The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-07
GWrntp= Eighth Congress.
FIRST SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEpsEspAy. Dec.
ELECTION or CLERK.

At late hour, on motion Of Mr. CAVE JOHN
SON. the House proceeded, poee, to the election
Of a Clerk.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana nominated CALEB J. Nc
NrLrY, Esq, of Ohio
And Mr.. VANCE, OF Ohio nominated the present
incumbent, MATHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, Esq
The SPEAKER appointed hessrs. DAVIS, Of Indi.
ana, NASoE, Of ONO. and CAVE JoBSsos, Of Tennes.
see, Committee Of Tellers to count the votes.
And the members having voted the teIlers de.
clared the result Of the first ballot 10 lie as follows:
Whole number Of votes, 1870 necessary to choice,
%.
or which MIR. McNULrr received l2i.
And MI. MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE &C.
So Mr.. McNULrY, having received a majority Of
all the votes polled, declared TO be duly elected
Clerk Of this House. The following was the vote
FoR CALEB J. McNuLrr-Messrs. Arlington, At
kinson, Beardsley, Benton, Ddsck, Jas Black, Jas.
A. Black, Blackwell, Boser, Bower, Boyd, Jacob
Brinkerhoof, Brodhesd VIM J. Brown, Burke Burt,
Caldwell, Campbell, J. f. Cary, Catlin Augustus A.
Chapman, Clinton, Cobb, Cullom, Dana Daniel,
Douglass, Dromgooe, Duncan, Dunlap, Ellis, Far
lee Ficklin, Foster, French Gilmer, Hale, Hsmlin,
Haralson, Hays, Henley, Herrick, Holmes Hogc.
Hopkins, Houston, Hubbard, Hubbell Hughes, Hun.
gerIord, James b. Hunt Charles J. Ingersoll, Jane
son, Cave Johnson, Andrew Johnson, John w Jones.
Geo. w. Jones, Kennedy, Preston, King, Kirkpatrick
Labrsnche, Leonard, Lewis, Lucas Lumpkin, Nc.
Clellsn, McClernand, Mcdonnell, Mcdowell Nc
Ray, Mathews, Moore, Murphy, Norris, OSen Par
menter, Psyre, Petit, Emery ID. Potter, Pratt, Purdy,
Rathbun. Almon II Read, David S. Reid, Redng,
Refe, Ritter Robinson, Russell ST. John, Saunders,
Thomas Seymour, David L. Seymour, Siunops,
Simpson, Slidell, John I. Smith, Thos Smith, Robt
Smith, Steenrod, stetson, J. Stewart Stiles Stone,
Strong, Sykes, Taylor, Thompson, Tbbatts, Weller,
Wentworth, Wheaton, Williams, Wilkins, Wood
ward, Jos A. Wright, YVst-124
For MATHEW ST. CLAN CLaRKE Nsssfs Ad-
ans Asbe Borrinpcr, Barnard Milton Brown, Jerc-
miah Brown Bulfnp'on, Carroll, Chap H. Chiffon,
Clingmip, Collamer, Cranston, Cross, Gar,u Da
Wis Debcrry Dellci Dickey, Dickinson, Fish, Flor.
ence, Foot, Fnck Giddngs, Will, Green, Grinoell,
Guder, Hardin, Unper, IA udso =, Washington Hunt,
JOSEPH r. Iogersoli itsin, IcEks, Perey y. Johnson
Daniel p King, McIlvsinc, Marsh, Edward j. Nor.
ms Mo ecy, Ness, Newton Patterson, Peytop, Pho.
mis-, Elisha r. Pvucr, Ramsey, Charles NJ. Reed,
Rodn,y, Rogers, Sample, sehenck, Senter, Albert
Smith, Andrew Stewart, Thomson, Tllden, Tyler,
Vance, Vanmeter Vinton, White, Winthrop, Wise,
William Wright-66
Mr. MCNuLTY was conducted To the CLERKS table
by MATHEW ST. CLAIR CLaRKr, Esq and the oath
OF office was administered by he Speaker.
THE FINE.
Mr.. C. J. INGERsOI.L, in pursuance Of notice
heretofore given asked and obtained leave 10 intro.
duce bill to refund the fine imposed Gen. An
drew Jackson.
The bill read twice by its title;
And Mr.. C. j. lNGERSOLL moved that IL be re-
ferrcd to a Committee Of the Whole House, made
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.
Mr.. G. J. INGERSOLL We have the Psrliamen-
tsry Law, which is oil the rule want ! hope we
shall have no more