Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-03-12

NcerS Oh government, the lowest ten per cent.
and all above $4,000 twenty-five per cent.
He urged it on the ground of the embarrassed
condition of the treasury, and the pecuniary
distress among the people.
NEW JERSEY CLAIMANTS.
In the House of Representatives., on Fri
day, Feb'ry. %, the resolution of Mr.. Cave
Johnson, passed as amended, as follows:
Rssolred, That the Committee of Elections
be authorized to report to this House such pa
Pers, and such of their proceedings, rs they
may desire to have printed by order of the
House; and that they be instructed also to re-
port forthwith which five of the ten individu-
ais claiming seats from the State of N. JERSEY.
received the greatest number of lawful votes
from the whole State for Representatives in
the Congress ofthe United States at the cleo
ton of 1888 in said State, with all the evil
dence OF that fact in their possession: Prori-
ded, That nothing herein contained shall be
so construed as to prevent or delay the action
OF said committee in taking testimony, and
deciding the said case upon the merits of the
election.
On the question to amend the above reso-
luton, on the motion of Mr.. Fillmore, by in
sertlng the word ''iawfur' before the word
"rofes," so as to require the committee to re-
port what persons had received a majority of
the lawful votes at the eIection-the House
was divided, 96 to &c, and the amendment
carried by the casting vote of the Speaker.
This act shows the conduct of the Admins
tration party in light that cannot be mista-
ken-la'gfnHy or unlaagfuly, they are deter
mined, so far as they can, to give the seats to
the Van Buren, members. Our representa-
tive, Mr.. Craig, was not in his place when
this vote was taken.
Thursday, March 4.
Mr.. Campbell, Chairman ofthe Committee
OF Elections, made report, in which, af-
ter long pathological disquisition on the i'm
port to be given to the terms sslawful'' and
forthwith" the Committee proceeded to an
enumeration of the whole number of votes
given, lawful and unlawful and concluded
by declaring that Messrs. Dickerson, Vroom,
kille, Cooper, and Ryall, had received ma
jority of the lawful votes of the whole State.
MIR. Fillmore thereupon moved a resolution,
In which, after preamble referring to the ev-
ldence which the committee refused to exam
Inc, 1t was resolved that the report be recon-
mitted.
A scene of great uproar now took place,
such as has not been equalled since the scenes
i'll the opening Of the session.
MIR. Pctfkin moved resolution, in which,
after preamble referring to the close of the
report, it was declared that the above named
gentlemen are entitled to seats as having re-
ceived majority Of the votes of the people of
New Jersey; and on that resolution he de-
'na"dod the previous question.
a confused and tumultuous debate on order
succeeded; an appeal was taken-the decision
OF the Chair that Mr.. Fillmore was, and tha.
MIR. Petrlkln was not entitled to the floor.
was reversed, SO to 90 and the residue of the
sitting was occupied till o'clock with mo-
IONS to adjourn, motions fer call of the House.
repeated callings ofthe yeas and nays, and all
that confusion which usually attends great
party struggle when it comes to its crisis in
the House of Representatives. There SEEM
ed determined resolution to get the question
on Mr.. Petrikin's resolution; but at length a
motion to adjourn succeeded; and without ta-
king the question the House adiourned.-Int.