Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-12-26

Messfs. CHAPMAN, JAMESON, EfkhEii, ~ y
Johnson, 1URsEY, WISE, STAsLY, BELL, DIR N
Iaoo1E. BRIoes. and L.. WILLIAMS, took part; at
ter which MIR. EvAEs proceeded for some time
when he was called to order by Mr.. CHAPMAN, sne
the dispute, on order, was renewed by Messrs
lCHAPMAS, WISE, BRIGes, T~GLLISGHAsT, HUB
BARD, and RIyEs.
Mt. EyAks again proceeded, until called to or
der by Mr.. TUREEY; and having once more resu.
mad. he was called 10 order by MIR. VAsDERPoEL,
who made a point Of order, which resulted 10 MIR.
Evans, offering the following resolution:
Resoiyed, That the Speaker now proceed to
.uear the members from New Jersey, who produce
the legal certificate, or commission, according to
the laws of New Jersey.
Ga which he spoke without further interruption
until about half past five o'clock.
Mr.. EVANS having concluded,
M. sHsRRop WILLIAMS obtained the floor, and
observed thar as this question must ultimately he
decided on It's merits, he proposed that, by general
consent, the question be taken otherwise, be shonid
claim his right TO the floor. He concluded by mo-
wing the previous question.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay his motion, to-
cether with The resolution OF Mr.. Evans, on the Ia
BILE.
Mr.. SsERRoD WILLIAMS commended that as both
we're privileged questions under the rales, ct the
| House had any, ! that first made should be put first;
and If there were no rules, the same Princ'2is would
apply.
The CHAIR decided that Mr.. WILLIAMS mo-
ton had the priority.
Several members here moved a call of the House.
Mr. w. C. Johnson moved an adjournment, but
withdrew his motion, and, after some confusion,
he yeas and nays we're demanded On the motion
for a call, and decided as follows: Yeas las, NAYS
SO.
So the call Of the House was ordered. The
| House was then called when 1913 members hav-
ing answered to their names, the absentees were
called when 219 members having responded, the
doors, Of the hall, were closed, and The absentees
were, again, called.
Mr.. HAYES, Of Kentucky, and Mr.. REED, Of
Massachusetts, were excused, on the ground of in
disposition, al was MIR. ROGERS, of South Carroll
ma.
Mr.. w. C. JOHNSON moved TO send for the ab-
sent members. The motion prevailed, and they
were, accordingly, sent for.
The absentees were called a third time and Sc
veral having responded
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana, moved that further pro-
~ceedings, in the call, be suspended but the yeas
and nays being demanded, he withdrew his motion
Mr.. EVANS modified his resolution so as to read
as follows:
Resolued, That the Representatives, Of The goth
Congress of The United States, now present, do nd
wise and request the Speaker to administer the
oath, required by law, to the FIVE gentlemen from
the State of New Jersey, who have presented cred
NA'a"AN ~ eHS 0t'Nh f"@ Ihhotf ~ bS F'chh
The aosentees having been once more called, and
all having answered to their names, it was again
moved to suspend the call, which was agreed to;
and the do = were opened.
The resolution, as modified, was, again, read.
The previous question was put, and carried, and
the main question being on the adoption Of the res
oluiion. the yeas and nays were demanded, and be-
ing taken, resulted as follows: Yeas ll2. nays 1i6.
YEAS -NTessrs. J. q. Adams, Afford, J. ". AL.
len, 5. II. Anderson, Andre VS., Barnard, Bell, Bid
die, Black, Bond, Bolts, Briggs, Brockway, A
Brown, Calhoun, j. Campbell, w b. Campbell,
Carter, Chinn, Chittenden, Clark, Colquitt, James
Cooper, NJ. A. Cooper, Corwin, Crabb, Cranston,
John w. Crockett, f, Curtis, Caleb Gushing, Ed
ward Davies, Carrot Davis, Dawson, Deberry,
Dennis, Dillett, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Fit
more, James Garland. Rice Garland, Gates, Gen
try, Giddings, Goggin, Goode, Graham. Granger,
Graves, Green, GrinnelI, Habershsm, Hail, vii
liam s. Hastings, Henry, John Hill, Of Virginia,
Hoffman, Hopkins, Hunt, James, Charles Johnston,
W. Cost johnson. King. Lawrence, Lincoln, Mar
vim, S. Mason, Mercer, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan,
Z. Morris, Naylor, Nibset, Ogle, Osborne, Palen,
Peck, Pope, Profit, Randall, Randolph, Rariden,
Rayner, Ridgway, Russell, Saltonstall, Sergeant,
Simonion, Siade, Truman Smith, Stanly, storrs,
Stuart, Taliaferro, w. Thompson, jr., 1illinghast,
Toland, T%riplett. Trumbuh. Underwood, p. j.
Wagner, Warren, F. d. White, !. White, T
W. Williams, l.. Williams, J. l.. Williams, c
II. Williams, S. Williams, Wise-ll2.
NAYs.-Messrs. Judson Allen, H.. J Anderson,
N3t 6N'thJ WIN ttbt LONu,
Brewster, A. V. Brown, A. q. Brown, Burke,
w. o.. Butler, 5. ii Butler, Bynum, Carr, Car.
roll, Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Conner,
Craig, !. +. Crary, f. Cross, Dana, Tho. Davee,
John Davis, John w. Davis, De la Montayne, Do
an, Doig, Dromgoole, Duncan, Earl, Eastman, Ely,
Fine, FISHER, Floyd, Fornance, Galbraith, Gerry,
Griffin, Hammond, Hand, John Hastings, Haw-
kins, John Hill, of North Carolina, Hillen. Hole.
man, Holmes, Enos Hook, How ard, Hubbard, T.
b. Jackson, Jameson, j. johnson, Cave johnson,
n. Jones, j. w Jones, Keim, Kemble, Leadbet
ter, Leet. Leonard, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas. Nc.
CIelian, McCulloh, Mckay, Mallory, Marchand,
Medlil, Miller, Montgomery, s. W. Morris, New
hard, Parish, Parnentcr, Paris, P~avnter, Petri.
KIN, Pickens, Prentiss, Ramsey, Reynolds, Rhett,
Rives, Robinson, Z. Rogers, Samuels, Shaw, She
er, Steenrod, Strong, Sumter, Swearingen, Swee
ny, Taylor, F. Thomas, p. F Thomas,J Thomp.
sou, Turney. Vanderpoel, Wagner, Watteson,
Weller, Wick, j. w. Williams, II. Williams
1l6.
SO the resolution was rejected.
Mr.. HOFFMAN then moved a resolution, that the
House adopt, for the space Of ten DAYS, the rules of
the last House OF Representatives, with the excep.
ton OF the llth. (Which prescribes that in the cleo
lion OF officers the House shall vote piya voee. !
ana IN the mean time to refer the rules TO a COM
mittee TO revise and report them for final adop-
ton.
On this motion, a debate sprang up, which took
\ wide range, and in which many members partioi-
pated. 1t continued until 8 o'clock, when, with.
out deciding the question,
The House adjourned.
A MAN URIED IN A COAI-MINE