Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-16

sons claiming to have been elected Repre-
sentatves of States, or delegates of Terri
tories which have been duly organized by
Congress, shall exclude from their consider
alton the claims Of oil persons who fail to
show that the election under which they
claim 10 have been elected Representative
or Delegate was held in pursuance Of the
laws Of the State or Territory sought to be
represented by such claimant or claimants, or
was elected in pursuance Of a law Of the
United States for the government Of such
election.
Resoiued, further, That in the opinion Of
this House, no Representative of State of
the Union, and no Delegate of a Territory
organized by Congress, can righlfully be adj
mitcd to a seat in this House except in pur.
sunnce Of law
R,soiued, further, That the Committee of
Elections arc hereby Instructed to pursue
their investigations in accordance with the
foregoing principles.
Mr. DuNM Is it in order 10 move that the
motion to recommt, as preliminary qucs-
ton. be laid upon the table
The SPEAKER. That motion is not in or
der.
The question was taken; and the motion
to rccummit was not agreed 10.
The SPEAKER. The question now recurs
upon the amendment Of the gentleman from
Indiana, VIZ. Dunn. as nm amendment to
the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Mississippi Mr. Bennett The Com
muee of Elections report the following res-
oluton:
lOmotNAL REPUBLICAN PRoPosIrioN
R,Soired That the Committee Of Ecc-
tons, M the contested election case from the
Territory Of Kansas, be, and are beicai,
empowered to send for persons and papers,
and 10 examine witnesses upon cath or nilir-
nation.
The gentleman from Mississippi proposes
to amend by substituting the following
[DEMocRAuc PRoPosIrioN.l
Resolved, That Joseph H. Bradley anil
Sidney $ Baxter, Esqs OF the cry of WASH
nrion, be, and they are, hereby, appointed
commissioners for and 90 behalf OF this
/ House, TO take dispositions and obtuln pro-
cess by taking copies of all such documents
as may be desired by either party, or thcu
agents or attorneys, ia regard TO the contests
| ed seat OF Hon Mr. Winfield. as Delegate
I for Kansas under the petition of Hon Mr.
Reeder; that said Bradley and Baxter be,
and they are hereby, clothed with ull power
To- adopt all necdill means To ehct clear aud
/ fall p-oof upon all points which the parties
respectively may submit to them as facts
/ they or either of them desire 10 establish
/ or con'roYert; that they shall give TO the
parties respectively written aud reasonable
notice oi the time and place az winch they
/ VIII be ready to proceed To take such depo-
siuous, aud may adjourn the same 10 other
iimes and PAGES as, 90 their Judgment aud
discretion, Will tend To The iuIl mud perfect
| ehcnIng of the truth touching all snch CON
|,royerlcd mnlicrs; and that when they shall
have completed llelr nbOrs they report The
sima to this House.
The gentleman from Indiana proposes tu
,t,etd fI, a,,,..,,,l,,,,t IA, str,li, .,.f siI of
~
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Here follows DuvN's proposition. which
was finally sd.,p,oJ I,, ,l,o ,,,..,l.i...ns I,
...a.l,',-II en-
''''7'''u '' '"'' 'n U'e waterman OF
Aprl Illh. Dunn is an American, but we
observe that be- has lust been elected Del I
ernie io the N,,,o,,l go,,oc,,,, by L,
p,.t,.
''VP"o''o'"7 "i MS oi'te' Aiter some con- .
versation, the question was thus stated by .
the Spcakcr:l
~. ~,
ne mar |'Il STATE the question So hat
~ oe u"uerslo9d oy me House Ihe
Try Tes''I, 10 P'n su'N"'s out 'he amendment
',t ~ 'ne ger" e'an from mississippi
i'.'''','' aru Inserting ID lieu hereoi
,'J p,"i''S ~ Tiielc9 ny tne gentleman from
''u'anl, W. IIu'n'J upon ms question
The ones,ion w,s ,oken on H. D,,u,.
amendment to the amendment; and il was
..eaclded IN The aiiirmatye-yeos l0l, nays
- VT eS Io"ow''
" ~ - Mess,s' Hten' Allison, Ball, Bar
l,n"hnrs, IT,, ''u,{ o'mn',', henson, BIZ
BuMu,on, Bnrltnan,n,. i',n's "A . DEMON
Lewis y. Campbell, ChTee, B,varl tlnrt ,
Ezra Clark, Ciawson, Coilax, Cornins, Gov
ode, Cragln, Cumback, Damreh, urnty WIN
ter DAVIS Tim1lhy Davis, Day, Dean, Dick,
Dckson Dodd Dunn, Duriee, Edle, ed
wards Emre Fingler Galloway, Glddngs,
Gilbert Granger, Grow, Robert j. Han
Harlan, HARRISON Haven, Hickman, Thomas
X. Horton, Valentine Is Horton Howard
linglis:on, kelsey, hing' Knapp, Knight,
huo"lton, Knox, Letter, Mace, Mhllcson,
McOory' Meacha'n' hl'nhn MINER MlI-
"arH. Moore Mol gun Nofrl"' Mou' Mu'-
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