Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-02
TNyENTY-SaXTM COEGEsEssss
FIRST SESSION. -
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,. { ?
Correspondence oftbe Batfamofe Fat.iot.
WASH oToN Dec 20. s39.

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HOUSE or SENrATIvEs.
Tie New jersey is settled for the present. "a
par,izin majority of the members who h,ppened 10.
be IN atiendancc--uot ama,,ty Of The nncan,.sied
members OF the tlnusc ri Representatives. haycex-
oluded that state from approximations. They have
distinctly refused 10 allow the gentlemen who pre-
scnied lie regular credentials. aud b,oug he hi III.
est evidence ofile which ever was given in any age
or any country. 10 he sworn. Tie Proposition WIS
brough up in The most direct manner. aud regretted
by vote Ayes liz. NAYS llG-naiqri'y aeaost
law aud nsiic only foar. That is something ~ these
da,s The yeas aud nays ARE as follow ~
YEAS-Messrs. Adams. Allord, John w. AlIer,
5. II. Anderson, Andrews, Barnard, Bell, Biddir.
Black, Bond, Bouts, Briggs, Btorkway. Arson Brown.
Calhoun, John Campbell Wni. d. Canpbell, Car
ter. Chiun, Criiiendeo, Cink, Coquii, Jepes Cup.
per, Mark Cooper. Cofvin crabb, cranstop
Crn.Lcu, Curtis, Cushing. Dtllctt Edwards. 'Evaos
Everett. Fillmore, James OAKLAND, Rice Grlao.I
Gates, Gentry, Gildings. Gosein. Goode. Gfabam.
Granger Graves, Green Gfn.ell, llabrrsiatp. Hall.
VIM. :. iIasnes Henry. John Hin of f9ginia.
Hoffman Hopkins, Hum, James, Chs,lrs Jehnsup.s
WIN. G.. johnson, King, Lawrence. Liaeoln Alnf-
vim, Mason, Mercer Mitchell. aloptoe. Mefess.
Calvary Morris Naylor, Nsbet. Oele Osbo.@. Pa-
len, Peek, Pope, Profit, Rapdsll Raniofb. Rsf'-
dcn Rsyner. Rideway Bnss.iI SafpnsIall. SER
ecant, Snonton Slnde. Truman s'n'i, sS'anl,..
sons. Stuart, Taliafc,fo. Wnddy 7 hompson, 1,l-s
ling hast. Toland. Tdpletf. Tnipihnll. undsr~nod.
+. J. Wagner, Wpnen. ED Nhite John Wh,r.
II. w. Waus. Lewis Williams Joseph IA.
Williams. c. II. Williams. s. Williams and WISE.
NAyS-,ies,rs. Jn,lsoe Alien, Hugh ]. Apsrr-
sou, Alhel,on. Banks, Beatty, Beirnr, Backwel.
Boyd brewster Aaron V. Brown. A. q, Brown,
Buikc. S. II. Budc' W.o Butler, Iiynun, Carr.
Carroll. Casey. Chapman, GhtIord Coles, donnor.
Craig. Crazy. Cross Dana, Dafee, John Davis !.
w Davis De Ia Moniaype, Doan. Dnie, Dfotn- =
roole Duncan. Earl Eastman. Ely Fine, Fisher.
Fioyd Fornnn,e c. tolbnIth, Gerry, Gufin. Ham
mond, Hand, Joho II .Si'nes, John l1!ll Of No,h'
an I.ll Iiuln.a
ard IIubb ~, jackson. Jameson, Joseph Johnson,
Cave johnson. N Jones', John w. Jotes K,im.
komble. Lrndbettcf, Leet Leonard, Lewis. Lowrii,e
Lucas Mcclellan. MeCullnh. Mckay, Maiiery.e
Mnfchand. Mediil. Miller, Montgomery. S. W.
Morris Nc"hnrd. Parish. Parmeuier, PARTS. Pa,n-e
ter Pcldkin. Pickrps, Prruilss Ramsey. Rey pofis.
