Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-13

-Das . susall rev.
| Although there h no prospect Of the House being
organised, there IL asw every Pssspeet q row be-
fore long.
wAsHrSaroE CRY, Dec 10, 1889
g This has been all sorts Of day,p as the gentle
men loafers, south Of the Potomac would have il !;
and the great national menagerie of wild beasts has
made" very pretty fit Of it."
| The whole menagere has been stirred up with
long pole and the devil has been to pay for the last
six hours, " and there was NO pitch hot'
According to parliamentary rule and law, if not
according Hoyle, Doctor Duncan of Ohio, was en-
titled TO the floor to-day to conclude a locofoco
episte that he had to send to the buttenders, and
bear enders /; but the Doctor not in when
the nenagere called to order,
| Mr.. Wise, who had not the slightest wish to nip
the Doctors banting in the bud, said that he asked
to have an undecided appeal from the decision Of the
CHAIR OF last saturday taken up, and disposed Of
To effect his object, he demanded the previous CUES
| tim.
Mr.. Dromgoole Of Virginia, hoped that Mr. Wise
would withdraw has demand, for the precious ques
fion, Doctor Duncan might be in in few mo
ments.
Mr.. Wise replied, that he was not dis ,osed to
treat Mr. duncan with any dscourtesy; he had sup
posed that his absence was conventional.
A voice exclaimed that it was so, when, after
some commotion between Messrs. Jennifer, Van
derpoel and others,
which being seconded by telling ayes ITO, noes ~,
the main question was ordered by vote--ayes no,
noes Al. The main question was then put; and that
main question was, shall the de csion of the chair
made on Saturday, that the wings claiming seats,
under the certificate Of Gov. Pennington, OF New
Jersey, shall be allowed to vote questions. pre-
lminary to the organization Of this House. stand af
firmed the Judgment Of this bodv?" 1t was decided
In the negative, by telling, ayes l0S, noes Ia.
Mr.. Wise now demanded that resolution e of
fered, few days ago, originally presented by Mr..
Graves, of Kentucky, calling the Clerk TO pro-
eeed in the call of the Honss, be taken up Mr..
Wise said, that by the vote just given it had been
decided that the Jersey wings should not vote; and
he wished to know who should represent New Jer.
sey on that floor If the wings could not do it, he
wished to sec If the other side could be allowed to
dot.
Object b.ing made, and a point of order having
been Immediately raised, Mr. Wise appealed to the
chair, u his motion was not in order.
The Chairman, Mr.. Adams, said, that il was in
order New Jersey could not be DISTINGUISHED, and
should not be whilst he held a seat in that Chair
/ Misses from the gallery, and laughter from all
sides Of the House.]
Mr.. Rhett. of South Carolina, moved that Mr..
Wise's resolution and motion do lie Oh the table.
MIR. Mckay, Of North Carolina, submitted a rcso.
ution that neither set Of representatives from New
Jersey be allowed 10 vote.
Mr.. w. Cost johnson moved to amend it, so as to
make it read. that the House had right to refuse
a member seat, who brought official evidence Of
his election, signed by the legal authorities of State
sovereignty.
| Mr.. Monroe, Of the New York city delegation. a
new member rose, very much excited and said hat
he bad lost vote, in the morning. in consequence
OF illness that as there was no such thing calling
ayes and noes, he was disposed to let shis con
stituents know where he was and how he stood; he
wished TO say, that he never would recede one inch
behind The " bread seal" OF New Jersey.
Mr.. Monroe most extravagantly excited when
he made this avowal; aud though called TO order by
the almost united voice OF the House, he persisted IN
speaking, till he had said all he wished TO- There
a degree Of wildness and eagerness about the
IN n he Ocutl ms taf affr eH
ton OF all sides. Mr.. Monroe had been i'll all night
and hence, suppose, the cause of his excitement.
He Is an able man. told; and know he is highly
respe cted at w ashington.
The question on MIR Rhetts motion. to lie on the
table, was now taken by telers, and the suit
announced as follows: Ayes ll5, Noes ia. Mr.
Ayes ll6, Noes ia.
Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, inquired, IL the chair
did not intend 10 vote in the negative.
Mr.. Adams. q yes. 1 made mistake. Ayes
ID Noes Ia; the chair votes the negative; Ayes
u.s. Noes u.s. So the question being had, the ma
tion 10 lie on the table is lost.
MIR. Albert Smith, If Maine-Mr. Chairman, 4 OBJ
ject 10 one of the negative votes.
Mr. Wise-Which oDef
Mr.. Smifh-Mr. MAYORS.
Mr.. Wise-For WHAT
Mr. Smith-Bccause, IL was decided the other
day that Of the contested seats should vote.
n roics-It is damned lie.
dnothsr roics-No such compound was ever made.
M. Naylor-I object to the vote Of the gentleman
from Maine challenge his vote, and demand his
credentials.
Mr.. Smith, have them.
Mr.. Nayor- / have got mine, too
Mr.. Smith-And another gentleman has got them
from the same district.
"A coics--lt Is q damned lie.
Mr. Naylor--I defy the gentleman from Maine 10
prevent my voting. Here are my credentials; (hers
Mr. Nayior held no pacquet Of papers;) here they
are, and are backed and sustained by the people.
n U0ice-It'sa lie.
Mr. SMITH hand the gentleman over 10 the gen.
tleman who contests the seat and TO the people.
n roice-It . damned lie.
The confusisn so absolutely terrific, that
nothing could be heard for several seconds Al last
the storm abated, and "A voice. demanded adj
journment Tellers were called for, who reported
that three Of the New Jersey Loco focos and three
of the wings had voted but, one neutralized the
vote Of the other Mr. Adams said that he should not
notice IT, for il would change the result, and de-
elared the House adjourned till Tomorrow at IL
o. o'clock.
The Senate met, did nothing and adjourned. Thus
has another day passed of-wasted, lost, sacrificed
at the shriae OF party and faction Is this state Of
things 10 be endured by the people' Are the people
the tame and miserable asses that the demagogues
In Congress suppose them TO bel IL they be not let
them adopt steps nj the earliest possible moment to
nut period 10 the ra.cally game that is play.
ing n Washington. Let them get that apostle Of
God Parson Slicer, TO make IL subject OF prayer
Give him the salary of Chaplain, and he win LEI
out his "declarative glory" by day and by night,
In his church and ont Of his church, In his breeches
and out NJ his breeches in his STALL and il his shit
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