The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The house was called 70 order al noon' anu s'ei N
Mr.. CAVEpOHNSON Offered sgain the resolution
he had endeaySred to burner DAY, lhAs Inc
House inioruy the Senate that they have elected
Speaker. a;1aIe now ready to proceed 70 business,
ObTcrIUh being made by many gentlemen 70 Inc 10
The CHAIR decided that the following resolution,
moyehyesleIday by Mr.. Hoffman "Resoirsd, That the
sandg rules and orders OF the last House OF Repre-
senslyes except The llh rule be adopted as the rules
and orders Of proceeding Of this House, Tor the ensuing
ten days That the rules and orders be referred to
committee with instructions 10 report such amendments
Of the said rules aud orders they may deem expedi-
ent = together with the following amendment thereto,
proposed by Mr.. Craig, Of Virginia viz To strike out
the words except the ith rule, was the SUBJECT now
| before the house.
The llh rule declared that all elections Of officers
to the House should be
Mr.. HusT, OF New York, Mr.. TiLLISenasr, Mr..
SALsToSTALL, Mi BILL, and Mr. FILLnoRE, addressed
the house ln favor oi the good old mode OF voting ny
ballot Mr. CUsHiNG, OF Massachusetts, spoke favor
Of piva Mr.. ALYoRD moved the previous qucs-
ton.
This motion was followed by some remarks from Mr..
STANLf; IA report of which. as also OF The remarks
OF The several gentleman above mentioned will appear
hereafer) Mr. s. ntinsted his intention al proper
time 10 offer a resolution. providing tina, the public
printing should be put by contract TO the lowest nd
der
Mr. HOFFMAN having expressed his willingness
was willing TO take the question: the previous question
was seconded, aud 1ha main question ordered. The
main question being tunder the parliamentary aw) on
the amendment
Mr. BYNUM demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered.
And Tile main question heing on the motion to strike
out from the resolution of Mr. Hoffman the words "ex-
cept the lh rule" then taken, and decided in the
affirmative follows; Yeas l42, nays 81.
So the amendment was agreed to-
The question then Recurring on the adoption Of the
resolution as amended, passed in The affirmative.
MIR BYNUM offered the following resolution
Resoired, Thet this house viii proceed forthwith 10
the election of Sergeant al Arms, Dookeeper Asss-
tant Dookeeker, aud Public Printer for the present
Congress,
The resolution having been read,
MIR TURNKEY moved the previous question, which
seconded
Mr.. SrANI.Y asked for the reading Of the law Of
1919, relation the election Of Public Printer.
Me COOPER objected to the reading of the law, it
| not being IN order.
| The previous question then seconded by the
house; ayes lis, noes not counted.
The question was then taken on the resolution,
and IL was adopted.
Mr.. EVERETT, OF Vermont, moved call of the
house and asked for The yeas and nays which being
ordered and taken were-yeas 1877, nays 76.
So the call of the house was ordered.
Mr. GRAVES then moved in order to save time,
that the Clerk should call the absenees instead of
going regularly through thero
Which being objected 10,
The CLERK proceeded 10 call the abSentees And
having called over the names OF Mr.. Rogers, of
South Carolina, and Mr.. Halves of Kentucky, alb
SEMI from indisposilion, they were excused by the
house
On motion of Mr. WANDER POEL, the Clerk
commenced calling the roll in the usual manner, aid
having made some progress therein,
On motion of Mr. BRIGGS, all further proceed
ings in the call was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. LEWIS, the house then pro-
ceeded, riea roce, TO the election OF Clerk.
| Mr. DROMGOOLEn nominated Hugh A. Garland
Mr. CORWIN, NJ St.Ciair Clarke
| M. HOPKINS, Richard Mason
The SPEAKER then appointed Messrs. Drom-
goole, Corwin Hopkins, and Briggs to act as tel
lers The Clerk then called the roll, and the mem
| beers voted as follows:
For Hugh A. Garland Messrs Allen, H j. Anderson,
Atheron, Banks, Beatty Beirne, Blackwell Boyd Brew
W. o. Butler, Bynum J. Campbell, Carr, Carroll, Casey,
Chapman, Clifford, Coles Connor Craig Crazy, Cross
Dana. Davee, J. Davis, J. w Davis, De la Monrayne,
Fine Fisher, Fletcher, Floyd Torrance, Gabrah, Ger
y, Griffin Hammond, Hand, J. Hastings, Hawkins, Hill,
of N, c., Hillcn, Holleman, Holmes, Hook, Howard,
Hubbard, Jackson Jameson, Johnson. Cave Johnson,
4 N. jones' J, w. Jones, keim. kenbe, Leadbetter,
Leet, Leonard, Lewis. Lowell Lucas, Mcclellan, Nc.
Culloh. Mckay, Mallory, Marchand, Med, Miller,
Montgomery, 5. w Morris, Newhard, Parish Parmen
ter, Paris, payner Petrikln Pckens, Prentlss Ram
sey, Reynolds, Rhe,t, Rives Robinson F. Rogers Sa'-
Starkweather, s,einrod Strong sumter, swearingen
sweeny, Taylor, Francis Thomas, Philip F. Thomas,
Jacob Thompson rurney, vanderpoel, David ID. Wage
ner, Wai,erson. Weller, Wick Jared w Williams,
1 II. Wllliams-lls
For NJ ~. C. Clarke--Messrs. Adams Afford John
w. Allen Simeon H. Anderson. Andrews Barnard, Bell,
Bddle, Black, Bond, Bolts, Briggs, Brockway, Arson
Brown, Calhoun, Carter, Chnn, Chittenden, CLARK, j.
Cooper, NJ. A. Cooper, Cor~n, Crabb, Cranson Crock.
e,' Curtis, Cushing E Davies, Garret DAVIS, Dawson,
Debery, Dennis Dllst Edwards, Evans Everett Fill.
more, Rice Garland, Gates, Giddngs, Goode, Graham,
Granger, Graves Green, Grinnell, Habersham Hall, w
s. Hastings Henry, John Hill, Of Va, Hoffman, Hunt
T. NJ T. Hunter, (Speaker,) james, C. Johnston, KING
Lawrence, Lincoln, Marvin, Mason, Mitchell, Monroe,
Morgan Calvary Morris Nayor, Nisbet, Ogle Osborne
Palen, Peck, Pope Profit, Randall Randolph Rariden
Rayner, Reed, Rldgway, Russell Saltonstail Sergeant,
smon,on, slade Truman Smith stany, Storrs stuar',
| Tallaiero, Tlinghast, Towland. Tnple,i. Trunbull
| Underwood, Peter ]. Wagner, Warren, f.. ~ White
John White, Thomas w. Williams, Lewis Williams
Joseph l.. Williams, G. H. Williams shcrrod Williams
1906.
For r. C. Mason--Messrs w. B. Campbell Col
quit, James Garland, Gentry, Goggn, Hopkins, Mer-
Ger, w. Thompson-S
The ellers having reported that the whole number Of
votes glrei was 23l, necessary to choice ll6
Mr. Garland received lis
! Mr. Clarke l05
Mr. Mason, g
Mr. GARLAND, having a majority OF the whole mum.
Der Of votes gwen declared duly elected Clerk of
, the House, ond was then qualified
The House then proceeded to the election pipa poee
Of Sargeanta.-Arns, the gentlemen acting as
| leers
Mr.. CRAIG nominated Mr. Roderck Dorsey, and
Mr. GRIFFIN nominated DR. VIM Jones
Mr. Dorsey received l4l
Dr Jones, rs
So MIR. Dorsey duly elected
IN SENATE,