The Washington union., 1858-02-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

The House resumed the consideration of the case of
Mr. Brooks, contesng the scat of HENRY WINTER DAVIS
the sitting member from the fourth congre siona dis
trict OF Maryand-thc question being on the motion of
Mr. MARsIA Of Kentucky, that the vote by which the
man question was ordered the adoption of the
utons reported by the Committee of Elections be recon-
sdered and that the motion to reconsider be laid on the
table.
The question was taken on the latter motion, and it
was agreed to-yeas 90, nays 8S.
The question rccurred Upon the following resolution
submitted by the minority of the Committee of Elections
in lieu of that submitted by the majority:
Red That the Committee Of Elections have power
persons and papers and to examine witnesses and take aay the
Of the contested election of Hon H. WINTER DAVIS,
fourth congressional district in Maryland
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered and
being taken, resulted yeas SO, nays ll0as follows
YEAsssssrs Aar.n All Atkins Avery rraaalc, Bonham
Cngmsn Cobb John thrauo, Cnckcri Corning,
mmics owcl EdmunIson Elliott Faulkner Florence Foley
,iarre oods roescck Thomas Harris Hatch Hawkins, Hop
Ket' Kelly, Jacoh Kunkel lamar, niy Naciay Mcqueen
deon rsyon, Phelps, Philips Powell pullman Reagan Ru'n
sell s'ndise Savage Scales seang shorter Singleton Samuel
Miles Taylor Ward Warren, White worenykc, Augustus
Abbott, Anderson Andrews Bennett, Bingham
1rr R ns nsSk yss S , Gayon Bryan "snn
Cocrane Cofax eomn- covodo Cragn Curtis Dam c John
G. Davis Timothy Davis Of Massachusetts, Timothy Davis Iowa,
a1ns Garnet Gsdng @ Gilman Gpe Gooch Goodwin Granger Grow,
ard George Jones, Kellogg Kelsey Ksore knapp John Kun.
ke Leach lee Ieher Iovejoy, Humphrey Marshall Maynard
Oliver Morse Mott Murray Nichols lamer Parker Petit Pike
"s rs ss %rI Ready M Keap" Sg Robbins Royce
s Tnu w% w, TSppar W h,ssr G%o o%pkn
Of Wisconsin, washburne Illinois, washburn Maine Wilson,
Woodson--1lO.
So the resolution was not agreed to-
The question then taken the following resolu
ton, reported by the majority
Re.or incxpccn to gran, the prayer Of the ncori
at for the appointment of committee to take testimony.
The yeas and nays demanded and ordered and
being taken resultcd-yeas lis, nays SO las follows
, bso @ r Anass0p Andsws Bennett Billing
rorngame Burroughs Campbell Case, caee Clark Con
Davis o Indiana, Davis Of Iowa Dawes
Dean, Dick, Dld, Dcc Eiic, Euss, Fenon Foster
arne Giddngs, Gilman Gms Gooh, Goodwin Granger Grow
Howard Jones Of Tennessee Kellogg, Kelsey, Kgors Knapp
Kunkel q Leach Letter Iecher lovcoy Marshall Of
Maine Now York Mot Mott, Murray T
s Scno r%c ahe 5ke r Pike Potter ro's
North Carolina sherman of New York. spinner
Tpps underwood Wade w.Sse, wslron, Wal,on wssR %R
Sarne Sr Wisconsin washounc Illinois washOurn Maine
NAYs-Messrs Adrun Ahl, Atkins Avery Barksdac Bowie
cnsman Cobb John eraae Se~ YORK. cots ccruny us
Crage Of North Carolina Crawford Curry, Davidson Davis
Florence, Foley Gar,re Gi, Goode Greenwood Grocsbeck
TIA Harris .n e Ds a's & ,w19 mosm. Houston Hughes,
ylvania Ksly KunkcI Maryland Lamar andy Maclay
NioaeS rendie,on Ieyton rhei~ rps lowci iima Rass
Runn RUSSELL sanddge, Savage, Scales Soaring shorter Single
Saworh Stephens, Stevenson, Stewart Maryland Talbot
Taylor York Taylor Louisiana Ward Warren Watkins
White, wortcndyke, and Wright of Gcorgia-sa.
SO the resolution agreed to.
QUESTION PRIVILEGE
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES, of Pennsylvania, obtained
the floor
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio stated that he rose to ques
ton of privilege
Mr.. J. CLANCY JONES moved that the rules bc sus-
pended and the House go into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union stating that the appropriation
bills were ready for action
Mr. CAMPBELL stated his question of pr;vilecc His
veracty involved in the truth of statement which
he had made to the House He would send TO the Clerks
desk to be read short extract from nowsper in rcla
ton to the application which he had made to the House
through the Committee Elections TO take further tes
mony in regard to his right to a seat
The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks that is not n oues
ton of privilege.
Mr. J. CLANCY JONES said unless strictly a question
of privilege, he should object.
Several MEMBERS. Withdraw your objection -
The SPEAKER inquired upon what particular rround
il was question of privilege
Mr.. CAMPBELL asked unanimous consent to proceed
MIR. J. CLANCY JONES objected to anything unless
1T was question of privilege
Mr.. CAMPBELL said his character for vcracy was in
volyed, and he would not than five min
utes.
Many MEMBERS Withdraw your objection
mr. ). CLANCY JONES said he had been obliged to
wait zen Gays IN consequence of privileged questions and
was exceedingly anxious to get at the business of the
country lie was not willing to take the responsibility
msci on suffering further delay but in Difference to the
wishes OF his friends he