Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

give precedens to show that this not extraordinary
proceeding. So far as he had examined all of the
States, with the exception Of Missouri and Texas sent repre-
senaves here who elected without any previous prov
sion Of law by their respective Legislatures designating the
time and of their election He referred to the case
Of Michigan a similar to the presented. In
conclusion he moved to amend the motion Of Mr. VESABLE
make that the Speaker proceed to administer the
oath prescribed by law to EDwARD GILBERT and g. w.
WRIeHr, members Of the House from the State OF Cali
forna.
when he expressed opinion as to the members being sworn
n and their credentials being referred to the Committee oil
Elections then very apparent that they could DC sworn
n As the argument of the gentleman from Indiana per-
haps many gentlemen that floor had never been legally
elected but the question had been raised when they
sened themselves Even those precedens were Iue they
were not sufficient for the constitution was explicit and
could not be explained away provided that the Lgisla
ure Of each State should prescribe the me place, and man
ner Of holding their elections and appeared that the Le-
Rislature of California had done this BECAUSE AZ tne
time Of the election of these representatives, there was no
Legislature in existence In conclusion, he moved the pre-
vious question
Pending which, the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1850.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order this
morning the consideration of the motion made BY the
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. VEsABLE) to refer to
the Committee Of Elections the credentials presented by the
members elect from the State Of California The gentleman
from Indiana (Mr RoBIssos) had moved to amend this
motion by adding thereto the words and that the Speaker
proceed administer the oath prescribed by law to EDwARD
GILBERT and g. w. WRIGHT, as members OF the House
from the State Of California" The previous question had
been demanded and the question was now on secondns thu
demand
The demand for the previous question secondedaye
"a, noes SO.
The question being on agreeing to the amendment Of Mr.
RoBISsoS, it was decided in the affirmative, follows
YEAS-Messrs. Albertson, Alexander Allen, Andrews
Baker, Bay Beale Bennett, Bssel, Booth Bowln, Briggs
William j. Brown, Buell. Burrows, Chester Butler Thoma
B. Butler Cable, Joseph r. Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell
Carter, Casey, Chandler, Cole, Corwin, Debey Dckey
Disney Doty Duncan Dunham Durkee Eliot Nathan Evans
EWING Fitch Fowler Freedey Fuller Gentry, Gerry Gid
dngs Gimore, German, Got, Grnne Hail. Holloway Hamp
W. T. Jackson, Julian, G. King G. King A.King,
King LETTER. Ltefeld, JOB Manu. Mason Mattesen, Nc
Donald, McKissock McLanahan FINS E. Mclean, Meacham
Miller, Moore, Morris, Nelson Olds, Peaslee, Ptman
Root Sacket Sawtee Schenck Schermerhorn Schoolcra
Shepherd, Sylvester sprague Frederick Stanton Richard
H. Stanton, Steson Sweetser, Taylor, James thompson
Tuck, Underhil, Walden, Waldo Watkins, Wentworth
4 White, Wildrck-109. 1
! NAYS-Mesrs. Anderson, Ashe Averett, Bayly, Bow
don, Brooks, Albert g. Brown. Burt George Caldwell
Clingman, Williamson R. W. Cobb, Colcock, Edmundson
Feaherston Green Hamilton HARRISON, Iham g. Harris
Sampson w. Harris, billiard, Holiday, Holmes Houston
Hubbard Inge Joseph W. Jackson Andrew johnson, Jane
L. Johnson Robert w. Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kerr
La Sere Horace Man Marshal McClernand Mcqueen, Nc
Willie Meade, Mson, Morse, Orr Outlaw, Owen, Parker
Ross Rumey, Savage Seldom, stany Thaddeus Stevens
Thompson, Toombs, Venable, Vinon, Wallace, Welborn
i Williams, Woodward-59.
The motion of Mr.. VEsABLE, as amended, was the
agreed to.
/ Mr. BOYD then introduced Mr.. EDwARD GILBERT AM
Mr. GEoRGE w. WRIGHT the Representatives from the Stat
Of California when the Speaker administered them the oat
to support the Constitution Of the United States