New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-06
Organization of the two HoI:sss Of Con.
yresy-Gcacrai Tic ket ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sf one hour rulc-2;st rule-&c.

the Constitution for the meeting Of Congress hae
arrived, and witnessed the assembling OF the
18th Congress at lis first Session, ana a greater
progress in the organization of the two Houses
than in consideration of the several interesting
and exciting questions connected Herewith, ilas
been geen generally anticipated and 50 great thai
the Presidents Message may be expected to be
laid before them tomorrow.
The House oE REPRESENTATIVES, which was
the theatre of greatest interest, was called TO or
der at II O'Clock, NJ By the Clerk of the late
House, MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE, Esq. who
proceeded to call the roll Of Members by States.
The names Of the members from Maine beng
responded to, the call Of the name Of Edmund
Burke from New-Hampshirc On which State.
together with those of Mississippi, Missouri and
Georgia, it will be recollected elections for MON.
bers of Congress have been held by general tick
et,) opened the question, which has threatened so
much difficulty, of the admission or non-adlnls
sion of members elected in contravention Of the
law Of Congress, requiring elections by single
districts
Before the call was answered, Mr.. JOHN CAMP
BELL of S. C. (who is well known as one OF the
| leading Calhoun members Of the House said that
before the Clerk proceeded to call the names OF
the gentlemen from New Hampshire he would
ask permission to call their attention to the second
section OF the Apportionment act VIZ that re-
curing elections by single districts and tolnqure
of them if they had been elected in conformity
with lts provisions.
Cries from various parts OF the Hall, /" so on
with the cali "
The CLERK said he had certificate from Mr..
Burke setting forth that he had been elected
Member Of the House of Representatives from
New Hampshire.
Mr.. CAMPBELL renewed his call upon the gen
tlemen themselves, but NO answer was returned
save frequent cries Of "No! no. Go on with
the roll p &c.
| M,. c. said he did not wish to delay the organ
izatiop Of the House, but he hoped that all par
| ties would come zap to TIE consideration Of this
deeply perplexing and painful question ii spirit
of moderation and with a determination to sup
port the laws and constitution OF the country
without respect &c party or personal consldera-
tons. He wished merely to read resolution to
the House, upon which in it's present reorganiHed
state he did not expect at present vote.
Mr.. CHARLES ]. INGERsoLL, KENNEDY of la.
and others objected, and after conversation on
the subject, Mr. C. withdrew the subject for the
present.
The calling of the roll was then farther pur-
sued and being completed, le9 members appeared
to be present, and some four or five Others arrived
during the day
The CLERK announced as in order if no OBJ
iections were made the election of Speaker
Mr.. BARNARD rose to present in his own name
and in the names of about 50 members of the
House, protest declaring their solemn opinion
of the utter Illegally and unconstltutlonalty Of
the proceeding by which the House should now
elect a Speaker and organise Itself with the aid
of these members elected by general ticket.
An irregular conversation cnsued, in which
Messrs. DRoMGooiE Of Va, c. j. ISGERsoLL,
WISE, DUNCAN and KENNEDY, OF Ia, objected to
it's presentation and entrance upon the journal OF
the House After considerable confusion, Mr.
WINTHROP moved that the gentleman have leave
to read his protest, which was lost-Ayes 69,
Noes l24.
The election Of SPEAKER, uioa uoce, was held,
Messrs HOPKINS, JOHN CAMPBELL and Vance be-
ing teers and on the first trial,
JOHN w JONES was elected by 1913 votes to
John White date Speaker SO votes 1t is IN
derstood that in the Caucus Of the " Democrats"
the vote stood II Jones, (about,) Is Wilkins, and
Il Lewis.
Mr. JONES being declared Speaker duly elect
for the 2Sth Congress, was escorted to the Chair
by Mr.. JOHN Quincy ADAMS and Mr.. COLES of
Va, where, after administration by Mr. DMoH
H. LEWIS of the oath of Office, and after the de-
livery of u few inaugural remarks, he entered
upon Its duties.
The Members of the House were then qualified
in the order of the States.
Mr.. DRoMoooLE of Va. moved to adopt the
Rules and Orders of the last Congress for the
present.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved to adopt the One
Hour Rule also Caried-Yeas 96 Nays %.
So the One. Hour Rule is again adopted.
Mr.. ADAMS moved an amendment to Mr..
DRoMGooLE's amendment, to exclude the 2lst
rule.
Mr. A. said he did not intend to debate the
subject it was too well understood both in the
House and in the country, but he called on the
majority of the House, certain as they were of
being able to make any disposition they chose Of
petitions to wipe away from the annals Of the
House the disgrace OF abridging the right of pc
ttion on the part OF the people. These petitions
might be received without the slightest danger
to any interest in the country.
Mr.. ADAMs's amendment was rejected: Yeas
81, Nays 95-and thus the 2 lst rule is continued,
and Abolition Petitions excluded.
Mr. WISE moved an amendment to Mr.. Drorn-
coolies motion to strike out the rule of the last
Congress empowering majority TO fix time to
terminate debate on any subject in Committee OF
the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr.. ADAMS moved to amend this by striking
out in addition, the rule authorizing suspension
of the rules at any time for the purpose of going
into Committee of the Whole on the Union, BY
majority vote.
Mr.. WISE accepted Mr.. Adams's amendment,
as modification.
Messrs. ADAMS, WISE, RHErT and C. ]. NIGER
SOIL advocated the striking out of the rules, on
the ground of their being abrdgements Of the
freedom of speech, &c, and Messrs HoPKINs and
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