Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-12-12
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IN SENATE, MONDAY, DEC. 9, 1880.


Coniormably to the Constitution. the
senate convened This day, MIR. King,
President pro TEN in Tho Chair.
A quorum having appeared, on motion,
4 Committee was appointcd(by the Chair
consisting of MIR. Wright, and Mr.. Allen,
on the part Of the Senate, 10 join such
committee as may Le appointed by the
House, 10 wait on the President Of the
q. $. aud inform him that quorums OF
both Houses had assembled, and that
they " ere ready to receive any commu.
ncaiion he would tc pleased to make.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOoSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,.
An unusually 6,ll assembage of Mem
hers elect ofthe House Of Representatives
being convened in the II Ill, at ~ o'clock
precisely the Clerk Of the House ut lhe
last session, Hugh A. Garland, Esq
who continues To bo Clerk until another
election is made to that oilice) rose al
his desk, and sa d, that in conformity v
with the practice heretofore observed, he
was now ready, il il was the pleasure OF
The House, to call Il List which ho had
formed, of members elect of the House al
Representatives for the 10Th Congrc ,s,a,
,his its first session.
M objections being made, the Roll
was commenced, and the members from
tho several New England States, and al
so those from the Stale Of Newly orh,
having answered to their names,
The Clerk ncxt rrocecde dto the State
Of New Jersey, aud called the name OF
Joseph +. Randolph. Having done so,
be paused aud stated, that there were five
OF the seats belonging to Representatives,
Ji this State, which were contested, and,
not feeling it to be his duty 10 decide the
que sion of n right Ia them, he would, u
sich course should be approved by the
House, pass over tho remaining names
until the other States should have been
gone through with /; after which he
would s,lbmi, such evidence us was in his
possossioh, touching the rights OF the sc.
yeral cl,imants 10 seats from that State.
Many voices cried 4" Agreed agreed |!
Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson obj ected 10
naving the State passed over unu.l 1t was
decided who we've her Representatives
iu lhs Congress.
Mr.. Maxwell, of New.Jersey, now
rose and addressed the House for IL few
minutes ohiac,tng to the course OF pass.
ing over the State of New-.Dorscy IN cali
ing the roll. lie demanded that the
evidences Of the titles to seals from New
jersey, which were in possession OF the
Clerk, should be read and if no flaw
was to he found in the certificates of cleo
,iou of himself and colleagues, that they
should be- admitted to equal rights with
other members. none ot whom would
have higher pretcnsions on this floor.
The Clerk then stated, that he had n
certificate of The Governor or Ncw-Jer-
scy, declaring William ilals!cad (who e
nane stood next upon the iol) 10 have
been duly elected IA Representative from
hat State.
Cries of" Read read 70
The Clerk thcreupon read Mr.. Hat
steals certificate. and then declared that
he had in his hands other certificates IN
precisely the same form, IL favor Of John
B. AScrigg, }. Maxwell, L. J. lorke,
and Chnr.as T.. Stralton.
Mr.. Mercer moved sor the reading of
the law OF New Jersey Oh the subject Of
elections.
Mr.. Cave Johnston objected to having
the law read, until the e,ld,nce in favor
oi any other claimants 10 the seats had
first been read.
Mr.. 1'illinghas', Of Rhode Island. said
il would make tot the slighlcs, difference
which was read first since all would
doubtless sooner or later be- read the
order was nnmalcrl But the call had
been made for tho law Of New Jersey,
IN order that it might be decided what
sort Of evidence could be read, from
either party, IN conformity with tho law.
lie therefore should consider it more
convenient that the law should be read
at once, in order to determine that point.
Mr.. .Icniler, of Maryland. SAID he I'M.
dcrs,ood the Clerk to say that be had re.
ccived five other certificates in the same
form with that which had been Ist read;
were there any more than these six =!
Ifnot why did he not call The names of
the other certified members, as he had
that Of Mr.. Randolph a?
Mr.. Riyes, OF Virginia, recommended
that this whole matter bo laid upon the
table until a quorum of the House should
have been Obtained f; then there would be
y House which could do something ;till
then nothing could be done, because
there was no House TO do it. lie thought
gentlemen Oh both sides had better, at
orce, acquicscc in this Course by general
consent. When there was House OF
Representatives, although i, might not
yet bc regularly organized, a question
could be put and decided now no qncs.
lion could even be put.
MIR. Maxwell again spoke, again in.
sstiug on an immediate decision on The
rights OF those who had presented regular
credentials 10 take their seats.
The Clerk now sal that there were
three dis inct propositions, on which the
House was requested to vote first, that
the law of New Jersey, touching clcc.
tons, be now read secondly, that the
testimony IN favor of the opposing cIa'.
manls be first read (; aad thirdly, that the
whole subject be, Tor the present, laid