Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-12-21
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES,.
Monday, Decem5er 9.
On motion Of MIR. Churchill,

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On motion Of Mr.. Churchill,
Leave was granted hiai to introduce a
peuuon from cerlain itee persons Of CO.
Tor in this SAFE, praying the right of
suffrage; whicn va, read, and reterrrd
10 the select coInmittee on kidnapping.
Ceriain docUmsnis relative to INC con.
tested election from Pike were miro
daced and laid upon The table.
On motion Of Mr.. Hest,
The House resolved Itself into a COM
mi,tee OF ne whole, on the report OF Mr..
.Aierander, Of Monroe, relative TO the
contested election of ". Hansen, from
Pike; and after some time spent there
III, Mr.. Sneaker resumed The chair, and
Mr.. Moore reported that the committee
ot the whole had, according 10 order, had
sad report and resolutions under con-
sidera'ion, made some progress therein,
and directed HIM to repor the same.
| On motion of Mr.. !Yess,
the committee OF the whole House
was discharged from the further conside-
ration Of said report and RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Ford moved tiic previous ques.
tion whereupon the Speaker put the
question, " Snail the main question be
now put !" which was decided in the af-
| hrmativc. The main question was then
put, on concurrence with INC report of
the standing committee on elections, VIZ.
that Nicholas Hansen is entitled 10 seat
In this House, which was decided in the
| affirmative.
The yeas and nays being required,
those VINO voted in the affirmative we're
Messrs. Speaker, Alexander OF Mnj
roe, Alexander Of Pope, Biakemao,
Churchill, Campbell, Carncs, Casey,
| Doris, Davenport, Dalmwood, Emiae;t,
Ford, Logan, M'Gahey, M'Ferron,
Pugh, Pell, West, Wili.-2o. s.
Those who voted in The negative were,
Messrs. Berry. Field, Lowry, Mather,
M.Iatosh, Moore, M'Fa,ridse, OgIe,
Rattan, Simms, Turney, Trolicr, Widen,
| NYhitesiaes.
| On motion Of Mr.. Ford,
Resolued, That the committee on in
terna improvement be instructed to in
cure into the expcdiency OF improving
the navigation OF the Wabash river, from
where the State line leaves said river 70
its confluence with the Ohio. ]
Tuesday, December 10. r
| Ga motion of Mr.. Lozvric
Leave was granted to introduce .
petition from sundry inhabitants Of Ciaik
county, praying new county with
was read, and referred TO the committee
on petitions.
On motion Of Mr.. Moore,
Leave was granted him to introduce
petition from Nnian Edwards, praying a
repeal Of the law Incorporating the town
Of A lion; which was read, and referred
to the committee CD the judiciary.
Mr.. Oyte moved for leave to intro
duce petition from sundry free per-
sons of color, praying the right of sul-
frage. And on the question being put,
4 it was decided in the negative.
MIR. Daimwood introduced the follow
ing resolution:
2esolosd, BY Vie Senate and House
Of Representatives, tina, on Saturday
next, at II O'clock, they willproceed by
| Joint ballot, in the Representative Hall,
to elect one Senator TO the Congress Of
! the United States.
| Mr.. Churchill moved to amend it, by
striking on, Saturday next" an! in-
serling "2lst December, inst" which
was decided in the negative; and upon
the question being put upon Mr.. Quinn
moods motion it was decided in the af-
| frmative.
| On motion OF Mr.. OSie,
Resolped, That the committee on the
judiciary be requested to report such
amendments to, the law regulating the
proceedings ol Justices of the Peace, as
they may deem expedient.
On motion Of Mr.. Churchill,
Resoived. BY THE Senate and House
OF Representatives, that joint comnlt'