The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-30

Canruses, 10 relation To the Presidential
Election. and from the feeling .yinced tnr
aud against that recently held, was more
than usually interesting.
Without taking the question on the mo
ton Of MIR. Mills,
The Senate adjourned I'LL 10 morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
MIR. RAILEY'S CASE.
The House took up the report OF the
Committee of elections in the case Of John
Bailey
Mr.. Mallary, Of Vermont, delivered hl'
views Of the subject, in opposition TO the
report, and in fa' or Of the ri6ht Of Mr.. Bat
ley to his seat.
| MIR. Foot oi Connecticut took the same
side, aud replied 10 the speech delivered
yesterday 10y Mr.. Randolph.
Mr.. Cook, of Illinois, made a speech ~
favor Of the same view. lie was answered
by Mr.. Storrs, who opposed the right OF
the sitting member. Mr.. LiyernOre re-
joned to Mr.. Storrs. Mr. Campbell, of
| Ohio, spoke in opposition to the right OF
Mr.. Bailey. Mr.. Owen advocated 1t IN "A
speech of some length. MI Forsyth re-
Piled To- Mr.. Storrs, lon point III which
he was personally n,olved,1 and gave no.
tiee, that as soon as the present question
should be decided, he should move that
the committee Of the whole be discharged
from thu consideration of the question Of
his right to his seat.
MIR. Fuller furthereXplained the grounds
he had formerly taken.
Mr.. Sloane, Chairman of the Commit
tee of Elections. made some remarks in ex
planatinn of certain facts to which Mr..
Bailey replied.
Mr.. Cook moved that, in order to afford
the sitting member an opportunity of adj
dnciug further testimony, the report be re
committed. The question being taken,
it was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Cook then called for the reading Of
Certain papers.
Mr.. Barbour moved to adjourn Ii was
lost Ayes 7G, noes 80.
The papers were then read.
Mr.. Breck spoke To the general question,
md in favor Of the disputed right Of Mr..
Bailey.
MI Bailey stated some facts ofthe case.
Mr. Hall, of y. C. member Of the Com
mittee of EIections,l spoke at length in
favor of the report, aud in reply to Mr..
Bailey.
A motion was now, (about O'Clock, J
made 10 adjourn. Lust. Ayes 80, Noes
%.
Nj, Tod called the previous question =
which thu House refused 10 have taken.
Mr.. McDullie offered the following a.
mendment:
% That il Is the opinion Of this House,
that John Bailey came To the city of Wash
lngton III the year 1917, with the intention
OF returning To Massachusetts,, and that the
said intention has continued to the time of
his election to this House
" ReSolr'd therefore, That he is entitled
70 his seat in tins House"
Mr.. Archer moved to adjourn but the
motion was lost. Ayes 80, noes 100.
The question ON the amendment, was
agreed H. be takenby yeas and nays.
Mr.. Taylor called for division of the
question on the amendment.
MIR. Sloane called for the previous qnes
ton, which call the House sustained-yras
93, nays 70.
Mr.. Moore, of Alabama, moved to ad-
Jonrn, and called for the yeas and nays ON
the question. The House refused TO take
1t by yeas ; and
The question being taken the House re
fused 10 adlourn-yeas II, nays l24.
The main question was then put, tthr
previous question having prerludcd all de,
bate as well a. amendment,) and decided
by yeas and nays, as follows yeas l25,
Nays -.
So ii was Resolved, that john Bailey is
not entitled 10 a seat in this House.
Pending the call of the yeas aud nays.
when the vote of Mr. McDnilie was called
for, he rose aud asked To be excused from
voting, and gave rs reason, i" that he
wished those who should come after him
INTO this House, to understand the grounds
upon which his vote rested, for which pur-
pose he offered an amendment, and which
had been put aside, without division, by
the previous. qncston."
The committee of the whole were dis
charged from the consideration of the re-
port of the Committee of Elections, on the
case of Mr.. Forsyth, ard twas laid on the
table; and then
The House adjourned