Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-20

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the Char was not sustained.
Mr. Wise insisted that The House ooghl
next 10 decide that the other set, Mr. Decker
son, and his associates, were legally com.
missionrd and ought to vote.
Mr. Mckay offered resolution that nci.
Their set OF members claiming seats from,
New Jersey shall vote until The question.
who shall vote from New Jrrsry7p b.
decided BY The House
Mr. William Cost Johnson offered the
following as substitute.
Resolved, That certificate OF election as
member oflhe House OF Representatives
OF the United States. duly made ia conlor-
nifty with the laws Of the State which the
parties protesting to represent. ard signed
by proper officers under the great seal Of
the State is sufficient per Sc to enilIe the per-
son to whom il is given to be sworn in, as
a member fthis House. provided. that no
State shall have more Representatives Than
IS allowed TO is by the constitution and laws
Of the United States
Resolved That urder the 9th section of
the Second article Of the Constitution, the
House Of Representatives OF the Unle,l
States can only look beyond certificates.
and Judge OF the elections returns. and quail
liicaiicns, OF It's own members; after /, shall
have been organized and sworn.
Mr. Adams said the Char could not en-
terrain either OF The notions The House.
IN bis opinion. could not decide tina, neither
set OF the members could vote. The House
could not, under the Constitution, suppress
The vote Of a State.
MIR Thomas, OF Md. impIored the House
to lace the question at once. and decide " ho
should vote. instead OF choosing these shad-
ows- He proposed that the House should
take the quesiion on the motionto lay the
resolution OF Mr. Wise on the table. He
was very sure be should be 10 the minori-
Ity.
Mr. Wise also urged the Honse 10 come
TO vote. Lei all the disputed members vote
on the preliminary question. and If il varies
The vote, the Hoase could then proceed TO
determine which ofihcm should vote.
Mr. Mckay protested against the decis-
ion ofthe Chair that he would moi put the
question on the motion that neither should
vote. as arbitrary and erroneous. 1t was
directly contrary, too, to the proposition on
this subject which The Chairman made at
The last session He withdrew The motion,
however OF the request Of some Of his
friends,
MIR Wise said. If the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr Johnson) would now with
draw his proposition, we could come 10 The
vote
Mr. Cost Johnson was willing TO with.
draw h's resolution. il the gentleman from
s. z. would withdraw his proposition TO
lay on the table MIR. Wise's resolution. so as
10 take direcl question on that resolution.
Mr. Rhett not asserting.
MIR Wise moved the previous question
on the resolution Of MIR johnson.
Mr. Monroe OF New York, rose amidst
calls for The previous question and said, that
as he might not have another opportunity
before the question was taken, 10 let his
constituents know bis opinion upon ii. he
would now say. (cIies Of order) that he
would moi go one step (louder cries oforder,
when Mr. NJ. raised his voice) in the organ.
lzaiion OF this House. (order. order.) beyond
the great seal ofthe State Of New Jersey.
Here there was much confusion.
The question being demanded on MIR
Johnson's resolution. Mi Adams decided
that no question could be taken on that reso-
luton, until the House should determine
who shall vote. He would not entertain
that resolution
Mr. Slade remarked upon the present con-
dition OF things. We we're further of, he
said, from an organization now than we
were were week OF more ago. Instead
Of untieing the knot. which the Clerk had
ued.-and by the way. he was moi disposed
to blame the Clerk for his course. SO much
rs some others. though be might be blamed
Tor saying so.--we had cut II by choosing
Chairman. But we cut one knot, and tied
three or four more. OF still greater difficulty.
We are now in condition that we can't de-
eide question before, we were ia con
dition that no question could be put. We
are thrown of, at every step, upon cola.
ierai issue,-the question who shall vote
We are moving round in circle--we come
back at last from this question: upon every
appeal and motion il arises-and so We 90
on al infnifum. A Babel. after the confu.
sion OF tongurs, could not be in worse
condition for organization, than we were.
We were like ship tossed on the ocean.
without rudder or compass or bclmsman
We bad mind enough from all ouafters
but il did not carry us INTO port We were
in no condition 10 decide the question who
shall vote; and we should not presume 10
decide II, before wa were sworn. Ii was a
burlesqoe on Judicial proceeding 10 pro.
coed in this way How shall we get a
House One way is to call the roll We
have been trying FOR a week TO call the roll.
and we find that we cannot. do il. The
sooner we abandon that idea the better. We
rostld he ~ Il