Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-23

The Watchmdn snys that there is not a preience
Vt fraud IN the election in the third Congressional
District in Pennsy lvania, which is contesied he.
,ween Messrs. Ingerso and Naylor. Now we
say that, of all the elections we ever knew or
card of this is the most indelihly stamped with
rdud, bribery and corruption Why, the case is as
black as Erebus, and this we shall show at u prop.
IF Time, when the contest comes on in the House.
And yet the Waterman Of last week tells its
readers that there is no preience Of frdud in the
c"Se Shame! where is thy blush ?-Vt. Patriot.
80 says the Vermont Patriot aud is no, that
model OF truth, and moderation, and purity We
don't deny it-not we; but in body of men
which may, probably, soon Income the House of
Representatives Of the United States. the follow
ing proceedings have been had:
TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 1899.
Mr. Smith of Maine, inquired of the Chair
whether it was not understood that if any mem.
Der whose seat disputed shonld pass between
the lcllers, the question of his right t. vote should
be determined by the House? gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Nlr Naylor,l had voted, whilst a
mother gentleman was here to contest his seat
there being double returns
Mr. Wise moved that Mr. Naylor has right to
vote, and demanded the previous question there
OH.
Mr. Naylor (holding up his credentiasl rose and
sad, Challenge the right of this House to pass
upon my rigbr here, and ask any member to pro-
duce the credentials by means Of which he claims
TO pass upon IL. You turning to Mr. Smith, i'm
peach my right impeach youls-l challenge
your right TO be here.
Loud cries of Good good -bravo.'1
MIR Smith. Instead OF replying to him, I turn
him over to his colleague (Mr IngersoI,) who las
credentials as good as himself
Mr. Naylor. | am here by the Voice of the
People, and under the authority of the law
Cries from all parts of the Hall "And land
Mr. Smith So is another gentleman from your
district.
Mr. Naylor. deny it 1 deny it.
The confusion and disorder which here lper.
vaded the House (incudng the gal!eries) can
scarcely be conceived by those not present at the
time.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. TO- 1889
Chairman. 1t is now for the meeting to deter
mine whether the vote of Mr.. NayIor shall bs
counted
MIR. Duncan called for the reading Of the 26h
rule Of order; which read as follows:
"No member shall vote any question in the
event of which he is Immediately aud particular
~ Interested or i'll any case where he was not
present when the question was put"
Telers were demanded and Mr.. Thomas of
Maryland, and Fillmore of New York, were ap-
pointed
Mr.. Thomas Of Maryland, called for the read.
ing of Mr. Briggs resolution and was about to re-
mark upon it, when he was called to order and
the House proceeded to divide, and the reIlers re.
ported the ayes TO he Il9, the noes IL, and that
the contested votes woull not change the ques.
ton. So the House decided that Mr. MAYORS vote
should be counted.
Mr. Underwood asked that question be taken
on The vote of Mr. Ingersoll.
MIR Wise. Then make the question on the
vote of MIR lngersoll, aud ask the previous ques-
ton.
And the call for the previous question having
been seconded
The main question was ordered to be taken.
Several voices demanding what the main ques-
ton was?
The Chair said it was, Whether the vote of Mr.
lngersoll should be counted.
Mr. Briggs inquired whether it was fact that
MIR ingersoll had voted on the question referred
to?
Several voices REPLIED Certainly not
Mr. Wise said that the name of MIR IngersoIl
was recorded as having voted this morning on the
appeal from the decision of the Chair
Several voices Yes, yes
| MIR Wise said Mr. Ingerso admitted that he had
voted.
Mr. lngersoll was understood TO express his will
lingnes' to Withdraw his vote, and proceeded to
address the Chair.
When he was called to order. and his voice was
lost in cries of "NO, no. Sit down. fhe wants
to make n speech, let him 20 into the RouIndo"
And the question having been TAKEN there an
peared in the affirmative o, in the negative 1853.
So the House decided that the vote of MIR In.
gersoll should not be counted.
1t seems, them that so clear is the right of Nay
Tor 10 seat, that even the present inscriptions
and daring House of Representatives dare no. dee
ny his title; yea, and that so utterly desperate is
the "pretence" of the Tory Ingersoll, that he is
driven from the House in disgrace What shall
we say of the man who in,rudes upon the House
in defiance, both of the voice of the people and
of the laws of the land and what should we say
of the paper, which would bear him out in this
outrage? "Oh, shame shame where is thy
blush 2"
The series of weekly Lectures, which has been
in contemplation for some time past opened last
Wednesday evening in the Academy Hall, with
an Introductory lecture by Charles Reed, Esq.
The lecturer commenced with an apt satircal
alluson to the derogatory notice to which the Rev.
DR.. Dwight, in his "Traves in New England"
was pleased to take of our metropolis and very
la, A..