Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-12-16
TwENTY-sIxTH CONGREss-hr.t session.
Friday Dec. 9Th. 1879.

SENAl Emf benton gave notice that no
would, when the Senate was organized, introduces
bill for the armed occupation of Florida.
HOUSE.-To-day, at precisely I2 o'clock Mr..
Adams took the Speakers chair, and called the
House to order; he directed the Clerk to read the
proceedings of the Goth Congress, according TO
tablished usage, which was accordingly done.
After some discussion, the journal, a, the sugges
ton of Mr. Wise and several others, amended
to state that the Clerk had originally said that
he could not put any question to the House on tho
grounds that quorum had not been ascertained TO
be present, and that he could not put the question
OF adjournment unless by general consent, which
decision he had reversed afterwards, by declaring
that he could put the question OF adjournment,
Mr. Rhett now said he had resolution to ofer,
but first, he moved to lay the table the resolution
presented by Mr. Wise yesterday, which was to call
over the names of the certified members from New
Jersey. Mr. Rheus resolution is in spirit precisely
like the one presented by Mr. Adams last session,
and depriving the controverted members OF the night
to seats before the claims to contested seats
were decided.
Tellers were then called for, the motion by
Mr. Rhett, to lay Mr. Wise's resolution the table.
The Chair appointed messrs. Dromgoole and DAVIS
telers Mr. Dromgoole said he could not act as tel
Ter, while he was ignorant of who had the power to
vote. He called on the Chair to give his opinion
on that point.
The Chair decided that all those who had the le-
gal certificates Of election, entitled to vote, and
he took it for granted that every member aware
who had such titles to seats.
Mr. Vanderpool said he would appeal from this
decision of the chair. He declared it was unprece-
denied, and said good deal of the usurpanon oil
part of the House, who had placed member IN NE
chair. This remark elected loud cries OF order
Mr. Rhett quoted rule of the House denying the
right OF a member to vote on question IN winch III
was personally interested
The chair observed that this was question IN
Al mt.
teresed.
The debate now became very animated, but very
Irregular the general question OF the contested seas
being touched upon by all. -
Mr. Wise defended the course of the Chair Inc
fact of the prima facie evidence settled the whoio
question. The position he had predicted the House
would ultimately occupy, had now come TO pass
The Clerks decision had thrown them on the law
of necessity. All law of necessity arbitrary
and as the House could not decide the question:
their Chairman had to do it. Mr. Wise in saying
that Mr. Adams had done just as their fathers "oulu
have done, complimenied him very highly IN occu-
plying that high station under such circumstances
Mr. Thomas attempted to prove that the Jersey
members were not entitled 10 seats before INC"
claims were recognized, and contended that ihe Ger
tined were not the legal representatives, MI ipo'H
as was followed by
Ogden Hoffman, Of Now York, who quoted from
/ speech made by Mr. Thomas in the case OF 6hoi-
son and Claiborne, in which that gentleman had ar
gued IN an opposite way, from what he now ahoP'
ed. Mr. Hoffman iead several passages IN WINCH
Mr. Thomas advocated in the strongest language
the paramount evidence of Governors cerhic%e
and credentials from the people. Much laughter
was excited by these quotations. which seemed yer,
unpalateabe TO Mr. Thomas. Mr. Hoffman SAID ~
the paper containing the speech he quoted, was ulo
Globe which, he supposed, was prina faGM e',
dence of the speech being correct Mr. h .5 a.
concluded with an eloquent panegync upon III ''''
ans.
Mr. Vanderpoo replied 10 Mr. Hoffman ia ra'he'
severe terms, and iotimated, among other mHsa.
that this was a question raised for the purpose o.
putting money IN the pockets Of codain members.
Mr. Biddle OF Pa, followed in deiencG Of the course
Of the Chair. He called upon Mr. Fanderpo2i ~
state, whether te knew Of any instance M when Io
parliamentary usage Of England had ever been on
erent from what the Char had followed Cguu
any gentleman state case lie was satisfied 'D''
could not.
Mr. Duncan observed that he understood YESTERDAY
that after the appointment Of chairman, the foei
Of the last House Of Representatives were a9oP11N
for the government OF this House for the time Des,
One of these rules required that tho yeas ana hsj'
should be called alphabetically. Now he WISHED y
know Of the Chair II the yeas and nays wouia %
called II deaanded, and how