Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-12
FIFTH DAY-FRlDAY.

Jolh VT / NO. II ~ 49,
Mr.. ADAMS. IS Chalru an. called he House tt
ORDER and one ol The Clerks OF The House was a
DO 10 read tie proceedings Of Yesterday, when
NJ DRoMGOOLE.ei Va asked II The journa
. proceed ngs 10 he frad.
Mr.. ADAMS answered aflitntautey AID ~
.trueted tic Clerk read MI Tie ercee,dlrg, iien
Monday IT, Friday. Ibe jonfnaI br,ug read,
Nj. WISE moved outteefIDn OF Tie Js1mal %
proceed,ues, Tot the Purpose Il explaining WHY
the House had appoi ted ehaifm,n. Twas, Ia,
SAID Tor the reason lhai The Clerk refused to rul
any QUESTION the House bat question Of al
tournament
A debate followed upon tbs motion to correct lie
journal.
NJ DUNCAN. efOao, sad ,bat be understood
the Geek To say tliai he would pni question II 1t
w. the al Of The House.
NJ JOHNSON. Of Nd. eoucetcI Mr.. y. The
Cleit bad declared his unwilling 10 1nl an, qees.
lion as Cierk, although Chairman lie @as wi
I.ng 70 rut question TO the House.
Soa5e t.as a.s taken up IN thr cnffrc ion so "a
to maae TIE record conform to the frels IN lie
THE BUSINESS OF TIE HOUSE.
Mr.. RlIETT of :. e. new muysd to lag the
8 resolution offered by Mr.. WISE YESTERDAY. On the
t,ble-dn Getting the CLERK a the naiues of lie
members pt New jersey with tie others. Nj. X.
sso moved as substitute Ar. W,se's resoluliou.
resolution giving ihr Cierk permission 10 read The
names OF the menhefs, passing over The names Of he
contested mcubets.
prorosil'ons befn,c the House.
Nj. ADAMS, rs Chairman. stated has opinion Ia
b., that the members from New 1rtseY had ~ hi
who bad The certificates 81 tie Governor OF
New Jersey. Tie sad he stated tlIls wti the more
certain'v. a he hgd declared thu no members boz
thase having The certificates could yofc upun an,
question neIure rt-r otgaU'zattpn 81 TIE House, OF
until after the contested seals settled.
= debate iolloUed upon the question hich set &
members should vote upon questions which Won,
hriofe The Ilouss. MI. MERCER Mt
STANLEY, MI NANDEBpoEL aad oihrr
took pati ~ the discussion.
Mr.. NANDERPOEL tlouelt the speelacl.
would be novel x Unprecedented one II the mfto.
bers having the certificates were allowed 10 vote
Mr. STATELY. OF y. &. lhouslli II . shocking
spectacle for members having no certificates Il
place themselves upon The 0,or with desire I,
vote.
Mr. VANDERfOEL appealed from the deci
sion OF he Char, aud tbr question oil appeal de
bsied by Mr. BRlGS aud Others
Mr.. GRANGER Of \. Y. SAID that he did 5 ip
pose yesterday when The House placed tie gentle
man from Massachusetts IN he chair, thai VIZ in,
gained position from which some decision eoult
be reached. NJ. G. SAID he had supposed that hi.
colleague, Nj. arderporl, would not have shtItkc,
from the responsibility bclolo him and his friends
lie had spoken ripeeedent aud he could give il {,
him to his hearts eoutent aud from what he wrull
acknowledge As good authority too Tie prccede n
was the Of Peter Allen,-slaed by the gentleman
from Virginia, Mr. Wise. That was good author
iy then. How is ii TOW :! Mr. G. commented up
on this case OF Peter Allen al some length lie saIl
this issue was sent to the people, aud he could tel
Mr.. V. that there was Il d Ference. and nm Iplpnr
tdDt between The popular voice aud popul,
olamor Al any rate the people uf q .tario had
very different lion from what Mr.. Y. had as to tht
popular voice, inr while they opposed Nj Van Blu
ren as Attorney General, they sustained the man o
their choice. Mr.. Granger sad. he demanded tia
the members from n. jersey be permitted 10 vol,
aud demanded II III the name Of parliamentary Law
legislation, &c.
Mr.. CRAIG, Of Va. said he was as willing and AZ
anxious as any body to march up TO the work a
the gentleman from New lork desired. he wa
ready. for one. 10 act and promptly.
Mr. WISE said he surprised at the remark
oil his colleague IL lac was ready vote up
on the question OF The light of the New Jerse
members to a sea-. lie was ready TO do more tn,
most members OF the House. II was indeed sur
piisng. Mr.. Wise then alluded To Mr. Adam.
peculiar position as Chairman OF the House.
needed, be said, TO .escue the Hous
from threatened revolution, and Mr.. Adam
had done IL and in manner which excited hi
hopes lie had assumed a res pons bilfy and posi
lion which called foi h his admiration. Mr. Wis
also commented upon The position of the House
d replied TO Mr.. Nauderpoel's ,emafk thar Mr. Ad
ANS ~ making the decision lac had been guilty OF u
sur alton Mr. WISE said from " lat he knew of Nh
v. he was sure he could not have meant his remark
IN personal sense.
Mr. VANDERPOEL dselaimed any sach inteu
ton.
Ar WISE proceeded, and spoke Of the rights {
the New Jersey members 10 thrr seats As Stat
higlhs man. he SAID he could tolerate The usnrpa
iion Of Staes,iithe giving of certificates OF eleetio
shonid be considered an ect Of usurpstiun. But Il
csaid not lo.craie The conduct of members of nh
House la the violation OF law.
MI. THOMAS Of Nd. followed in the debate :
lie was iariars. Ii notorious that the cia,tnan,
from New Jersey had majority Of the va,e cast
New Jersey in The Congressional election. Tn
Goyeroor Of New Jersey certified to tins and IA
Secretary Of State said this. Ia view Of these fact
n was but proper thai the members having the oer
6cars Of election should before the oonte,
was fully aud faiily decided. The proper metho
To pursue. he thought, to alioS nethet patty /
vote before decision Of the contest
Mr. HOFFMAN. oi N. Y. follow ed Mr.. Thoma
lie did not rise, he said to take part in the discus
son OF the metits Of the question, bu, speak upo
she lacis 0ithe case connected with the various mo
iions before the House. He commented upon NJ
THOMAS remark that II was uecessary now 10 SELL
the qhesilon oi contested elections. Mr. Uofma
feah from speech made by Mr.. Tha,pas IN the cas-
oiSia'borne and Giplsor. where he took ground di
seeiiy contrary 10 the argufnea, Low made in de