The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-17
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY. DEcsnBER IA.
The journal having been read,
Mr.. WISE inquired Of the Chair whether the
| vote on the motion 10 reconsider Mr.. Rhet's resolu-
tion was recorded on the journal.
The CHAIR replied that i was not
Mr.. WISE said he was satisfied.
The CHAIR then stated thai the subject before
the House, according to the vote Of the House yes
| Speaker.
Mr. PETRIKiN moved call Of the House, which
was ordered and the roll having been called il
| appeared that members had answered 10 their
| names.
Mr. VANDERPOEL moved that the sbsentees bs
sen, for; which motion was agreedto.
| All the members then answered TO their names
cspt Messrs. Halves and KempshalI.
| Mr. PETRIKiN then moved that the further pro-
ceedngs under the call be dispensed with.
Mr. WILLIAMS. Of North Csrosn called for the
yeas and nays which were ordered. and were--yeas
| l4i, nays 81.
So all further proceedings under The call were dis
Mr. WHITE. Of Kentucky, then moved the follow
| ing resolution
| Resolsed, That J. B. Aycrigg Vim. Halsted Jno.
p b. Maxwell, Charles c. Straticn, and Thomas Jones
Yorke, entitled in the organization Of the
House until excluded by msjoriiy Of uncontesled
| votes
| Mr.. yANDERPOEL objected to the reception or
this resolution The House had decided but yesterday
that those persons not entitled 70 bold seats and
| it could not possibly be in order.
/ Mr.. WHITE denied that the House had decided
that the members from New Jersey entitled to
their seats. A majority Of the uncontested members
had decided that question therefore those gen
temen entitled to their seats ~ the Representa-
tves Of the State OF New Jersey.
/ Mr.. VANDERPOEL rose 10 question Of order.
/ Wast haa stinnn If daha HAT
] The CHAIR That question is debaieable.
| Mr., VANDERPOEL. Then | appeal from that
decision, and moved the previous question upon the
appeal.
not attempt force such rule this upon the House.
The previous question. he had no doubt, would como
soon enough, but gentlemen could not move it yet.
| Mr.. YANDEKPOEI. call the gentleman to
order. and demand that the Chair shall enforce the
rules.
| Mr.. WHITE still proceeding, denied that the ques-
ton to the right Of the New Jersey members take
their seats, had been decided BY majority of the I'M
contested members The majority Of the House had
settled that question: aud he held that by the
solutionof the gentleman from South Carolina, which
had been adopted the standing order Of the House,
the Housa bound before proceeded the cleo
ton OF Speaker to decide 10 who entitled to
seats from the State of New Jersey.
! Mr.. VANDERPOEL again called the gentleman to
order and insisted that the rules Of the House should
be enforced.
/ The CHAIR said the question before the House was
| on the question Of reception
/ Mr. VANDERPOEL. That 10 not the question.
The Chair had decided that question Of reception
was debateabe, and from that decision he (Mr ~ had
appealed;
| The CHAIR. Then the question is on the appeal,
and on that question the previous question is moved.
| Mr. WISE would merely ask il the question Of re-
cep'ion had not always been decided be debaeahle
| Mr. LEWIS then read the 9Th rule in relation to
the reception Of motions.
The CHAIR said the gentleman had read no rule
which prevented the debate.
After few words on the poin, by Messrs. Pope and
! Wise.
Mr. DRoMGooLE moved to lay the question of
reception the table.
| On this question the yeas and nays were demanded
and were-yeas ll9, nays us
So the question was laid the table.
| Mr. PlCkENS inquired what was the order Of bu-
sness before the house, and whether the resolution
adopted last evening, proceed forthwith the cleo
lion OF Speaker, should come up first If so, he
hoped that the house would proceed at to the
cution OF that resolution.
| Mr.. PROFFlT here rose, and said he had a
| The CHAIR said that it would not be in order.
MIR. PROFFFT said he rose to point Of order
The resolution adopted las, evening that the house
should 60 into the election Of Speaker The resolu-
ton that he proposed to Offer to regulate the
ner Of going into tina, election Mr.. p here read re-
solution 10 give the Wing candidates right to vote in
the election of Speaker.
Mr.. yANDERPOEL objected to the reception Of
the resolution, as being out Of order and
| The CHAIR decided that it was not in order for
| Mr. p. to submit his resolution .
| Mr.. BARNARD rose, and said that he had drawn
up resolution which he proposed to submit Of this
time, and which he believed to be perfectly in order
The purport of It was to suspend the execution OF the
order for going this time the election Of Speak
was true that the house resolved to go into such
election this morning but that resolve not binding
the house, which had the power to suspend at any
| time, in accordance with the settled rules Of parliament
tary practice Mr. B. here read his resolution fol-
| lows
Resolrcd That the execution the order OF this house,
adopted yesterday that the house do proceed to the cleo
ton Of Speaker, be suspended to give opportunity to
any member who may be disposed, to the house
that the members proceed in the first place to hear and
adJudge pursuant resolution OF this House, hereto
fore adopted upon the elections returns and quafca
tons OF persons who appear to be contestng seats on
this floor from New Jersey, to that the names
Of Jno. B. Aycrigg. Jno P. b Maxwell, William Hal
stead. Charles c. Straon, and Thos. Jones York, the
regular return members from the State Of New Jersey,
be called or their votes counted in the election Of
Speaker move that Philemon Dckerson, Peter ID.
Vfoom, Daniel B. Ryal, William r Cooper, and Jo-
scph Klle, be called and their votes counted in the
election Of Speaker
ject of that resolution. 4.
Mr. CRAIG objected to the reception Of the resolution,
which he considered be of order, while there
resolution before the house that had precedence
of it.
i Mr. BEATTY rose to point Of order, and referred
the rules Of the house, from which he proceeded to
show that the resolution could not with propriety be
| received
Mr. BARNARD observed that IL the point of
order was persisted in, he asked that the member
who raised it should be required to reduce il to writ
ing.
Mr.. BEATTY was proceeding to discuss the
point of order, when he was required by the Chair
10 put il in writing which he did as follows:
The point of order suggested is, that under the