Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

"a I"e AAOuss u!!S morning Mr.. HUNT OF New
ORR gave notice that ne would at the earliest on.
Poriunity ask leave to introduce bill TO Tcpeal the
act OF 1882 entitled to repeal the act author
izins the payment Of the fourth instalment of The
surplus revenue 10 the States.
The motion OF MIR TORRANCE TO reconsider
the vote by which the resolution authorizing a rey.
SION OF the rules, except the 2ls, had been agreed
10, co ming upln order,
MIR. Bolts inquired TO know in case ihe vot.
on the resolution by which the rule of the las, House
mad been temporarily adopted, should lie re.consi-
ed, whether the Standing Committee. the electfon
oil oihcers &c, would not he null!fed.
MIR. WISE said he could not yield the floor for
any argument on that matter
Mr.. WISE then proceeded TO say that the peo-
PIE were looking upon the action OF Congress with
the most GREATNESS anxiety. For what were they
lookinsl Was II the subject of the abolition oi
slavery IN the District Of Columbia or in the Sa,c,1
No-ihey were aciuaIed by higher and more pa.
trlctc motives. The fact was, the commerce of The
country was standing siIIl-the brakeman was
"aiIhs ~ sdspense-the agTIculturaIist was lean
ing on MS hai- the tailor had shipped his thimble-
many men Of al. grades were looking towards Con.
Sress IN this great csis 10 see what was 10 be done
for their relief. 1''-
, Mr.. w. then ajveTtod to the election Of the late
PRESIDENT Harrison, around whom the demons M
abolition hid gathered and endeayored To en,,yins
themselves with ms party. After a'luding az some
length to that matter, Mr.. w. complained that M
sooner was The hrsi Congress called together than
Tue same demons OF abolition appeared 10 haunt
them again, while the merchant and the mechanic
were suffering.
Mr.. WISE was here suddenly taken ill., and
was obliged to suspend his remarks, In CONSEQUENCE
oI %heh the suyJee. was laid over.
- Inc House then proceeded TO the election Of
fnn'cr, and Messrs. GALES * SEATOg were elect.
cd on the first ballot, as follows:
TOR Gales = Seal0n-Messrs Ad,rns Art,,5
A"en' l.. w. Andrews, S. J. Andregs. Arno.d'
Aycrgg, Babcock, Baker, Barnard, Barton. Bird ,
eye, Bar, Bolrdmlr, Borden, Bots Briggs RrCcg-
way bronson, NJ. Brown, Jeremiah Blown, Bur.
ne.i, VIM Butler, Calhoun, w. 3. CampbsU r.
y CahpDe'L Clruihers, Childs, Chiuendrn. John
=. Clark, Staiey n. Clarke, Cowen, Cranston. Cra.
Eens' cushing, Garrett Davis, w. &. Dlwson.
DeDeTy, ). T.. Edwards, Everett, Fessendgn. Fill
more, a. L. Poster, J.. i. Foster, Gamble G,tss
Gsntfy, Gddmss, GOggin, Patrick G. 'Gnods
S'a49I1n, Greg, HaUcishlm, Hal, Has,ed. W
= ril.as''Hgs, Henry, Howard, HUDSON, Hunt,
- Ir'In, VIM w. Irwin, James, w. &. Johnson
Isaac u: Jones, J. p. Kennedy, King, Line. Law!
renee Mallory, i. r. Marshall, 5. Mason Nj.
thiot, Maltocks, Maxwell, MuynirJ. MerGwe,b,r
hoorc' Morgan, Z. Morris, Morrow. N,sGc,
OSs,2,ne O"sey, Pclrce, Pendeton, Pope. Powell
j rohi Ramsay, BgnI. Randall, A.eYanj,r ~,
da.I, Randolph, Rayner, Rsncher. RiJgwav. Raj.
n9eS Russell, Sa.ionsull, Sorgorn', Shepperd
oInpnlon, S.ode Smith, Sprgg, Sfan'y. Stok,Irv
..f,u't'oh, stuart, Summers, Ta'iafeffo. J. r.
J. thompson, Richard w. Thompson. TIIioob,s,
=. i'LIN'9Ut lUpICit ITumpuI. Under
wood, Van Rensselaer,, Wallace. war, 49,
l9p2lon, Z; D; White, J. l.. White, il. William.
= noI"'s w. Williams, l.. Williams, G. II. vii.
Iams' winthrop TOrke, Augustus Young. and
Jonn Young, the Speoksr-I3i.
foJ Blair y Ritss.-Messrs. Arlington. A,b,,.
Ign, Banks, Beeson, Bid.ack, Bovine Boyd a
" Blown, Charles u own, Burke, w. q. g1rs,
~ C,'.a"' ,9.d~e., r. e. Caldwell, Cary, ChspmIr.
G"hofI' Clinton, Coles, Daniel. Rch,w ID. b.y.s
lD'ssa'n, Dim'ck, poln, Eastman, ]. e. EJwo,is
G 5o1, yoa9 o. Floyd, Charles A. Floyd, W. o,
I.b1tg Is og,,, 'gisline H1rns, Hayes, Houck,
NMc,m AudI S Kennedy, Luedeid, Lower. A,
,M,cC.e''n, Robert Mcclellan, McK5v Mct,.na'
Matchand, Alfred Mur.haII. Nri,i y H inehs,Son'
hard' OOyet Pafmsn,cr, Partridge, plume ri
.ng' RhetL Riggs, Roosevelt Siundsrs. So.
Snyder, ,Ssicenfod, sweeney, Turney Van B"s,wT'
W.,aifd, Waitsfson. Weller, Westyrook. ], "
y" Fd" Forct-Mcssrs. q liner, Tloloes tto,..
Hiu', Hunter, J. Rogers, Sumter-G. '''P'
Wo,srs' Gales & Seaton having received
n'louIy Of the votes p1Ied, were declared 4, H.,
duly e.tcsd printers Of this House for f5c T,.s ~
| seventh Congress. ''o "o"'y'