The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-29


to be trhed with any longer.
Mr. Wise asked leave TO offer resolution autho-
rising The committee to elect clerk, employ a
Printer, print their proceedings, and to discharge
the members thereof from attendance on the daily
sittings of tho House
Objection was made and Mr. Droomgoole of Va
moved adjournment which was refused
Mr. Wises motion, requiring the consent of two
thirds, was lost.
Saturday, Jan, 19lh.
In the Hou5e, rs soon the Journals were read,
a call of the House was ordered, and lGl members
answered TO their names.
Moved that the call be suspended-lost
On calling over tho ahsentecs, % answered, and
there being now Isl members present, INC cali was
suspended,
Mr. Taylur OF New York asked to be excused
from serving on the Committee. lie argued at
length to prove that lie was not qualified for The
situation He commended 1t required lawyer; and
in this argument he was sustained by one OF his
| colleagues, who not only wanted lawyers, but the
most able of the bar.
! Mr. Wise was opposed to excusing tho gentle
man. lie possessed all the talents that was re-
qusite TO examine into the facts for this purpose
| no legal knowledge necessary
| Mr. Prentiss said he had seen criminals tried
who required two lawyers to defend them, but very
seldom a greater number The Wings, he said,
had been charged with voting for secondary men,
and not the blest men Of the Loco Foco party
Well said he, let them tell US VINO their great men
are. We don't know them
MIR Petriken then moved the Previous Question,
which was seconded.
The Main Question was,-"shall MIR Taylor be
excused ~
| The yeas and NAYS were ordered and the vote
was tie. Aye 1902! No 1902 The Speaker vo-
ed in the affirmative, and Mr. Taylor was excused
by the casting vote of the Speaker.
| Mr. Wagner then made the same appeal TO the
House to be excused. He read his speech, as
signed his reasons, and among others, that he was
not candidate, thereby meaning, that his party
had not selected him.
MIR Jennifer said, the Globe this morning, bad
sounded the alarm and the party had, in n most
obedient manner, followed the lead
Mr. Bynum ranted for an hour in his accustomed
strain going over the same ground that had been
travelled by his '.illusrious predecessors tor tho
last three days. The only idea that had not been
presented more than dozen times was his moan
ing over the fa!! Of the mighty He said the Loco
Focos had elected to this House majority of %
and they were in minority; and then he excalm-
eds 1t not mOnStrOuS!
MIR Stanley replied with some severity land much
: irony.
Mr. Cost Johnson, after some remarks, moved the
Previous Question, to the great annoyance of MI
Bynum, who was, or pretended to be, very anxious
+ to reply to MIR Stanley.
The question was then put-Shali the Gentle
man from Pennsylvania (Mr Wagner) be excused
AYES 1O2-Noes los. Sc the House refused to ex
cuso Mr. Wagner.
MIR Martin was excused by standing rule o
the House he being already on as many commit
tees, as he was required to serve on.
The House then proceeded to ballot for two
Members to I'LL the TWO vacancies oli tHe Sothiuit
tee Mr. Foster of New York, and Mr. Owens o
GeorgIa, were elected. Both Loco Focos. Per
haps, they too, may ask on Monday to be eXcus
ed
A motion was now made to reconsider the vote
refusing to excuse Mr. Wagner, but this motion, BY
a strong vote was LAID on the table.
The Rule WAS suspended to enable Mr. Wise tt
offer his resolution, asking permission, &c, for the
committee of Investigation to meet during the sit
tings of the House, to appoint clerk and printer
and to transfer their sttings, if necessary, to New
York. The Rule suspended by a vote of IL
to 32, and the resolution adopted.
A motion was made to reconsider the last vote
but withdrawn for the purpose of being offered OF
Monday, The object was Pr0cdstinatton; delay.
!, MIR Wise, in order to settle the matter at once
renewed tho motion reconsider, and moved thu
Previous Question. The House almost unani mou
ly refused to reconsider, and then at o'clock the
djourned.
The Committee, finally constituted, after va
rous persons had been excused, and others substi
tuted for them, is as follows =
James Harlan, Kentucky, (Whig3
Edw. Curtis, New York. dd.
VIM c. Dawson Georgia, do.
5 f. .. J. Smith, Maine, Conservative
Geo. w. Hopkins, Virginia, do.
Henry A Foster, New York, QIoco Foco)
David b. Wagner, Penn, do.
, Geo. w. Ovens Georgia, do.
, There remains but little more than five week
. of the session of Congress. What can be done il
that time by this committee, doubtless will be )
but IF there be any like the same spirit display
ed by the party in the House, to procrastinate an
embarrass the inquiry, thorough overhaung can
not be acco mplished.
Ruel Williams has been re-elected to the Senat
IF tho limited States by the Legislature of Maine