Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-05
pc,s, ATTIRE OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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-, s,.s, from, The Harrisburg Reporter, rnur'
l,aS e5h irs, e.rninr furnishes the following par
licuafs oi ,tie Senate r.oor-nrs=: .,;r
NC senate. on Tuesday 25ih, after the piesen
IF ne,i,Ions Mr. Fraey Of the city, moved 'a e ,ha
nate take up his resolution P1oP"s,ng ~ hens called
Cunningham House. The yeas and nays eelng .a
stood yeas I6 nays H. So The Senate REUSED 10 'oAe
up the resolution -. H. c,,owp1 70 solution:
Whereas difficulties have arisen in the cTgah"a'p "
- IL ~ representatives and two branches nave
Co. sor,e lime been in existence each Claiming 10 ps '
regularly constituted House Of Representatives. rem"
sv1yauia but neither having had constitutional
oI members whose seats were undtsPn'ea' anu "e'''
has vel been fully recognised by the senate r
And whereas the House organized oy the ttcuon -
VIM Hopkins Speaker is now composed o. y Hni"r
tu,ionul quorum OF und'spuled memoefs aha 100
iherebv brnnht within the pale oil The Cohs' u''o"
The Snare ought no longer refuse 10 recognize 'e
soid House as The properly constituted House oil hpe
sen,atives: Therefore, -, q, ;rc,r,,
Resored, That committee be aPpo'n'eu u 49, i
said House that The Senate are no" ofsan'I'u ~ '
10 proceed 10 business I he
Mr. Fraley, Of The CITY, then moved 10 ar1en' ~
striking out tho above, and inserting resoul'o" 10 ''
effect: oo, -. lo,.ro
Whereas the Senate did, on the ooh nsl declare
bv resolution of the body that the body when organ
led by elecling VIM Hopkins Speaker, was mol consul
,u,cd House according 10 law, but Inc oen"'e pss
now informed, that that body has constitutional quo
rum IF Representatives. therefore, IN ORDER 10 see 'e
diffcuy il is hereby declared that the Senate VIII re.
cognse and cooperate with said House, whenever II
shall he officially communicated that lhey nave 'e'o''
ganized the body ,,,,
Mr. Cassal moved amend the amendment by striking
OH, all after the VOID Resolved and inserting Iha'
the Senate will communicate with and recognise as me
House of Representatives. the body on .e 4
instant by the election of Thomas s. Cunningham as
Speaker" 70
The yeas and nays on this amendment were yeas 10
nays 10. ,,L
Mr. Ewing then moved to amend the amendment oy
striking out all after word "Resolyed and inserting the
Eowinu: "bat in the opinion Of The Senate, neither
of the Houses claiming to be the House OF Representa-
lives is consutonally organized and The Senate WI"
no, communicate with either, until constItutionaly or
ganiZed" 49,
After some remarks by Messrs Ewing Strohm, Nil
lpr of the city, Bell Of Huntingdon, Fullerton, ana par
clay, Mr.. Ewings amendment was negalived-leas TO-
nays H. .
Mr. Pearson then addressed the Senate, when Nh
Fraley's amendment was negatived- 10, nays H.
The question was then taken on the original resou
ton, to recognise the Hopkins House. published
above,l and decided in the ailrnaiive-feas u, nays
IL, as follows
Yeas-Messrs Bell, (Chesier) Caldwell, Carpenter
Case, Coplan Frailsy (Sch.) Fullerton, Hays, Kings
bury Michler, NJ Conkey, Miller; CITY, Miller, (BerEsl
Naps-Msssrs Barclay, Bell (fluntingdon) Cussat
Ewing Fraley, (cyJ Hanna Irwin, KillInger, Maclay,
Paul. Pearson Purviunce, Slerrett, Wagner, WIlIams
and Penrose, Speuker-lG.
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striking GU, The word undispued,' and inserting the
words :regulaly returned" which was agreed lo-Yeas
49, nays H. And thus modified, the preamble was
udoped-Yeas II, nays l6: and Alessrs. Michler and
Miller of the city, were appointed the cemmlee unoer
the resolution. Adjourned
HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENTS.
EItratt from q letter, dated
HARR1ssuRG Dec. 26, 1898
sMessages passed betwec lie Houses to day, and
there 10 be no obstacle IN The way OF pro-
h,.ain
Governor will send in his message 10 morrow or next
day and after that, and after The feelings Of the wing
members become little soohed by mngling with The
people, The mob whatever else they may please 10
call that rebellious multitude which would not permit
them aside overthrow the institutions Of the
country during the Christmas hodaysit is 10 be hoped
they will proceed business in real good earnest ana
eneavor to restore the credit Of the State aud lind the
Of replenishing the empty Golfers OF the treasury
None of The seceders have yet come into The House.
blu, it is expected the majority Of them Will do so IN
few days The poor fellows! II VIII be hnfd 'rla iot
them after the high ground they have TAKEN but they
must lay aside personal feeling when the good 0i The
Commonwea requires il. There is no doubt but n
majority of them have been held to the course they have
taken by few reckless adventures IL is said that ste'
ves will resign il So the House vii! be well rid o him.
"Nlr. Wagner the Wing member from the county OF
PHILADELPHIA who usurped the sent in the Senate OF the
Democratic member, now that he is likely 10 be re-
moved by a drawn ond sworn committee ct his own
friends has resigned this morning; and II is iumored
that Mr. Hanna also intends Iesgnng before his com
mtee reports.
THE business Of the Senate TO day was interrupted
at an early hour BY the annunclaon OF the death Of
Sir. Cassat, the Senator from Adams county. Mr.. &.
in the Senate all day yesterday, took active part
in the debate in opposition 10 the resolution for The re:
cognon Of the Hopkins House seemed 10 be consider.
ably excited when it passed. went to his lodgings and
retired bed at Ten o'clock apparently in good health,
and found in his bed, late this morning, by the
chambermad "A corpse. MIR was advanced in years,
and Of feeble constitution -GioDe.
The House of Commons Of North Carolina on the
2ls inst, passed resolutions disappearing OF the Sub
Treasury system. The vote stood 63 to 81.
MJOTlCE-A Petition will be made 10 The Legsla'