Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-17
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Ia.
In SENATE

IN SENATE.
Mr.. Palmer, from Vermont, and Mr..
Wiiliams. from Tennessee, attended.
The President communicated Copy OF
the Constitution. as adopted for the gov.
eminent OF the State OF Missouri which
WIS read.
Whereupon, on motion OF Mr.. Smith,
Hssofued, That a committee lie appoint
ed 10 enquire whether any, and, if any.
what, Legislative measures may be ne
cessary for admitting the State of Mis-.
souri, into the UUion.
Messrs. Smith, BmriU, and Afacon.
were appointed committee accordingly,
and the Constitution was referred 10 said
committee.
Mr.. Dieberson, Mr.. Holmes, of Maine,
ana MT. LoD'1e, were appointed a COM
nitiee Tor engrOs scd bills.
The Senate adjourned To two o'clock, TO
await the organization of the House of
Representatives. aud met again. bu,. find
ing the House Of Representatives had mol
yet elected Speaker, they adjourned un-
nj 10 morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met, pursuant TO adjourn
nenl, at twelve o'clock /; and the follow
ing members, III addition To those men .
Toned yesterday, attended, viz:
Messrs. SouiIiard, Barbour. Liyermore,
Cooke, Mccoy. Kinsley, Tar, Ross,
Neale, Ball, Earle.
Mr.. Montgomery and Mr.. +. johnson,
Doth OF kentucky, were present vesfer-
day, and also Mr.. Scott, Delegate from
Missouri, aud MIR. Bates, Delegate from
Arkansas.
The House then proceeded forthwith
10 ballot again for Speaker ofthe House.
III The place of MIR. Clay resigned The
votes having been connied, MIR. Newton
reported, that the whole number of votes
was l40; OF which 75 were necessary 10
choice; that The votes were:--
For Mr.. Taylor 81 For MIR. Smith SO
For Mr. Lownaes 81 Scatte,in. /
No one having majority of all lie
votes, The House proceeded TO ballot fol
the nln,h time when il appeared that the
vutes were
For MI. Taylor &C For Mr. Smith 80
For MIR. Lowndes AZ Scattering 1
No election having yet taken place, the
House proceeded TO ballot for The tenth
time aud the result was declared as fol
lows:
For Mr.. Taylor 81 For Mr.. LOwndes 81
No election having yet taken place, the
House proceeded 10 ballot for the ele.
venth time; when the following result
was pronounced:
For Mr.. Taylor 81 For MIR. Sergeant 5
For MIR. Lowndes 81
No election having yet taken place, the
House proceeded to ballot for the twelfth
time and The result was as folIows:
For Mr.Smith So For Mr.. Sergeant 10
NJ u
For MIR Lowndes % Scattering 3
The thirteenth ballot resulted as fol.
lows:
For For M Mr.. smll, 4s For Mr. Lowndes 80
For MIR. Sergeant 30
lows:
For Mr.. Smith 42I For MIR. TAYLOR az
For Mr.. LowDdes 81 Scattering 3
For MIR. Sergeant 35
The fifteenth ballot resulted IA follows:
For MIR. LowDdes s5 For MIR. Taylor 20
For Mr. Sergeant 81 Scattering 6
For MIR. Smith "a
No one YET having a majority of the
rotes, further ballot was declared ne
cessary {; when Gt being half past 3 O..
clock,)
motion was made 10 adjourn, aud
negsiived.
The sixteenth ballot took place. and
was as follows:
For Mr.. Lownaes 6S For MIR. Sergeant "a
For Mr.. Taylor 80 For MIR Smith %
This ballot having been also ineffectu-
al; another motion was made TO adj
Journ but without success.
The House then proceeded 10 the ST.
venteenth ballot. which resulted as fol
lo.s--73 necessary 10 a .hoice:
For MIR. Lowndes ~ For Mr. Smith II
For MIR. Taylor IL For MIR. Sergeant IL
No election being nade, the House wen,
INTO the eighteenth ballot, when the fol
lowing result was announced-73 neces.
sary 10 choice.
For MIR. Lowndes 66 For Mr.. Smith 81
For Mr.. Taylor SIS For Mr.. Sergeant 2
NO one having yet majority of The vO' es
the House proceeded to the nineteenth
ballot, which resulted as iOllows-73 ne.
cessarv TO a choice
For MIR. Taylor Go For Dir. Smith "a
For Mr.. Lowndes Go
This ballot being also Intellectual:
motion was made To adjourn, which
motion prevailej-ayes 76-and about S
O'Clock, the House adjourned.
(YvIlne ola deed oftrus executed to the
n nm he