Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-02-24

marks which he had made that were liable
to such an Interpretation. sA.
Mr.. Campbell, Of South Carolina, said
he should adhere to his former course, and
would vote for the amendment.
Mr.. Parker, Of New York, also sustain
ed the amendment.
Mr.. Underwood moved call Of the
House, and demanded the yeas and nays
on this motion, which were ordered; and
the call was ordered by the following vote
Yeas 1876, nays s.
The House being called, Messrs. Dun
can, Hamer, Kilgore, and Webster, Of Ohio,
Mr.. Smith, Of Maine, Mr.. Snyder and Mr..
May of Illinois, Mr.. Murray, Of Kentucky,
Mr.. Ripley, of Louisiana, and Mr.. Towns,
Of Georgia, were found to be absent
Messrs. Hamer, Kilgore, Murray, Ripley,
Snyder and Towns, were on motion, ex-
cused; and soon affer Messrs. Smith, May,
Duncan, and Webster came in.
Mr.. CIowney, Of South Carolina took
the floor, and
Z Mr.. Wise asked him to yield it, to ena-
bic Mr.. Prentiss to address the House, in
consequence oft communication made to
that body by Mr.. CLAIBORNE this morning.
[Cries OF no! no! followed this request.l
Mr.. Clowney, of South Carolina, said
he must reluctantly refuse this request,
as he did not know when he should obtain
the same opportunity again. He then ad-
dressed the House at length in explana.
ton of the vote he should give in favor OF
the claimants.
Mr.. Robertson withdrew his amend
ment Ito strike out "not'' from the amend
ment Of Mr.. Howard.)
Mr.. Adams asked to have read, at the
Clerks table, the 18th section Of the Dec
laration of Rights of the People CT Missis-
sippi; which was orderdd. II is in the fol-
lowing words:
"Sec. Is. That no power of suspendng
"laws shall be exercised, except by the
Legislature, or its authority"
Mr.. Maury, Of Tennessee, (from bed
of sickness) came in at this stage Of the
proceeding.l
The question was then taken on Mr..
Towards amendment, and decided as fol-
lows:-Yeas III, Nays III. The Chair
voted in the affirmative.
So Mr.. Bells motion was amended, as
moved by Mr.. Howard, so as to read, 'sThat
SERGEANT S. PRENTIss and THOMAS ].
Word are not entitled to seats in this
House as members of the Goth Congress-. -
The question then recurring on agree
ing to the resolution thus amended.
After some conversation between Messrs.
Wise and Boon, Mr.. Prentiss addressed
tho House in conclusion, upon the subject
of the resolution, as amended.
MIR. Underwood called for the yeas and
nays, and asked for division of the ques-
ton upon the resolution as amended: both
OF which were ordered.
The question was then taken on the first
branch of the resolution, (rescinding the
resolution of the last SESSION. and decided
by yeas and nays: Yeas 1871, Nays ll3.
The question was then taken on the
second branch ofthe resolution declaring
that Messrs. Prentiss and Word are not
elected to the 25th Congress,) and was de.
cided by yeas and nays as follows; (Mr,
Snyder, of Illinois, having come in from
sick bed3 Yeas ll8, Nays 1l6.
So the resolution, as amended, was adop-
ted
Note. When the calling OF the yeas
and nays in this last question was gone
through, Mr.. Mercer, who had not an
swered to his name, rose and said, that he
was doubtful whether or not he was with
in the bar at the moment when his name
was called, the noise being so great that
he could not hear the call distinctly as he
came in. He would leave the question off
his being permitted to vote to the House;
and cries Of "no" arising, he did not press
The point, and did not vote. Before the
vote was announced, Mr.. Pope, of XIV.
moved that the gentleman from Va. be
to record his vote The Chair
lecided that the gentleman could not vote,
lness, he himself affirmed that he was
within the bar when his name was called.
Mr.. Mercer, therefore, did not vote, but
lis vote, had he voted, would not have aE:
ected the decision.F gatsa
So the House again decided that Messrs.
'rentiss and Word are not duly elected
MEMBERS Of this Congress. no
The question on the resolution to com.
nunicate the fact to the Governor of Mis-. {
issippi was then agreed to; Ayes I18. !
Ioes 116. ISL. u u.l :
Mr.. Rhett asked leave to offer resolu-
on, providing the payment Of the usual )
er diem to Messrs. Prentiss and Word z
rom the day they presented their claims !
, seat. Objected to. :
On motion of Mr.. Bronson, the House :
djourncd.-[ Washington Chronicle. -" =
Mr., PRENTISS. CT
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