Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-17
From he Na,E,ss<

nF Fr"m he Nd'EEsil r ~
Our Washington d,,.. oONGRGs
ming, Decembef2. V co a'ebfs'
but failed to organize 4 as I
on Tuesday. The Mem u aas @Sl
election occupied the s ', l ls,sss,
settled at the hour Of ~ 0fnsSi
R ist'ga eseife soys there Wa
osity beng the ruin, wi oid -,
1 Pa,r crowd sait to the eapIiol.~ l,e
were were attracted By The 'f 5os. 1.
Sgcesne-nOlse and confa D3 d, Is
debate mist have besu =
!, In the Senate, M. ! Kgleaiy
ticut f and wb hispp "a , DION,
peared and were dusTss5 5a' lev ~
and Williams Of Man.. !, hesSS
Of N, H; Davis Of 1ff nue.; Hpbbai,
Z: Island; Wright Of IN Il 9 6 selis
Wall Of N. jersey; i Rn :; iOrE;; Sss
Of Delaware; Roane o II v;;.n d 4
Carolina, Calhoun offs. c riglRla s,s
Georgia; Clay and c,;,, Sslolna Ia
w White Of Tennessee; 'PIs' o5iosn d &
Illinois; Clay and Y;D -s0 " and
Linn Of Missouri; F5f. : "a; Be-
Norvell of Michigan uo lug q ArEsS
Wright and Mr.AIIe00 M, 1... . tAeir ga
mittee to wait On The P 49, ppOnii
gave notice he would nm hs
Bank Notes under S2 d y 2 b
lumbia; and u Dste
The Senate adjOpl
The public anticipasea OVSE
call of the New jersey a.. : l'alla ii O
land, Clerk to the last H.. NC
legal authority but N pul. =, y !: ID
sumed to organize the HoOs. / 'E'a
the New England and New ". AZ :. Z
and the first name (Mr. Randi NJ :. -
Jersey list. He stopped s5c1t y = Y
there were two sets Of cI,iu n, :. g
naming seats. He prOpOsedas,s
over the balance of the 6ges,s - 2
other States could be called, N.
would submit such evidence N o a.
had reached him. This cOurss - :
objected to, and there being no r,,.'
flied to determine The o1egtio5. :
debate was carried on for near,
involving the claims ofthe five ~
ing the Governors certificate Is
membership.
The debate occupies nine eolu,I
lntelhgencer. For the most partJ,
of dry discussion on questions Of ~
precedent. The Clerk, at the ont.
that Messrs. Halstead, MaxWg i
Yorke and Sratton, held the sns,
as their colleague Mr.. RaDdOlDb n
extraneous evidence, Therefore 4.
posed to exclude them. This c1-l|
well resisted as being unpre,ejsss
Clerk he centended had the t,7ss.
clude the members already r,TJ q
whom had higher pretensicns. I, D
called for the reading of the Ee,f1
New Jersey. To this, Mr. CauJ1,.l
Mr.. Vanderpoel objected. MERIz i,
laying the subject on the table. Nv
again insisted on an immediate jsI- J
right of those who had presenlei -
dentals to take their seats. Thcs4s.
would either read the New JerP5#. :
evidence presented by the oppcza,sB,
or the whole testimony, as The Ho9sus
cline. Mr.. Wise asked Who ven l,1i
; propositions, no quorum being bv,lli
Clerk said he believed there FasDo vv,
ting at the matter Until the roH could /
through with: this could he done BY .
consent. Mr.. Wise asked ifhe meant i
sal consent! Could il be cone # any q
jected! Were those who canned spss /
or the question TIE Clerk declined .
ing. Mr.. Hoffman asked the Clak II
right he called bis name, and who ,ah
the roll, but those who produced ng.:'
den6als of election. Mr. H. cmisis
members present had no righn e =
right of men claiming seats uhds 81
dentials to themselves. Mr.. Elszla
the five,) demanded as the fsTa'ssa
one of the sovereign states d&Iwa
his name be called. The al IT
Clerk had given for not eahgiHi
there were certain other claimshssas
of those whose names he bad naaz
had not been called as on the Toldea
Would the Clerk say that otha Fza
come to him with commisSons azi
under the broad seal ofthe Sisis-azl
tatlon which represented the sEHf
the State IN IFS most solemn fOnl-E
evidence known TO tie usage d 2
from the earliest days of its pOEhzu
n Would he say that Ifthe GleEk Y.
o duce such certificates in supp0h J
claimants demand, Mr.. H. wOuldiAz'
that the question should be pass
proposed; but he could not conss-
p because certa n gentlemen, howeFsl
" respectable, might suppose thai
valid evidence of their right TO SEA
that evidence was not according to 0
New Jersey. or in conformity to any
ofthis House, or of any PsrEameH1
since the remotest ages Of our Saxah =
The certificate under which be slala'
could only be set aside by The ReP'fs
of the People after they bad oFgs11a
would read the provisions Of The Ss !.
law under which tie GOFernG d %
had issued the certificate;
"Src. V. The GOyerDor, q ~ =
istering the Government, shaI E p. = =
after receiving the Ist, y . - n 4
Privy Council, to be ~. b. = i5s V1as
Der of votes from the ss'eEal so s1 D., !
candidate, the said GOyeiH0i =. -, i,
eli shan determine the az pes; ~. ~ n
;3is for Representatives n C I. 4,
this State, which SIX person, 4 :
shall forthwith commlsslOn' ~ -. as
of the State, to represent ~. y. I. 3
hG a5ler i Mt. Halstead had cons =
I Gusi,Sst Of R Island, FinoI' ! -. y,
s :s1i l'eo Of Vermont, Biddle p. ~ ( !,
johnson of Maryland, Screen e.1.i ! |
dolph of NJ. Bynum Of ~, \. 80 I /
Va. Galbraith of Pa. EEersG1T rs
Maxwell of N. ]. and While . l s !
ticipa,ing. Several ofthe sp r. s,oi !
position side reflected upon i9 E.. ~ /
Clerkas unauthorized and d sA 4.
al practice upon the subject ss,i,. T. !.
same right TO set aside tns ~. su.v 10 8
as to refuse to call a delegaiiiOc ~. - +
fessedly the only legal cialli''