Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-26
CONGRE RESSEONAL.
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 Important fay's scork.-7-I write at night time, and in the Hall of the House Ot Repre- sentutives. Two hundred and thirty mem bcrs of Congress, besides the Jersey men, and delegates from the Territories, are upon the floor and in their seats. The lame, and the halt, and the blind of the Administration par ty are here, and all who are able to be pres ent among the Whig members. The gale ries are thronged with lockers on.
 Two hours and half of the morning ses- sion were consumed in a shameful attempt on the part of the Loco Focos to keep the
 Protest of the New-Jersey Whig members from the Journal ot the House. The attempl I believe was successful, like most of the at tempts of the party. The session, since foul o'clock this aiternoOnY has been one uTuSu ally exciting and interesting. The New. Jersey members are banisheds and almost by q party yote--pNE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
 TO ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN! ThlS was after a reconsideration ofthe former vote. r.
 New-Jersey, after u ten days struggle, Ina.
 been lisfranchised. Her regularly comDis
 siol,ed, constitutionally electedy properly re-
 turned members, are not allowed te PaTtlci-
 pate in the organization of the House ot ke.
 presentatiyes. ss One of the " Old aThiFteen'
 is plotted from the Unien-her star piucked
 out, and the stripe leftswheFe the star should
 have slone forever. The vote takenv as you
 may suppose, has created much sensation m
 the House of Representatiyes--not merely
 for hesreason that it iaa tie vote, and for the
 reason that the Wings would have had 1t re-
 versed, and placed the New.Jersey members
 elect in their seats, but for the indisposition
 and absence of two of their number--but the
 better reason, that such vote makes war
 upon one of the first principles of our Go.
 vernment. a3i s@ir .l sf>ln t ssa
 ]. The vote, throwing out the New-Jersey
 members was, as was expected. followed up by another bold proposition. to go at once into the election of a Speaker softhe House. The Administration members were ready to leap over an order of the House in the form of a resolution, declaring that the House should decide upon the rights of New-JeTsey before proceeding t0 the election of the off, cers of the. House.. This resolution--voted for by the Administration members but yes terday, is wholly disregarded by them to- day; and whether this should be done or moi, has been the subject before the House for the last half dozen hours a 7aileas.is.# The resolution to go into the election of a Speaker today, was carried by a vote of ll6 to no. Mr.Proffit of Indiana, voted in the affirmative, and moved a reconsideration of the vote. Mir P. introduced a protest of his own in regard to the New Jersey members s--accompanying it with an amusing speech. Mf. P. is a successor of that we'll remember ed member, Ratliff Boon, who b0asted that he was good party man, and wore collar, as a good dog wore a collar, as mark of favor and distinction with his master. The is better man than the [" illuStri- ous predecessor" He speaks, plainly calls things lby their right names; and will take good care of such unruiy fellows as Duncan, Bynum & Co. sih q s}a -a.
 MT. Jenifer made very good speech after Mr. F., and in favor of reconsideration. He cited some cases in the history of Loco Foco- ism which would have put them to the blush, had they, been capable of feeling. MT. Jeni- fer and Mr. Profit both read the lecture, which perhaps he may remember
 MT. Saltonstall of Massachusetts, made the last motion 10 reconsider, and spoke plainiy and truly upon the merits of the controver- sy, both as question oflaw, of right and of justice. He replied to the South Carolina members, who, he contended, had not only abandoned their State Right doctrines, but had forsaken the Constitution for which they professed so much attachment.
 The vote was taken upon the, motion to reconsider, and lost, by vote of I20 to 1OS. :. Mr. Wise, after another motion had been made to adjourn and decided negatively, at half-Past II o'clock, introduced resolution that Messrs. Aycrigg, Maxwell, Halstead, and Yorke, be permitted to vote for Speaker, a ass6s aaa}.aii1
 The Resolution was brought forward be- tween II and 12 o'clock, and excited much attention in the House. a,@ aTEaT a@St z MT. Adams decided the Resolution to be in order, and said that n decision contrary to he sentiments of the Resolution would be 10 a rejection or expulsion of the members. MT. Wise withdrew his Resolu- Ion, and atl2 o'clock the House adjourned-- fl7 to 100. ess3~ sdr \. aafgaasq
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 " ..'n5.s 't WAsHMeToN, Dec. IA, l630.
 This morning. on reading the journal, mau- gre all the manGuyring of the loco loco gen. ny, the Protest of the Whig members elect from New w-Jersey appeared on record, and was again read to the House. The great ob- ect of the dominant party was to' o'exclude ne document from the journals. ee
 A motion was made 10 proceed forthwith, Q the election of Speaker whereupon a al ot the house wes ordered. 2 After com ,ieting the call, a motion was made for the purpose of testing the principles of those who opposed the admission of the Whigs to eaf. It was thought that even the most 'rabid' of the administration party was not sufficiently diseased to vote in favor of admit ing the Loco Focos. and this opinion was ound to be correct. The resolution propo. ed that the votes ot the Whig nienbefs from New.J Jersey in the choice of ia Speaker honld not be counted, and that the votes of he administration members should bs count a. i.p 1T H4s-I3 nss 44gs |tsa ~55ra7a
 This proposition produced much sconfl- ion, and gave,fise to a variety of points of rder, tor the purpose of evading direct otel on the question. Not q single loco loco member had the boldness to vote, or even ssert, fiiAt their Jersey friends had any ight 10 seat on the credentials they pre- entsd n aA srlffinll fn IaYsil nnsfh faInle fMas