Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-14

IN TIE IlOl SEQ REPRESENTATIVES,
At ~ O'Clock the House was called by the
Clerk Of the late House in the las, Congress.
quorum beng ascortaincd TO be present, the
Clerk stated that the next business in order would
be, 10 proceed 10 the choice, by ballot, ofa Speak
or OF the House and he was proceeding 10 put
that question, when
Mr.. PATTON, of Nrcina, moved that the e.
lection of Speaker should be made pipa poec.
Tho consideration OF this motion was resisted in
the outset bv Mr. MERCER, Of Virginia, and
MIR. WILLIAMS, of North Carolina, on the
ground that il presented n question not nnticipa-
ted, of great importance proposing a departure
from uniform usage, which should no, be made with
ont greater dehbcraion than was practicable in
The present nrhoatc condition OF the House,,
and which could not in fact be accomplished with
out injurious delay in tho organization Of this bo-
DIV.
To these gentlemen Mr.. PATTON replied =
that he considered rird rorc elections most ex-
pedeni, and most consistent witt, The spirit of
Institutions Entertaining that opinion, and consid-
rrng the House free to choose "A Speaker in any
wa, ii Thought proper he should press his nio,ion
10 vote.
After some farther debate, the motion Of Mr.
Patton was laid on the table
ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
The House having proceeded to ballot ior Spca-
kcr, the Tellcrs reported that there 225 Ssl-
lots, Of which there were.
For James X. Polk, of Tennessee, 1872
For John Bell, of Tennessee, 81
Scattering and blanks,
Mr. Polk having majority of the votes, was
declared duly elected speaker of III" Twenty
fourth Congress- and being conducted to the Chair
by Mr. Johnson, Of kentucky and Mr.. Jarvis, IS
Maine, made his acknowledgements in appropriate
terms.
Mr.. BE\RDSLEI moved resolution rIat
Waller $. Franklin be appointed Clerk of the
House /; which resolution agreed to, ssm.
con- and Mr. +. was accordingly reelected Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. COFFEE, il was
RNoired, That the House do now proceed
to the election ola Printer for the House of Rrpss-
scnta,iycs.
After the adoption Of the resolution, before the
House had proceeded to ballot,
Mr.. WlllTTLESEN of Ohio suggested that II
the Printer was appointed under this naked resOln-
ton, and without reference to the joint resolutioRs
providing for the election, prescribing prices,
bond to be given, &c. he would not be bound by
the provisions subject to the responsibilities of
the Joint resolution, &c.
This suggestion gave rise to discussion Of s0n~
length, in which Mcss,s. WHlTTLESEY, AD-
ANS, ROBERTSON, BEARDSLEY, MANN,
of New York. MERCER, MASON, Of Virginia,
EVERETT and WARD, took part. To enable
the House TO remedy the difficulty, Mr. Whit,le-
scv, in the Of the discussion, moved to re-
consider the resolution which had been adopted
which motion was disagreed to, and the debate
was terminated by the adoption, by general consent.
of an amendment directing that the election be con-
ormablc to the acquisitions and terms Of the joint
resolution.
This difficulty having been removed, tho House
proceeded to ballot, when it appeared that there
For Blair & Rivcs, l:i2
Gales X Scaton, 50
}. ID. Learned, -
Scattering,
So Bair~k Rives were elected.
The House then ordered the appointment efa
committee to Join the committee Of the Senate 10
wait on the President Of the United States and an
nounce the OrganizAton Of the tws Hausrs. and