Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-13

u. mad unoerStOou ifoti u tohFtfSatiOn WIN
a member Of the House, Nj Booth. that the
Clerk was now wiling 10 proceed with the
roll. II it was the will Of a mHjority OF those
gentlemen whose seats were 'dnconiroverted
ina, he should do so. Under this impress.
ion, and for the purpose Of nsceriaining
whether such was the case or not he had adj.
dressed note 10 Mr. Garland. Of which the
following was copy
House of Representatives, 9th Dec. 1899.
Hugh A. Garland, Esq Ill majority
ofthe members whose seats are unconiro.
verted signify in writing their desire that
YOU proceed regularly with the call Of the
New Jersey members hol&ng commissions
FROM the Executive OF that State, will you
conform 10 that expression Of their Wilt
rRespcc,fully, WI GRAVES.
To this note, MIR Garland returned the
following reply
eFor Mr. Graves liza majority Of the
members whose seats are now uncontrover
ted, signify in writing their desire that
shall proceed with The call Of the roll made
in the conscientious regard,o my duty. and
that shall then present to the House the
testimony in contested cases, will then pro.
coed. hope Mr. Graves will see The ne
cessiiy ofmy proceeding 10 this way, and
that he will appreciate my motives 10 adher-
ing to ihut course honestly believe that
to be the only course lean take most sol
EMMY aver 10 him that believe no party
advantage can be taken in that course and
that none such is intended on my part,
"Respectfnlly. II. a. GARLAND"
Mr. Graves said TINT in this state Of the
case. The gentleman from Massachusetts MIR
Adams) could probably suggest some course
TO counieraci the step taken by the Clerk;
as il seemed TO him (Mr g. to be utterly
impractlcable 10 organize u House so long
as The Clerk remained in the seat which he
now occupied.
MIR Adams commenced this address 10
you fellowciiizens. with the declaration TINT
| should be under the painful Necessity OF
appealing from the decision OF the Clerk 10
the House. and call upon the House and
the majority oflhe House TO SCI aside entire
ly his decisions. and 10 act for themselves -
have no doub. OF their power 10 do il -
Therefore. in snbmiiung this proposition, |
have no reference 10 the Clerk, nor 70 any
opinion OF his propose that the House IL
selfshould act. Il may. if il pleases choose
temporary Clerk. Il may take what
course thinks proper. utthis tnater 10
the House, and to the majority ofthe House,
and lellihem il is their duty to organize
themselves. and tina: no decision ofthe Clerk
can force upon them the organization Of the
House in any manner he may think proper.
II is ia the power ofthe House TO set the
Clerk aside but il is notin the power OF the
House to obey his dictales--despoiic as he
is determined they shall be, The House
thank God. is not under the necessity OF sub
miuing to them and call upon you TO Sc,
him aside
| speak not personally towards him; |
speak of his acts and oil the situation in
which he has placed the Housc--that is. a
situation in which il is impossible for them
to act so long as his decisions stand " he
had taken question the resolution which
was drawn up by the gentleman from Ken
lucky, (Mr Gruves) and laid on, the table,
and which have now brought before the
House. should not have spoken. But. one
by one. these resolutions have been laid on
the table. They nigh,as well be- put in the
FIRE. The Clerk tells us he cannot put The
question upon lhem--that il is the dictate oil
his duty. hope no more of the benefit Of
his agency at least until il has gone through
the process Of reelection. repeat. offer
this resolution in its present form--it is not
mine originally. but il answers my purpose,
ard It will affect the organization Of the
House.
That is all | ask and, appealing to this
body now. as an independent body--a body
possessing powers entirely independent Of
the Clerk--I call upon them to act upon the
resolution in such manner as they choose -
Any member may propose an amendment
and ifthere are those (as we know there are)
who think that the call Of the New Jersey
members ought not TO be made, let them pro.
pose an amendment to sci aside those mem.
bers--le, US see what the will oil the MAORI
ty is. The Clerk has rendered j, impossi-
bic for US to do so in the usual way. by de-
parting from the usual form.
In the FIRST place. lcalI npon you. 10 The
name The People OF the United States. and
to save them from the evil. and may add.
the discredii, ofouf being here whole week.
and, forarght know. whole month, with.
out organization. (forwe shall be here Ger.
tainly until some person shall appeal from
the decision ofihe Clerk. and il shall be SET
asije)--I calIupon yon. in the name Of the
People oithe United Staies--that People
from whom we have bad so many wonder.
fol manifestations Of regard and Affections
What will they say? What will mig con.
stiiuenls say 10 me7 This has brought me
a, last 10 the determination to address this
House accordinglo my duty. VIVA, will
my constituents say 70 me FOL suffering this