The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1840-01-07
Correspondence Of the Courier and Enquirer.
IN SENATE.
SATURnAy-

IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, Dec 30.
Tie business that was done in this body
yesterday aud today, nigh; be comprised in as
brief sentence Is C@sar's laconic letter.
Met-an executive session, and adjourned.
A Cabinet meeting was held this morning,
about which much speculation is aioat-some
maintaining that it related TO the Maine Boun.
Diary Question, others affirming that it had re.
ference to some rumored changes in the Exc.
cutive Message. The latter is re. unlikris-,
HOUSE.
As soon as the Journals were read this mcrn.
ing, a resolution was offered proposing to no.
tify The Senate, thai the House was organized,
ard read 10 proceed to- business. Objections
were made. on The ground that the House was
not organized until lis officers (CleIk and
Sergeant.at .Arms) were chosen. The Chair
pronounced the motion no, in order.
The House then took up Mr. Hoffman S
resolution for adopting the Rules, &c. An
amendment 10 the same being under consider.
alton the effect of which amendment was, TO
continue the practice OF ecctiag the officers
sra roce, instead of ballot, which was the OBJ.
ect Sir. hoffman had in vicw.-An animated
debate cnsued, which was continued until a.
bout o'clcck. VIXEN the amendment prevailed
By large majority, and his Rules, &C., Of The
last House of Representative were Temporal.
riiy adopted for tine government OF the present
House.
In the progress Of The debate, queer thing
occurred. but coming, as ii did. from queer
man. did no. attract so much attention as il
l. IL. bo
came the champion OF The administration party
in defending the principle of the Uiva roce vote
ia opposition to The ballot. He made long
but think The most feeble speech have ever
heard him deliver. When he took his scat, Z
certain Clique of the loco-foco party, kindly
walked up to him, and suppose slavered him,
as ca. would SLAYER her kitten, for the service
thus rendered. Surely the honorable Repre-
sentative from Massachusetts must nave felt
himself nai;ered by these pubic marks Of al
tenrion from such 4 political source.
! a cannf tine House. was then ordered; and
after some time spere thereon, it was found
that 23I members answered TO their names.
Tic House then -&.:aAeied TO the election of a
Clerk rica roce.-rhe whole number of votes
taken we're 23i. Necessary TO a choice, AZ.
OF this number, Mr.. Garland, Clerk OF the late
House Of Representatives,. had llS votes, Mr.
ST. Clair Clark, IO5, and Mr.. l. Z. Mason, s.
So hr. Garland was dec'..,i duly elected.
The House next proceeded 10 elect Sar-
ccan:at- rms, in like manner. The whole
number of votes, was 2l7; ofwhich number
Mr.. Dorsey, the present Sergeant, had al,
and Dr.. ". Jones, of this city, late Postmaster.
&c. Whcreupon, Mr.. Dorsey was declared
daily elected.
Il was then moved that the House postpone
u-.til Monday next, any further election o.. ciii-
GERS. Upon this proposition 4 short converse
ton cnsued, informally among the members
aud the House divided, ayes 10T-noeS Sc.
So the election of printer, doorkeepcr, &C..
was postponed until Monday.
Dir Evcret; offered resolution, which was
unanimously, adopted, authorizing the appoint
mcnt of committee, TO Motif the Senate that
the House had elected the Hon. r. VI. T..
Hunter, of Virginia, their osPeaher; and that
it was now organized and ready to proceed TO
business, and then the House adjourned.
1t is more than probable that at one o'clock,
on Monday, he Message of the President will
be delivered.