Lincoln telegraph., 1839-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
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"do o"'hc VI ahc tAtlie +" S"'DP'0'~ "Co' S"'
den-a regular mob--a confusion oi
tongues" worse than that Of Babel.
IAe question before the House was on
the appeal Of Vanderpcol from the decis-
ion ef the char, that the jersey members
with the Governors seal had a right to
vote. Mr. Duncan and the aemocra attic
democrats had the floor; but Mr. Duncan
sot making his appearance. Mr. Wise moved
tese previous question.
Il tss put. after sess uoise. sad shs soas
was--nyes 10, noes AZ. The main ques
tion " as then put, "Shall the decision of
the chair stand," and decided in the mega
tive-ayes 1903, noes ia, four members
from New Jersey voting on each question.
After mis-, it would take column of
paper ~ follow the noisy conversational ir-
regular debate, on points of order, &c.
The chair insisted that the question before
the question before the House was "who
shall vote?' Gentlemen insisted that no
such que stion had been formally put, and
at length the chair withdrew that decision.
MIR Briggs, of Massachusetts, at length
succeeded in gettinga proposition before
the House that all should vote, and the
tellers announced after the vote if any of
the Jersey members passed. The Resolu-
ton was adopted.
The motion to lay Mr. Wise's resolution
on the table being then before the House,
was rejected by tie, and The question then
required on Mr. Wise's resolution.
This resolution was that the acting clerk
should call the roll, including the names
of members from New Jersey. During
the noise about it-discussion it could not
be called, the House adjourned.
The Senate was occupied IN executive
business.
--latest from Washington. After fort
night of tumult and turmoil, the House Of
Representatives on Wednesday made a de-
cided approach to settlement of:he diff
culties by which its organization is embar-
rassed. Mr.. Adams decision as Chair
man that the five Wings from New Jersey
whose claim to seats is disputed, were en-
titled by virtue Of their certificates to vote
was first reversed by vote of l19 to ll2.
Then, after furious and stormy discus
sion Cfor which row would be the more ex-
pressve term) the House decided that Mr.
Naylor (whose election is contested by G.
J. ingersoll) should be allowed to vote
Ayes. ll9; Noes lla. Next it was deci-
ded that Aycrigg Of New-Jersey FIRST OF
the Wing ist) should not be permitted to
vote; Ayes, III, Noes 1879, His four
Wing colleagues voting for his right, and
three Of the Administration elaine n;s n
gainst it. Next, Mr.. Maxwell of N. J,
was in like manner deuied the light to vote
in the preliminary organization Of. the
House Yeas, ll6; Nays. l22. Finally,
the other three New Jersey Wings were
denied the right of voting, by III to ITO.
Mr.. C. J. Ingersoll, Of Pa. attempted to
speak, but was not permitted to proceed.
The House decided-Ayes, 1853 Noes 0
that Mr.. Ingersoll could not vote;
The previous Question was then carried
Ayes, 1l3 Noes, il3, the Chairman
deciding the Main Question ordered by
l1s to 90, and M. Wise's resolution Of
compromise defeated by Yeas Il5, Nays
il8. 80. .&
The Georgia Members generally voted
with The Whics on test questions. Messrs.
Fisher Of n. c.. and Wick of. Ia. voted
on the other side. The former is likely ia
prove no Wing at al. The following is
the vote of the doubtful Members on MIR.
Wise's resolution
YEA-(with the Opposition )-Messrs.
Afford, Black, CoIqunt, Mark A Cooper,
Habersham, King, Nesbit, and Warren
(8) of Georgia, J. Campbell, of S. c.,
James Garland and r NJ. r. Hunter, OF
Va, C. Shepard of N. G.
NAY-(with the administrut;on)-S II
Butler, Griffin, Holmes, Pickens, Rhett,
James Rogers, SUMTER ~ Fisher of N.
c., ID. II. Lewis of Ala, Wick of India
M.
The House next adopted Mr.. Rhett 5
proposition, (adopted l39 to 92) that the
nudisputed Members (Mr. Naylor include d
shall be called over, and the claims to co n.
tested seats then be tried; after which, the
Speaker will be elected This looks ik {
a slow process, and very possibly it may c
a disordcrly one, but we hope otherwis G.
nd we indulge sapguine hope that the
House would be oraganized by Friday
nd the Message delivered on Saturday,
If so, it will be old news to our readers
n ext week but the fault is not ours.
Mr. Campbell oi S. C. moved a recon-
sideratior of the vote on Mr.. Rhett's res
oIution; but it was voted down in part, by
l l6 TO 1902, and the residue would be-
Thus the House adjourned on Wednes-
ds.y night. ihe Senate is engaged in Ex-
&c utive business.
We are indebted 10 the Boston Evening