Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-22

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.rd.red to be printed,
Mr.. Sterling. of N Y. laid on the
,,bIe the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
s,aasury be directed to communicate
this house the items Of the inciden-
,slaxpenses in the land offices. in St.
Iauis, Franklin, Huntsville, and Caha-
:, for the year eighteen hundred
I'd twenty, and the three frat quarters
{ the year eighteen hundred and twen-
On motion of Mr.Hall. of NC. it was
ResoIred, That the committee on the
Judiciary be instructed TO inquire into
:Ss propriety Of repeating the act of
ISIS. to encourage Vaccination, and if,
:, inquiry, it shall seem proper that
.bey report billto that effect.
Mr.. Tucker, of South Carolina, call
"A for the consideration of the Joint res
ou,ion from the Senate, fixing time
CIR the adjournment of Congress; but
,hs house refused to consider the same
~.yss AZ, noes CO,
sir. Mercer called for the considsra-
ion of resolution laid on the table by
him on Friday last. proposing an alter
alton of the standing rules of the house
;.tsndsd to limit the extent of debate:
ant the house refused to consider the
same by large majority.
The Speaker presented a commune
c,tion from the Treasury Department
an the subject of drawbacks and duties,
cbish was ordered to be laid on the ia
Bic.
The house then went into considers
hon Of the unfinished business ofyester-
day, the contested elsssion of Messrs.
Cosden and Reed.
The question was first taken upon
occurrence with the committee of the
whole in their agreement to the first
resolution reported by the committee of
elections, viz, "rhat Jeremiah Cosdsn
!, not entitled to seat in the house"
and the same was affirmed, ayes 81,
aces %.
The question was then about to be
gut on agreeing to the other resolution
reported by the committee, as yestsr-
] hy amended, so as to declare that Dir.
Reed. is not entitled to seat
Mr.. Wright moved reconsideration
stthe vote taken yesterday. denying the
right of Gen. Reed to seat in the house
aud, the question being taken thereon,
the reconsideration was rsfused-ayes
So, noes 6S.
Dir Chambers moved to AIMED the
resolution as amended in committee Of
the whole, by inserting in lieu thereof,
after the word "Resolved" the follow.
! ing words" at Jeremiah Cosden
aud Philip Reed having an equal mum
Der OF votes, therefore Philip Reed is
not entitled to seat in this house,
Dir. Golden and Dir. Edwards, of n
/ c. opposed the amendment, and, the
question: being taken thereon, the same
va, negativsd without division.
The question then recurring upon
the second resolution as amended and
rspOrted by the committee of the whole.
Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, and
and Mr.. Wood opposed the same, and
lsssrs. Rhea, F, Johnson and Barbour
ii Ohio, supported it, when on motion
Of Mr.. Williams, of North Carolina,
NE yeas and nays were ordered, and
he question being SO taken stood as
SLOWS:
Yeas "a
Nays IS
The Speaker under the rule Of the
1 NOuse, "that, in all cssss of ballot by the
house, the Speaker shall vote; in other
; Eases he shall not vote, unless the house
be equally divided, or unless his vote, if
given to the minority, will make tina di-
vision equal; and. in case of such equal
division, the question shall be los."-vo
tsdia the affirmative which made an
quality Of votes upon the proposition be
fore the house. The sffsct of this vote
was decided by the chair to be, that the
Affirmative proposition, viz: Philip Reed
Is not entitled TO seat IN thiS house
vas lost, and was equivalent 10 deter
nlnation in the affirmative OF the origi-
glnal proposition Of the committee OF O.
hctons in favor Of MIR. Reed
Ms. Baldwin appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair, and on that question
the mover and Nlessrs. Smith, of Md.
Haaa, Farreliy. Gorham, Walworth,
LOWndes, Ross, Little, Whitman Camp
S'Ii, of Ohio, Stevenson, Tucker, of Va.
'ndSmyth, respectively expressed their