The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-14
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THURSDAY, APRIL 10, ls4s
The journal having been read
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. HUDSON announced the arrival of his colleague,
the Hon HORACE MANN, member elect from the State Of
Massachusetts.
Mr. MANN received the oath of office, administered at
the hands of the Speaker, and took his seat.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. FEATHERSTON, pursuant to notice, introduced a
bill for the relief of certain citizens of the county Of
Lowndes, in the State of Mississippi read twice, and
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. F. also submitted memorial upon the same sub
lect; which was referred to the same committee.
Mr. TALMADGE, pursuant to notice, introduced a
bill to establish branch mint of the United States in the
city of New York read twice, and referred the Com
mee on Commerce
Mr.. POLLOCK moved reconsideration of the refer.
ence just made. The Committee of Ways and Means
had already under consideration the subject of establish
ing branch mint at New York. by the reference to them
that portion of the Presidents annual message refer
Mr. TALMADGE said that he had moved the refer
ence the Committee on Commerce. because the Com
mittee of Ways and Means already weighed down
with business, and it was important to New York that
this subject should receive more speedy consideration
than the latter committee would be able to give it,
The question being taken upon the motion to reconsid
err it decided in the affirmative; and the bill then
referred to hs Committee Of Ways and Means
made report in relation to the letter received from the
Secretary of the Navy, on the 3lst March last transmit
ting copies OF correspondence in regard to astronomical
measurements, and intimately connected with naviga-
ton: referred to the Committee of the Whole the
state OF the Union:
Mr.. c. B. SMITH, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported bill for the admission of the State of
Wisconsin into the Union: read twice. and referred to
the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
Mr.. MEADE asked leave to report from the Commit
tee the Judiciary resolution directing that committee
to inquire into the expediency of passing law author
lzlng the appointment OF an appropriate tribunal who
shall examine private claims against Congress- and
de them in accordance with the principles OF justice and
equity.
Mr.. J. A. ROCKWELL stated that the Committee of
Ua,ms were already engaged IN drafting bill for the
cumstances ne objected TO the introduction of the reso
luton Of the gentleman from Virginia. which, therefore,
Mr. RHETT submitted the following resoution which
was agreed to, viz
Resoiped, That the Committee Revolutionary Claims
inquire into the expedency of allowing the heirs of
tiery of the South Carolina line commutaon pa on &C
count of the military services of the said John b. TevIe
CONTESTED ELECTION.
On motion of Mr.. r. w. THOMPSON, the House
proceeded to the consideration of the contested election
case of Monroe U.s.. Jackson, from the sixth con-
gressonal district Of New York. the question being upon
Elections, viz:
Resofusd, That David s. Jackson is not entitled to his
seat IN his House. as representative from the sixth
RESOLVED, That James Monroe entitled to the seat now
occupied in this House by David s. Jackson, repre-
of New York.
Mr. THOMPSON, of Indiana, stated briefly the points
involved In the contest There had been the utmost har
mony IN the committee with reference to all the
uons OF law IN the case except in relation to the
cluslon arrived at The election took place in 1916.
MT Monroe claims his election account of illegal
votes cast TOR the sitting MEMBER which illegal vo-
unS, ne would remark, does not in the least in
volve the reputation of the sitting member. There
were, large number of persons Q63) from the
alms-house who voted in a ward or district where
Their legal residence was not. This in the third
district OF the eighteenth ward, where the aims house
was situated He referred then to the printed evidence
upon which the inmates Of the alms-house were permit
.eu TO vote in the said district of the 18th ward The
specors OF the election decided that these persons
eued SO to VOTE when it ascetained that they had
no other residence than the alms-house majority of
the committee of opinion that this decision of the
ai OF the election was in direct conflict with the
se OF New York. which provides that no man shall
% OF lose his residence by his consignment to an
plf recounted the means by which il had been as |
Iel'aheu 'na these voters inmates of the aims
house, and stated that the officers of the aims house
to vote They may NAYS engaged in preparing these inmates
ienhy they may have acted under the conviction o tbs
inspectors, that these inmates had right IN vote n ,hs
d'd vote principal point then was did these paupers
aims house! And another was, for whom did thsv t"
On the day before the election large number of ~. A.
ocraic ballots were taken by its officers into the alms
house Those olcers were democrats -Four FIVE OF the
but the mass Of them received and voted the ballots con-
tanning the regular democratic nominations among which
was the name Of the sitting member. Mr. JACKSON
Out of the whole number OF paupers, there some
Sd district OF the 18th ward. and consequently voted e
gay There were other votes (Which majority of the
committee think to be illegally cast by paupers in the Sd
district of the sixteenth ward There were other pau
pers whose votes were received after tney nad 20
take the preliminary oath required by the statute Mi
chael Riley voted twice Besides this there was prac-