Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-19
CO\GR ESS.
THE NEW JERSEY CASE.

This has finally been disposed OF in the House
Of Rerre>entayes by The adoption wednesday of
Mr.. Pelfikins amcndmentto the resolution Of Mr..
Fillmore; by which the Admins ralion members
have been admitted to seats Representatives OF
New Jersey, Mr.. Flmote's resolution as fol-
lows.
Whereas this Hous' did, BY a resolution adopted
on the 2Sl February, 1910, aiming ether things, d..
rect the Committee Of Electors 10 report ioilh-
with which five If The ten individuals Ginning seats
from the State of New Jersey received t'e greatest
number OF lawful votes from the whole State for
Representatives IN the Congress o. the u. States at
The election OF s33 in said State"
Aud whereas this House had previously referred
evidence To thai committee tending 10 shaw that the
poll AT South Amboy in said State, sail election,
was not held according 10 law, aud thai numerous
votes given al sad eicctiun were uuawinl because
the petsons voting had legal right To VOTE aud the
the parties TO sad contest absent tr this ci
~ with the consent and under The authority of said
commiite taking lie sllmoL, in said case, for the pur
pose II aseefilnng no received the greatest number
OF lawful votes nj said election in SAID Sta,e. Aud
whereas certain deposiiions allie ged have been
ken by one oil the parties to said contest in pursu
ance of the diieelion OF SAID committee IN Il sealed
envelope, were addressed to the Speaker OF this
House. tending 10 show is alleged, that The polls
al South Amhoy were not held according TO law.
aud that unlnul votes were taken said POLL. And
whereas sand comittee, IN acting the said resolu
tioa Of this House, retuscdt TO consider any portion
| OF sand evidence, but dcerm ned TO report aud have
reported, simply The numher"ot votes adjudGed to
have been gwen 10 the several claimants hy the Gov
erner and Privy Council of New Jersey, together
with those returned by the election officers Of the
township OF Mill.e, in Cumberland county. and
South Amboy, IN Mi ldles-x county. TO the clerks OF
sud counties respectively, "wthout uquiing wheth-
Ell SAID sots were tacfuto not,
Therefore, resolved, Tint SAID report be recon-
united to sad committee, with inquire
and rel or to tins House. mllh all convenient d.
III l,,,I I,I,.,
seats in this House from said State received the
greatest Der of Law full at Tie last Congress
lor nj election III SAID State.
Mr.. Peaiken's amendment was as follows:
Sntke out all the motion of Mr.. Fillmore, except
/ the word IN he cas- al d insert:
at appears by the report oflhe Committee Of F.
lecons, that Philemon ID ickerson, Peter ID. Nroum,
! Daniel b. Ryall, William X. Cooper aud Joseph
k'lle, received the greatest number oil lawful votes
/ cast IN the State OF New jersey. al the eleclion
holdea in that State Tor Representatives in the 26h
Congress.
I" Resolred, That Philemon DiCkcrson Peter d.
! Nroom, Daniel b. Rya, William K. Coo,er, aud
Joseph kile, are entitled to take iben seats in the
H. OF Representatives as members OF the Goth Con
etess, and the Speaker Of the House, their pre-
senting themselves, quality them as such: PrOrided
that nothing herein contained shall prevent the in.
vestgation into SAID election from being continued
~ manner heretofore authorised by a ma ory Of
the Commute oi Eleciors, on the application Of he
five claimants for said seats"
The amendment was carried by vote OF IL to 90.
The question being then put The ,luIion as
amended, II was decided By yeas and nays
. follow:
lEAs-Mess,s Judson Allen, Hugh J Ander-
son, At1erton Banks, Beatty, Beine, Blackwell,
BOYD, Brewster. Ar,on A. &. Blown. B erke, S. II.
Builder, ". o. Butler, Bynum, Carr, Carroll.
Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Connor, Craig,
Crazy Cross, Dana, Il. Davee, JohL Dav $, John w.
/ DAVIS Doan, Dog, Droomgoole, Duncan, Ea,l.
Eastman, Ely, Fine, Fisher. Floyd. Foinace, Gal
btaih, Gerry, Hammond, II and J. Hastings, Haw-
Nus, j. HUI oi n. c., lIhen. Hotman. Holmes,
Heck, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Joseph Johu-
son. N Jones, }. w Jones, keim, kembe, Lead
better, Beet, Leonard, Lewis Lowell. Lucas, Nc.
CIell,n, Mckay, Marchand, Medll, Mil. Montgom-
e'y, ). w. Morris, Newhard, Patish. Parme. tel,
fafrs, Pa.nier, Peukin, Pickeos, Prentiss. Ram
sey Reynolds. Rhet. Rwes. Robrfson f. Ro-
gers, James Rogers, Samuels, Shaw, Sheppard, AL
bert smith, JohG Smith. Thomas Smilh, Stark
weather, Sleenrod. Suong, Sumter, Swcaringen
Sweeny. Taylor, H.. Thomas. Philip F. Thomas,
Jacob Thompson. Turnry, DAVID ID. WAGNER
Walerson, Weller. Wick, Henry Williams, Worth.
ington-ll'.
NAfs- Messrs J. w. Allen, Andrews, Barnard,
Bel, Bdlle, Bond, Bolts Bruckway, w. b. Cam
bell, Garter. Chinn Chi,tendep, Clark, }. Conpcr
M'tk A. Cooper, Corwin, Ctabb, Cransron, C,ock-
ell, Gurus, Gushing, Davies, Garrett Davis. Daw-
son, Drbeiry, Dennis, Edw ards, Evans Eyereu
ri lHore, ia mes OAKLAND Genlry, Cog gin, Good,
nrahan, Granger, Graves Greep. Glnnel, W. s
Hastings, HAYES, Henry, john Ilhl 81 Va, Hof- |
man, James. Jeniter, Charles Johnston Wm e.
johnson, hcinpshall, Lincoln MrCarly Mmvin |
Mason, Morgan Calvary Morris, Nisoei Osbo,ne |
Pfofhi, Randall, Randolph, Rariden Rayner Rus. |
SCI Salonstaii, SimopioD, Stars, Stuart Talia.
'erfo, Tilinghas,. Toland, Tnple,,, Trumbull, Uu-
",fwood, Ptter }. Wagner, John White, r. w. |
w Hams, ,i, J,serh l. VILLAINS Christopher IL.