Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-06


Mr.. Benjamin RuggleS; from I..d,osa
Messrs. " aller Tay Tor and James Noble:
rom NissssiPPi, biesSrs. 1hos. II. Will
ans and walter Leake.
I ne new members present baving been
qu&hhec, ("lih the exception of the sem
atorS from Mississippi, which state is
not Yet recognized by the Congress)-
the usual rules OF proceeding and ar.
raugement were adopted A committee
was appointed % wall Oh the President,
Jointly wtih SUCH committee as the other
house should appoint. And the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE II or REPRESENTATIVES,,
The House was called 10 order in the
Clerk TO The last CDngfess (9ir. 'i'uovas
DouGHERTY, ) and, ON c;diiiig over tie
roll OF Representatives, IL appeared that
large. majority OF members were pre-
| sent, viz:
From Neiv Hampshire-Ncssrs. josiah
Butler, Clifton CIaggeit, Saia.a Hale. Ar
thur Llverm0re, John T. Parrot, &athar.-
iel Upham.
From MassacAnsetfs-M essrs. Benjamin
Adams, Samuel c. Allen, Walter Eol.
ger, il. Joshua Gage, John Holmes, Mar
| Gus Merton, Jeremiah Nelson, Benjamin
| Orr. Albion X. Paris, Nathaniel Ruggles.
Iabdiel Sampson, Henry Shaw. Nathau-
'Ni'~i'SDSSs OotOhloh ctoiiSS ISZchiSt Nlil-
| man.
From Rhode Isla"a--Mr. John L. Boss,
From Coanecticut- Messrs. UrieI
| Holmes, Ebenczer Huntingdon, Jonathan
o. hloseleY, Timothy piikin, Samuel B.
Sherwood, Nathaniel Terry, Thomas s.
| Williams.
From Vermont Messrs. Heman Alien.
Samuel L. Gratis, William Hunter, Orsa-
mus c; Merrill, Charles Rich, Mark
Richards.
From Neg Yorh-Messrs. Oliver c.
Comstock, Daniel Cruger, john ?. Cush-
man, john n. Drake, Benjamin E!IIcott.
Josiah Hasbrouck, John Herkimer, Tho
mas ma! II. Hubbard, VIM. Irving, Dorrauce
Kirkland, Thomas Lawyer, Join Palner,
James Porter, John Savage, Philip J.
Schuyler, IrodweEl Scudder, John c.
Spencer, henry X. Storrs, James Tall
madge, jr. John w. Tay Tor, Caleb Tomp-
kins, George Townsend, Peter II. Wen
dover, BeDselicar WesterIo, JAS. w. Wiz
kin, Isaac Williams.
From Nsw Jersey-Messrs. Benz. Ben
nell, Joseph Bloomfield, Charles t.insev.
John Linn, Henry Southland
From PeAHSyiUaaa- Messrs. VIM. An
derson, Andrew Boden, Isaac Darlington.
Joseph Holster, Joseph tcpkinsun, SamI
ID. lnghanI, VIM. p. Macl;,y, David Mar
chand, Robert Moore, James Murray.
mos Patterson, Levi Paving, Aaain
Sey bert, Jacob Spargier, Christian Tarr.e
Jas. NJ. Wallace, John Nhiteside, VIM.
Wilson.
From Delat0are-Mr. Louis MT.sne.
From observation-disclosures. Thomas Cnl-
breth, John c. Herbert, Peter Little.
George Peter, Philip Reed, Samuel Ring
gold, Samuel Smith, Philip Stuart.
From FFgiata-Mesors. William Lee
Ball, Philip r. Barbour, Burwell Basseit,
William A. Buwell, Edward Colston'
Robert S. Garrett, William Meow
Charles F. Mercer, Hugh Nelson, Tho,
mas Newton, James PindaH, James Plea
SAINTS, Alexander Smyth, George + Stro-
Their, Henry ST. George Tucker, John w.
Ter.
From No,1A Carohaa-M essrs. Daniel
NJ. Forney, Tbos H. Hall George MINI
ford, Jas. Owen, Lemuel Sawyer, Thos.
Settle, Jesse Slocumb, J. S. Smith, Felix
Walker, Louis Williams.
From South Cr0EAa-Messrs. J0seph
Bellinser, William Lowndes, Henry Mid
dleton, Stephen d. Miller, Sterling Tuck
er.
From GeOrgia-Joel Abbott, Thos. W.
Cobb, Paddock Cook, Joel Craw ford Iolln
Forsyth, WIN. Terre.
From Kentncky- Richard G.. Anderson.
ir. Henry Clay, Joseph Desba, Rich'd NJ.
Johnson, Anthony New, TmstaI Quarl.s,
jr. George Robertson, Ihos. Speed, pa
vid I'rmble, David Walker.
From Icmessee-Messrs. William G.
Blount, Francis Jones, Geo. W. l.. Mari,
John Rhta.
From Ohio--Messrs. Levi Barber, PHIL
emon Beecher, John w Campbell, SAM
uel Ierricl, VIM. H. Harrison.
| From Lot1siGnd--Mr. Thomas 2. Rob-
crsOn.
From hsdiana-Mr. William Hendricks.
The housethen proceeded TO tie choice
OF a SPEAKER Gu counting tie votes. il
appeared that of AZ votes given iu, there
we're for Henry Clay. ms
for Samuel Smith.
BlaIk. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
So thai MIR. CLAY was declared 10 he
| duly elected Speaker; and being con
| Quoted to the char, the usual oaih was
administered TO him by Mr.. BAssErT-
when the Speaker made his aclnuw lc,Ig-
ments to the House in the following
terms
If We consider, gentlemen, The free
aud iilusirOus origin of this assembly I:
the extent and magnitude of The interests
committee 10 It's charge and Tie bril-
ant prospects Of The rising coniedc,acv
whose q, stiny may be materially affected
by Tie Legislation Of Congress, the House
ct Representatives Justly ranks AMONGST
Tie most eminent deiiberative bodies
that have existed. To be appointed ~
preside at IFS celebrations, is an exalted
honor, Of which | entertain tie highest
sense. AND pray you TO accept, Tor the
iaiteUng manner 10 winch YOU have con.
Tered 1t, my profound acknowledgements