Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-01-10
From the Baltimore .4mer,caa.
FROM HARRISBURG.

oRh. Drf. sOin. 1888.
Genflemen.-The stage from Harrisburg
ms morning, brought information Of the
hnai acton OF the Senate. on the vexed
question, which has been creating so much
excitement IN Pennsylvania, aud beyond
ner borders. The Senate. by vote oi
IL TO i6. yesterday morning. refused I'll
consider the resolution declaring the Wing
or Cunningham House legally organised :
and IN the altern"on. by the same vote, i,
recognised the Hopkins. or Van Ruren
branch. Its stated too. that the Hopkins
House refused 10 accede to the proposition
OF compromise, mentioned in INV last. as
as having been made by the Cunningham
branch: only IL voting in favor If il.
In the Senate, it was moved that The
resolution, proposing 10 recognise the Cum
nmsliam House. should be taken up. r..
y"as and nays being called. stood, yeas rs.
nays IL. So the Senate refused TO tah,
up the resolution.
MIR. Michl"r then submitted the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, difficulties have arisen in the
organization of the House Of Represeuta
tivcs, and two branches have for some time
necn III existence. each claiming to be the
regularly constituted Ilousa Of Represen
!a'ives 81 Pennsylvania. but neither hav
ing had constitutional quorum of mem
oers. whose seats were unIispuled, and
neither has yet been fully recognized by
line Senate.
And. whereas, the House organized b,
the election Of VIM. Hopkins, as speaker.
Is now composed Of constitutional auo
rum of undisputed members. and br.g
thereby brought within the pale of the con-
sIItntion, The Senate ought no longer to
refuse 10 rccogn'ze the said House ns the
property constituted House of Represen.
tatives.
Therefore. Resolved. That n committee
ho appointed To inform said House that the
SenhIe are now organized aud ready to
proceed 10 business.
Mr. tralcy. Of the city, then moved to
amend, by striking out the above and in
scr'ing resolution to this effect:
Whereas. the Senate did, on tho 2Orh
INST declare by resolution Of that BODY,
mat the body which organized by clecting
WIN. Hopkins speaker, was not cons,ilu.
ted a House according to law; hut the Sc
iiaie being now informed that that BODY
has "a constitutional quorum Of Represen
tatives, therefore in order to settle the diff
Guilty. it is hereby declared tl,nt the Senate
will recognise aud co operate with said
House whenever il shall he officially COM
mun'cated that they have re-orgunized the
mhv.
After some remarks by Messrs. Barclay
and Michler, Mr. Cassat moved to amend
The amendment 10y striking out all afrer
the word "Resolve;l" and inserting Thar
the Senate will commitment. with and
RECOGNISE as the House of Representatives,
the body organised nm Tie iourrl, szss. hy
the election Of Thos. S. Cunn,,s nam ~
Speaker"
The yeas and nays on this asS ou,,
were yeas i3, nays 10. S
MIR. Ewing then moved to amend the
nnlcndmcn'. by striking out AL after The
word 'Resol,ed" and inserting The follow
ing, "lha' in The opinion of this Senate.
neither of tho Houses claiming to h.. tho
'inusr OF Representatives is constitution.
ally organised. and the Senate will M,
communicate with either until constitution.
ally organised"