Rhetl, Rves, Robinson, T.. Rogers. Ssmnels. Shaw.
Shepard, AlLeu Smith, John Sni,b. Tbunns Sniis.
s ark weather, Stenrod. SiotnR. SIMMER, S@ean-4
gen, Swceny, Taylor +. Thomas, Z r. To,D@s.
Jacob Thompson, Tnrney. Vaudrrpoel. ID. d. Ws.a
rener Waucrson, Weller, Wick. j. w. Williams
and H. Wiams---1l6. #4sssa
HadR helt OF South Carolina and Shepard of
North Carolina, maintained the ground first taken by
Them, there would have been sp even allowing for
lie, Ii 10 li---and the Speaker would
have lven his casting vote in favor oi the regularly
co ~ mssioned members.
When closed my FIST letter 10 day. Rhett was at
tempting to explain his unjuslid,ble conduct. lilo
is of no account any how. Let him stick with ihe
sposuen and eorruplivnists. lie can never explain
away his change
Mr. Evans of Maine. Obtained the door after him.
he ihou ID interrupted by numberess idle calls III
,rder. and discussions thereon. which seemed never
u be coming end succeeded in getting
hrough one of the able and profound arguments
which have bcen delivered during the whole de-
pate.
In the midst of tho irregular and desul,oty cons
,ersa,on which occurred. as soft 81 ipterlude du-
ng his speech, every ihing that was bcipre Tho
lonse was Withdrawn. whether in the shape offeso-
luton, amendment. OF appca-he bad a." oprof'un'-
" Of offering proposition ''"s'"e Tue who'e aver
to close. llemo""' I'M. 'ne REPRESENTATIVES, 81 mo
oc,L Cn,y,,ss, nov present. advise and request Tho
Sne,l -, 20 administer the oath required By tho
,rnstirurion OF The United States TO The five mems
ocfs from New Jersey. who present the regular
Icpiials and demand to he swurn. II Ihis.s
hat, after u call OF the House was ordered. and only
few members who Ind paired OF OF were sick. we,e
absent The vote laktn, which resulted US have
stated above.
Avery animated discussion arose afterwards on y
purely incidental question, "a
Mr. Hoffman. OF n y. Uttered n resolution, SINH
lar o lhat which lac had proposed ia the morning.
,st the House should adopt for ten days all the .a'ss
m cree AZ the last session, except the eleventh the
viva voce fur,) and that in the meaiime the rules
and guatlons should be sent 10 committee lor re-
vision. e-a
1his resolution. with various mendments, was
pending when the House adjourned about nine o.
clock.
These exciting debates, and night siftines. make
us all feel a. il We were N the end raief Than TIN
of Tie session. Holidays VII come an"n
however at least TO all except tie corps Who
have TO dn with newspal whether as eduofs jouf-
nalsts news correspondents Recommendations on inen
and things at the metropolis. lbour is never
ending.
So attractive have been the scenes" IN the House
Of Iatc-so satiaied with excitement have Abe people
been during the dav--that the evening a"insenrma
AT The theatre OF .cwhere have not en- uecessin'
,erret on account OF the Managers espectaiy that
The acrompl shed operalc uoppe, Who are about
closing ,hcr engagements. have come here Mt Tins
time Al any other perod--nrxt week prooably--
,.houses' would have been more coumfnsurale with
their merits rheyhaye had however the '.pt nud.. j
cnce i,onqh fsao"-and shsudthey return " uSnsn I
hence they would be wcl repaid. *x
AIR Vanderbilt and his accomplished danehfr-
by FAR The most promising actress that has appeafe"
10 revive the hopes OF the LAYERS Of the lfgn'na'e
drama. for years--have arrived. and Wi axe tier
annearance on Monday night. Nandefhpii h'Wseu
ha, been here before, and Is al avorlte u.
PROCEEDINGS OF SATURDAY.
WAgnI YGroS. Dec. 81, 1899.
| Arr, The journal was read this morning. Mr.,
leave JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, offered y reso-
| u,ion proposing that tie Acting Clerk be SEM