The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-24

ID IN The affirmative and Il2 in the negative.
| The Chair announcing the result OF the vote
declared Mr. Naylor entitled 10 vote.
The question now rncurrcd on Mr. AycfIgg's
right to vote, he standing second on the list of
contested votes.
Mr. Wise called for the reading Ills Gre
dentias. 1t WINS objected TO by Mr. Turney-
The laws of New Jersey touching elections,
were, however read aud then the previous ques-
tiUti being ordered on Mr. Aycrggs right the
vote stood ayes ll7-noes, 100. The t.leis
announced four contested votes in The affirmative
aud three in the negative
All was now silence the Chair,naii rose
and announced this result. lie aided that.
in his opinion, the vote unconstitutional
| Great confusion and loud laughter followed
this remark az soon rs it was uttered.
| Mr. Dromgoole sprnng up, and in an indignant
tone proclaimed tie remark from the Chair To
he reflection on the House, and wholly insult
| fornblo.
! The Chairman remained sinnding, and whed
Mr. Dromgooie quiet calmly proc eehed in
| his unfinished remarks. He went say,
that though the vote was informal. yet as a MAJ
! jor ~ Of the House had decided The question,
he announced as the result Of that decision, that
Mr. Aycrigg could not vote.
| More mlrth at Mr. Dromgooes expense fol.
lowed this conclusion, and loud cries of uppro
baton were heard
| The question was Then put successfully on
| the rest of the Wing claimants right to vote and
ierent from that OH Mr. Aycrigg's.
Tie question was next put on Mr. lngersolPs
right to vote. No one voted in the affirmative
The whole House voted in the negative.
Next came up the question on the right of the
Van Buren, members from New Jersey vote
, The question was taken upon them en- masse,
and was decided in the negative.
The Chairman now rose, and quietly remind
ed the House the following bit of coniradic!
ton on lis part. Yesterday he had decided Mr.
tl,,( a. ,hy
from that decision 10y Mr. Turney, the House
had received it, by vote Of 1l2 ayes, to l1S
noes and again, the House had just decided,
by vote of ll9 ayes, to liz noes that Mr. Nay
Tor had right to vote Much laughter, and
some silly looks were produced by this laconic
statement.
Mr. Wise now rose and said, that, as the vote
of Mr. Nayor yesterday was now allowed, the
motion of Mr. Rhett, was Of course, acknowedg-
ed as lost and the question on his resou:
luton. He moved the previous question.
| The question on the call was put. The vote
sood-Ayes lib, noes Il3. There being a tie,
the Chair voted in the affirmative, and the main
question on the adoption of the resolution was
finally put.
The resolution was read 1t proposes that
the Clerk should proceed in calling The names
of those members who have the regular certif
Gates. The yeas and nays were ordered, and
the resolution was rejected by vote of us
ayes to llS noes.
WI hhStt HOW UllcTp(l "A resolution 10 the ef-
feet that the House should proceed in calling
the names of the members, omiitng those whose
claims to seats were contested, excepting Messrs
Nayor and Ingersoll and that if a quorum
We're then present, before electing speaker it
should proceed to examine and Judge the cleo
ton returns and evidence in the case Of the con.
iesiet. seats
The yeas and nays we've ordered. and the res
olution was adopted. Yeas I3S-Noes 90.
THURSDAY, Dec. 10.
Another day has PASSED without any appa!
rent advancement towards organization. On
the whole however, the members have shown
better spirit of accommodation than they exhibit
ed in the bear garden scenes of the previous day.
In the morning, Mr. Randolph, of New jersey,
offered protest against the determination of
the House, excluding the claimants on both sides
uutil the decision OF the undSputed members
(noW enrolled and called by the Clerk, under the
order ofthe House) should be had on the re-
spective claims Of the contested parties. The
protesters after setting forth their case conclude
in the following words.
1--WE, in the name of our State and of our
selves, and in behalf of our common country and
of all the other States, whose rights ourag.
ed in the violation of ours, do most solemnly
protest against any such usurpatioh of power by
this body, and do utterly hisclaim its right to do
an act which will be holder and more fragrant
violation of the constitution of the United States,
and OF tile laws and rights of the States them.
selves, than has ever yet been attempted in this
country.
After some debate, the House, by vote of
III nays to IA noes, refused to allow the pro.
test TO be entered on the journal.
Mr. Dromgoole then submitted the following
resolution as Il substitute for the latter part of
the resolution previously submitted by Mr. Rhett;
and after some discussion, it was adopted ayes
1l2, nays 81
Resolved That select committee, to consist
Of nine, be appointed Uiua uoce, by the members
of this House, to- whom shall be referred all the
papers in the possession of the Clerk, relating
to contests for seats on this floor from the State
OF New Jersey, and that they report thereon.
Messrs Wise, Cooper, Bernard and number
of others refused to ballot for the committee on
tie ground that the House had no constitutionat
power to adopt such proceeding.
Mr. Thompson then offered The following res
ouion
Resolved, That the committee raised Oh the
New Jersey election, have power TO send for per-