Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-21
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noes73.
Mr.. Tucker moved for reconsider
! alton of the vote just taken, but the
house refused to reconsider the same,
| without division.
A bill from the Senate entitled, an act
for the relief of James II. Clarke, was
| read twice and referred to the Commit
tee ON Naval Affairs.
A bill from the Senate, entitled San
act to amend the act, entitled An act to
incorporate the subscribers to the Bank
of the United States,'' was read twice &
referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
n bill from the Senate, entitled San
act supplementary to an act, entitled an
act authorizing the disposal Of certain
lands in the town of Mobile, !" was twice
read and referred to the committee on
public lands.
A bill from the Senate, entitled can
act TO define maratirae and admiralty
jurisdiction" was read and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
THE ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on the unfinished bust
ness of Friday last, tthe contested cleo.
ton Of Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Cosdea)- MIR
Butler in the chair.
MIR. Reed resumed his remarks in sup
port of his memorial and his claim to a
seat In the House, and occupied the floor
about an hour; when
Mr., Cssden made reply at consid-
cradle length.
Mr. Sloane, Chairman of the Com
mittee of Elections who reported the
BILL explained the views ofthe commit
tee in arriving at the conclusion they
had expressed to the house.
The question was further debated by
Mr.. Edwards, of n. c. Messrs. Wright
and Walworth, in support of the rssolu-
tions presented by the committee, and
virtually in favor ofth0 claim of Gener-
al Reed, and by Mr.. Moore, OF Virginia,
lin opposition to them: when, at4 o'clock,
the question was taken upon the LIST re-
solution "that Jeremiah Cosden is not
entitled to seat in the house. and de.
cided in the atfirnance of the same.
Ayes 90.
Mr. f. Johnson, of Kentucky, inquir.
ed, whether this decision would involve
determination of the ed resolution, or
whether it W ,uld not again send the e.
lection back to the people? Before a
distinct reply vas made to the question
Mr. Taylor moved to amend the Cd
resolution a. reports by the committee,
lin relation to the right of Gen. Reed to
a seat) by inserting the word mott be-
tween the word lis" and the word"enti-
tied" thereby negatlvlng the title of eli
Their to seat.
The question was taken thereon, and
carried-ayes 70, nays 63.
On mation of Mr.. Taylor, the Com.
mittse then rose, and reported the reso.
luton as amended
In tie House, ths question was upon
concurrence with the report Of the com,
mittss Of the whole; when
Mr.. Wright, in speech of some
length, contended that it was not COM
petent for the house to send the election
back to the people, without simuta-
neons declaration that they found the
votes to be equal in favor Of the respec-
tive candidates. Farther remarks were
made on the subject by Messrs. Archer,
Neaie. Mallary, F johnson, Walker,
Buchanan, and Cannon: when the ques-
ZION was taken upon concurrence with
the committee of the whole in their a.
mendment of the second resolution. de-
uying the right of Gen. Read to the seat
ne claims; and the votes were, yeas 70,
nays II.
Mr.. Taylor observed that the vote be-
ing SO nearly equal, and SO many msm-
bers absent, he thought it but justice
that the ultimate question should be ia.
ken in more full house-and, on his
motion at half past o'clock.
The House adjourned.