Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-12-20
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From the New York Courier and Eng Of Friday
THE CONTES FED SEATS.

We tearn from The course Of the debates in the
House Of Representatives. on Wedne .dav that The
d,srganIzers have iriunphed in excluding The
" HIo members from y. jersey fom participating
in the organization of that body. Thus The soy.
reignly of u Siaie vii have been Iramp'ed in The
dust. Laws and constitutions vii have been cast
aside pa' chmenl and the (tle Of The
WING npnbers, whose seats are dispue ed, will
he committed 10 an INSCRIPTIONS Tony maj ,rliy of
the House.
The process. by which The object ofhe TORIES =
was accomplished ma, he briefly explained. When
the quasi House assembled on " edne.dal NOR
ming. The Gnesii"" appeal take" bv MIR.
TURNKEY CT If Tennessee, from II decision of
the Chan ihr preceding day. that he mot ion of
Mr. RHrTr, of S"ulh Carolina, 10 IL, on the table
resolution offered bv VIZ WISE, Of VII ginia, had
been decided IN the Negative, The ayes being lis.
the votes of Mr.. NAYL,R , OF Penn>, lvana, and Of
the Chairman himself being Included il The mega.
i've Nutes given.
Mr. WISE moved the previous question on the
appeal which was thus resolved INTO VIII the
meeting sustain the decision of the Chair b
The meeting then divided, and The lelers reported
that The ayes wee ll2, inc ud'ng the five WHO
members fom New jersey and AIR. Naylor The
noes were declared TO be llS. four members having
vored, claiming seats lie certificate Of The Sc.
crelar, ofSta,e Of New Jersey. De!ucting hspu-
ted votes. the result would have been-ayes 1906
noes ia So the Assembly decided not 10 sustain
The decision Of The Chair The Chair then an.
nounced li,ai in puIsuan Of the terms OF resolu.
ton The p,ecedin. da,, Introduced by Mr.. BRIGGS
Of Nas,arhuseuS, and adopted by The Assembly
must proceed to decide seratm on the right of
each Of the members producing cerlficaes from
New jersey, name bv name. Nr WISE moved
thar The question lie put On the first Name and de
manded he previous question. MIR iurney rose
TO question of order, and a scene ensned OF yIo-
lent uproar AMI confusion. Cries were heard from
al, sides of lh' ilou>p-''O,dr ! order . Let tho
Chair presei\e order :" 600 ON! 60 on 90 ii
O. ahead !" ming led with clApp'ng, Kissing, and Il
din ike har Of Babel in The midst Of winch Mr.
rrney empo, ed he expression reiterated to by our
cnre.uondenl-",f this is to be the course of
things, ihe sooner are can change II INTO To,o
the betier." Fo, u few minutes, hrre was immI-
nen, danger that the House would break up IN
confusion.
Mr. r,,rney was heard 10 say-"l appeal from
" the decss ION OF The Chair ! stand here and
"appeal, aud shall continue 10 appeal as long as
"you so decide. You have paid No regard 10 order
Sand it is impossible ne ever can have any order
"so long as YOU sit there. You seem determined
"ro carry YOUR pnu right or wrong. There Is
GINA or,iy Of vote. unconlesled which have decided
$50 reverse your decision. and Vet you suffer new
''quesi ION, To be moved. appea'-sen, lemen NAV
"h,lioo ''o,der" al me- till Tomorrow morning.
twill stand here and appeal TIL candelisht-t
''neyer can submit 10 it,"
The chair then declared the opinion that, under
tie resolution Of The day preceding, The names OF
the gentlemen claiming contested seats, VINO have
been reported b, The elets TO The chair, must be
decided upnn, nam by name, by the meeIlng.-
From lha, 1ecs on of the chair the appeal of Mr.,
Tnrney was made, and on thar appeal Mr Wise
had Gated he previous question, The main ques.
ton on this call was, whether The gentleman whose
name was first returned b, The lellers IN the Chair
a. claiming IA contested seat. aud ye: having voted.