Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-07

win. 6; Mr. S. Smith, 4; Mr.. Rodr.,
i Scattering, 4. 80
This result having been reported bvt
Tellers, the Clerk pronounced, accorS,r
ly, that Philip p. Barbour, one Of =
Representatives OF the State Of Viroin;
having received a majority Of the wb"'
number of votes, was duly elected Sue,r
Ell of this House.
| MIR. Barbour was conducted % =
chair accordingly, by MIR. Nelson. Of VI; n'
| GINA, and Mr.. Warfeid, of Marvl,ns
and the Oath of Office was admiDjs,sss3
to him by Mr.. Wright, OF MARYLAND
Mr.. Speaker then rose and adore. ..d
the House as follows:
Gentlemen of The House Of Repre,en,o,;-,.
should do injustice 10 my SSH, II uid No,
express to you the warm lee 'Ings Of gra,i,a "e'
which have been excited In my bosom ne
the appointment which you have Just conf?
red upon me. Those feelings are pro,I""a;
not only by the consideration that Tins U ,sI
of your confidence is a distinguished ,n
but by the further consideration thar !, :.
as unexpected as il is distinguished. Ln
cepling the office TO which you have ,b',
called me, speak in the most perlec, 81.
cerity OF heart when assure you thai f,aI
fearful! apprehension In relation to nv ~;
lily to discharge It's duties IN a MANNER srn.I
either TO my own wishes or your eyper,.
lions | ain sensible OF the arduousnass
the task; am sensible, too. of my ona
want OF experience. One thing bovs WV
can with safety promise il is. h,'
whatever can he done by .diirgent stIsD
ton, and by an uncessing application Of
such capacity as possess, shall be done
As it respects myself, the only hope which |
entertain that shall, in any toIerahIe degn,
aquit myself oil the responsibility which | an
about TO assume, rests upon a con sccusney
that il VIII be my constant endeavor so IN
do; but my great reliance is on the suppOt
OF this House, and its knowledge thai The
preservation OF order is indispensaby ne.
nessars to give dignity 10 The proceeding,
Of any deliberative body.
Alter which, the Speaker administered %
the members present, stversIiy. the oath 10
support The Constitution ri The United States
M Wood. o, New York. moved to lis.
pense with the torn OF choosing Clerk By
ballot, and appoint that officer by notion
Carried.
Mr.. fright, of Md. moved that Thoma;
Dougherty be appointed to the Office Of clerk
OF The House OF Representatives; and the
motion was thereupon agreed 10 mem. con-
snd MIR Dougberty was sworn into office &C
Cordlngly
Mr.. Wright moved that the Clerk be d..
recled to communicate the usual message 10
the Senate
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the form Of
voting by ballot was dispensed with in re.
gard to the office of Sergeant al Arms, and
Thomas Dunn appointed 10 that Office on
nomination l he same course prevailed in
relation to the appointment OF Dcorkeeper
and Benjamin Burch was thereupon ap
pointed.
MIR Wright made motion to proceed
to the appointment ofan Assistant Dor.
keeper, and nominated citizen ior that
office.
Mr.. Wood presumed that the same
spirit OF economy would prevail in this
Congress as had distinguished the last.
He doubted whether any necessity eSis-
ted for the appointment of Assistant
Doorkeeper; and that he regarded as a
preliminary question. The Sergeant-at'
Arms and the Assistant Doorkeeper had,
during the last session, performed almost
exclusivelythe duties apperiaining tothat
office. But, were it determined that an
Assistant was necessary, still he was un-
prepared to decide upon the nomination,
as several applications had been made,
and he wished for time and opportunity
to ascertain the comparative merits OF
each lie wished for delay; and, with
this view, that the subject might be post
poned to day certain, or else indefinitely
After some further desul'ory remarks
on the subject, the iurther consideration
thereof was, on motion OF Mr.. Wright
postponed until Tuesday next.
Alr. Hill, Of Maine, moved that COM
mittee be appointed to wait on the PreSi.
dent of the United States, and inform him
Of the organization of the House, &C.
which motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, it was or
dered that the rules and orders of the last
Congress be observed by the present, IN
til revision or alteration Of the same DO
made; and, on his further motion, the usu'
al rule with respectto the supply Of news.
papers for the Members was prescribed,
On motion, ordered that the usual hour
of meeting be IL o'clock, on each day, IN
til otherwise ordered.
The House then adjourned.
Wednesday, Dec. 5.