Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-12-28

own honor and the welfare of their common coun-
try.
This is an imperfect outline of the Speakers
remarks which were much admired by menoefs
of all parties
that the House adopt the rules and reguialoiis
Mr.. VILLAINS, OF n. Carolina, moved to lay
il on the table.
Mr.. COST JOHNSON objected to the reso-
luton as out of order, the grounds that lhe
House could not proceed to act on such pFoPo-
sition before its members were sworn IN.
Mr. JOHNSON, however, wIthdre" MS ques-
ton OF order and the question on the MOTION 10
Law on The able being put by yeas and nay .ne
vote stood: Ayes II6. Noes 10 There oeln9
q tie. tho Chair voted in the affirmative. 90 'he
motion was laid on the table.
! The CLERK then proceeded TO call the names
of the members, who approached the desk anu
were sworn in by the Speaker. When the oleIA
came to New Jersey, and called the name oil MI
RANDOLPH that gentleman did not appear. a.
a,on as the call of the States and Territories ni
ished, Mr.. RANDOLPH appeared at ina Cle'h
desk with Messrs. AycrIgg, Halstead, haN"e"'
Straton, and Yorke, the i've COMMISSIONER men,
hors crorn New Jersey Mr. Randolph Wa duly
sworn in and Mossrs. Aycrigg, and his associates
then presented themselves 10 60 through 'ie
same ceremony. H.
The SPEAKER Immediately resumed the
Chair and formally announced to the House 'ia'
those gentlemen had appeared win tnelr 'ei''i'
Gates Of election, and demanded TO be sworn as
ponresan,at;ves from the State Of New Jersey.
The Chair went on 10 say, that IT TINS qnesloh
had come up de moro this morning., ne "ouio NJ
have hestated in giving the required oa'h nu'
after the negative conclusion made by the House
on this matter. he would submit to them the
question, shall Messrs AycrIgg, Halsteo, loihe'
y III he pl
Mr. WISE asked if any member had objected
n the members from New Jersey being sworn
Mr. DROMGOOLE observed that the ohair
had already submitted the question TO Tue iioN'0'
and must first he disposed OF.
The CHAIR reiterated his intention to nav
sworn in the New jersey members, but Tor u'e
prior action of the House on the resolution Vi W.
Wise touching their claims to seats.
Mr. WISE ccpteuded that as that act was one
of an unorganized body, and not OF ,he I,ouse
Of REPRESENTATIVES, i, had nothing to 90 WIN 'he
question IN hand. He then moved that ',e's'
Avcrigp Halste,i, Maxwell, Stratton ana 1"ihe'
shonId not be sworn in representatives. OF tue
ST.. If New Jersey The object OF this mo-
tiop. he said was 10 expose the trckery OF '"fi''
bv which the New Jersey members hao Oeeh ca
cuded.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE insisted that the PROPOSE
ton before the House, submitted ov me spun"
=, or. was-saaI. these five gentlemen be s"oi"
and leIt II nis ssnoiioa IN the
The CAAIR here reminded the House 'lat m
me cotrse ne woufd ave ADO '' ,p ms ndica lee
Der relieved him. The course proposed by Mr.
WISE was not unprecedented, and he would ac
cordinglv put it in the House.
Mr.. WISE said the House could do NOTHING
else.
| Mr.. THOMAS, in prosv speech, suggested
the adoption OF rules by the House before pro-
ceedIng further
Mr. WISE insisted upon the proprietv of first
deciding who were the members of the House
Mr.. SERGEANT. of Pennsy lvana, now got
the floor, and went into elaborate and eloquent
examination OF the general question, supporting
me claims of the commissioned members from
New Jersey. He listened to throughout
with the deepest attention by the house and gal
ieries, although the subec has been worn thread
pare by the numerous speeches made upon it T
during the past two weeks.
MIR. DROMGOOLE followed ia a long reply 7
to Mr. Sergeant, and is still speaking.
Mr. Nise's resolution promises to be the fore
runner OF Il long and important debate; for the
rules OF last session. not being adopted vet the
Prertous QueStion,-that important and exped-
ions means of cutting short long discussons,- |
'annot be made use of. 1t is of course impossi- I
lie to say when the Message will make its APP
'earance. t
IN THE SENATE, nothing done of anv b
interest. That body, at an early hour went in II
D Executive session and confirmed n number of Il
Military appointments. Yours, &c, b