The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-26
From the Baltimore Patriot.
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New JERSEY ELECTIoN.-The House
of Representatives resumed the con.
slderation of the New Jersey election
case; and the question being on Mr.
| Petrikin's demand for the previous
question, on his own resolution de-
clarIng Messrs Dickerson, Vroom, and
their associates, entitled to seats as
members of the 26th Congress, and
requiring the Speaker to qualify them
properly when they shall present
themselves.
Mr. Campbell, chairman of the COM
mittee on elections, appealed to the
liberality, if not the justice, of Mr. Pc
trIken, to withdraw his motion and
allow the minority of the committee
to be heard on the subject.
Petriken refused, of course!
Mr. Campbell again urged that the
testimony ought to be all printed and
laid before the House, before the case
should be decided, so that members
might vote Understandings.
Petrikcn persisted in bis refusal.
Mr. Smith. of Connecticut, one of
the committee, stated that the minor
ity of the committee on elections had
a counter report, which they wished
to present, and moved suspension
of the rules in order that they might
have an opportunity to do so.
The House refused this reasonable
and just request by strict party
vote.
Mr. Rives' of Virginia, moved to
lay the whole subject on the table
until Tuesday next, when it shall be
the special order Of the day.
Mr. Bell objected to the resolution,
unless the call for the previous ques-
tioa was withdrawn.
Mr. Turney moved a suspension of
the rules for the purpose of consider
ing the resolution offered by Mr..
Rives.
This was rejected and the House
agreed to proceed to the discussion
of the orders of the day.
The Speaker at this point present.
ed, by leave, several documents which
he had received from New Jersey re-
lative to the election held in South
Amboy, which were, on motion Of Mr.
Campbell, referred to the Committee
of Elections.
Mr. Fillmore asked for the printing
of these documents, which was siren
uously opposed by number of the
most rabid Loco Focos.
Mr. Fillmore proceeded, amidst calls
to order, and the greatest confusion
and uproar, to flagellate the train
bands for their endeavors to prevent
the publication of any document,
which will throw light on this impor-
tant subject. He was surprised to see
so large a body of men, protesting to
be honorable men, proceeding TO tram
pic upon all law and order, as well as
on the Constitution of the United
States.
The Chair objected that the motion
for printing could not be entertained,
as the papers had been referred.
Mr. Fillmore then moved recon
sideration of the vote on the refer
ence, SO that the House might take
the question on the motion to print.
He proceeded to address the House
at some length in favor of the print
ing, when he was called to order by
the same pragmatical parsonage who
did the same work for his partIZan as
sociates last evening.
The Speaker decided that Mr. Fill
more was not out Of order.
Mr. Fillmore was proceeding to
speak, when he was called to order,
as usual, by Mr. Petriken. Along dis
cussion arose, involving several points
of order, which ended in the Speaker
lrevoking a decision he had made, and
in declaring that Mr. Fillmore was en-
titled TO the floor.