Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-19


 believed thae the claimants were 0i entitled theiE seats, thsy shOad be heard. Al ieasI hs th0uga sO Noshing Mas so se gained ey voting Or bis coeagucs sion. Men's minds were made up, anI nj lass ,lEo must come up to the decision.
 Mr. Wise answered Mr. Thomna. and asked why he did point method to get the House out of difficulty. If the gentleman from South Carolina Mr. Rheu, would withdraw his mOtion-(tO lay Mr. from North Carolna would withdraw his (tat neither set of members should vetel-k the gentleman from Maryland would withdraw his tthat the Constitution to vote upon Mir. Adams and Mr. Graves resolu- ton lthat the New Jersey members be enTOed)-then the House would be enabled get Out of difficulty:
 The discussion was continued by Mr. Mckay, Mr. Craig, and others. when
 MT. Monroe, tin the midst of the general confuson) said that he wished to make one remark. He was unable to be in his place this morning from indspos tion. ICies of ordeT," "order," in different parts of the hanl Mir. M continued amidst general cries tion might keep him from the Hall when more in. portant vote was aken he would state that he should not go one step behind the Governors reiuFns-be-
 MT; Shade said that the House must 70 back before 1t could go forward We were in dfficultv and must get out oi it, The House, he thought, were further thought that the House might easily get out of it's pres. ent difficulty by getting Committee who should, in MT Graham of N. C.. called MT. Slade to order.- Mr; 5. was making long speech.
 MT. Adams again came in as peace-maker, and SuSSSStcus escaping JrOm present O1CuE~
 , his old proposition in the of the Michigan eee tors.
 Mr. Thomas defended the same proposition.
 ME: oiade continued hfs remarks, when being inter- rupied upon polnt 5f order, 4&
 Adams said he unwilling to arrest any mem. per while speaking upon ? point of order Great contuslon m the House, and at times several members der.) T >E"-sS S o'~1 " Several of the Administration members favered Mir. Adams plan of getting tue House out of difficult
 The previous question was then pu, and seconded. and the main question followed. The main ques.ols was. shall Mir. Wises resolution be laid on the ta- ble r MT. Wise resolution required the enrolnlent of the the New Jersey commissioned ,nemben.l
 Iellers were demanded upon the motion eO law up. on the table-Ayes ll5, Noes l14.
 The Chairman voted in the negative, and decided that the motion was not carried. et
 Mr. Smith, of Maine, asked if Mir. Naylor had vo- MT. Naylor said that he had Fl demand" snia he, of any member here right to challenge my vote
 challenge the right of the gentleman from Maine
 MT. Smiih said, shall not answer the member from. Pennsylvania, but turn him over to Gir- Ingersoll of Pa, who has as good a right to vote IS he has
 "l challenge the right of the member from Maine then" said one ofihe members. And k9 responded several voices [Great confu.. slon all the tiine.I Mr. Smith said something which excited laugh.
 Mir. NayI.r said he had the Governor certificate of question bis right to vote. Additional confusion fol- lowed, and the House terminated it with a motion ,u adjourn Ayes ll6, noes llS.
 The New Jersey members voting-threc of tiic. claimants, and three of the certified members
 Llhs scene m the House Oday has been of great confusoH from the opening of the session tote present. and to report the proceedings they occurred would be impossible There has been, however, but iittle party feeling manifest in the discussion and worse consequences can arise from it than of disor. der. perhaps unsurpassed in the House. No question taken except in confusion and the adjournment alone was the only vote that was taken in olerabls, silencel
 Washington, Dec. 11h IS39
 Im7ortont Eotes.--The pes enacteA ip the House of Representatives to-day, hops may De record have preceded them they hay been violent in the ex treme.~ The Harrisbnrgh example has been. reached, but i has been approached SD nearly that u mated the controversy in Pennsylvania. The rcp6n- ed proceedings will give you the detail of events. give you sunmarly the propositions before the House during the day, and the progress made during the sion.
 First The meeting has decided by vote of Ie9 to IF, that the five regularly commissioned and regu larly elected meTabers from New.Jerscy ehali net House.
 Secondly, The meeting has decided by a vote of l19 to ll that Charles Neylcr the member from ,!'o Fourth District in Pennsylvania, sha he permitted to take part in the preliminary of the House.
 Thirdly, By vote of l57 or l9S in the affirmative
 none in the negative-the meeting hns decided lhat Charles Jared Ingersoll shall not be- allowed to vote upon any proposition.
  fused to adopt the resolution originally introduced by Mr.. Graves; again submitted by MT Adams, and again bIough, forward by MT; Wise This resolution lost by three votes. Three Whigs were shsen, when the vote was taken. MT. Hopki ins of vn., MT: Hawes Of Ky. and Mr; Kempshall of New-York. Their ap- pearance would have created tie vote. Every ad- minislration member was in his seat When the yors was taken upon the proposition first stated. Mir. Nay. Tor voted, but neither set of the New.Jersey mcmbers were allowed to vote
 Fft1iy. The meeting have decided by vote of las to ss, tha. the Clerk shall proceed call the all the States in the Union, tinclnding Mir Naykn, and not including the members from New.JerseyD and that the members thus called, shall form quo. rum 10 hear and decide upon cases of the contested Members before. proceeding ,o electn Speaker
 Before the adjournment, MT. Campbell Of s. C., moved the reconsideration of this question: and pend ing this motion, the House adjourned soon after four o'clock. Mir; Campbell hae proposition efhis own which he brought forward, and which he is anxious 10 have House the election; of a temporary Speaker and Clerk, to be in power until ihe then House shai! have decided upon the contested seats. Alter which, it is other Oaioers of the House.
 The above propositions will give the dongs in the House for the day: forbear to paint the scene pre- even partizan popnace-n the position of John QTn; cy Adams in the Chair-grossly insuted and Iihelled by hgoted and dieorderly member ;--in Mir Adams 6rmness eonres.ed withhs rio,ous and irritable feel ings manifested by those whom he presided i-n the angry remarks members who suffered their pas- sons to control their judgments sin the appearance of Charles Jared Ingersol upon the oor attempting to force the members hearing -although more: entitled to seat in the House as member of CcR~ gress than any man who gave him his vote for thaL as Duncan and Turney--the later of whom as have said. insulted MT. Adams in language more abusive former of whom distinguished himselfhy his wide and bosrerons appeal and by Ringing defiance to thoss aronnd him. in no violence Another such day it will hardly be :. possible to have: and cannot apprehend any state