Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-21
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1899

the just of all parties VIII sustain Speaker who IS
lncsty endcav0nring TO preserve the dignity oil the
House, and the harm ny of its members
Permit me in conclusion, gentlemen, 10 tender you
the homage Of my heartfelt thanks for the honor which
you have conferred upon me, and to express the hope
tia. your counscis may be guided by wisdom as to
rebound TO your reputation and the welfare of our
common country.
The journal of yesterday then read, when
MIR. DROMGOOLE submitted the following rcsolu-
ton:
Rcso'rcd That the standing rules and orders of the
last House Of Representatives be adopted the rules
and order Of proceedings of this House.
Mr. WILLIAMS Of North Carolina moved TO lay
this resolution the table until the members were
first sworn.
Mr. w. COST JOHNSON referred TO the law OF
1850, to show that this resolution inndmissblc at
the present time, that law declaring that the members
shall take the oath of office before they proceed to bu
siness He therefore made point Of ORDER as 10 whe
thcr this resolution could be entertained at the present
time.
Mr. DROMGOOLE stated, that he had moved this
resolution with view of avoiding all difficulty in case
any question should arise in the OF administer
ing the oath 10 the members. With regard 10 the law
Of l7Sa, he would ask where lis obligation when
were two weeks acting mbcrS nf the House ni
representatives, and adopting rules for our govern.
mcnt without having the oath first ad!an!stcrcd:-
He thought IL was due 10 the House, and due Ia
the Speaker that rules Of order should be adopted at
the earliest possible period in order that the BUSH
of the House might be- conducted according to rules OF
ORDER usual in all dclhcratvc bodies
Mr. w. c JOHNSON would yield to the request
OF the gentleman from Virginia if he could consccn-
tiously but he held that the law in this case was i'm
pcrativc.
The SPEAKER suggested that tho better way Of de-
gliding upon this question would be on the motion to
lay on the table.
Mr. W. G. JOHNSON then withdrew his question
of order
Mr. vANDERPOEL moved call of the House
Lost
Mr.. GRAVES then called for the ayes and nays on
the motion 10 lay the table, which were ordered, and
wrrc-yeas Nc, nays ll6, as follows
YraS-ilessrs. Adams, Afford, John w. Allen. SINE
on II. Anderson, Andrews, Barnard Bell 5iddi",
Bi7rk, Bond Bolts, Briggs. Brockway, Anson Brown,
Calhoun, John Campbell, William Is. Campbell, Carter,
Chapman CHM, Ch'iirndcn, Clark, C"lquit, James
Cooper, Mark A. Cooper. Corw:ii, Crabb, Cranston,
Crockett, Curtis, Cushing, Edward Davies, Carrot
Davis, Dawson, Drhcrry, Dcnns, Dillct, Edwards,
Evans. Everett, Fillmore, James Garland, Rec Car
land. Gates, Gentry, Gidings, Goggin, Goodr, Ora
ham, Granger, Graves, Gr'nncll ilah"rsEam, Hall,
William s Hastings lIawcs Henry, Hill of Virginia,
Hoffman, Hopkins, Hunt, James, Jcnitcr, Charles
Johnson WiIlirm Cost Johnson King, L1wrrncr, In.
coln Marvin Mason, Mercer, Mitchell, Monroe, Nor
ran Calvary Morris, Nay"r, y Sb"t, oge, Osborne,
Pac: Peck, Pope" Profit. Randall. Randolph Harden
Reed,
Siunan'ou Siadc, Truman Smith, Stan'y, Sorrs, Stu
art, Talairrro, Waddy Thompson, Tan@has', Ioland,
Trp!rtt, Trumbu!l, Underwood, Peter J Wagner,
WARREN Edward -. white, John White, Thomas W.
Williams, Lewis Williams, Joseph l.. Williams, CHRIS
tophcr II Williams Shrrrod " ilrams, ana W'se-llb
Nars-Mcssrs Judson Allen Hugh J. Anderson,
Athcrton, Banks, Beatty. Bcrnc, Blackwell, Boyd,
Brewster Aaron V. Brown Albert G. Brown, Burke,
Sampson H. Butler, William o. Butler, Bynum, Carr,
Carroll Casey, Clifford, Coles, Conner, Craig, Crary
Cross. Dana, Davcc, John Davis, John )" DAVIS, Dc
Ia Montanva, Doan, Doig, Dromgoolc, Duncan, Ear!
