Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-23
XXVIth CONGRESS.
IN sENATE.-NloNpAY. Dec. g.
FIRST SESSION.


Door-keepor, aud Assistant Doorkeeper; and that,
if senators were ready, they would please TO pre-
pare their ballots.
Mr. Allen rose aud said, before the ballotng took
place, Inc was DESTROYS of submitting single rGso
lutou:
ResuIyed-That committee he appointed to
wait on the President of the United States, and in
form him that quorum Of the Senale is assem-
bed, and that the Senate is ready to receive any
communication Of an Executive character he
might be pleased to make.
hir A. said, if there was no objection lie should
like 70 have The resolution adopted at once. lie
had consulted others OF more experience than
hinsefin parliamentary proceedings who were
of opinion that it was within tie province of the
Senate To adopt it.
The Chair said the proceeding was new to him
and his'fir impression was that II was somewhat
irregular; but when he considered that the Sen
ate was not unfrequenty continued over for pur-
poses of an executive nature, he did not see why
the same principle might not apply as well in the
present case aud If there were no objections urg
ed, he would put the question on its adoption.
No objection having been offered, the resolu-
ton was passed, aud messrs. Allen and Wright
were named by the Chair as the Commute.
r rappan submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That the Secretary OF War he drec-
ted to report to the Senate what would be the
effect upon the mi nry service of "A regulation by
which all officers of the Army on arriving at sir
~ years of age, should he permitted to retire from
service on half ray and what would he The prob
ahe annual churge upon the Treasury by such
regulation.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for its OIL
ce : for the 26lli Congress.
On the first ballot, Mr. Dickens was unanaIous
" e elected Secretary of The Senate, and Mr.
liagh, the present Sergeant-al- Arns, received
out 81 votes
For Assistant Doorkeeper there were three
ballots. On The third Of which, Mr. Robert Beale
having received 90 votes, was declared duly cleo
ted
And then The Senate ad journed
Correspondence of the Courier and Eng Dec 9.
WAsHINGroN, Monday Evening.
Another day is added to the scaudalous waste
OF litnc which the administration party in the
House of Representatives has occasloled to Con
gress. The Senate has been ready week, meet
ing aud nd ourning from day to day, without the
capacity of transdctlng any business. The Pres
idenl's Message is in type at the Globe office, the
Treasury is run aground for want Of money, aud
the country suffering from the delay, yet the
Van Buren members, Claiming TO be IA majority
ofIle llouse,) will not allow the representative
branch to be organized and proceed 10 the dis
charge OF their urgent duties.
a great part of the day has been taken up by
Duncan, OF Ohio, and in the reading OF the mass
of er paJfe papers which have been put into his
hands by the contesting candidates of New Jer
sey aud yet the fellow has not concluded, but
ha, the assurance TO hold the floor for tomorrow.
In an incidental debate this morning on the ques
ton ofperinittiEg the reading of Dunran's docu
menis to proceed, three of the New Georgia mem |
bers, Messrs Colqueu Nesbit and Black, made
forcble speeches on The validity of the New Jer
sey Executive certificates. They appealed ear
nesly the Administration party in the House to
forego their unjust and unreasonable opposition
TO The right of the New Jersey members TO uke
their seats, and permit the House to he organized
and proceed to business. But the party seems
lai.,r
TO 'rule or ruin" A fearful responsibility res,s
upon them, and strictly, st,will they be eld
10 account forit
The result of the Harrisburg Convention reach
ed II re to-day. The nomination Of Harrison is
received with more unanlmity AMI cordially 10y
the Wings in and ont of Congress than should
have anticipated. Clay S friends devoted |
j. attached to him as ever, hut they yield to the
convictions Of those who urge that Harrison, in
addition to those sections III which Clay is most
strong, can probably carry others in which Clay
Success is doubtful
IN SENATE. - TUESDAY, Dec. 10.
Mr. Allen, from the committee appointed IN |
compliance with the resolution of yesterday, re- /
ported that the President has been waited on aud
had returned for answer that he had Executive
communications to make.
Several messages in writing were then deliver
ed 10 the President Of the Senate through Mr.
Van Btren, the private Secretary of the President
oil the United States.
Mr. Linn gave notice that he would, on the ear.
lest opportunity, bring in bill authorizing the
President to take possession Of the Territory of
Oregon. and for other purposes.
Tie Chair having announced that the messages
were all of an Executive character,
On motion OF Mr. Buchanan, the Senate pro
cceded 10 the consideration oi Executive business,
and afterwards nd ourned.
WEDNESDAY, Pee. IL.
The Contested Seals We learn from the course
of The debates in the House of Representatives
on Wednesday, that the disorganizers have ne
urpded in excluding the Wing members from
n. Jersey from participating in the organization
OF that body. Thus the sovereignty OF State
will ta e been lrampled in the dust. - Laws and
constitutions will have been cast aside AS waste
parchment; and the fate Of the Wing members,
whose seats are disputed. will he committed TO an
ullscrupulous Tory ina ory Of the House.
The process by Which the object of The Tories
was accomplished may be briefly explained.
When the quasi House assembled on Wednesday
morning, the question was on an appeal taken by
Mr. 'l'urney (T) of Tennessee, from decision of
the Chair on the preceding day, that the motion
of Mr. Rhett, of South Carolina, to lay on the table
arcsolulion offered by Mr. Wise, OF Virginia, had
been decided in the Negative the ayes being lis,
and the noes 49, the votes of Mr. Nayor, Of
Pennsy vania, and of the Chairman himself being
included III the negative votes given.
Mr. Wise moved the previous question on the
appeal which WAS thus resolved into - JVW The
meeting sustain the decision Of The Char? The
meeting then divided, and the telers reported that
the ayes were ll2, including the five Wing mem.
bers rom New Jersey and Mr. Naylor. The noes
were declared to be ll5, four members hav-
ing voted, claiming seats on the certificate of
the Secretary of State ofNew-Jorsey. Deducting
disputed votes, the result would have been-ayes
lOG-noes III. So the Assembly decided not 10
sustain the decision of the Chair. The Chair then
announced that in pursuance Oflhe terms Of reso'
luton The preceding day, introduced by Mr. Briggs
OF Massachusetts, and adopted 10y the Assembly,