Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-02-22
The MaFriagss during The year 1922,

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and the question was lost. Mr.. Daim-
wood, of Gallatin, who had voted for the
resolution, and was of course one Of the
constitutional minority, moved 10 reeon-
slider the vote, which the Speaker
promptly and correctly decided to be out
Of order. An appeal was taken from his
decision to the House, when il was sus-
tanned by the following vote -
Ayes-Messrs. Alexander of Monroe,
Brakeman, Cairns, Casey, Churchill,
Emmitt, Hansen, Lowry, Mather, M'Fat-
ridge, M Ferron, M'Gahey, Moore,
Ogle, Psll, Pugh, Sims, Turney, and
Widen-l9.
.NayS-Messrs. Alexander of Pope,
Berry, Campbell, Daimwood, Dasen-
pori, Dorriss, Field, Ford, Logan,
M'Intosh, Phillips, Rattan, Tralier,
West, Widen, and Whiteside-l6.
1t will be recollected that during the
first days ofthe session, which commence
ed on the second of December last, John
Shaw, citizen of Pike county, contest
cd the election OF Mr. Hansen, and the
committee of elections, to whom the do
cuments were committed, after, it is pre-
sumed, a full and impartial Investigation,
recommended the right of Mr.. Hansen,
IN which recommendation the House
concurred. Mr.. Hansen continued 10
occupy his seat. thus solemnly confirm
ed 10 him, until Wednesday last, when
Mr. Ford, one OF the com mittee on cleo
ions, moved TO reconsider The vote taken
Oh concurrrng in the report and resolu-
tons accompanying ii OF the Committee
on elections on this contested election.---
he Question vas put and decided In tho
affirmative, by vote oil % to 49, Upon
MIR. Fields motion, John Shaw was per-
mitted to a seat in the House, and the
documents again read. An additional
document WAS introduced, purporlins to
90 the affidavit of Levi Roberts, Esq.
and sworn 10 on the 23,h day of January
last; DO notice Of the taking of which
was even pretended to have been given,
which AFFIDAVIT, gave it as The opinion If
the ailiant, that John Shaw received
larger pun1ber Of legal votes than Mr..
Hansen. MIR. Field then moved 10 strike
out the name of Nicholas Hansen, and
insert in lieu thereof The name Of John
Shaw. Upon the question Of striking
out, the vote was as follows:
M ssrs. .4tcrander OF Pope, Berry,
Camh6eU. Daimzvood, Dapenhort, Dor.
riss, Emmitt, Fieid, Ford, Logan,
M'Fstridge, lH' Ferron, Nj Intosh, Phil
lips, Rattan, Trotier, Turney, Hest,
WhiteeIde, Widen, and UiU
Those gentlemen whose names have
taken the liberty 70 HaliciSe, voted upon
the former occasion in favor Of Mr.. Han
son, aud leave them to inform their
Constituents what operated on their
minds to force upon them, in the space
OF ten weeks, a convicton that john
Shaw was entitled 10 sea. in the House
OF Representative instead Of Mr.. Hansen
1T IS no matter of mine.
10 be briei-Mr. Hansen was turned
out, and John Shaw admitted 10 his seat.
The question was soon taken up oncon-
curing in the resolution from the Senate,
recommending convention, and car
rled by CONS: itutlonai majorlty-John
Shaw supplying the place of Mr., Ham
SET.
a. The above extraordinary legislative
proceedings" have been published by my
partner William H. Brown, esq. without my
abprobation, and shall be answered next week.
WILLIAM BERaY.
Ameng other novelties in legislative
proceedings this week in the House Of
representatives., was the manner in
which the majority got at the resolution
from the Senate, recommending to the
people TO vote for or against conyen-
ton. On Tuesday las, The question was
taken on that resolution and lost. In
oiher legislative bodies except ours,
whsn the fate OF bill or resolution is
settled by vote Of the House, it can
not be reconsidered unless a. the mos
uon OF one who voted IN the majority.
This being the case in the present in
stance, the reso luton from the Senate
was beyond the reach of the House, un.
less one OF the antlconv entonists would
have moved for a reconsideration, they
being in constitutional majority. These
gentlemen felt no disposition to again
stir the question TO them SO satlsiac,ori-
y settled, and the majority were COM
PEELED to reverse the decision of the
Speaker, which had been sustained by