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by which the bill was passed, with view to
insert an amendment to secure to the official
reporters of the Senate the same compensation
that is given to the reporters of the House.
The motion was discussed very generally
until near six o'clock; when the question vas
taken and the vote was reconsidered, and the
Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Morris, of Pennsylvania, from the COM.
mittee on the District of Columbis, reported
bill TO organize paid fire department in the
District of Columbia; which was read twice
and ordered TO be printed, and referred TO the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union. ,.,.. -..-. ...-.s-.-. ..
The Minnesota RepreSentdtiues.-Mr. Phil
lips. of Pennsylvania, presented the credentials
of Messrs. w. w. Phelps and James M. Cava-
nsugh, members elect from the State of Min.
uesota, (signed by Samuel Medary, Governor
of Minnesota,") and moved that they be
sworn in.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, asked for the reading
OF the credentials. and said be objected to the
administration of the OATH and desired to
state the grounds of his objections.
He said, if these were the only credentials, it
was clear these two members were not elected
according to the Constitution of Minnesota,
which provided for the election of three mem
beers, and had no right here. Another obiec-
ton was, that these certificates we're signed by
Samuel Medary, who was nos Governor OF the
" State of Minnesota" They could only recog.
Mise the election of a member of Congress
when it was certified by the Executive officer
of the State, and under the seal of the State
The question of who was Goversor of Min.
nesota was contested, and not yet determined.
De moved to refer the credentials to the Com
mttee on Elections.
Mr.. Millson, of Virginia, proposed the fol-
lowing resolution:
ReSotued, That the certificate and credau.
tials of W. w. Phelps and James NJ. Cava-
naugh, claiming seats as members of this
House from the State of Minnesota, be referred
to the Committee on Elections, with instruc.
tons to inquire into and report upon the right
OF these gentlemen TO be admitted and sworn
rs members of this House.
Mr.. Sherman accepted the resolution as a
modification of his motion.
The previous question was seconded, aud
the main question ordered.
The first question being on amending the
motion of Mr.. Phillips, by substituting the res
olution offered by Mr.. Millson,
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, and others, called
for the yeas and nays which were ordered,
snd resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Andrews, Billing.
hurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss, Buffinton, Bur
lingame, Case, Chaffee, Clark of Connecticut.
Clemens, Colfax, Comins, Covode. Cra0;n, Chr,
lis, Davis Of Maryland, Davis of Massacbu.
sets, Davis of Iowa, Dawes, Dean, Dick. Dodd.
Durfee, Eide, Eustis Fatnswcrth, Fenton, Eos.
ter, Gilman, GIlmer, Gooch, Goodwin, Gran.
ger, Grow, Hall of Massachusetts, Harris of
Maryland, Hsskin, Hill, Hoard, Horton. Howard.
Hughes, Kelsey, Kigore, Knapp, Kunkel Of
Pennsylvania, Leach, Letter, Loveioy, Mar.
shall of Kentucky Matteson, Maynard, Mlsop.
Morgan, Morrill,, Morris of PENNSYLVANIA,
Morse of New York, Nett, Nichols, DIN, Pal,
mer, Parker, Petit, Pike Potter, PoIle, Pur-
Vance, Ricaud Richie, Royce, Sherman of
Ohio, Sherman of New York, Spinner, Stanton,
Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tappan, Thayer,
TompkiEs, Underwood, Wade, Walbridge. Wal
dron, Walton, Washburne of Wisconsin, Wash.
burne OF Ilhnois, Washburn of Maine, Wilson,
Wood, and Zollicoffer-9l.
Nays Messrs. Anderson, Atkins, Avery,
Barksdale, Bowie, Branch, Burns, Caruthers,
Caskie, Chapman, Clark of Missouri, CLAY,
Cobh, Goei;eTill, Craig of Miscoori, Crazfori'
Curry, Davidson, Davis of Indiana, Davis of
Mississippi, Dimmick, Dowdell, Ednundson,
English, Faulkner, Florence, Foley, Gartrell,
Goode, Greenwood, Gregg, Groesbeck, Har-
ris of Illinois, Hatch, Hawkins, Houston.
Jackson, jenkins, Jewett, Jones of Ten.
nessee, j. CLANCY Jones, Owen Jones, Kelly,
Kunkel of Maryland, Lamar, Lardy Law
renee, Letcher, Maclay, Mcqueen, Marshall OF
Illinois, Miles, Miller, Moore, Morris of Hi
nois, Niblack, Pendleton, Peyton, Phelps, Phil,
lips, Powell, QIitman, Reagan, Reilly, Ruffin.
Russell, Sanddge, Savage, Scales, Scott.
Soaring, Shaw of Illinois, Shaw of n orth Caro-
lima, Shorter, Sickles, Smith of Virginia, Ste
phens, Stewart of MARYLAND, Talbot, Taylor Of
Louisiana, Watkins, Wortendyke, and Wright
of Tennessee-84.
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table.
Mr.. Greenwood, CT Arkansas, called fer the
yeas snd nays on the motion to lay on the table
the motion to reconsider which we're ordered.
and resulted-yess SO, nays SO.
So the motion prevailed.
The question recurring on the adoption Of
the resolution
Mr.. Florence, of Pennsylvania, called for the
yeas and nays; which were ordered.
MIR. Stephens, of Georgia, inquired if the re.
lection OF the resolution would not be equiya.
lent 10 the rejection OF the application Of the
members?
The Speaker thought not.
Mr.. Hughes moved to lay the resolution on
tho table.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, thought the logical
result Of the vote to lay on the table would ba
TO decide that the House will not swear in the
members.
MIR. Hughes demanded the yeas and nays Oh
his motion to lay on the table; which were
ordered and the motion was lost-yeas II,
nays III.
The resolution was then agreed to-yeas los,
nays SO.
Charges against the Doorkeeper Mr.. Hunk.
ell, of Maryland, rose to question of privilege.
and submitted from the Committee on Accounts
a report setting forth certain grave charges
against Mr.. Hackney, the Doorkeeper of the
House-thst he has employed more persons as
messengers and In the document room and fold.
ing room than he was authorized to do by the
House; that he has falsifed bis accounts and
returns of work done, &c. The committee. be.
lieving that MIR. Hackney is either entirely and
absoluteiy incompetent for the duties of his
office, or that his wilful and deliberate purposs
IS to pervert and abuse the power with which
he has been invested, recommend the adoption
of the following resolution:
Resolced, That R. B. Hackney, Doorkeeper
of the present House of Representatives, ba
and he is hereby dismissed forthwith from mis-
Office.
Mr.. Kunkel moved that the report be printed
and made the special order for Saturday next,
at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Nichols, Of Ohio, moved that the Door
keeper have leave to file with the Clerk any
statement in reply to the charges which he de.
sired to submit; which was agreed to.
After some discussion, the whole subject was
postponed until IL O'Clock on Monday next.
Ohio Contested ELection.-Mr. Harris. of nj.
nois, from the Committee on Elections. to which
was referred the memorial OF Clement L. Val.