The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-02

Wise called for the reading Of the laws ,
pennsylvania on the subject Of elections
J The question was shortly after put, Q
mr. MAYORS right to vote. The tellers +,
ported ! l9 in the affirmative and ll2 i
the negative.
! The chair in announcing the result
i the vote, declared mr. Naylor entitled ,
lvole.
/ The question now required on mr. Az
crgg right to vote, he standing secon,
ion the list of contested votes.
mr.. Wise called for the reading Of hi
Credentials. 1t was objected to by mr.
4 | urney. The laws of New Jersey, touch
ing elections were however read, and ther
the previous question being ordered OF
mr. Aycrigg's right, the vote staod AYE!
Ill7-noes l22. The tellers an, ounce,
four contested votes in the affirmative
and three in the negative.
All was now silence as the chairman
rose and announced this result He addet
that in his opinion, the vote was unconsti
tutional.
Great confusion and loud laughter fol.
lowed this remark as soon as it was
uttered.
mr. Dromgoole sprung up. and in ar
indignant tone proclaimed the remark from
the chair to be IA reflection on the house.
and wholly insuferable.
! The chairman remained standing,-and
when mr. Dromgoole was quiet, calmly
proceeded in his remarks. He went on
to say, that though the vote was informal
yet, as majority of the house had decid'
ed the question, he announced as the re.
suit Of that decision, that mr. Aycrige
could not vote.
More mirth at mr. Dromgoole's expense
followed this conclusion, and loud cries
of appreciation were heard.''
And so the question was determined in
case of all the Wing claimants.
| I he question was then put on Mr. In.
gersoll's right to vote. No one voted Il,
the aAfrnaaiive--the whole house uoted In
the Negative.
Next came up the question on the RICH,
| of the Van Buren, members from New
Jersey to vote.
The question was taken upon them Ell
nasse, and was decided in the negative.
| The chairman now rose, and quietly re-
minded the house of the following bit Of
contradiction on its part. Yesterday he
had decided Mr. Naylor entitled to vote.
To-day on an appeal from that decis.
ion by Mr. Turncy the house had revers.
ed it, by vote of liz ayes to lls noes;
and again, the house had just decided, by
vote Of ll9 ayes to ll2 noes, that M
Naylor had light to vote! Much laugh
ter, and some silly looks were produced
by this laconic statement.
Mr. Wise now rose and said, that, as
the vote of Mr. Naylor yesterday was now
allowed, the motion Of Mr. Rhett was o.
course acknowledged as lost, and the ques
ton was on his resolution. He moved the
previous question.
The question on the call was put. The
vote stood-ayes ll3, noes ll3 There
lheing tie. the chair voted in the aflirma
tive, and the main question on the adop
ton Of the resolution was finally put.
The resolution was read. 1t propose.
that the clerk should proceed in calling tn,
names of those members who have regula
certificates. The yeas and nays were or
Edered, and the resolution was rejected BY
a vote of lis ayes, to ll9 noes.
| Mr Rhett now offered resolution t,
the effect that the house should proceed il
Icalling the names of members. omittin.
those whose seats were contested, except
ing Messrs Naylor and Ingersoll; and tina
if quorum were then present, befor
electng speaker it should proceed to ex
anime and adjudge the election returns
and evidence in case of the contested seats
The yeas and nays were ordered, AM
the resolution was adopted. Yeas l3s-
noes 90.
A motion was made to reconsider tn
resolution just adopted.
| Mr. Campbell, of S. c. is addressing til
house on the question.
In the senate, nothing of consequence
transpired.
We have the proceedings of the 18th a
so, one day later; but they furnish nc
} thing other than motions received at on
moment to give way to others at the mex
except that Mr. Randolph read long pre-
test from the New Jersey wing member
which the house refused to enter on tn
minutes by vote of Id to III.
/. We have reversed the order of thes
pieces Of intelligence knowing that the la
l est is desired first.
: In reply to communication in the la
3 Gazette signed "a Member" we have OF
ly room to say that the only reason VIII
' the Proceedings Of the House have III
f been published regularly in the Hawl
. Eye is because we have not been supple