The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-24


nshd, MeConnsIl, MeCfate, MeDowell Mckay. John
Payne PenlI, Peny, Phelps. Price Reid, Rslie Ritter
Roberts Russell sswtslle, sawyer Seldom; Leonard II
ssrtwsatGsr st. john, Strong Sykes, James Thompson
Jacob Thompson, Thurman Iibbst,s ITsdwsyS msnI I |
worth Wheaton, williams Wiimot woodward YELL ana
Yost-lO5.
NAYs--Mes,rs. Abbott, JOkR Quincy Adams. Arnold
Ashmun Baker sarringer Bsh bIoahsso nhn0a rnn
bell John o. Chapman, Chapman, Cooke Collaner rams
bison, John H. living r. n Ewing. Gentry, Gidlings
Graham, Grnneh, Hampton Harper HtIneh lii,ialL
Hudson Washinston Hunt, Joseph II. lngepo. Andrew
Johnson Daniel T. King Thos Butler King Lewis Lexln
Tns M'S fene9Sn PooSE Ramsey Ju"
| John 4 Rockwell Root, schenck, seaman, severance
B. smith STEPHENS srohm Thbodssus, ThOmssson, Ben
smin Thompson Isn ToS%9s IES%GS no 1sn
So the House decided that Mr. CABELL was not
entitled to a seat in this House. !
| And the question was then taken on the second
| resolution, TO Wit;
Resolrsd That wSi H. BEocKESsHoroH Is entitled to
FLORIDA
And il was decided in the affirmative, az follows
YEAs-lisssrs. Stephen Adams, Anderson. Bsdingsr,
Bigss. Bowln, Boyd Brnksrhon, William q; Brown
! Chase Cobb Collin, CuIlom, Cummins. Cunningham,
Daniel Dargsn, JsdsTsOn Davis, DE Mott Dilnsh.@
| ter Fries, Gayin. Giles, Goodyear Gordon, Grover,
fiAnlin laralsOn, Henley, Hoge Hopkins hough Hun
| Joseph yohuson, George W. Jones, seaboTn Jones.
EaRss Preston King ssSs ksS sSG MkSSSPsn
MeCrste, Mcdowell. Mckay, John y, Martin Barclay
Martin Morris MCaCR 9E ,,. R rsyns r R fss
tee, sawyer, ssddon, Leonard H. sims simpson, Ihom'
2, smith lto1sT, smith sinOh TSam%.on
libbsits, TTcdway, Wentworth, Wheaton, Williams VIII
! NAys~Mrssrs Abbott John O. Adams. Arnold. Ash.
mum, Baker, BaTinger Bell. James A. Black broIhsSd
John II Campbell, John O. Chapman, GhiPmsn' locke
CollameT, Crsnson CroLier culver, DaIfagh, Garrett
| X Ewing GENTRY. Giddings Graham Hampton, Harper,
HerTiek. billiard, Elias D; Holmes John W. Houston
| Hunt Hunter, Joseph II. lngeHoll Andrew johnson,
Daniel 2. King, Thomas D; King, Lewis. Levin Long,
John 4 Rockwell Root, sehenek, seaman Severance.
D smith stephens, ST. John strohm Thbodssux Ben.
lsmin Thompson Iilden, Toome' IISmbo Vance,
gnton, White, Winthrop Woodruff. Wright and Young
So the House decided that Mr.. BRocKrSBRouGH
eas entitled TO a seat in this House.
| Mr. JACOB THOMPSON moved reconsidera-
| ton of the the second resolution, with the
intention las he subsequently explsined) Of moving
a reconsideration Of the first resolution, so as To
leave matters for the present IN siau quo. And Mr..
T. sent to the clerks table the following proposition,
which he intended to Offer should the motion for
| reconsideration prevail.
|
there are other State of Florida which
election held the 9th day Of October lsas for
has been made Of said vote that he has reason
eye and believe that said votes had been returned
and counted he would have had the majority of the legally
qualified Of said State that he has TO believe
and does believe, that II time were allowed him he could
make proof OF the election Of votes would satisfy
this House that he entitled TO the seat he occupies
for and during the term of the 2sh Congress: be there
fore
RsIoIr,d That the Of the contested election from
.a nptn Of The
parties have leave to take proof upon due notice gven and
that the said CsrLL be not Precuded from eonse''ing
the seat Of said BRoC KENbRoUGH
Mr.. T. briefly supported bis motion, and demand
ed the previous question.
| There was second.
