The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-16

AT the usual hour the House was called to order.
After prayer and the reading of the Journal
Mr. PROFFIT asked the House by general CON
sent to allow him to introduce resolution "a
The SPEAKER informed him that motion was
now pending before the House-it being the motion
Ivy Mr. BARNARD, made yesterday, to make the
Bankrupt Bill the special order on the 2Sth inst-on
which the yeas and nays ordered, and resulted
thus-Yeas 81, Nays SO. So the House refused TO
make it the special order
PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED ELECTION.
The SPEAKER announced that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania Mr. Ingersol) was entitled to the
floor.
Mr.. PROFIT and Mr.. RlYEs then rose, but
for what purpose was not ascertained as there was
general cry Of go on" Ego on", to Mr.. Ingersoll
Mr. Naylor, (who concluded yesterday advocating
his right to the seat in the House Representative
from the Third Congressional District in Pa.
Mr. lNGERSOLL was listened to with manifesto
ton of interest by many both political par
ties.
He concluded at about quarter past three
Mr. NAYLOR reioned very briefly
When he concluded Mr.. JAMESON moved the
previous question, which was sustained.
The vote on the main question, was interrupted by
On which the yeas and nays were taken and the
motion failed-yeas So, nays Ill.
The question then required on the motion to adopt
the resolution submitted by the Committee of Elec-
tons.
Mr.. FILLMORE asked a call ofthe House. as he
apprehended many members were absent not suppos-
ing the vote would be taken. 1t was an important
question, and all sides ought desire that every mem
Der record his vote.
The motion for the call Of the House was carried
and the Clerk accordingly proceeded to call the roll,
after which, the list of absentees-the Speaker then
announced that 1874 members were present
Mr.. MASON moved to dispense with the farther
proceedings in the call
IA. III . ~
this motion, which was ordered and the motion was
carried: Yeas 1l5, nays &C.
The farther call of the absentees being dispensed
with, the resolution was read, and is as follows:
Resolped, That Charles Naylor was duly elected
member of the House of Representatives for the 26th
Congress from the Third Congressional District in
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. TAYLOR of Ohio, then moved that the House
adjourn-on which the yeas and nays were called by
Mr.. Henry who, however, subsequently withdrew
the motion lost-Affirmatve S6-negatiye LOG.
The question was then called by many of the men,
bers-when Mr.. WATTERSON moved to lay the
whole matter on the table-on which the yeas and nays
were ordered.
Mr.. w. withdrew the motion, and the direct vote on
the resolution was then taken by yeas and nays fol-
| lows:
YEAS Messrs John Quincy Adams, julius G.
! Afford, John w. Allen, Landau w. Andrews Linn
| Banks, Baker, Barnard Bell, Boardman Bond Bolts
Briggs Brockway, s. H. Butler. w. o. Butler Cal
| honn, ]. Campbell, W. B. Campbell Carr Carroll.
Carter, Casey, Chinn, Chittenden Cooper Crabb,
Cranston, Crockett Curtis, Gushing, Davies, w.
Davis, Carrot Davis, Dawson, Deberry, Dellet, Doe,
Edwards, Evans Everett, Fillmore, Fisher, Garland,
Gates, Gentry, Giddngs, Goggin, Goode Graham,
Granger Graves Green, Grnnell Habersham, Hall,
Hastings, Halves, Henry, ]. Hill, of Va, J. Hill, Of
N. c., Hoffman, Hunt, James, Jenifer G. johnson,
w. G. Johnson, Kempshall, King, Lane, Lincoln,
+. Mallory, Marvin, Mason, Monroe, Moore Morgan,
Morris Morrow, Nisbet, Osborne, Palen Peck, Pope,
Randall Rarden, Rayner, Reed, Rhett, Ridgway,
RUSSELL Saltonstall, Sergeant Shepard, Simonton,
Slade, Truman Smith, Thos Smith, Stanly, Stuart,
Sumpter, Taliaferro, Waddy Thompson John B.
Thompson, TilIinghast Toland, Triplett, Trumbull
Underwood, p. ]. Wagner, Warren White, T. w.
Will ans, Lewis Williams, J. l.. Williams C. III.
Will Jams, Winthrop, Wise-1l7.
NAYS-Messrs. Anterior, Beatty, w Blackwell,
brew ster, A. v. Brown, Burke, Bynum, Chapman
Ghnord Coles, Connor w. R. Cooper Ciary Dana,
DNee >. Davis Dickerson, Doan, Doig, Duncan,
Earl Eastman, Ely, Fine, Floyd Torrance, lGalbrath
gerry, e5riffin, Hammond, Hand, Hastings, Haw-
Kins, Iiilen, Hopkins, Hubbard Jameson, J. John
son, =: Johnson N. Jones, j. W. Jones' Keim
Nile Leadbetter Leonard, Lowell, Lucas, McClel-
Ian, Mcclure, McCulloch Mckay MMchand Me-
dill, Miller, Montanya, Monty emery S. W. Morris,
Newhard Parrish, Parmenter Paynter Prentiss, Rey-
nolds, kIves, + Rogers, J. Rogers Samuels Shaw, A.
Smith, John Smith, Starkweather Steenrod. Strong
Swearngen, Taylor, Francis Thomas, p. F. Thomas
Thompson, Turney, Vanderpoe David d. WAGNER
Watterson, Weller, J. w. Williams Henry Will
liams--S5