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enquired if MIR. Naylor had voted! MIR.
Naylor said that he had-.I demandn said
he ''of any member here, his right to chal-
lengc my votc-I challenge the right of the
gentleman from Maine to deny my right"
Mr.. Smith replied, 81 shall not answer the
member from Pennsylvania, but turn him o.
yer to Mr.. Ingersoll of PENNSYLVANIA. who
has rs good Il right to vote as he has" 81
challenge the right of the member from
Maine them" said one Of the memhcrs."-
Sand l." responded several voices-when
MIR. Smith said something which created a
laugh. The house soon after adjourned.
Wednesday-The clerk having omitted to
state in the journal that the vote of Mr.. Nay
Tor had been challenged by Mr. Smith, the
journal was amended in that particular, and
an appeal taken from the decision of the chair
that Mr.. Naylor had right to vote, which
was sustained, ayes ll2, noes lls. So Mr..
Adams's decision was over-ruled. Mr. Nay
lor, Mr.. 1ngersoll, and a part of the New Jer-
sey commissioned members and claimants
voted. MIR. Johnson protested against the
vote, as an outrage on the constitution
Some confusion prevailing, Mr.. Adams called
on the members to be seated, and said if they
would do so, there would be hopes of keep
ing order. Mr.. Wise moved the House to
proceed to decide on the right of Mr.. Naylor
of Pennsylvania to vote. Mr.. Turncy of
Tennessee, rose to address the House and
several members with him. Mr. II. COM
menced with censuring Mr.Adams's decision
Cries of "ordcr" and ego on" were heard
from different parts of the House, while Mr..
Tnrney said to the chair, "you have no re-
gard for order, and so long as you stand in
the chair, no law or order can be preserved"
You may halloo order as long as you please,
but will go on and be heard.'' Mr.. Inger-
soil then attempted to speak, but was called
to order. Mr.. Curtis moved an ad journment,
but the question was not put by the chair
Mr.. Turney remarked, ''the sooner we get in
to row the BETTER Mr.. Stanley, of n. G..
interrupted him by saying, s'if it has come to
this, that the house was to be made better by
al
man from Tennessee, that if there was to be
a row (eyeing Mr.. Tuney) he was his man."
The scene of confusion was here so great
that MIR. Curtis again moved an adjournment.
MIR. Turney again made some remarks about
Mr.. Adams, to which Mr.. Stanley replied
greatly excited. 4 hundred members at
least were now heard crying '.order" and ssgo
on" and both Mr.. Turney and Mr.. Stanley
were speaking at the same moment. After
much disorder, vote was taken on Mr. Nay
lOr's right to vote, and decided in the aflirma-
tlve-ayes l19, noes 112. A question was
next taken on Mr.. Aycrigg's right to vote,
one of the commissioned members from New
Jersey, and decided against his right-ayes
III, noes l22, four cfthe Wing members from
that State voting in his favor, and three of the
claimants from the same State against him.
Similar decisions Immediately followed in re-
gard to the other members from New Jersey.
The nextquestion raised was as to the right of
Mr.. hgersoll, of Pa.-l5S members voted
against IT, and not one for it. Mr.. Wise then
brought forward his resolution that the Whig
members from New Jersey should be enrol
led and take part in the organization of the
house. The question was taken by ayes and
noes, and decided against the resolution
ayes lis, noes I1S, Robert Craig in the
negatively resolution was then adopted
that the house would proceed to call the names
OF the gentlemen whose rights to seats are
not contested, and before speaker is elected
proceed to hear and adjudge the cases of all
claimants, (Messrs. Naylor and Ingersoll ex-
cepted.)
7Hnrsday-After the reading of the jour
mall the Clerk proceeded, in pursuance of the
resolution adopted the day before, to read the
names OF the members whose seats were not
contested-when Mr.. Randolph, of New Jer-
sey, asked leave to read protest on behalf of
his colleagues against the decision which ex-
Guided them from their privileges as members
of the house, which after some opposition.
was granted. When the protest was read,
Mr.. Bynum protested against its being enter
ed on the journal. He said that the member
who offered it ought to be excluded for his au-
dacity. A question being made. whether the
Protest should beentered on the journal, the
ayes and noes were called for and the VOTE
stood ayes ia, noes III. But the effect of
taking the ayes and noes happily does what it
was the wish of the Administration members
to prevent, that is carry the Protest on the
Journal. On motion of Mr.. Drooror,ooIo .