Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-23

the result TO Congress aud the world.
2. That the determination oil the State author
lilies authenticated in the manner prescribed by |
the State lnws, is the only evidence of the cleo
ton OF members ofthe House ef Representatives |
which he received piior to the organization of
The House mud is final and conclusive until re-
vcrsed by the House itself duly organized.
g. That 10 who cannot produce the evil
dence OF his election prescribed by the laws OF his
State is entitled TO take seat in the House of
Representatives (; and no one who does produce
such evidence can b excluded before an invests
CATION by the House, without gross violation of
the Constitution of the United States ard the
rights Of the States themselves.
4. That the Hohse OF Representatives cannot
he constitutionay organized, nor quorum form
ed until all the States of the Union have had
an opportunity to appear by all lheir Representa-
tives, and TINT constitutional quorum is not mere
ly ma GRITTY of the Representatives elect,-ater
the arbitrary exclusion OF other members Oh any
protest whatever but majority OF all tie mem
hers from all the States after each State has hud
an opportunity to appear by her representatives,
aud 10 constitute par, OF that quorum.
s. That the body here assembled, having no
Judicial powers possessing no IN ,ans oil sending
for persons and papers not legally authorised 10
examine Witnesses under oatl aud expressly for.
hidden by law to 20 into the consideration of amy
business before The House is organized, aud the
oath to support the Constitution administered to
It's memhers-cannot exercise The highest judicial
lives, thnt of review ing and reversing the decis
ions of the State authorities in relation 10 their
own elections aud that IT'S only power is to re-
quire the persons appearing here ms members to
produce the credentials prescribed by the laws of
their respective States.
6. That the State of New Jersey having by law
prescribed the time, place, and manner, of hold
ing elections anf also the time place and manner
oil making known the result and having for that
purpose selected The highest kind of evidence
known to The Constitution, to the common law, to
the parliamentary and to the law of nations
commission under her great SEAL and signed by
her executive-has thus made known to Con
gress and to the world that we are her representa-
tives in the twenty SIKH Congress.
| his body having in derogaiion of the princi-
pies above affirmed refused in part to recognize
our credentials and that upon the authority OF a
paper, which enanuics from an officer not re-
cognzed by The laws Of New Jersey regulating
elections, aud therefore not under the sanction OF
an olfca oailI-statiEg meely differences from
ether papers, themselves not evidence. being
pdrte afiidavlts taken without Authority of the law
ana without notice 10 US and proved by the law
itself TO he false upon lis face, could not he re-
ceved as proof II the fact it asserts in any court
Of record in the Union aud an Intention being
manifested To carry further this insult to orr Sale
and to consunmate the outrage upon her rights
hy excluding us, her Representatives from taking
part in the organization the House--we in the
name OF our STATE and OF ourselves, aud in behalf
OF our common country and Of all the other
Staes whose ri hts outraged in the violation
OF ours, do most soleinnly protest against every
such usurpaiion of power by this body aud do
utterly dscaim its right to do an act which vii!
be II holder and more fragrant violation OF the
constitution ofthe United States and fthe laws
and rights ofthe States themselves, than has ever
yet been attempted in this country.
Washington, Dec. 18th A.. ID. 1899.
JNO b. ACRIGG,
CiiAS. G. STRATTON,
JOHA P. h. MAXWELL,
w. NJ. HALSTED,
Il. JONES YORKE.
Mr. Bynnm made some comments upon the pro
test, protesting against its entrance upon the Jour
ia OF the House. lie said that the member who
presented il ought 10 he excluded for his uiIdacity.
Mr. ID. proceeded in this strain, and greatly excl
ted At some length. After his remarks were
cnded, the previous question was moved UPON
the protest Of MIR Randolph in behalf Of his col
leagues, and seconded.
The yeas and nays were demanded upon the
main question, and ordered.
The main question was whether the protest
shall be entered upon the journal-and the effect
of the yeas and nays did, what the Administration
members wished TO prevent, the insertion OF the
Protest
The vote by yeas aud nays were as follows -
Ayes a. Noes III.
Mr. DrumgouIe brought forward resolution
TINT select committee of members he appointed,
piua pocc, TO inquire into the righl ofbe New Jer
sey members to hold their seats upon the floor OF
the Housr.
After some remarks upon the point of order,
vote was taken upon MIR Dromgole's resolution
the Previous Question having been moved. The
vote was, ayes l22, uoes "a.
A motion was then made by MIR Crabb of Ala
hama. that the House do reconsider the adopt
ing The resolution this day moved by Mr. Drom-
goole.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The Senate were not long in session this morn
ing, still waiting the action of the House.
There an Executive session, and resou.
ton Introduced by Mr. Linn referring to Iowa.
FRIDAY, Dec ~
After much debate, the following direct alIrma-
tive proposition was, by common CONSENT intro
duced by Mir Wise:
Resolved, That the credentials Of the follow
ing members, John B. Aycrigg John p. b. Max
well, VIM llalsted, Chas. l.. Straltom, and Thos.
Jones Yorke, sufficient to entitle them to take
their seats in the House, leaving the question OF
contested election TO be afterwards decided by the
House.
The previous question being called and call
of the House ordered the vote stood III TO H.
Mr. liawes Of Kentucky (Whig) though in
Washington, was too i'll 10 be present--and Mr.
KempslalI of New York, (Whig) is yet absent. II
either of these gentlemen could have been present,
New Jersey would still he represented on the floor
ofihe House Of Representatives. As it is, she
is literally struck out of the Union.
SATURDAY, Dee. IA, 1889.
The business before the House this morning
was the election of Speaker, according TO The
provisions OF the resolution offered ny Mr. Smith,
OF Maine.
Mr. White If Kentucky then offered resou-
lion, declaring that the regular members from
New Jersey entitled to the seats, to vote up
on the organization of the House, until excluded
by majority Of uncontested members
Mr. Dromgoole OF Virginia, then moved TO lay