Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-19
Illinois Congressmen.

Governor Matteson, of Illinois, has issued
his proclamation announcing the election of E.
B. Washburne to Congress, in the First District;
James 81. Woodwork in the Second; Jesse @.
Norton in the Third; James Knox in the
Fourth; VIM. A. Richardson in the Fifth Thos
L. Harris in the Sixth; and James C. Allen in
the Seventh District. Touching the cases of
Judges Trambull and Marshall, he says:
In the Eighth Congressional District, Lyman
Trumbull received 1917 votes. Said Lyman
Trumbull having been on the 7th day OF June,
A. d. 1852, elected Judge Of the Supreme
Court of the State of Illinois for the lst grand
division, and commissioned as snch for term
Of nine years from the oath day of June, A. D.
1852, and was sworn and entered upon the
duties Of his Office, which said term being un-
expired, the said votes are declared void by the
following provision of the constitution of the
State of Illinois-"The Judges of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts shall not be eligible TO any
other Office or public trust, or profit, in this
State, or the United States, during the term for
which they arc elected, or for one year there
after. All votes for either of them for any
elective office, Except that of Judges Of the
Supreme or Circuit Court given BY the Gene
raj Assembly of the people shall be void. y
Phillip B. Fouke received $500 votes and
Nathaniel Buckmaster 424 votes in said Dis
trict for member Of said Congress. In the
Ninth Congressional District Samuel S. Mar.
shall received 3,497 votes, said Samuel S. Mar.
shall having BEEN on the 10th day of March
A. d. 1851, elected Judge of the Circuit Court
Of the State OF Illinois for the 18th Judicial
Circuit, and commissioned as such from the
26th day of March, A. ID. 1851, and will expire
on the lst Monday of june 1855, was sworn
and entered upon the duties of bis office, which
said term being unexpired, the said votes are
By the foregoing provision of the constitution
Of the State of Illinois, declared void. L. j. S
Turney received 1912 votes, and De Witt c.
Barber 1916 votes In said district for Member
Of said Congress.
In reference to the two.last mentioned dis
tricts, an important question arises as to which
Of the persons voted for is Untitled othe Office
and as the house Of Representatives is the sole
Judge Of the qualifications of its members vii
refrain from decision Of the question, Blu
will give the parties certificates stating all III,
facts of the case.
Judge Trumbull, it is presumed, having beer
elected TO q higher office-that of Senator il
Congress-will hardly present himself ant
claim his seat as a member Of the House. II
this case, p. B. Fouke, who received the mex
highest number Of votes, and will have Ger
tifcate stating the facts, will, it is probable, q
before the House and claim his election. /
may be regerded as settled, that the Governo
will issue no proclamation for an election {,
fll the vacancy-if there be one--in the Eight
Congressional District. The proper interpre
tation TO be given to the Constitution will b,
determined in the House BY the case Of Judg,
MARSHALL, and in tic Senate by that of judy,
TRUNBULL.-,H. L0uis Republican.