Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-12-21
CONGRESS-.


The Protest offered by MIR. Barnard. and sion
cd ny the Wing members Of the House generally,
against the admission to seats of those members
who had been elected in violation of the District
law Of Congress, and which had been entered by
the Clerk as part Ct tho Journal of the House,
was on Monday, the lth, ordered to be stricken
out by vote Of 90 to 80 Those of the Virginia
delegation who voted for this shameful muilla:ion
| oil the records were-Messrs. Chapman, Coles.
DromgooIe, Hopkins, HUBBARD, Lucas, Steenrod
and Taylor-Those against it: Messrs. Chiffon,
Newton, Wise and Gilmer. Absent: Messrs.
Atkinson and Summers. MIR. Jones being in the
chair, did not VOTE
lhe strangely Inconsistent ground is taken by
those who oppose the law, that Congress, although
1t has the right to prescribe he mode and manner
OF electing its members, has not the right to re-
quIre the State Legislatures to arrange the dis
tricts. Thus, if Congress had taken away from
the States all Legislation on the subject. it would
DC perfectly cons,itutional-bu, as it only under
took to say the elections should be by districts,
1t is gross usurpaton! Such are the straits to
which faction is often reduced
! In both branches of Congress Tuesday, the
death OF the late Senator Linn, of Missouri. was
announced, and the customary resolutions being
adopted, an early adjournment took place. In
the Senate, Mr.. Benton, and i'm the House. Mr.
Bowlin, of Missouri, made speeches euIopis,ic of
inc deceased. When the message from the Sc
nate' announcing the death of DEL. was receiv-
cd In The House, that body was engaged in the
discussion of a motion of Mr.. Barnard to amend
the journal of Monday, with the view to the in
sertion of his protest.
The death of another Senator (NIr. McRohar,s
OF lllinos,) was announced Wednesday Ee,h
branches of Congress. Judge Breese. osUpl;.
nols, and Mr.. Allen, of Ohio, in the Senatess1ssnd
MIR. Wentworth, in the House, eloauentlv per.
'oiheo this duty. The usual commemorative re-
solutions were passed, and the sitting adjourned.
Before the Message from the Senate of the
death OF Senator McRoberis was received in the
House, Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, had moved re.
solution that the Committee of Elections he in
struclcd TO inquire into the manner of the election
OF the members of New Hampshire. Georgia
Missouri, and Mississippi, and to repor, to the
House whether they have been elected ACCORDING
10 law and the Constitution, and whether thew
have right to retain their seats
MIR Elmer of n. j. moved that the resolution
be laid upon the table.
Mr. Davis, of Kentucky. called for the yeas and
nays, when Mr. e. Withdrew his motion. and n
second one was submitted to refer to a select COM
mltee. Upon these two motions, a debate arose
which occupied the time of the House until the
message was received
on Thursday, in the Senate, memorial was
presented from the sureties of Samuel Swarlwout.
asking compromise with the Government.
number of resolutions were offered and referred.
In the House, Mr.. Adams announced the death
of Barker Burnell, who died after the close of
the last session, and pronounced handsome en-
logy upon him. No business consequently was
transacted.
On Friday, nothing was done in the Senate
worthy oil special notice. The House was en-
gagged in the consideration of its rules-the two
questions touching the Protest having been post
Poned till next day. Mr.. Stiles, of Georgia, an
nounced the death of Col. John Milen, MEM
Der elect from that State.
On Saturday, the Senate did not sit.-In the
House, the Rev. Mr.. Tinsley, of the Baptist
church., was elected Chaplain.