Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-07

.I,o,.a authorities of heir State. lie would ask BY
-, ,rhitrorr power could il BE- said that III" State Of
S.v. Jersey should b, DISTINGUISHED, and her h"Prc'
sru;atvcs d, prvrd nt Their share y: In! ""'h'Ha''"
nt thr House. Here question thI' !''S' n'
,tIrI he f,r, TIL. House coniA proceed farther we
49, .mllrd here, said Nj. T., not 10 PAY any f'c''
IL marty with each other, h winch VIC may gun par
.dyantarc but as honorable ncn, assei"'cd from :"
Siors OF The Union al wiling and "nN'"- I" pr
serve liz. right OF III" others, and, therefore, hrilnh 10
receive. The authentic evidence prcscntcdby each h'-
viaual NJ gentleman had right TO call upon inc
others Ia recognize iii brother Hr1i"r:, unH" nc
as furnished with the regular certificate from TIT con-
s,itucd authorities 81 MS Stale Those whose claims
were otherwise rr'srni''; might at ProPf 'r' al"
the accumulation Of the House, show that injustice had
been done tri but until they did 81, those only VINO
had the regular certificates entitled c the contest
I'd SEATS If was unfortunat" for I'll" Wing party hr.
= said that there seemed I" he some disl9fr'hciit
amour themselves. So:ic OF them were wiling lhat
,hos;. ,rlnrrs whose seats were not contested, should
qualify and thus make Up quorum competent !" '-
eide. ,tp,u t, others THIS, I" iirS n:nd was wrong.
We have (contnucd Mr.. - neither the power !" -!
that In. five members from New jersey snail not qua
fy nnr had they Il" power to admit eleven rom ma
sat, Tl.,. only possible way oi getting on 81 me
JGicuIi: in which they involved, was 10 ADMIT
,ns. gentlemen only who had the regular certificates
of election. ~.
Air RlIET"r confessed that this morning II was ms
,,,r.s;n, from old opinions tiia 1t had entertained
an ,I,c s;b;rc, that tie Clerk Of the House had 10
rga, 10 pu question, and that they rs 'cinceF" :"
C"u~rcs., were not bound 70 answer hnn. But 'i',
House sir r. sai,) had decided that i WAS co'nI''r'
for III, Clerk to pu; question lie wn"iH no" rt,"
from The lourna Of Tie Hons" for the ilFs session OF ,'t
ITwrny-ff,h Congress, tl, proceedings ~ "ich '''S
decision WAS aadr.
rI.rr MIR. Il. read a. follows: -
Wal,r- : Frankiim Cicrn to th latr House OF re-
pres, uativcs, commenced nc ra 81 'l'' ron -
hcrs -, STATE. bmnlar with tic State Of Mahr: ana
tl,nS I:IsP .,
H., aI,nn, To call ,l,r members from thai SIZE
ar Mercer al VIRGINIA and nnTcd ':ies"ni'''n -
\ resolution in liz, words following, |" WI: :
rcs,irrG That sufficient evidence ii"s ni he'h al,
i,rdrd to this House that John r. H. !a''"i NV
San, ! Ghoson are lawfully entitled to SEATS ,hcre''l
~ "a ia resolution wa< read and, after d'ba'r 'htt'oi''
4 motion was made hy Mr.. Rrnum that i d" he on
III" table a..
And after further ar;,atc, the question was put iha'
the resolution do lie Oh the table,
And passed IN the affirmative -,
NJ. Il. BarnwelI Rhc,t then submitted Tie following
Tha, lewis Williams, Of North Carolina, being tn"
dnst member OF the House ot Representatives. nc APP
pointed chairman Of tbs llous" to serve "'''' '"'
Hou.a to cruani2cd hv III" election o. Speaker.
! motion Was mad" hv Mr. Touc"y, t'iAt INC Sad
motion do l on the table; aud, after debate, i''' i'
t;nm was put,
Md passed III the affirmative" -, ;.
And 50 the motion madc by Mr.. H. Ba'nw"ii hh'''
was ordered to lie ON he table "a,
Now, sir, continued Mr. X, al the rn'A'i- :. -.
last Congress as many difficulties ana, ot]ect!"S a. :"
your power occurred to me- rs strongly a. ''s "a" "
,av occurred anv gentle man Prrsn:' ne wa a. {
loss "a -, III" power ~ which the ,rrh was S','" "
,h,; Gina: /, wa undc: these ".''ci:"i', '''' ~
l m. ,noriun he did /, appoint Chairman i" serve
mil ;Jc Inu. r.n. cru.iiZ.d II" made li'S i'ip
hrr,,,.r h. could >rc no parallel between TIE Sl''"
Of Tho Clerk and Clerk u IL" l!"''r q '''!'!"' :"
| Great Britain.
