The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-02

in nomination..
 ! he vote stood;
 For Gales & Seaton, 23
 :. Rlair & Rives, r Messrs. Gales & seaton were duly
 nrinters to the Senate, for the 2Sth
 gress.
 uorsE OF REPRE- receiv- $ prosident's Message; and were occu-
 ,ntl inc hour of adjournment, in the
 ions and unproftable discussion of Mir.
 ord,s proposition to place upon the jour nrotest against the admission of the
 s6sentatives from Georgia, Mississippi,
 onri and New Hampshire, as members sa uouse. No decision was had upon E proposition'
 Wednesday, December 6. ho SENATE had a short session to-day, |5 ootbing of importance was done. [ar, WALKER gave notice that he would, $be earliest day practicable, ask leave to sr in bill to reduce and graduate the Fe of the public lands in favor of actual Alers.
 line HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES was in occupied with Mr. Banard's proposi-
 na and protest; which, after much useless s,lssioii, was postponed, until tomorrow,
 the proposal of Mr. Cave Johnson to E;ato the election of Clerk MT. Caleb J. |<!xulty. of Ohio, and MT. Matthew St. l,r Clarke, of Washington City, were alone i domination.
 EThe vote stood 78 For c. J. McNulty, 124
 :. NJ. St. Clair Clarke, 66 |sb MT. McNulty was duly elected Clerk he House, for the 2Sth Congress.
 h. e.. Ingersoll, in pursuance of notice | h on Monday, asked leave, and intro- I'd the following bill: NACT to refund the fine imposed on Ge-
 neral Andrew Jackson. sBe t enacted 6y he Senate and House of E5re@ntatires of Inc United States of &rica m Congress assembled, That the |6 of one thousand dollars, paid by Gene @ackson as fine imposed on him at New kans, the 3lst day of March, A. D. 1915, Repaid to him, together with interest, at kiate of six per cent a year, since then, out ny moneys in the treasury not otherwise Eopriated.
 The bill having been read twice Mr. c. J. NGERsoLL moved to refer 1t to s Committee of the Whole House, and N be made the order of the day for to- arow
 Which motion was adopted. Pending a motion to go into an election |pnnter, the House adjourned.
 he SENATE, again, had short session. Fhe CHAIR laid before the Senate com- fication from the Treasury Department, |erng the accounts of the Auditor for the Office Department for the year begin
 lst July, 1S4l, and ending Both June, P: which, on motion of Mir. EVANS, was lered to lie on the table. Nothing else, of importance, was done. pn motion, it was agreed that the Senate burn till Monday next. }he HoUsE OF FREPREsENTATIvEs receiv- |he memorial of Mr. Goggin, contesting election of Mir. Gilmer, of Virginia and k Bolts, contesting the election of Mr. les of Virginia.
 h motion of MT. Cave Johnson, the House Needed to elect printer, by riua roce Ehe vote stood For Blair & Rives, 124
 Gales & Seaton, 62 " Jacob Gideon, 1 : D. Messrs Blair & Rives were duly elect Epnnters to the House for the 18th Con- 'n motion, the House now proceeded to
 P a sergeant-at-Arms, by riua roce vote.
 he vote stood: For Newton Lane, 128 " Eleazer M. Townsend, 56 F, MT. Newton Lane was duly elected.
 n motion the House proceeded to elect Door Keeper. The vote stood; For Jesse E. Dow, 125 Jos. Follansbee, 52 ro' MT J, E. Dow was duly elected.
 lie speaker requested that, in consequence HIS seat being contested, he be relieved of appointment of the Committee of elee- Ins
 Ills m was done and the appointment of committee was vestedin Mir. Beardsley,
 ''W ork, who occupied the Chair pro
 ne oHAIR laid before the House several ,ba Ia',se communications, which were laid
 oU, e"s 'aole' and ordered to be printed, as
 to a'pofl it rom the War Department, in re-
 w '.e resolution of the last session mak- ! aqul'ies (n In relation to the fitness of cot