The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-08
Gmentg= Eighth Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, Dec.
ELECTION OF CLERK.

ELECTION OF CLERK. ts4
/ At late hour, on motion of Mr.. CAVE JOHN
SON, the House proceeded viua poce to the election
Of Clerk.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana, nominated CALEB j. Nc
NuLrY, Esq, of Ohio.
B And Mr.. VANCE, Of Ohio nominated the presen
incumbent MATTHEW ST.. CLAIR CLARKE, Esq
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs DAVIS, Of Indl
| ana, VANCE, of ONO and CAVE JOHNSON, Of Tcnnes.
see, Committee of Tellcrs to count the votes. j
And the members having voted, the tellers de-
cared the result ofthe first ballot to I've as follows:
Whole number of votes, 1870 necessary toa choice,
So. 0a
Of which Mr.. McNuLry received 1874.
~ And MIR. MATTHEW ST. CLAM CLARKE 66.
So Mr.. McNULrY, having received majority of
all the votes polled, declared to be duly elected
Clerk of this House. The following was the vote;
FuR CALEB J. McNuLrY-Messrs Arlington, Al
knson, Beardsley, Benton, Bidlack, Jas. Black, Jas
A.. Black, Blackwell, Bosier, Bower, Boyd, Jacob
s;slaweli. CsavhsA, . & Casy, csusn, Avgps n 4
Chapman. Clinton, Cobb, Cl2om, Enbs DARsy
Dcugass, Dromscolc, Duncan, Dunlap, rEljs. 80
lee. bNslslr. fsasAss x.ssrs, tsssrsr sss
lIopsiess tIrusscn issbsrr, Hubheil, hughes f&6
gerford, James b. Hunt, Charles J. ingcrsoii, AAo-
son, Cave Johnson, Andrew Johnson, John w. Jones,
Geo w. jones' Kennedy, Preston. King, kirkpatrick,
Labranche, Leonard, Lewis, Lucas Lumpkin, Nc
Clellan McCIernand, Mcconnell, Mcdowell, Nc
Kay, Mathews, Moore, Murphy, Norris, Owen, Par
menter Payne Petit, Emery D. Potter, Pratt Purdy,
Rathbun, Almon H. Read David S. Reid, Reding,
Relic, Ritter, Robinson, RUSSELL St. John, Saunders
Thomas H Seymour, David L. Seymour, Simons,
Simpson, Slidell, John T. Smith, Thos. Smith, Robt
Smith, Steenrod Stetson, j. Stewart, Stiles Stone,
Strong, Sykes, Taylor, Thompson, Tibbatts Weller,
Wentworth Wheaton, Williams, Wilkins, Wood
ward, JOS. A. Wright, Yost-l24
FoR MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE Messrs. Ad-
ans Ashe, Barringer Barnard, Milton Brown, Jere
@ah Brown, Burlington Carroll, Chap \, Chiffon
Wis, Deberry. Della, Dickey, Dickinson, Fish, Flor
ence, Foot, Frick, Giddings, Willis Green, GrnnelI
Order, Hardin Harper, II udso,, Washington Hunt
joseph r. lngersoll, Twin, Jerks, Perey B Johnson
Daniel King, McIivaine, Marsh, Edward j. Nor
rIs, Mo eley, Ness, Newton, Patterson, Peyton Phe
nix, Elisha r. Potter, Ramsey, Charles M. Reed
Rodney, Rogers, Sample, Schenck Senter, Albert
Smith, Andrew Stewart, Thomson, Tlden, Tyler,
Vance, Vanmeer Vinton, White, Winthrop, Wise,
Mr.. McNULrY was conducted to the Clerks table
by MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE Esq and the oath
of office was administered by the Speaker.
Mr.. c. J. INGERSOLL, in pursuance of notice
heretofore given, asked and obtained leave to intro
duce bill to refund the fine imposed on Gen. An
drew Jackson.
The bill was read twice by its title;
And Mr.. G. j. lNGERSOLL moved that it be re-
the order Of the day for to morrow, and that it be
printed.
Mr.. WINTHROP. We have no rules for reading
or committing bills, or any thing else.
MIR. c. j. INGERSOLL. We have the Parliament
tary law, which is all the rule l want. l hope we
shall have no more.
The motion of Mr. l. prevailed, and the bill was
committed accordingly
Mr.. VANCE moved that the House adj urn
which motion was rejected.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. MCKAY, with some remarks in relation to the
expenditures on this branch OF the public service, Of
fered the following resolution.
Resolved, That the House now proceed to the cleo
ton of printer of the House for the 2Slh Congress,
whose compensation shall be the that al
lowed to the printer of this House of the Goth Con-
gress subject TO such alterations may be made in
the joint resolution Of the Sd March, 1919, directing
the manner in which the printing Of Congress shall be
executed fixing the prices thereof and providing for
the appointment Of printer or printers.
Mr.. GILMER offered the following amendment
"Tbat the printer who may be elected by this
present Congress, unless it SHALL in the time,
be provided by law that the public patronage of the
Government shall be parated from the political
press, In which event the service shall cease"
Mr.. WISE asked the yeas and nays thereon; which
ordered.
And pending this motion, at late hour, the House
adjourned.