Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-27
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Correspondence cfthe NJ Y Daily Express
WAsHINeroN, Dec. l3--Friday night.
IMPORTANT DA US WORK.

| write at night time, and in the Hall oil
the House Of Representatives. Two hun.
dred and thirty members of Congress, be.
sides the Jerseymen, and delegates from the
Territories are upon the floor and in their
seats The amo, and the halt and the blind
ofthe Administration party are here. and all
who are ableto be present among the Wing
members. The galleries ace thronged with
lockers on; and the sceuc reminds me of ma
NY exciting scenes OF the olden time, when
this.-the most beautiful Legislative Hall
perhaps in the wo,ld,- been lighted up
and illuminated for the consummation Of
such dark eutrages as those which at pres
enl are designated
Two hours and half OF the morning sess-
ion were consumed in shameful attempt
cor the part OF the Loco Focos TO keep the
Protes, OF the New Jersey Wing members
from the Journal Of the House. The at
tempt believe was successful like most Of
the attempts of the party. King Number
us with them, and King Power; and what
the party wish to have done fear will be
done now and through the session. They
resolved to do desperate act, in driving the
constitulionally elected members from New
Jersey from the House and any successive
act OF outrage, gross as il may be, cannot cx-
coed the evil already done. The session,
since four o'clock this afternoon, has been
one unusually exciting aud interesting The
New Jersey members, you see, are banished,
and almost by party vote,--one hundred
and seveateen 10 one hundred and Seventeen
New Jersey, after ten days struggle, has
been DISTINGUISHED. Her regularly commits
stoned, consttulionally elected, properly re-
turned members, are not allowed to paitici-
pate in the organization Of the House OF Rep
resentatives. One Of the "Old Thirteen" is
blotted from the Union,--her star plucked
out, and the stripe left where the star should
have shone forever. The vote taken, as you
may suppose, has created much sensation in
abe House of Represcntatiyes,-not merely
for the reason that il is q tie vote, and for the
reason that the Wings would have had it re-
versed, and placed the New Jersey members
elect in their seats, but for the indisposition
and absence Of two OF their number,--but
the better reason, that such vote makes
war upon one Of the first principles Of our
Government.
SATURDAY, Dec. 1889.
BALLOTlNGS FOR SPEAKER.
After some time spent in debating on a
proposition to ballot for Speaker, during
which Mr. Barnard Of New York presented
resoluton--lhe purport of which was to
suspend the execution ofthe order for going |
into the election Of a Speaker
Mr. Afford asked the gentleman from
New York (Mr Barnard) to withdraw his
resolution, and let the House go into the
election Of Speaker. The Administration
party had disfranehised New Jersey and the
Opposition had rot The power to prevent it,
The issue was with the people. He was
tired offghting on the outpast and was
ready TO meet the question.
MIR Crabb agreed with his friend from
Georgia (Mr Allord) that it would be better
to go into the election Of Speaker at once
and he would give notice 10 his political
fgiends that he would not 60 with them in de-
laying that decision, by making appeals and
points Of order. He thought il was now
high time 10 60 into the election.
Mr Barnard said he acceded to the propo-
siiion Of the gentleman from Georgia. (Mr
Alford.) But he wished il to be expressly
and distinctly understood that he did it be-
cause he saw that The majority oflhe House
was determined on the course it would pur-
sue with regard TO his proposition, and the |
remarks he intended to offer in support of it. |
Upon that belief be yielded to the PROPOSE
ton ofthe gentleman from Georgia; and he
didso because. in his conscience, he desired
to save the House from the evils that would |
ensue. lift now solemnly decided against the |
point OF order he had raised.
Mr. Craig moved call of the House,
which was ordered and the roll having
been called over, and the absentees having
been sent for; after some time,
The House then proceeded to the election
ola Speaker.
The first vote having been taken. and be.
fore the resultwas announced,
Mr. Yorke, one OF the gentlemen CON-
niissioned by the Governor Of New Jersey,
rose and asked If the roll had been called
through. No answer being returned, he
said he perceived in calling the roll, his name
had been omitted lie held commission
ne said, from the Governor Of New Jersev
as Representative from that State, and
therefore demanded that his vote be recciy-
ed. He voted for John Bell After which,
Messrs Stratton, Aycrigg. Maxwell. and
Halsted successfully demanded that their
votes be read as Representatives from the
State Of New Jersey. and said that they 70.
ted for John Bell
The tellers Then reported 10 the Chair the
result ofthe vote 10 be--235 votes given, and
iis necessary to choice-ofthes
John Bell received 100