And the main question ordered to be taken.
Mr.. HAMLlN asked the yeas and nays on the
main question; which were ordered.
And (after some conversation, and Intellectual
motion to adjourn) the question, "Will the House
reconsider the vote by which the second resolution
was adopted" WAS taken, and decided as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott. John Quincy Adams, Arnold,
Brodhead NJ Brown, Burlington Burt VIM w Campbell,
Culver Darragh Garrett Davis Desno Dixon Douglass,
John H. Ewing; Edwin H. Ewing Gentry Gliding Org
Holmes John W Houston o. S Houston, Edmund W. Hu.
bard, d. Hubbard Hudson, Washington Hunt Hunter
King Lewis, Levin, Long MciIsnry Meil, ase Marsh
Miller Mosey. Norris, rendrton, Pollock, julius Rock
sr crane ;, a D. Sims. Tm%sn smith, Albert smith Caleb
Smith Robert Smith, Stephen. $, John s,rohm Ihho'
deaux, ThOmasson BENJAMIN Thompson Jacob Thomp'
Wiz Dp'I woodruff wright and lCans-s7. '
Biggs Bowlin Boyd. Brinksrhof, VIM. q. Brown, Cath.
cart Augustus A Chapman Reuben Shsgma' n Chase,
Jefferson Davis, De Mott Dillingham; Dobbin Dunlap Ed
sail T,% aei ensy oss Hop
kins Hough, Hungeriord, James Hunt Jenkins, James
Jones' 10 Kennedy, Preston King, Lake Lisb Lumpkin
Maclay, Mcclellan, McClelland McClernand McCrate Nc
louton Perrl Perry Petit Phelps Fes, Reid Relic,
Ritter Roberts Russell sawtelle sawyer Seldom l. II.
strong, SYKES James Thurman TSbatts fred
way, Wentworth Wheaton Williams, wimot, Woodward,
Yell, and Iost-9l.
So the vote was moi reconsdered.
Mr.. HAMLIN having risen and stated that
Mr.. BRocKENBRoucH was in attendance, and ready
to take the oath,
Mr. B. appeared, qualified, and took his
seat.
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON (leave having been
, dened) moved a suspension of the rules TO enable
, him to offer resolutions; which, after recital of a
similar character TO that above given concludes as
, follows:
Resolrsd That tho said EDWARD C. CAsrLL he not pre-
cuded from contrasting the seat of the said BRoeKlHpRouah
il he shall hereafter think proper to do 80.
And pending this motion the House, at very
late hour, adjourned
The following petitions and memorials were pre-
scented under the rule and referred to the appropri-
ate committees:
By Mr. McCLEILAND: The petition of Guy Carpen.
ter Congress to appropriate land for draining
Cottonwood swamp Lenawc county. Michigan The pc
ttion Henry Dishow for for losses &c. du.
ring the last The claim Of Gay Carpenter, for
Sc incurred account of sickness during his
vices in the Black Hawk as a volunteer.
| By Mr. RUSSELL: The petition Of Thomas Badger OF
Clinton county New York for invalid pension referred
to the Committee Invalid Pensions. resolution, that
the petition of Thomas Badger for nval here
toore presented 10 c osc be taken from the files and
referred to The same committee.
BY MIR SEAMAN: The petition OF John Murphy for a
pension: referred to the Committee Revolutionary Pen.
sions.
BY Mr.. THURMAN: The petition of Thomas Scott, OF
Ohio referred TO the Committee of Claims.
By Mr.. WENTWORTH The petition of Mary Stanton,
of Kane county, H. for pensions referred to the Com
mittee Revolutionary Pensions The petition Of snndry
citizens of Du Page county H. for aholishng slavery in
tho District Of Columbia From the same against the
nexaiion OF Texas: referred 10 the Committee Terrific
res The petition Of Sundry citizens Of Bloomington Nc
Lean county III for congress of nations; referred TO the
Committee Foreign Relations ..
by MIR ABBOTT The petition OF Samuel c. Jackson and
forty nine others citizens West Andover in the State Of