Eastman Ely, Fine, Fisher Fletcher. Floyd, Forn1ncc
Gabraith, Gerry, Griffin, Hammond, Hand, John
Hastings. Hawkins. Hill Of North Carolina lIillrn
IIoenlan, Holmes, Hook. Howard, Hubbard, Jackson
jameson, Joseph Johnson, Cave Johnson, Nathaniel
Jones, John ". Jones, kcim, k"mbc, Lcadbct,rr
Lrci Leonard, Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, Mcclellan
s!cCulloh, Mckay, Mallory, Marchand Mrdill, Miller
Monrcrnerv Samuel w Morris, Ncwhard, Parish
Par,ncn,cr Paris, Payntcr, pctrkn, Pckcns, Prem.
,iss Ramsay, Reynolds Rhctt, Rvcs, Robinson, 10
gers. Sanlucs, Shaw, Shepard, Albert Smith, John
smith Thomas Smith, Stark weather, nr0d. Strong
Sunp.cr. Swccny, Taylor, Francis Thomas. Philip F
Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Turncy, FandrrPocl, Da-
vd ID WAGNER, Waitcrston, Weller, Wick. Jared "
Williams, Henry Williams, and Worhngton-ll6.
The SPEAKER voting in the Affirmative, the rcso-
luton was laid on the table
Mr. CRAIG then submitted the following resolutions
RcSorcd, That every member Of the House Of Repre-
scnativcs Of the t. States ought, upon taking his seat
therein 10 produce ut the Clerks table, to deposit"
in the Clerk Office the credentials hv virtue OF which
he claims his and in all Of contested cleo
tons no member ought 10 be permitted TO vote until
tho House. upon a report from the Standing Committee
Of Elections by vote of the majority of the mem
hers present having quorum of the House, sla! have
decided which Of the claimants is entitled to the con-
tested seat.
Mr. WISE said that there was the same objection To
this resolution to the other, and mcvcd that ii be lad
q,
The oath then adninstercdto the members from
the several States cxcrp. New Jersey, Mr.. Randolph
not presenting himself when New Jersey called.
After the members from all the States except New
jersey were sworn
Mr.. RANDOLPH. together with the five members
c,ir;nr seats under The Governors cert icatc, pr"
scented themselves at the Clerks tnhc, and demanded
ia he sworn but the Speaker refused to oil
them cxrcpt Mr.. RauIol pa
The SPEAKER then stated, that J. 3. Aycrgr, c
c. Station J. +. B. Maxwell, w. ilalS'cd and L.
Yorkc had appeared while he was administering the
oath of office 10 the members, and demanded to be
sworn. Had this question occurred this morning a.
vgro and m proceeding Of the House having been had
upon IT, he should not have hrsitntrd ri administering
the oath to these gentlemen: but, nasnnc as proceed
ings had been hid heretofore in the House. aud d"c
sion made or rather negative proposition adopted, he
, to be- his duty refuse to administer The oath to
them and to refer the matter 20 the House, TO say whc
Their they should be sworn.
Mr. WISi, would inquire whether any member had
objected 10 tie swearing Of these gentlemen.
Mr. DROMGCOLE said he understood the Chair "a
state the difficulty, and then submit the matter to the
House to decide whether the oath should be administer
ed to these gentlemen.
Mr.. WISE again asked whether any member object
ed to the swearing of these gentlemen, and if no obcc
lion was made he presumed there would be question
but for the Speaker to swear them at once.
The SPEAKER then stated to the gentleman from,
VIRGINIA MIR Wise that he did feel himself autEo
rzed to do this from the fact that resolution submit
ted by the gentleman himself had been negatived, and
Tie vote upon it stood recorded the journal of the
House. By that resolution the House decided that
these gentlemen not entitled to take Seats and in
consequence of that resolution he thought became
him to submit this grave question to the decision Of the
House
Mr. WISE expressed his appreciation of the course
0: the Chair; but lie submitted whether resolution
adopted by the Representatives of the people, or par