The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-02
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, August !, 1866


REArFEARAscE OF Mr.. BRooKs.
Mr. BoycK, (dem. OF = G., said he had received tho
certificate o. the Of South Carolina stating that
Preston $. Brooks elected Congress- and aske
that he be swcrn in.
Mr. BRooKs advanced to the chair of the Speaker who,
administered the oath to support the constitution.
EAssAs coSTESTED ELECTION CASE.
TheJlerk finished the reading OF Governor Recder'r
statement Among oaer things, he refers to the remarks
Of General Cass and Mr. Buchanan to show that dele
gate may be admitted the absence Of spe:iac law ion,
tia, purpose. He concludes by arguing in sGppor,
the positions heretofore assumed by HIM.
Mr. wHusnLp, the sitting delegate, said his election
should not be reversed without full and impartial hear
ing II, maintained that he elected the statute
passed IN pursuance Of the organic law and therefore
entitled TO remain where he There here,
proper legal challenge Of bis rights from the fact tha
be Lad competitor in the Hence Mr.. Reeder
befg volunteer lad no right TO contest. But apart
IRON this, Gov, Reeder - estoppcd he having certaec
the Legs ativc Assembly legal ard having the power
TO right such wrong a. were represented 70 EXIT ~.
swisd that every rule OF testimony In Liz haf
been violated by the Kansas Investigating Committee
Mr. wAsnmR - digger worshppcr) Of Ne, replied 10
Mr.. siefhcns, contcndiug from uniform principle anc
precedent the House has the right TO nqure-as II hss
inquired IN the prcsen, caserto the question Of fact
wh.ihcr there or ot Legislature which could pass
aws Of binding force II had been proved ncontestby
that the Kansas Legislature VA elected by the aid OF c
mitted the proper repress haiive OF majority OF tho
legal voters Of krnsss.
The arst resolution reported by the Committee On Eec
tons that Mr. Whitfield entitled TO scat dele
gate from Kansas, was adopted by yeas ITO, nays ",
'ollovs.-
Bennett of New York Benson, Bnghursi Bliss, BRADSHAW
Brcu,on town, Bufnton, Campbell OF Pa, Campbell ri
Ohio, chafee Clark q Conn Clawson Cofax Conins Co
Zee Fde Edwards Emrie, Fsger Fuller Of Pa Galloway.
Gddnas Gilbert Granger Grow Hall OF Mass Harlan ar
Haven Hickman Holloway, Horton Of " ", Horton Of
Ohio I,pshs,gn, Kelsey King knapp, Eash KpoyIsn,
New York Moore Morgan, Morrill, Mott Nichols. Norfoa.
Andrew oliver Packer Parker Pelon, Pennington. Perry
Peti PIKE Prnse, Puryance Richie, Robbins, Roberts,
nahan. Tappan fraon, Tyson Thorlngon Todd Thurson
Walk Wade Waterman, wabr,dge, waldron washburne 81
Wisconsin, Washburne Of Illinois washburne Of Maine Wat
Woodwork.
Nays-Mcssrs Aiken Barksdale Bell Bennett n MIs-is
sppi Pocock Bowie Boyce, Branch, Burnett Cadwallader
Campbell o. Kentucky Carlisle. Caru,hers Caske Cobb OF
Georgia Obj Of Alabama Cox. Crage, Crawford Cuen.
Davidson, DAVIS Of Ind. Denver Dardeil Edmundson.
English. Eusts Evans, Faulkner, Florence, Foster.
Harris Of Aiabana Harris III Herbert Hoffman IIoson
Jones at Tenn kenueti, Kilwe Lake Lcicher, Lndey,
Lumpkn, A. X Marshall Humphrey Marshall Marshall of
IN Maxwell Mchuen, Miller Of Ia, Nilsson oliver Of NO..
Ready Rcaud, Richardson. Rivers Rufn, Rust sindidge,
Savage seward Shorter Smith Of Tenn Smith ~ Va Smith
y Ma Snesd SO Phsns stewart swope, Talbot TsSlcr
low, Wright Of Miss, Wright 81 Tenn, Zolico1er.
The second resolution, that Mr.. Reeder be admttedtc
the seat was rejected by yeas ss-nays lI3.
Mr.. VAsHBrRNE OF Me, asked but was denied, unani
consent to pay Mr. Rceder mileage and FER diem
10 date.
Tie House then considered, but passed. no private,
bills.
Adjourned.