Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-10
ALBANY, February /.
LEGISLATURE OF NEyV-YORK
House Of R,,1rssertnft1,es

Yesterday the House of Repres ntatlye,
assembled IN the Capitol, agree ably TO adj
Journment. After the memb rs who we,.
not qualified on Tuesday, had taken n.
oaths, the House proceeded To the choice &c
2 Speaker. MIR Lynch, from Oneida, and
FIR. Beach, from Cayuga, were appointed
leiiers. The whole rutber of votes w,ra
III, Of which Daniel Cruger, Esq the de-
nocratic candidate, had 81, and was de-
clared CHI sen. Upon king the chair he
addressed the House by short written
speec'. Tho m mber from Outarin. who
We mentioned Yesterday, had obtained tb,
cerdfleass of election instc q of federal
ist, 70 whom It belonged. voted on the
choice Oh the Speaker and il that way. the
de'nocra-lc patty Obtaincd the maiorty
rad the Serts,0a" elected by thu pronis
OF the County bee admitted the maiortv
would have been tn ssne in f,vor of the
federal Candidate. The House then pre-.
ceeded TO N choice o a cl~rk, when A.
ron Clark, ESQ. lecl-rel Chosen
Mr. Duer, (from Dutchrss) th-n rose N,
SAD, tHat as the IouSe had nov ch sen a,
ohicer TO preside over its deliSpration,
ana another t" record is proceediugs, le
t9NH that early opprrtunty t present fl
their consideration. the lain of a gentle
- 'Nth~ w llldl nOflN. WnOSH DtsCs
WAS flliet by another, who he'd indeed o.
tanned the certificate. and therein. \,
could not be rejected by the qual,fvnp off.
Ger, but who hal no right 20 his At :.
the petition and evid-rca H. his hand wop,1
snow And asthe House was now o pari.
zed, and in situation to Judge of the me-
rits OF the petitioners claim, re considered
" thelr du'y to seize the EARL, st moment
10 make their decision, that an illegal men
per should nos occapy the seat Of one legal
y CHOSEN by the people. He then offered
the petition of Henry Fellows of Ontario
Counly, praying that thu seat of Petr
AHen, returned ~ a membe, from that
Iountv, might b. vacated, and himself d.
mitted in his place Mr.. Beach (fron
C.ynga) moved to POSTPONE the reading
OF sald petition. NJ. Oakley (from but,
chess) OBJ cted to the postporement, on the
ground that il was not in order for. that
wnere any member called for the reading
OF any-paper or document. it w in order
ana matter # course, that it should he
read. The Speaker decided that The mo-
ton to postpone was in order. Mr.. Oak.
ley appealed from this decision, and on
DIVISION OF the house, when the name of
MT. Allen was called, Mr.. Ducr objected
20 MS being permitted to vote, on tic
ground that he was interested in the ques-
ton. In support OF this objection, Mr.t
Duer read Mr. Fellows petition, and aff-
davis to support it, by which it appeari
that Mr.. Aliens interest was direct and
positive, going 70 settle the principle Of
ms r'ght to his seat. On the question
Whether MI Allen had such an interest,
as 70 exc lude his vote on a division. when
Mt Aliens name was called, Mr.. Vln
Rensselaer,, Of Columbia) moved that lis
naTne be passed on account of his interest.
he Speaker decided the motion was not
IN order. From this decision, Mr.. Oakley
appe led to the House, on which an inter
esting debate ensued. which continued till
near O'Clock, p VI. whea the House
adjourned withou; taking the quss ion.
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