Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Courier and Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, Monday riph,. Dec II

AsillNGTcN, Monday night, Dec. ii.
The House resumed It's si'ings to tlnv, aud
spent the whole Of it in considering the various
motions to amend the journal, that were pending
before it at the time of its adjournment on Thurs
day last.-Several motions were made and re-
solutions offered on other subjects but Mr..
Barnard Directing 10 their consideration, they
were not received by the House.
The Speaker informed the House that he had
not completed the Standing Committees, but
would probably announce them TO morrow.
The Committee on Elections the formation of
which had been devolved upon Mr.. Beardsly,
was announced to consist of Mr. Payne Of Ala
bama, Chairman, Mr. Elmer of N. ]. Vnion of
Ohio Chapman Of Va, Newton o! Va, Hamlin
Of Maine, Ellis of N. v, Douglass Of Illinois
and CART Davis Of KY, Six Locofocos and three
Wings.
Mr. Vinton asked to be excused from serving
on the Committee on account of the state NJ his
health and he was accordingly excused and his
place was filled by Mr. Schcnck, also of Oaio.
The first business III order was the motion TO
amend the Journal. SO that IFS account of the
proceedings ofthe nst day Of the Session should
set forth that Mr. Barnard, p.cvous to the Or
ganzation Of the House, rose in his pace and
offered to read paper, signed by himself AID
toriy-nlne others, giving their reasons against
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tain persons not legally elected, and that ouiec.
tons being made, a motion was made that Mr.
Barnard have leave to read said paper which
motion was decided in tho negative; mono of
which facts were spread upon the ournal. Az.
ter considerable debate, the question was taken
on the motion, thus to amend, and decided in The
affirmative by a vote OF l2i to g.
The next question in order was the nation TO
amend the journal Of tuesday,, which had been
made sp under the direction of the speaker. and
which contained the protest, or paper offered to
be read by Mr.. Barnard in full. by striking from
the journal the said protest which protest had
been placed there as a substantial part of a re-
solution "hered by Mr. Barnard on Tuesday.
This question was debated by Mr.. Win,hrop,
Mr.. Barnard, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Clingman, and Mr.
DAVIS, OF NY. against the proposition TO strike
ont, and by Mr. Gilmer and AIR IIamlin in favor.
and by MIR Wise on the matters and things CON-
necled with the subject in general, without spe.
cial reference to the question before the House
Mr. Barnard besouglt the majority to consider
well what they were about to do. They had al.
ready nuIiiied law Of Congress, by permitting
gentlemen to take their seats upon the floor As
members OF that House, in contraven,on of ar
express law. and they we're now about to nully
the Constitution of the country, by striking from
the records of the House a substantive portion
Of resolution, upon which the ayes and NAYS
had been demanded BY the constitutional mem
bers present, and the vote thus demanded taker
and recorded.
lie insisted that the proceeding could proper
~ be characterized by no other name, and tha
the country would pronounce it to be nullifica
tlon-a notification not Of the law alone, but al
so of the Constitution.
Mr. Holmes OF South Carolina, cautioned III,
majority TO see to it that it used its power right
fully and llenienty. They were powerful. an,
hau boosted ct being magnanmous majority
. and he trusted that they would not exercise Tn,
power which they now possessed in name
I that could be drawn into precedent Of oppres
sion to them whenever il should happen i, mini
in very short period, perhaps in two years, tia
, they should be placed in minority. Hc con
, Sderet the paper rghiully spread upon the Jour
r mai and should vote 10 keep il there
Amolion was made to lay tho whole snhinc
unon the table, which was lost by a vote of 80 Il
. 81; and under the operation Of the previou
question, moved by Mr. Miller, the House dec,
\ ded to strike the paper from he jOurnaL
MIR Campbell, OF $. Z. then made an unsuc
cessfnl effort 10 have the journal amended $
that the paper he had offered to read on the frs
o day ct the session sionld appear there.
M' Cave Johnson thea .noyed that no IIous
G take the final vote, which by inadvertcncy Ia,
been before omitted 10 be done, on the ado,,io,
OF the rules OF the former House for the govern
rnent oi he present un'. oilers should DO aJopi
:. Mr Dromgoole moved to add thereto rule :.