The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-09
NINTH BALLOT.

Mr. HOWARD then submitted the following reso-
luton:
Resolred That the further baoting for printer,
der the resolution Of Tuesday last, be suspended until
the third Monday of September inst and that Temporal
rly, and until said third Monday in September the
printer the last House of Representatives be employ
ed to execute the printing of the House upon the
terms and conditions that agreed upon at the last
Congress.
Mr.. HOWARD urged in support of the resolution,
the necessity for proceeding without further and fruit
less efforts to elect printer at this time to the bust
Of the session. But three weeks remained in which
it was necessary to decide upon the posponement or
withdrawal Of the nsallmens due TO the states in Oc
ober under the provisions OF the depose act and that
important subject must receive the attention OF commit
tees which had not yet been appointed and would not
be passed upon by the House without much discussion
and delberation
Mr.. PATTON said that the majority Of the House,
not the party majority, had determined to proceed to
the execution Of the order of yesterday in relation to
the election Of printer by ballot They had manifested
this determination in great variety of forms and it
useless to endeavor prevent them from carrying
out this determination 1t had been asserted yeser
day. in tone of menace, that it desired to let the
country who it that wasting the time of
the House in this scuffe for public printer. The
try will now it. This motion comes from the
friends Of that candidate which the majority Of the
House have determined not to elect. Why it that
these motions pressed upon u.s. when 1t is known
siness OF the House! 1t struck him very curious
that the more come to cfiecting election
the ready certain gentlemen to assert that the
effort will be frutess He thought he in the last
two three balolings that the matter likely TO be
brought to speedy termination and he hoped gentle
men would lorbear in their efforts to keep off cleo
ton. He concluded by moving to lay the resolution
the table.
Mr.. HARRISON called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and were-ycas ll6 nays 1870 the
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr. HARRISON of Missouri then submitted the
following resolution:
RcsOtUed That for the purpose of pu ting an end To
further Intellectual ballongs for printer to the House,
future ballongs, the persons receiving the cwes num-
her OF votes upon shall be drotped and the bal
ung shall be continued between the two receiving the
highest number of votes.
After some remarks from Messrs MCKAY, in which
he suggested that Blair & Rives had been elected by
plurality of votes, and by Mr.. PATTON IN reply the
resolution was, on motion of Mr.. Patton, land the
table
In answer to Mr. McKuys suggestion that Blair &
Rnes we're elected, by OF their having received
plurality OF the votes on several ballots,
Mr.. PATTON, said that in relation to the sugges-
ton of his friend from North Carolna-hc called him
in all slncerltyhc should have objection hay.
ing vote on tina, distinct question. | should like to
SEE (said Mr. Paton,) how democratic Republicans,
those OF who 90 for the Democracy of numbers
would vote on the question that Blair * Riyes having
received only minority OF the votes Of the Hoaso-are
nevertheless duly elected Public Printers 1t will re-
qulrc majority of the House to establish that pro- us
ton, and 1t will be difficult to get such vote But
the question cannot arse upon the resolution Of the
gentleman from Missouri. (Mr Hauison,) move, as
shall do III reference 10 all similar resolutions, that do
lie o. h ihlv.