Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-10
on the bill for tho relief Of Penelope

| on the bill for tho relief Of Penelope
Denny, had leave to sit again,
Mr.. Sloane moved to postpone all
the orders of the day previous to the
report Of the Committee of Elections.
on the claim of Parmenio Adams. to
the seat in this House of Isaac Will.
son.-Agreed to, and
The House went into Committee
| of the Whole, Mr.. Bassett in the
chair, on that report.
TThe facts of this contested cleo.
ton, condensed from a pretty long
| report of the Committee of Elections,
are as follow: In the county of &C.
nessee, forming the a9th Congress.
SIGNAL District Of the State Of New
York, Isaac Wilson and Parmenio
Adams were opposing candidates for
Congress. The former was return.
ed as having received sOsS votes.
whilst Parmenio Adams had 2077
votes. The petitioner; Mr.. Adams,
claims the seat to which Mr.. Wilson
was returned, on the ground that, in
the town Of China, 67 votes were re-
turned for the sitting member. where.
as the true number given in for him
was as votes. The sitting member
as a set.of for this error, (Which is
fully made DUTY offers proof Of l2
votes which either the petitioner re.
ceived more than he was entitled to,
or the returned member was not al
lowed credit for on his side. The
committee of elections report that
five votes should be deducted for er.
ror from the number of votes return
ed for the petitioner from the town
of Attica. This deduction, however,
still! leaves him majority, after the
error on che opposite side is deduct
ed, of one cote over the sitting menu
beY. The committee therefore re.
commend to the House, to eject Isaac
Wilson, and admit Parmenio Adams
to a seat in the House as the Repre-.
sentative from the s9th District be-
fore mentioDed.]
The report of the committee. toge-
Their with the whole of the testimony,
was read, and the question being on
concurring with thelst resolution of
the committee, together with the
whole of the testimony, was read, and
the question being on concurring
with the first resolution Of the COM
mittee, viz: sthat Isaac Wilson is
not entitled to q seat in this House,
MIR, Thompson, Of Ken. moved.
as an amendment, that neither p. A
dams nor Isaac Wilson is entitled to
seat in this House. This amend
ment was subsequently withdrawn,
and the question being taken on the
first resolution, as reported by the
Committee of Elections, was carried
in the affirmative-ayes is9.
The question being on the second
resolution, viz. THAT Parmenio A.
dams is entitled to seat in this
House,
Mr.. Thompson, Of Ken. moved to
amend the resolution by inserting
the word snot.'
Tho question being taken on the
amendment, (Which declares that
Parmenio Adams is not entitled to u
seat, it was decided in the negative,
Ayes 76, Noes l0l.
The question then recurring on a.
grseing to the second resolution, as
reported by the Committee of Elec-
tons, it passed in the affirmative.
On which the committee of the
whole rose and reported accordingly.
In the House MIR. Cooke moved
| to lay the report of the committees
of the whole on the table; and the
question being taken, it was decided
in the negative.
The first resolution was conCurred
in by the House.
MIR. Little then moved to amend
tho second resolution, by inserting
the word mot Before the question
was taken,
Mr.. Foot moved to postpone the
decision till tomorrow, to allow time
for further reflection; which was
"a rried. Avea 90. noes ~
And the House adjourned.