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Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 (of 2)

CHAPTER VII
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Thereupon Mr.Stockton rose and asked to vote.

No objection being interposed his vote was received.

The result was then announced 22 _yeas_ to 21 _nays_, thereby confirming Mr.Stockton in his seat.

Mr.Stockton, disclaiming any intention to reflect upon Mr.Morrill, intimated that he was under the obligation of a pair with Mr.William Wright (the absent colleague of Mr.Stockton) and therefore should not have voted.
The two had undoubtedly been _paired_, but Mr.Morrill considered that the time had expired and acted accordingly.

He was not only a gentleman of scrupulous integrity, but in this particular case he had taken counsel with his colleague, Mr.Fessenden, and with Mr.Sumner, safe mentors, and was advised by both that he had a clear right to vote.


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