The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-06

W WASHINGTOS, March l.
In the course of his remarks in the
House, Mr.. Brooks said: II the indica-
tions see in the public press and else-
where are to be realized If the process
OF impeachment is TO go on, or what is
more revolutionary, the suspension OF
the President by the action of this
house, II IS revolution, and nothing but
feEolunonr call II by whatever name
you please The Speaker OF the House
Is 70 create Committee of Impeach-
mentI and to have the whole direction
and control of the process of impescb-
lnent OF this House. say, Therefore
that the most serious of ali steps is the
organization of this House, and in case
Inc precedent You threaten us with is
created by you, and the existing Presi-
cent IS deposed, or in case of the Presi-
dents death, the Speaker of the House
becomes the President of the UniTed
States, so that in point of fact, here by
our solemn action to-day, we NAV be
creating a President of the United
StStes, protest, therefore, in the full
solemnity of the occasion; protest be-
iS iore my country and in the presence of
the gentleman from Ohio. MIR. Ashley
who is TO be the leader in It's resol43
ton; protest most sol, mnly AGAINST
taxing any further steps luN ard tn or
ganizatiou of this House unlI all the
States are fully represented.
Mr.. Brooks, then read the following
protest: ,,
WHEREAS. It appears by the reco rds
Just made that The following States.
seventeen in number, are not now rem
resented upon the floor of this House.
Elz: Ihe States of New Hampshire.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia
NoFt1 Carolina, South Caroifna, Geor.
ga, fIorida, Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Ken.
lucky, California, Arkansas and Ne
oraska, states entitled by the act of
congress of March 4th, 1852, and sub
sequent acts, to Representatives. in
Congress, as follows: New Hampshire-
); Rhode Island, .; Connecticut, 4; Geor-
ga, q FLORIDA, l. Alabama, 6; Missis-
sippl, - Louisiana, .; Texas, 1: Ten
nessee, g; Kentucky, g; California a.
Arkansas, ); Nebraska, LIN all eighty
Congressional Districts now unrepre-
sented on the door of the House: and
WHEREAS, OF these unrepresented
States seven are of the original thir-
teen that in 1857 met in Convention
and created the Constitution of tie
United States,-Sew Hampshire.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia.
\ orth Carolina, South Carolina Geor
gia, the majority OF the original States:
therefore, We, members elect of the
fortieth Congress, do now enter our
klLOlESL dRalQSL aQV and
every action tending to the reorgani-
zation of this House until the absent
states be more fully represented.
[Signedl
JAS BROOKS, New York.
WIN. HOLMAN, Indiana
W. l. SIBLACK, Indiana.
6HAs- l. ELDRIDGE, Wisconsin.
r. VAN TRUMP, Ohio.
A. G. GLosBRENNER, Penna.
J. NJ. HUMPHREYS, New York.
M e. KERR, Indiana.
STEPHEN TAREB, New York.
u. NJ. NASASKEN, Penna.
LEWIS w. Ross, Illinois.
A. :. MARSHALL, Illinois.
F. Woop, New York,
L GErz, Pennsylvania.
w. 4. ROBINSON, New York.
DEMAs BARNES, New York.
JOHN Fox, New York.
ALBERT q. RUER, Illinois.
JOHN MoRRISsEY, New York.
+. STONE, Maryland.
GEO. w. MoRGAS, Ohio.
CHAs. SITRGRAvEs, New Jersey. I
y. F. BOYER, Pennsylvania.
Z. MCCULLOUGH, Maryland.
CHAs. DENSISoS, Peuna.
STEPHEN ARCHER, Maryland. !
q. E. NOEL, Missouri.
W. MUSGES, Ohio.
SHAs- aAIGHT, New jersey.
JoHS W. CHANLER, New York.
). V. L. PRUYS, New York.