The Whig standard., 1843-12-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
As soon as the journal was read.

40 SoOu 90 tuc JOuIudl was IcdO,
MI: NEWTON presented the memorial Of
Mr. Goggn, who contests the seat Of Mr.. Gill
mer; the memorial was read and referred.
ME- J. Q. ADAMS then rose, and the Speaker.
as II by Pre-concert, gave the Chair to Mr.
beardsley, while Mr.. A. presented the memoir
al Of MIR. Bolts, contesting the seat Of J.. w.
Jones, Speaker of the House of f.Representatives
Mr Adams moved that the memorial be opened
and printed.
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair, and de-
cided that the business of yesterday evening
(the election Of printer) was in order.
Mr.. BARNARD insisted that the amendment
OF the journal was the unfinished business to be
first acted upon.
The SPEAKER persisted in his opinion.
MIR. WHITE considered the decision of this
question Of much importance, as governing the
future business Of the House, and appealed BY
party vote the Speaker was sustained in his
decision-l17 10 55.
The election Of Printer was the business at
tended to, and
Mr.. GILMER'S amendment, to provide, con-
ditonally, for separating the public printing from
the political press, was then rejected by yeas
and nays, l24 to SO.
Mr.. DICKEY then moved to amend Mr..
McKay's proposition for having the printing done
in conformity with the joint resolution Of 1919,
by substituting therefor proposition to have il
done by contract. A brief debate occurred upon
this resolution.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON thought ,ha, the DELAY
and trouble incident to this mode of action,
would, in the end, cause more expense to the
Government than the ordinary plan he suggest
ed that many individuals would make proposals
who were incapable Of performing their con-
tracts.
Mr.. DICKEY thought otherwise, and the
yeas and nays were called upon his proposition,
which was rejected by Ito TO 64.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of S. c., then proposed 10
amend Mr.. McKay's resolution, by striking out
Goth and inserting 9th Congress. This would
make reduction Of 20 per cent. from the old
prices.]
Some discussion followed, which was finally
arrested BY the previous question, called here,
Tor the first time this session, by Mr. Cave
Johnson.
The yeas and nays were taken upon the oues-
ton, Shall the main question be now put 2"
and the main question was ordered by 81 to Sd.
Mr.. WHIT Of KY. raised point Of order,
that, according to parliamentary law, the pre-
vious question did not cut off pending amend.
ments. Some conversation followed Mr.. White
read his authority, and the Chair required him
to take an appeal, which he did; but, as usual,
the majority was the authority, and the Ter par.
l,amentaria, and all other laws, were subverted
by the Locofoco law Of might"
Mr.. McKAY'S resolution was then adopted,
and the House proceeded to vote uivu voce for
printers.
Mr.. COBB, Of Ga, nominated Messrs. Blair
& Rives.
MIR. VANCE, Of Ohio, named Messrs. Gales
Il Seaton.
The vote resulted in the election Of the FIRST
named gentlemen by 124 to 62. Mr. Gilmer
voted for Mr.. Jacob Gideon.
Was this vote Of Mr.. Gilmer's prompted by
any recurrence in the mind of the gentleman to
the circumstances of his election! In the 9Th
chapter Of Judges. the following are the 36th
aud 37th verses 80 And Gideon said unto God
If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast
said, Behold, will put fleece of wool in the
floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and
IL be dry upon all the earth besides, then shall
know that thou wilt save Israel BY my hand as
thou hast said"
Now it so happened, that, while in upwards
OF 100 hundred counties Of Virginia, all the polls
were closed on the first day, in the two little
counties at the end Of his district, in one Of
which Mr.. G. was present in person, and in the
other by proxy, the dep fell upon the fleece Of
Gideon, and the polls were kept open for three
days, and behold Mr.. Gilmer was elected 10 save
Israel!
The House next proceeded to elect, in the
same manner, the Sergeant-at-A Arms.
Mr.. BROWN, of Indiana, nominated Newton
Lane, and Mr.. Chiffon nominated Mr.. E. M.
Townsend; Mr.. Lane was elected by 100 to Sc.
The election of Doorkeeper was then made
]. Folansbee and ]. E. Dow were nominated
Mr.. Dow was chosen by 1875 to SO.
Some disposition being manifested to adjourn,
The SPEAKER rose and asked, inasmuch as
his right TO seat was contested, TO be excused
from naming the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. BEARDSLEY, of N. Y, was called to
the Chair.
The House agreed, on motion, to adjourn over
until Monday, to give the Speaker an opportu-
nifty to select the committees.
Some conversation followed upon the subject
of the rules and orders.
Mr.. HOPKINS moved that the House now
proceed to select committee Of nine persons 10
act as Committee upon Elections
Mr.. ADAMS objected to this, as it was calling
upon the House to do an important act. without
any previous opportunity for deliberation.
Another Intellectual effort was made to ad-
journ. i
Mr.. CARROLL, Of N. ", moved that the