The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-16

| WASHINGTON, ~. ", JcC 10, 1919
The Nec Hampshire Question 70" Neo Shdpe-A
| Noisy Speakr-A Young Lcgislator-Anothe'
| Adjournment.
in Congress seems to have more regard TO the dig
nifty of legislative bodies and the leisure OF meni-
bers than TO the pockets OF Uncle Sam. Yesterday
in the midst of debate, the House OF Representa-
| tives adjourned in respect to the memory of the
late Senator Linn, of Missouri and to-day, before
business was well begun-before, in fact. the menu
arose as a tribute to the late Senator McR obers of
| Illinois This mode of ac acknowledging respect to
| the memory of deceased member of Congress Is,
| no doubt, according to very laudabe use and wont,
but when il is that two days IN succession have
already been lost and that two or three more (ano
| ther tomorrow beeve) melancholy duties of the
same nature must be performed, with the loss OF
| two or three days more, an uttarlan,age may en-
quire whether this very proper mark OF respect
might not be deemed equally sincere, and quite as
strongly displayed if it were paid to all the deceased
| gentlemen on the same day.
The House of Representatives opened this morn,
| ing with very fervent prayer by the Rev. MIR.
| Tustin, Chaplain to the Senate.
| MIR. ADAMS said that he understood he had been
| appointed Chairman of the Committee on Manu-
| features, and that he confident he would not be
able to undergo the very arduous abours of that Of
fee. He begged, therefore, that the Speaker would
appoint another member in his stead lie was ex-
| cused without even a single No"
This declinature of Mr. Adams was rather unex-
pected, he is usually rather fond of being in the
midst of things His excuse being so harmo-
| niously received will be accounted for, when
| mention that there was good deal OF growing
among the democrats at the Speaker yesterday, for
| having appointed wing to that important chair
Mr.. Black, of Georgia, and Mr. Chapman, of
Alabama, approached the Speaker, and took their
oaths and their seats.
| Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, intmated that he was
| about to offer resolution as to part OF the BUSH
| aess which he was OF opinion belonged to the
Committee on Elections. The three last words
/ nuf of mr. han pa k or
| evacuated the chair, to which Mr.. Cave Johnson,
| of Tennessee, then assembled.
| Here a motion as made by Mr.. ELMER, of New
Jersey, that all the papers having reference to the
contested elections before the House, be refer
| red TO the Committee on Elections-which was
adopted
MIR DAVIS, of kentucky, then handed his reso
luton to the Clerk W ich was TO the effect that
the Committee on Elections be directed to enquire
whether certain persons (naming them) claiming
seats as representatives from New Hampshire,
| elected according TO law and the constitution, and
to report whether not the persons entitled to
retain their seats as members of the 18th Congress.
| Mr.. ELMER, OF n. j., said that he thought this
resolution premature lie hoped the gentleman
| would Withdraw II.
| Mr.. DAvrs-No, sir; cannot withdraw it, Mr.
Chairman, ask the yeas and nays upon my re-
| solution.
| A Member from Virginia offered an amendment
| that the enquiry be referred TO Select Committee
| instead Of the Committee on Elections.
| Here tremendous noise, like the laundering OF
a second Boanerges, rang through the hall. All
eyes were suddenly on the stare TO discover whence
| ii came. II proceeded from
| Mr.. HALE, Of N. ll--Mr. Speaker (agaln sound
ed forth the gcntleman), hope, sir that this reso
luton will not pass In saving that deeply regret
| that gentlemen have brought up this question
again, in an indirect manner and do not seem in-
clned TO wait until the question comes regularly
before the House for discussion where we may
| fairly meet them. repeat that hope that this re-
solution will not pass. II the gentleman persists in
amend il by adding the name of every gentleman
who claims II seat IN this House. Sir, we have
| heard n good deal said here about broad seals
have very little veneratlon for seals, either broad
| or narrow, but have a very high veneration for
the popular will, and in the State from which Ihave
| the honor 10 come, the popular WILL AZ the last
| elections, was broadly and loudly expressed.
| should like TO know why gentlemen single out the
| States of New Hampshire, Mississippi, Georgia,
and Missouri in this resolution. VIII not the
| claims of the gentlemen who come from those
States to the seats in this House, be examined in
the ordinary course OF proccedlngl Why single
us out particularly for such premature enquiry as
| thlsl Why attempt TO fix brand and a stigma
upon usl | am willing to go Into any enquiry
into which every body else goes, but ! object
| in the most decided manner 10 singing out
the gentlemen from these States for any such pur-
pose. Whilst am up, will say, in answer To the
remarks of the gentleman (Nlr. j. r. lngersolD
| from Pennsylvania, yesterday, that ! consider this
w from judicial question as any question that was
ever submitted TO tribunal on this side " OF the
Judgment scat of the Most High. And what do you
propose TO do by this inquiry Is not the judgment
you propose TO render in the case 10 amount TO an