The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ILLINOIS cosTEsTED-ELKcTIo CASE.
The House resumed the consideration of the following
resolutions heretofore reported from the Committee Of
Elections.
Re.oved That James c. Allen was not elected and e no,
entitled to seat IN this House.
to = seat in this House.
In cenbrmty with the understanding ofyeserday, Mr.
STEPHENS Of Georgia, ARCHER, 1.-THE contestantl and
wASHBURN, Of Maine, addressed the House.
At the conclusion OF the debate,
The question was accordingly first taken the follow
ing resolution
Re.ec,d, That James G. Alien hot elected, and Is no,
entitled to a seat in this House.
And it was agreed to--yeas o. nays sO--as follows:
YEAs.Nes,rs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour, Ben
nett of New York, Benson, Blinghurst Bingham Bliss
bradshaw, Brenton. Bulintop, Buringarne Campbell Of
Pennslvania Campbell Of Ohio Chasc Clark o. Connect
Of Masachusetts Day, Dean be witt Dickson DOdd
Dunn, puree Edwards Earie Gddng., Gilbert. Granger
qway, Horton Of New York Horton Of Ohio, Hughston,
Kelsey, King Knapp Knight Knowton, Knox Letter Mat
Morgan Morrill,, Murray Norton Parker, Peton, Pen.
ningou, Perry Petit Pike Pringle Parviance ki.ohie,
Spinner stanton, sasahsa, rsppsn ThofiasoD ThUrs
ton Todd, Trsfeon, Tyson, wade Wskeman, Wsibrdre,
wsdron washburns of Illinois, wahburn Of Maine, weleh,
SAfsaMesr.; Aiken gsrk.dal., Bell, Bennett Of Mis-
Rp e,1S%, Garns caSws.deT Campbell Of Ken
Cingman Cobb Of Georgia. Cobb Of Alabama Cox Craige
Crawford Cullen Davidson, Denver, Dowde Edmundson,
Maine, Goode, Greenwood Hall Of Iowa, Harri. Of Ala
bams, Harris Of illinois, Hoffman, Houston, Jewe,t Jones
tueky Marshal Of Illinois, Maxwell McMaen, Mcqueen
Po~s Parysar qait@aS, RssSs Ready Riosa, RirsP
Rufn Rust Savage Seward, Shorter Smith Of Tenneesee
Smith Of Virginia, sneed, stephens stewart swopo, Tai
bolt, Taylor, Trippe Underwood, VAIL Walk Warner Wat
kns, Wells, Wheeler, whitney, Williams, Wright Of Mis-
sissippi, Wright Of Tennessee, and Zolicoffer-90.
vote by which the resolution adopted and moved
lay that motion on the table which agreed to
The question then taken the second resolution
rs follows:
Rs'o'red, That WIN: D. Archer elected, and Is emit
tied 10 a seat In this House.
And II was rejected--yeas So nays sl-as follows:
YEAs--Mesrs. Albright, Allison Ball, Barbour, Ben
nett OF New York. Benson, Billinghurst Bingham, Bliss
bradshaw, Brenton Bgibntcn, Barlngame, Campbell Of
rs Dsy. Of Ms.sschaseti Dean, De w.t. Dickson, Dodd,
Hall Of Massachusetts Harlan, HARRISON Holloway Horton
Of New York, Horton Of Ohio Hughston, Kelsey, Knapp
cham Miller o. New York. Morgan, Morrill, Murray Nor
ton, Parker, Peon Pennington, Perry, Petit Pike Prin
Scott Sherman Simmons spinner, stanton, Str.nahsn
Tsppsn Ihorngton Thurson Todd, Trston, Wade, Wake
man Walbrdge, wsd,on, Washburne Of Illinois, washburn
NAYs-Messrs Aiken, Barksdsle Bell, Bennett Of Mis-.
sissipP Broom cadwalsder Campbell Of Kentucky, Csre
Alabama, Cox, Crage Crawford, Cullen, Davidson, Day
Denver Dowde Edmundson, Elliott, English, E,heridgs
Florence, Foster Fuller Of Maine Goode Greenwood Hall
Of lows, Harris OF Alabama, Harris Of Illinois, Haven Ho
man. ouston Jewett Jones Of Tennessee Jones Of Penn
syvsnia Kelley, Kenneth, Kdwe Lake. Letcher, Lndey
Lumpkin Humphrey Marshall Of Kentucky, Marshall Of IL
lnos, Maxwell, McMulln, Mcqueen Miller Of Indiana,
Mlson, Moore, Packer Peck Phelps, Porter Powell Pur
year, Quitman Resde, Ready Rcand Rivers, Ruin Rus
Savage, Seward Shorter, Smith Of Tennessee Smith or
Virginia. Snecd Stephens Stewart Swope Talbot Taylor
Trippe, Tyson, Underwood Vail, Walk Warner watkins
Wells, Wheeler Whitney Wright Of Mississippi Wright Of
Tennessee, and Zollicofer-el