Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-05
...arSE 0E REPKEsENTATfYES.

,o o,clock precisely, the speaker
p Barbour, of Virginia, } took the
md Mr.. Samuel Burch, principal
sS, .s n n the Office Of clerk Of The house Of
cs s.ssenlatives, called over the roll OF
l Sr~bers. when it appeared that a quorum
u g,bo Members were present
0 W. ~ motion Of Mr.. Taylor, OF New
90 % message was ordered to be sent
i0l sa.seoate. informing that body that a
"oorum OF tins house. was formed, ana vas
Wv 10 proceed to business A
is1 ~ notion Of Mr. Taylor, also, It was
..Ss,sd that committee be appointed,
ws.rt ;ointlv with such committee as may
o.Dnn;nted BY the senate, to wait on the
us .s.iient OF the United States, and III,
,s",m him that the two houses were ID ses-
-. and ready to receive any communi
ssiou which be might have to make to
hem 49,
O,Is by their secretary, that they had
ermed quorum
On notion Of Mr.. Taylor, It was oEder-
"A that the house do now proceed TO the
sIpclIon OF clerk, to 6ll the vacancy oc-
e,.;0Ssd by the death of Thomas Dough
.a5 esquire, late clerk of this house.
This being an Office to which persons
obsr than sembsrs of the, house may De
elected, nominations of candidates are,
~ the rules of the house, required pTeVl-
Gsto election aud twenty persons were
s0mioated as candidates for the Office.
The ballOting took place.
Mr.. Hill, from the committee Of telleTs,
reported, that the whole number OF votes
gwen 10 was l54, OF which William Mil
OOrrsceiyed Ia, Samuel Burch 10, Levi
n Clarke I9, B. S, Chambers II, S D.
Franks Is, Tobias Watkins l2,s Robert
Temple Is, Edward w Du Va. 5, 5 A.
Foot 9, JamesH Peasants IS MIR, Briggs
81. S. Williams 4, NJ. ST. C:GClark 8,
ahdof The other votes not more than three
we're given to any candidate.
Mr. Taylor. fromth committee appoint
edo wait on the president OF the United
States, reported that the committee had
performed that duty, and had received tor
answer that the president would, to>mor-
row, at l2 O'Clock, make communication
10 the house in writing 0H
Another bailotlag then took place tor
clerk, the result Of which was as follows /:
Whole number Of votes lac for Mr.. Tenn
pie Is, NJ Foot 9, Mr. l. H.aClarke 2S,
Mr. Minor l2, Mr.. Franks Is, Mr.. NJ. st.
Clair Clark I2, Mr. Burch s. Mr., Wat
kins 10, Mr. Chambers go, Mr. Goldsbo
rough Mr.. Peasants l3 40 other person
voted for having more than three of the
remaining votes. .e
Athird balloting then took place, which
resulted as follows, viz Whole number
l4S; for Mr. Temple GO, Mr. Foot 8, Mr..
LII Clarke "a Mr. Minor 9. Nr. Franks
l5,Mr NJ ST. Clair Clark "a, Mr.. Wat
Sins le Mr.. Chambers 90, NJ. Pleasants
TO- no one other person voted tor having
received more than tour votes.
A fourth balloting then took place, ia
which Mr. Temple received 90 Eotes, Mr..
Foot s, Mr. L H lClarke 26 Mr.. Minor
Nj. Franks8, Mr.. NJ. ST. c. CLARK Ia,
~ Goldsborough z, Mr. Watkins s, Mr.
VAanbers %, Mr. Peasants II. 81
auth balloting took place. which gave
iSmt, Temple IS votes, Mr. L. II. Clarke
q, Or Franks 10, Mr. VI. ST. c. Clark
= Me- Chambers 90, Mr.. Peasants s,
Ma there were scattering votes.
!, The sixth ballot gave 70 Mr. Temple 81,
@ssL, h. Clarke I2, Mr.. Chambers go,
mr' v. ST C. Clark "a, Mr. peasants IL,
AI Franks 8, aud scattering votes.
lne House then adjourned, without ha-
tig made an election OK Clerk.