Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-12-19
ea. X. Gomgresa.
IN SENATE. MONDAY. Dec. o.

he Senate preceded To The election OF
It's officers. hr. Dickens was reelected
Secretary, Mr, Haight sergeant-al-arms'
md Mr.. Beale door keeper.
Previous TO the election, MIR. Allen OIL
icred resorior. for the appointment ol
tho usual committee TO wait Oh the Presi
lent, and iulorm him that the Senate
was assembled. The Chair mtlmaied
hat Inc resolution was new, under the
circumstances, but no objection b"ing
made, il was adopted, and Messrs. Allen
aud W right were appninted committee.
Mr.. Tappan offered the following re-
solution, which lies over one day, OF
Course -
Resolrsd, That the Secretary Of Wai
be directed to report to the Senate, what
would be the effect UPON the military ser
vice, of IA regulation, by which all the
officers Of the army, OH arriving III slXt,
wears of age, should be permitted to retire
fro,n service on halfpay aud what would
be the probable annual charge upon tho
Treasury by such regulation.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.
In House the DEBATE was resumed on
,hc poin' oi order raised on Saturday, t.
wit, whether The clerk should read the
testimony IN the New Jersey case, as
part Of Nr. Duhcan's speech the reac
NO having been called for BY that member.
Mr.. Granger opposed The reading IA
Irregular.
Mr.. Tandcrpocl called upon the mem
,cr from New Jersey, Mr.. Randoluh.)
to say whether the claimants. MIR. Dicker
son AID his four associates, had not, ac.
cording to tho ballot boxes and the can
va -, received IL ma ori,y of the votes al
the New Jersey election. Mr.. Randolph
answered that they hal MIR. V. then
asked whether, if the votes OF Millvillc
aud South Amboy were counted, they
woald not nave majority of the popular
vote.
Mr. Randolph replied that they would
but the votes ia those towns could not be
counted, bccouse il large number of the
voters were aliens, or Otherwise dlsquali
fed, and because The returns were moi
made in conformity with law where.
tore the votes could not be received by
the county clerk or The Governor.
Mr.. Vandcrpocl then asked whether
the county clciks and the Governor could
look beyond the returns of the county
canvassDrs.
Mr.. Wise protested against this mode
Of proceeding as irregular. He objected
to this introduction OF oral testimony.
Mr.. Cost Johnson went INTO the ques.
lion at large, dcnouncirg the proceedings
IF the administration party as illegal, un
constitutional aud unlu.t. The members
from New Jersey had an unqualified right
to their seats, which could not be ques.
toned until the House was duly or.
ganlZed.
Mr.. Colquith, of Georgia, protested
against the course of proceeding taken
in the case against this reading OF tos'l-
mony and making long speeches The
only way was to enter the names oi cert
fled members upon the roll, and t.en read
them.
MIR. Nesbitt, also of Georgia, took the
same ground. The state Of New Jersey
demanded that her members, having their
certificates, ;hould take their seats The
voice of sovereign state demanded 1t,
and that voice must be respected
Mr.. Black, also Of Georgia, followed
in the same vein. The disputed question
could BE- decided only by the House, and
he called upon the majority to organzc
for the purpose. They could lose moth
by il, being the ma ajority.
Mr.. Underwood said these discussions
had lasted long enough the regular
course otlegislation had been long enough
obstruc,ed- had therefore risen to
move the previous question. But first
he had IL plan to propose-namcly, that
the clerk snouid read the roll III any way
he pleased, and that, aiier getting II
quorum, the House should proceed to try
he CO tested returns, and then 20 on to
elect Speaker.
Many voices cried" Agreed agreed :"
and the previous question was seconded.
Ii was that the reading of The testimony
be continued, and was catiied-l06 to
l0I.
The clerk then went on to read the
testimony. When he came to the pro-
cccdings Of the privy Council OF New.
Jersey, Mr.. Profit asked when that paper
was filed in the clerks Office and the
clerk answered "last Saturday,"
Mr.. Profit objected to the reading Of
it-hc protested against this introduction
OF every thing that Tom, Dick or Harry
might choose TO bring in, at tho spur ot
the moment and moved Il at the paper
be thrown under the table.
On an appeal from Mr. Duncan the
Chair decided that any papers presented
nigh, be read. They might bo objected
TO aierward.
The clerk finished the reading Of the
papers, aud Mr.. Duncan then went on
with his speech. lie declared himself
in favor Of Mr.. Underwood's proposal.
and said that if that gentleman would
introduce i, on Tuesday he would say no
more--rcserving his right to 90 on, how
ever, should the proposition not be adop
ted. The House then adjourned.
SENATE, TUESDAY,, Dec. I0.-Mr.
Allen, from tho Committee appointed III