Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-12-14
Anentp=Efghth Congress.
E1HsT SESSION..
Correspondence Of The Baltimore Americon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 1913.
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.

| ported yesterday, Mrssfs. Sewer, Bayafd,
McDufiie and Befrien.
The journal having been read,
The Clerk OF the House came forwsri
and announced the organization Of that
body, IFS readiness for business, and tire
appointment Of Messrs. ingersoll and
Wise as their part Of loiat committee TO
wait upon the President and inform him
of their readiness to receive any commu-
nication he might be pleased to make.
Mr.. Phelps Of Vi. moved that the Chair
appoint like committee on the part Of
the Senate Adopted.
Mr.. Tappan submitted resolution for
a new foiut rule which should empower
the Library Committee to SUI erintend
the purchase of all books Cor the Congr, s.
sional Library.
Mr.. Woodbury. presented resolutions
from the State OF New Hampshire in re.
ference to The fine Of Gen. jackson, which
were laid upon the table and ordered to
be printed.
Mr. Buyard submitted q solution for
suspendirg the operat on Of the oath rule,
so as TO permit the Chair, to apf at the
Standing Committee for this session
adopted.
Mr.. Merrick gave notice that at the
earliest practicable moment he should
ask leave 10 introduce bill for reducing
the rates of postage and regulating the
transportation of the msh.
After some delay,
Mr.. Phelps returned and informed the
Senate that the committee appointed for
that purpose had waited upon the Presi.
dent, stating their richness to receive any
communication no nigh, desire to make,
and had received for answer that he
would make the usual communication
Immediately.
After a short interval,
Mr.. John Tyler, Jr. came in with the
Message from the President, and the
Secretary of the Senate commenced read.
ing the same.
Mr.. Sewer moved that the Message
and accompanying documents be printed.
| Mr.. Evans inquired if there was any
printer?
Mr.. S. replied that he hoped lbe usual
custom in these matters would be adh, ard
to. The printing Yves ord red.
Mr.. Bayarj moved lhat the Senate pro-
coed to ballot for printer. Agreed to.
NJ, ssrs. Gales and Seoton had % votes
and Mes,rs. Blair nnI Rives 1.-THE
former were declared elected. The Sen.
ate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. C. J. Iugerson gave notice that he
would on Tuesday ask leave to Introduce
a bill for the benefit Of Gen. Andre
Jackson.
On motion of Mr.. Weller the House
resolved TO meet in future at IL o'clock.
The House then adjourned.
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The Journal having been read, several
members were sworn in and took thtir
seats.
Mr.. Barnard of N. Y. moved to amend
the Journal ofyesterday's proceedings by
incorporating upon it the paper presented
by him yesterday, embodying the views
of the minority in regard to the members
elected by General ticket in violation OF
the law of Congress.
Mr.. B. expressed his surprise that the
paper referred to was not already upon
The Journal of procee,iinss.-A motion
had been submitted to the House. and tn"
House acted upon that motion, and yet the
Journal gave no notice of the important
fact. This was not he believed according
to precedent in the New Jersey case.
4 hn Nrtn %
one. A great precedent had been estab.
lished by the admission Of members from
the States of Georgia, Mississippi, New
Hampshire and Missouri. 1t was a most
important matter, and yet no notice Lad
been taken of it. The minority had &C.
ted with great fnrbeatance upon this
subject. They had desired to prevent an
interruption of tn, org nizalion, and they
now demanded that tn ir motions and
opinion should become part of the Jour-
nal.
Mr.. Dromgoole regarded the motion of
the member from New York as on, of or.
der. He contended that the motion was
extraordinary and no more than an at.
tempt to incorporate the aborlive efforts
oil gentlemen to interrupt the organization
upon the Journal of proceedings. If this
was to be precedent, ano,her would
follow, and the views OF every member OF
the House might become part Of the
Journal
Mr.. Gilmer moved to amend the mo.
ton so as TO prevent the paper from be.
coming a part OF tho Journal.
Mr.. HARRISON Of Georgia, Tone OF the
members whose election is asserted TO be
illegaD next addressed the Chair. He
objected to the motion to amend the Jour
nal. He was against incorporating the
Protest OF the fifty members upon it. He
came here with The Broad SenW of his
State in his pocket. He claimed his seat
by virtue of his election. He objected TO
seeing the paper upon the record, and
would vote against putting it there.
Mr.. Norris Of n. II. said he came there
and claimed his seat under the broad ban
ner of the Constitution. He did not ask
Congress to divide the State into Congress.
sional districts or to direct the State of
N. Hampshire to do so.
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Indiana, said when the
law Of Congress was adopted, dlv;d ng the
State into Congressional districts, he had
sud he hoped he should live long enough