Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-12

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example.
How much will depend upon the conduct & deiih.ra-
tions Of the National cgssture ami especially OF h.
House. II 10 not needfil that should sdmonish you
need not. an SURE remind you, gentlemen, that
we are here the guardians and Representatives. Of
entire country and not the advocates Of local snd par
tia interests: that National Legisation to be perma
nenty useful. mus. be just liberal, enlightened, and
Impartial that ours IL the high duty o.! prote citing s,
,.a net Part.-of maintaining invioIaoly the public
faith eIevating the public credit and Of
the naton--of expendng ths public treasure, with
the sme care and economy that would
OF limiting ourselves within the pale our con u,ion
powers, and regnls ing our measures by the great
paincPles contained IN that sacred charter, aud che
rishing in hearts the sentiment, that the Union
the State. mot be too highly valued or too wacl-
fully cherished.
These Of the great landmarks, which sug-
gest Themselves to my min' IS proper to guide in
our legislative career. by these means, gentlemen
we shall not only reuder ourselves worthy Of the high
trust conied to ms, hut ssii snl~sr People
the principles Of their Constitution and tree in
aud promote sentiment Of union aud action, auspic-
GU, 70 the 'afety glory, aud happiness, of beloved
! and common country.
Speaker by Mr.. Newton, Of Virginia, (the Father OF
the Hou'e) and by the Speaker to the Members, by
Ststes. in succession.
This ceremony being ended
Mr. Ramsay. of Psnn,ylv.nia. submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resoired, Tha, Matthew ST. Clair Clarke. Clerk to
the late House OF Representatives, be appointed Clerk
TO this House.
Mr.. Johnson Of Kentucky said, that he was inform
Ill
ais who would be candidate, for the office of Clerk
He, therefore. proposed 10 postpone the election to
o'clock on Thursday, TO enable members TO make up
judgment upon the information which they nigh ia
the sanine receive OF the characters OF the various
candidates This officer he said, the chief contro
ing Executive officer OF this body; his situation
highly confidential and rsponsbi-. 1t due to the
Members. and 10 the Candidates, that better oppor
uny should be afforded for seie from among It the
latter than he At least had enjoyed. He had h,mse,f
intended to move that Thursday next, at IL o'clock
the House would proceed to the election of a Clerk
and with this view he moved TO postpone until Thurs,
day next the consideration OF the resolution now under
consider ration
Mr.. Ramsay asked what wa, the House in the mean
time to do for Clerk? Could the House proceed ia
Its business without that officer! In Offering The reso-
iutien Mr. X sad he had only follow cd the example
set by former Congresses of secting the Clerk inins
diaeIy after the choice OF Speaker And he asked that
the question Of posPonemea should be taken by yeas
and nays
Ih' >e" aud nays were accordingly ordered upon
The qu~siion.
In reilly to question put to the Chair whether the
late Clerk would be considered in service until an cleo
.i"n of Clerk took place; the Speaker answered that
he would.
Mr.. Cambrsleny of New York, suggested the post
Ponsmrnt Of the election to instead OF Thurs
day.
Mr.. Johnson proposed Wednesday, as the medium
between morrow and Thursday. The object of his
motion for potponsment. and the only object of it, wa,
to obtain tim. 10 maks up his mindI upon inform oa
which ha uight receive to the merit, of the
several candidates. for This office. Tomorrow the Mes
sage Of the President might be expected to be recsv
cd and the other officers Of the House also were 10 be
elected; so that the election Of Clerk could not well be
made until Wednesday, to which day, tber. FORE he
now moved TO postpone the confederation OF Mr.. Ram.
MIR. Burge. Of Rhode Island. said that IL the old
Clerk coa'd continue TO act Clerk for several DAYS
wiihou, election, why not for the whole Session
When was his service to end!
The Speaker said that that was matter for the dis.
erection OF the House.
Mr.. Burgess said that the necessity OF the case
made II proper that tho Clerk to the last House should
ACT IN organizing the present But, when the House
had gone so far as to chn'e Speaker, it appeared
him that the necessity and that House would
be without Clerk unless one should be i,nmedia
~ cho'en. Without Clerk thus chosen he did not
see how tho House TO make any record of trans
actions.
Mr. Aston. of North C,rolin,. Thought that no diff
hcui'y could arise from postponement of the consde
proper in itself, and, when the gentleman from Ken
lucky rose he about 10 have risen himself and pro
pose that the House 'hould proceed to election by
ballot He preferred that the whole ques On should lie
upon the table for the present, and that whenever the
House should proceed to the election OF Clerk should
be by ballot As to the old Clerk con,inuiny IN ar,
Mr. A. said had been the universal practice tb.t tbs
ola CLERK ihouid continue TO act until another should
be Hppointed.
meet the views Of his friend, to modify his re solution
a: to propose that the House should now 20 into an
| election Of a Clerk.
MIR. Buchanan Of Pennsylvanis said he trusted tb,,
such course would he pursued as that the House
should at once 60 into election by ballot And pcr
maps his colleague was wrong in now proposing differ
r. b.
where opposition to The old Clerk was intended 10
r-.appoint him by resolution. The gentleman from,
Kentucky, however, had stated that he believed that
there were other candidates for the office Mr. B. said
ne did not know the tact but If there were the proper
course was, usual in such case to procesd TO bal
lot for Clerk. lie should himself vote 10 Jay the re-
solution on the table, and then TO proceed to an cleo
ton by ballot.
Mr. Ramsay then withdrew his resolution in favor If
Mr. Clarke, and moved, in lieu thereof that the ou,e
do now proceed TO the election Of Clerk
Mr. johnson Of X sn'ucky, moved 10 amend tb, last
motion 30 az 10 into esction on Wednes N.
al IL O'Clock, instead OF this day.
On this question the House divided-aycs 81, IN.
noe' being large majority
The motion to proceed directly to = bsIioting wa,
then agreed 10. Mr.. Ram,ay then nominated MIR
Clarke, and Mr. Johnson nominated Virgil Mszey Of
Maryland. "
The votes having boen collected, and counted bv
Mr. Ramsay, Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Buchanan, IL ao.
peared that the whole number oi votes for Clerk wa,
1877 being necessary TO choice and that of these
votes there
For NJ. St G Clarke 1875
VIRGIL Msxcy 81
Scattering 2
So Mathew St. Clair Clarke was elected Clerk Of
The House ofReprc'entayes; and was forthwith sworn
into office.
On motion Of Mr. Miller OF Pennsvlvania IL was re-
solved, mem con that John Oswald Dunn he appointed
Sergeant at Arms % The House.
o. motion OF Mr.. Taylor Of New York, IL was or
dereh that Message bs semitic the Senate, 10 inform
h't body that quorum Of this House has a,srtnbed
that Andrew Stevenson, has been elected Speaker
hereo That II " now ready 10 proceed to BUSINESS and
That the Clerk do 20 with said Message.