The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-03-08
Important from Washington.
Washington,

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The only nominations made fol Speaker
were Schuyler Coliax and Samuel S. Mar
shall The former resolved l27 and the
latter so votes.
In the course OF his remarks in the House
Mr.. Brooks said: "lf the indicationsI sec
in the public press and elsewhere 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. il IS a revolution and nothing
tut revolution, call 1t by whatsoever name
you please. The Speaker of the House is
to create committee OF impeachment, ani
to have The whole direction and control of
the process Of impeachment through this
House. | say, therefore, that the most
serious of all steps is the organization Of the
House. In case the precedent you threaten
us With is created 10y YOU. and IN case ui
the death Of the new President, the Speak
er of the House becomes President of the
United States; so that in point of fact,
here, by our solemn action to-day, vo may
be creating a President of the United
States. lprotest. therefore, in the full sui
emnity of the oecaSlnn-,1 protest before
my country, and ID the presence Of the gen
tleman from Ohio Mr. Ashley who is to
be leader in THIS revolution, I protest most
solemuly against any further steps towards
the organization of this House till all the
states are fully represented
Mr.. Brooks then lead the following pro-
test:
WHEREAS, It appears,by the record Just
made that the following states. seventeen ii
numter, ere no. now represented npoiri the
floor Of this House, viz :, lie States Of New
Hampshire. Rhode Islani Connecticut,
Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina.
Georgia, florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
LouisiaH1, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Californis, A,kansas ana Nebraska, states
entitled, hy an act Of Congress, Of March 4.
1862, and the subsequent acts, 70 rerreSen-
tatiyeS in Congress, as follows: New Ham
shire 3. Rhode islard ,, Connecticut 4,
Virginia s, North Caroliana /, South Caro-
lima +, Georgia. /. Florida |, Alabama &,
Mississippi >, Louisiana 5, Texas 4, Tenn
essee s, Kentucky 9, California 3, Arkan-
sas ;, Nebraska lin all 50 Congressional
Districts now HnrcpreScntcd on the floor Of
the House and
WHEREAS, OF these Unrrpresented states
seven are of the original thirteen that in
1877, net in convention and created the
constitution IF the United Sts.es, 7iE
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecn-
cur. lfglNia. NUft0 Iaro'lna. SDutn Clfp-
lima and Georgia, a majority Of the original
states,
THEREFORE,, We, members elect Of the
tortleth Congress, do pow enter our solemn
protest against any and every action teitiinn
70 the reorganization Of hi, House, until
the absent states shall De fully represented.
(Signed)
James Brooks, New York William s.
Holman, Indiana w L N'oack, Indi-
ana Charles \. Eldridge. Wisconsin, p.
Van Trump, Ohio; \ e. GioSsbrenner.
Pennsylvania J. NJ Humphrey, New
York; NJ. G. Kerr, Indiana; Stephen
Taber, New York H. VI. Van Auken,
Pennsylvania Lewis ". Ross, Illinois; S.
D. Marshall, Illinois; +. Wood, New
York; L. G. Getz, Pennsylvania; W. T..
Robinson, Demas Rarne~, New York ).
Fox, New York; Albert e. Burr. Illinois !:
John Morrisscy, New York 4. Stone,
Maryland George x. Morgan, Ohio IS.
Sitgreaves, New jersey g. NJ. Boyer,
Pennsylvania Ii. McCulIough, Maryland !;
Charles Dennison, Pennsylvania Ster!ten
Archer, Maryland; +. f. Noell. Missouri !;
". Mungcn, Ohio; Charles Haight, New
Jersey; John ". Chamber, New York J.
Y. H. pruyn. New YORK.