The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-12-20
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The Twenty.Ninth COUo,c.,
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/ Mi Naheroh presented memorial a,o,,
| mission TO TGx0s M u slave State "s'"' The a..
HouSE Ihe journal Of Thursday wo,,,
ia'nlng list ofthe Standing Comm,,s".o,' read Cor
| by the Speaker, as follows: appointed
! On Elections Messrs lInmlin. or A.,
man, VAT Harper, Ohio; Chase, Tenn n ~ a, CHIP
c. Ellsworth, n Y MoGuughcy, Ind prTS1soS
Ways and Means, Mckay, N. r.. IA.
Va; X. lngersnll Pu,; Ilungerrord \ VWomgoOt,
,on' Am,i Winthrop, Mass Norris, II II il v iloo.
Ohio; Jones, Geo ~ NMI0a
Commerce, McClelland, Mich TiLb,n.
Wentworth, III, Simpson, 3. c.; GrnD.W" NJ
deauN, La. 'u'i Ih&
Claims. Vance, ohOi Daniel N. c .uo,. D.,
Stephens, Geo. Gordon, N Y, Pollock IpTU o N}
Md Leake, Va. Rockwell, Conn. ''i lyon
Public Lands. McCleTnand, H.; Smbl,
amer, W Hunt, Mich Moseley, N. Y W"uFs
hici Relle, Mo; Blanchard, Pa. Ashman,' 'W,Tn''~
Post Office aud Post Roads. Hopkins, v "a'I
nedy, Ia. Reid, ~ c.; Cranston, r. +. MI MI h"'
Pa ThomGsson' Ky Martin, Tenn; IiougS l'y'' y
District Of Columbia, Hunter, Va, ucn,..n
hio; Fckln, Ill.,; Payne, Ala Marsh V Y, u
y; Chapman, sid; Sims, 8 c.; MsIs1,y' Ivy
Judiciary. Rathbun, ~ Y: Petit, Ind MI ny
Geo; Brown, Tenn; Burlington, Pa; r'Dsn'
Md Thurman, Ohio; Dixon, c.; Bio, n I"''0e'
Revolutionary Claims, johnson, Va; F.gr, nd
King, Nnss.; 81 John Ohio; Order, Ks,,T."" ~
pa Clarke ~ c.; lieuick. n, Y; CabsV. T'S,
Public Expenditures Dunlap, Me Yca "a.
Cunningham, Ohio; Russell, NJ Y; Arnold, R. +
Houston, Del Campbell, Pa Lewis, A. Y.
Naval Affairs Holmes, S c; Bayly, Va: M
clay, n Y; Ding, Geo. Scheuck, Ohio; Darr,%
Pa; Stanton, Tenn; McCra,c, Me; Wood, n Y
Foreign Aflairs & ] InsersoN, Pa; Rhe,t. s r.
Payne, Ala. G. Davis, XVI Cobb, Geo Smith {,
Cullom, Tenn; Smith, Ia; Perry, Nd
Territories Douglass, Ill.,; Boyd, Ky; Graham
c, Dillingham;, VI Jones, Tenn Rockwell MAJ.
Thompson, Pa. Price, Mo-; Young, Ky.
Manufactures. Adams, Mass 4; Woodward, S c,
Stewart, Pa; Hudson, Mass Yancey, Ala; Brow,
Va; Willmoi, Pa; Johnson, II; Martin, Nv,
Agriculture Anderson, n Y; Black. Penn,
Wright, N j; Perrill Ohio; Grover, n Y; DocksT
NC; simms, Mo; Erdman, Pa, Erdnan ia Roo,
Ohio.
Indian Affairs. Thompson, Miss; Benton, y Y,
Chapman, Ala; Yell, Ark Foot, VI; Bauin,s,
c; Sawyer, Ohio; Hampton, n, j.; Ca;hcar, a.
Revolutionary Pension. Brodhead, Pa; Atkinson,
Va. Parrish, Ohio; Seminar, Y Hampton, n J;
Toombs, Geo. Owen, II; Barringer, " C.; Jcnkta
NY.
Military AGIhirs Harrison. Geo; Yell. Ak,
lrinckcrhod, Ohio; Burt, 5 {; Ramsey, Pa; Nhen
\ Y; Bednger. Va; Baker, M; Thompson. Mas,
Invalid Pensions p King. n ]; Sja,kweahcr,
Ohio; Mcdonnell, Ala; Bell, Ky; Sydtoa Va: Del
ano, Ohio; Cooke, Ten; Moodyeur y y; NOciOn,
n IL.
The nrst business was the amendment, Of Mr.
Payne of Alabama to print 90 900 extra copies Of h,
Report ofihe Secretary of the Treasury. The ,c'
resul,ed-Yens 81, Nays los. So the house t,i.,d
to a-rcio TO Nir PAynr's amendment, orLefir, he
printing Of so much Free Trade m'r-r.
Nr Il. NJ 7. Hunter, Of Va, next ros' @i gees.
ton Of order lie presented the petition oi%NOsk
enbrouah, contestng the seat of Mr. CabeI, Of vC,
da, with instructions to examine the return q The
Governor, Sc, whether the certificate Of eca.@
should not have been given TO Mr. BrockenbrOush-
lie moved to refer the memorial, with instructions
report forthwith whether the certificate should MT
been given to Mr q. Mr. Tlumlin, the Chairman d
Committee Election, objected to the instructions
Mr. Hunter defended the motion for nsrueiions.-M
Davis Of Ky, opposed the instructions as novel '4
altogether unprecedented.
Mr. Hunter quoted sn English case.
Mr. J. r. Ingersoll Of Pa, opposed the instructions
and referred TO presidents
Mr. Davis went at length into the case and the pre-
cedent mentioned by Mr. Hunter, in the English P'''
liament, and showed that ii did not appy at all to W
case under considerations Mr. Hunter frequently i'
planned, during the delivery Of Mr Davis speech
Mr. Ba,ly of Virginia, defended the motion giving
instructions, and made n reference 10 the sere'V
Of State Of Florida, having returns in his po'F''''
sufficient to secure MIR Brockenbroughs elec'lon ""
the certificate was given to NJ CabeII' lie cHe'
nothing for precedents; he went Tor Inc 'Oo,'"O"'
OF the United States and FOR the Secretary oil FO'u'
Mr. Cabell replied to Mr. Bayly, lie said that DC
was confident, when the Committee rePoT'eu' ""
would appear that he had legal return ana ''o'
had also majority of the legal votes cast I" wv
election, fic frequently referred to the c'n'"'"
"friend Mr. Brockenbrough." lie though Ie ''"'
tary Of the State of Florida knew as much o' Tue
of Florida as the gentleman from Virginia
MIR Milton Brown from Tennessee, sa'd '"'' wv T..
mount Of the motion to grant instruction was .
this that they wished TO turn out the Pr''"' IN,
cupant, appoint his competitor to MS P'"O''
iuoure who did really own the seat .,
The question was then decided and '"' c...
being put that the memorial be referred 10 w
mi;tee on Elections, it passed. .,;,o IA
The Yeas and Nays were called on w" Wa,
accompany with instructions. The res0' W., loan
So, NAYS 100. So the instructions were NV ,.o. IA
A motion was here made to appoint GUM .0.
examine whe,hos any seats were occupied ,,,, 10
bers elected by the general ticket system" w. ,,b,
law. A motion was made to lay this on Nv ,,or
and at this point the House adjourned TIT ,J laid
SENATE. DEC. 8, 1915. Inc nov