Mr. t, her, showed The distinct y between INC P'"
nrs ~ tn. two Officers Ihrrr 10 analogy ''"r,''
,Lr situation. hrrau.c there w.a la". - "r'rn ii'
oua and no law 10 Govern ii" ourr lie cp'iid n'
therefore recognise ii, Clerk IRVING powers "''
uuht ht dangerous for iiu; I" cA'F"ia' i"'Sc 80
MS impressions al iitr zinc, but the iiour "Ncrrn'r'
M; rno, and decided that i: was competent Tor In
Clark 10 ru 4 question THIS wa> not tnc cliy case -
which, the tonsc i:asc such decision. \, ''i' hfS
session oc ii" Twcr,y-ourh Congress ii'r si'" rii'
WA. observed Here Mr.. X. read from III" j"nrhaI IL
| follows:
nAnd . gIorunI consisting If ualnfy OF III" wii"''
uu,cb,r 81 members 81 the ious, b"!i:.r present,
And the members being about I" prcc".dt7 lr c!"c
ton v ballot ola Speaker TO preside over rs dro'ra
'ionS,
! be elected 'ir" roc".
And after debate.
i no,oi was ,nn,le by Mr. Evans thai the motion
made hv Mr. Patton, that the election oi speaker !"
! ,ndc rra rocc, Il" lir on the table ;,
/ And on the question ina! 'hc S''' ''''''' " -
The table"
Ii passed in the affirmative.
THUS !, appra-ce that however rrnaonaalr Or IN
....,.."St, might l." tins ii"u~r' G' "tcaa! u"U'
mined irt thcy %ouih prncccdio business wan IN
/ Clerk ~ the Chair 10 pat tn, questions ard ID
liars,, had done 50 irr two succeeding sessions
hir Il thought therefore, that II would Ls hest i"r ~
Hor:#. /, pursue the c"urs" now, ana Hi!r! III
question t. BE- put, whether the tl"rk $h"nid be- p!
mt"d f. max" statement explanatory 81 va '''u'N
liz, had pursued.
Mr. WISE. observed that The pr"C"d"nis cited ny III
rcnllrlnan from Suuih Carolina w"T" yer" @n"d one
in the cases in winch they applied: but they dd not
his opinion, apply III :h's case In ~" case OF "a
borne and Gholson there no persons conicS,in
their RIGHT 10 their In this no question la
arisen AZ 10 who should should not vote IN organlzn
| the House Thea i'll the other casc--that where NJ
Patton moved 10 vote RIA for tine election ct Spea
cr-lc question was simply taken hy general cohs"n
and there question as 10 who should VOC" or an
other ocstinnS liz. those presented 10 tc lios
4 Blu; now the first question was whether you Sha
pas. over III" State of New jersey; and then u
, question would arise, who should vet" on It; ih"s
questions never cuu!i h. decided unless ~ grilcr
consent; or hr leaving i, to III: Clerk to coun! I:
votes and then he would decide the very question
had referred 10 the House for s decision. Console
inra thcs. difficulties hc h.rg"d Iii" Clerk before
loo late, - rccedr from tn" DECISION he 'aa ni1a
and to proceed 10 cal! the names al the member
trom The State of New Jersey. The Clerk might, If II
i pleased cali either 81 the two sets OF members clan;
inr to represent that Stale. He might call Mr.. Dcl
crson and his panty, instead OF Mr.. AycrIgg and h
friends MI he wanted vas for the Clerk I" p.occp
with III, case OF the House, and he begged hc Crr
10 90 on. lie would make suggestion 10 the Gel
tlriuan from South Carolina and that that que
ton could b. decided Their" b. general consent, a#
was il, the hc had cited. M7 W. AGAIN drew IL
: distinction between the ease 81 Claiborne and Ghoisoi
and the on" now presented; and ended by declarn
that there was 40 way Of deciding The questions heio'
them, hui b. the Clerk rrc"dng from the dec ion i
had taken.
Mr.. RllI.T'r observed that they must determine on
{ thing al tIc and he thought that the record ne In
JUS. read was sufficient 10 show that the motion Of t
. gentleman from Massachusetts could be put hy III
Clerk in accordance with the rule of that body
The motion ol that gentleman was, that the Clerk
permitted TO make statement, explanatory OF III
course he had Ikcn Now the House had, on two pre-
.nn. ..ccn.rns icc.IlnG :lat Il W. cnmrntnn for LII