The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-30
CEEARLorrE, N. c., JANUARY 80, 1910.

| names written on their desks, using The
ranking privilege, stationary. &c. IL
therefore moved ;bat the question be taken
up, and tina, the Speaker either qualify these
gentlemen, or that the House lake proper
! order about them.
The Chair said, if the FIVE gentlemen
who claimed seats from \. Jersey would
come forward and claim TO be sworn, the
Chair would consider it to be his duty first
10 decide tina, question; but he was not Of
opinion that the mere question Of a comics.
ted election was a matter Of privilege.
I Mr. Rice Garland enquired, assuming
! the position Of the Chair TO he correct, how
the gentleman from S. Carolina came to
present his proposition, or what the House
had 70 do with II
Mr.. Campbell replied, that il was well
known that New jersey was entitled TO
have six members on this floor, and she
had now but one. He thought i, bis d1ty,
therefore, as Chairman Of the Committee
Of Elections TO bring forward the PROPOSE.
ton which he had moved.
Mr.. Pope said, be had thought this morn
ing of enquirlng whether New jersey vas
u member Of this COnfederacy, and whether
she could be made to contribute 10 the sup
port &c the Government while she was de.
med her representation here He hoped
the Chair would reconsider his declsion.--
lie had no doubt the question was p,lyi
legged one. lie said he had himself prepared
Resolutions for bringing the subject before
the House, which we're read.
The debate occupied The whole Of the
remainder Of tie day, without coming to
decision. In the course Of which Dir.
iams suggested that preliminary CUES.
iioa was necessary-a Resolution ought TO
be moved directing the Speaker 10 inform
The Governor of New Jersey that the CON
mission given by him to the five members,
had been rejected By this House, in doing
which in his opinion the authority of a soy.
eteign State mad been Irdmpiea pp5n.
In the Senate, Mr. Clay of Alabama, re.
ported bill for the graduation and reduc.
lion Of the price of the, public lands, with
amendments. Mr. Walker, bill author
;sing the presldcn: to cause the Lead mines
in Missouri, &c be sold. By Mr.. Linn, a
bill 10 allow draw. back on goods export.
cd TO NJ vieo, 10 protect Indian trade, &c.
and BY Mr.. Tappan, a b'll to provide for
the defence OF the Western borders Of The
States Of Arkansas and Missouri.
Mr. Benton'> Resolutions oil the Assump-
tor Of State Debts, were again token up
whe,, dr. Gruudy moved their reference to
a Committee Of seven.
Mr. Lumpkin SAID, he most cordially
concurred in the sentiments of the Resoiu
tons but thought they might be condensed
to advantage, and produced substitute
9hich being read,
Mr.. Gfunjy moved that both PROPOSE
lions be referred as he had proposed.
Mr.. Preston was ayerse 10 acting pro
speciivoiy aud alphabetically on thus sub
,eci, and he was more especially so, alter
hearing the remarks of the mover yester-
DAY. lie had Understood, from what was
said, tha. some Of The States were Supposed
10 be contemplating an application to Con
gross Of this kind. Mr.. p did no, believe
that any such aucmp, would be made
And It wocld be time eHough 10 consider
the subject, when the attention Of Congress
should be called to IT, He therefore moved
To lay The Resolutions on the table. The
Yeas and NAYS beng called on this ques
ton, il was ncgatiyed - votes 10 Is. So
~ n,.-I,,t,.rs ,,.oro rofarrat as nrOSpcpJ
The Senate then PROCEEDED 10 consider
the bill providing for the occupation of Flor
ida bv collections Of armed settlers. The
Bill was advocated by MIR. Benton, and up
posed by Mcssfs. Tappan aud Preston.-
No question was taken. The Serate, after
discussing this subject, entered on Execu.
tive business.
To dav, allc7 the journal Of the House
was read aud corrected, Mr. Cooper, OF
Pennsylvania, desired TO offer n Resolution,
calling On the Postmaster General 10 cam
munica,c the late arrangement made by
hun for the transportation Of The mail be-
tween Philadelphia and Washington City
over VIVA, route IL was CARR d whether
the distance is greater or less than Under
the former arrangement whether the time
required for It's transportation has been IN
creased or diminished; whether the com,
from New York and Boston,
aud the South and Southwest has been ia.
cllla,ed or retarded and whether the price
pad has been increased or diminished
tud whereas il is alleged, 10 the great dis
credit Of the Government, that the Eastern
Mail has been clandcs;inely aud iraudulcntly
by the Agents Of the Post office
from Philadelphia 10 Baltimore BY the cars
of the Railroad Company, notwithstanding
the Postmaster. General had discontinued
his contract with the Company, resolved
that the Postmaster General state, whether
it be true, as alleged, that such frnui has
been committed; aud if SO, whether any
Agent concerned therein has been dscharI.
ed, with foil statement Of all the facts.
The above Resolution being disposed Of,
Mr. Duncan claimed a preference on the
New Jersey Election question, and spoke