegation, which, if it was The pleasure of
the House, ne would pass over, leaving the subject
the future action of the House.
The first named of the Pennsylvania delegation
then read, when the Clerk was interrupted by
Mr. Maxwell, one of the New Jersey delegation
MIR Maxwell called for the reading of the certf-
of election Of the five Members. Governor
Pennington's certificate announcing the election
of the six Members, Messrs Aycrgg, Maxwell,
Halsted, Stratton, Yorke, and Randolph, was then
read A debate made up or suggestions merely
sprang up between Messrs Maxwell of New Jer-
sew, Rives, Mercer and Wise Of Virginia, Wander
poel of New York, and sew eral other members.
Mr. Mercer of Va. called for the reading of the
law of New jersey.
Mr. Rives, OF Va called for the reading of the
names of the remaining members for the purpose of
forming quorum.
Mr. Hoffman OBJ ected to the proposition. He
addressed the clerk and asked him w hat right he
had to call any member but as he had evidence of
his election through a certificate laid upon the ia
BILE That the only evidence he could have
of an election, and you sir, said Mr. Hoffman, adj
dressing the Clerk, have right to pass by
the names of the New Jersey members than you
have to pass my Mr. Hoffman cousid-
cred it assumption Of power on the part of the
clerk to 60 behind the of the Governor in
the form of certificate of election. The evidence
of the election of the several members was equally
good.
Mr. Halsted, one OF the New Jersey delegation,
followed Mr. Hoffman. He said, 'I demand a
sovereign member of the State of New Jersey,
that my name be called. 1 demand of it in virtue
of my election, proved by the broad seal Of the
State of New Jersey. deny that the mele claim
of the opposing MEMBERS claim set up against
precedent-aganst justce-shall be considered
pass by the names of the members elect"
Mr. Halsed discussed his right, referring to- the
Constitution of the United States and the Consti-
tuition of the State of New Jersey to prove that he
had been lawfully elected. The Governors act
had been complained of. But upon what ground.
1t was time considerithat subject if it it
could be proved that he had pursued a both
In accordance to parliamentary and common usage.
The New Jersey delegation present asked the
House only to follow its own precedents in the dis
position of their claims. Many presidents
cited Pin the history of foreign and national egisla.
ton, all going to show that the certificates of
election were Prrna faeie evidence of election.
The Clerk nor the House could set aside cleo
ton before the House organized. The claim
ants had the usual mode of claiming redress Of
grievances, the customary, established mode.
MIR Vanderpoel of New York, proposed that the
testimony of the claimants be read before the law
of New Jersey applicable to elections, in con-
nection with It.
Mr. Tillinghast said that upon the evidence of