Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-13
2 CHARLES GULTRAP.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.
Legislature Of Now York.
House Of Representatives,.
wv I.
WEpNEspAx. Jan. 81. !.

Yesterday the HDase d, Representa-
Itives assembled in the Capitol, agrcca-
i5ly to adjournment, After the members
(which were not qualified on Tuesday.
HAD taken the oaths, the house proceed
ed to the. choice OF a, Speaker; Mr..
| Lynch, from Oneida, and Mr. Bach.
from Cayuga, were appointed tellers.---
lI'he whole number Of votes was l2I, of
which Daniel Cruger, ESQ. the democra.
tic candidate, had 81, and was declared
chosen. Upon taking the chair, he ad :
dressed the, hoase by a. short written
speech. Theme,nber from Ontario. whe,
1--we mentioned yesterday, had obtained
1.-THE certificate of election, instead of a
Ifederalist to whom it belonged, voted on
the choice Of the Speaker, and in that
lway the democratic party obtained the
/ majority. Had the gentleman elected
10y the people Of the county been ad,ait-
tied, the majority would have been the
same in, favor, OF the. federal candidate.
| The house then proceeded to the choice
lof.a clerk. when Aaron Clark, Esq. was
declared chosen. Mr.. Duer, from Dutch
less, then rose and said, tbat as TIE house
had now chosen al officer TO preside over
its deliberations, and another to record
its proceedings, he took that early OPP
lportunity, to present for their considera-
ton. the claifa of gentleman to seat
in that body, hose place was filed; by
Ianother. who had. indeed, obtained the
certificate, and therefore lie could not
be rejected by tic quasfins;oilicer, but
who had no right to his seat, as the pc
titioH aad evidence in his hand would
lshew.-And as tie house was now erga-
|nized, and in a situation to Judge of the
Imerits of tie petitioners claim, be Goa
jsidered it their duty to Seize the earliest
ln,oment to mako. their decision, that an
illegal membe, should not be permitted
Ito occupy the seat of one legally chosen
tbq the people. lie then offered the petiti1n
Ioi Henry Fellows, tof Ontario) County.
praying that the seat Of Peter Allen, re-
turned as member from that county,
might be vacated, and himself admitted
i'm his places-lsF. Beach, from Cayuga.l
moved to postpone tic reading Of said
petition. tir, Oakley, i!o,n Datcbess, OBJ
Jected to the postponement, On the,
ground, THAI ii was net in order ; for that
where aay member called for the read :;
ing of any paper, Of docameat,'it was mi
order, anda matter 0f.cosrse, that III
should beread. lhe Speaker decided
that the motion to spostpone was inorder.l
Mr. Oakley appealed from this decisioa,I
and on division of the house, when the
name OF Mr. Alien was called, Mr.. Du-I
or objected to his being permitted to vote,
on the ground that he was interested inl
the susstiom.-In support of this objecz
ton, MIR. Duer read Mr.. Fellows peti-l
ton, and afSdavits to support it, by which
il appeared, that Ms. Aliens Interest
was direct ana positive, going to settlcI
the principle Of his right to his seat. 0nl
the question whether Mr.. Allen hadI
such an interest, as to exclude his vote,
Oh division, when Mr.. Aliens namet
vas called, Mr Van Rensselaer,, of Col
luaabia, moved that his name be passed.
en account Of hisinterest. The speaker
decides, thelmotloa vas not in orders
From tins decisions, Mr.. Oakley appea'.l
cd to the house, on which aa interc3tingl
debate ensued, which continued Til nea.l
5 O'Clock 2. NJ. when the house adjourn-E
ed without taxing the question.