The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-01


Strong. Horace Wheaton. Hugh White, Thomas
M. Woodruff, William w. Woodruff, and Brad
ford r. Wood
From, N;1o Jersey Messrs. Joseph Edsall, James
@. Hampton, John Runk, George Sykes, and VIII.
liam Wright.
From Psnnsyiosaia. Messrs James Black, James
Blanchard, Richard Brodhead, jr., Joseph Bufing.
ton, John III. Campbell Cornelius Darragh, Jacob
Erdman, John III. Ewing, Henry D. Foster, Will
liam s. Garvin, Charles J. Ingersoll, Joseph r.. In
gersol, Owen d. Leib, Lewis c. Levin, Abraham
r. MclIvsine, Moses MCLEAN, James Pollock,
Alexander Ramsey, John Ritter, Andrew Stewart,
John Strohm, James Thompson, David Wilmot,
and Jacob s. Yost.
From Deimcme.--Mr. John w. Houston.
From Maryland John G Chapman,
Albert Constable, William F. Giles, Thomas w.
Lyon, Edward II. Long, and Thomas Perry.
From Vrginia.--Messrs Archibald Atkinson,
Thomas H. Bayly, Henry Bedinger, William g..
Brown, Augustus A. Chapman, George Q. Dron-
goole, George w. Hopkins, Edmund w. Hubbard,
Robert M. T. Hunter, Joseph Johnson, Shelton Z.
liam Taylor, and William M. Treadway.
| From Norih Cnolina.-Messrs. Daniel M. Barrin-
ger, Asa Biggs, Henry s. Clarke, John X. J..
Daniel, James C. Dobbin, Alfred Dockery, James
Graham, James J. Mckay, and David s. Reid.
From South Carolina -Messrs. James 4; Black,
Rhett, A. d. Sims, Richard F. Simpson, and Jo-
seph A. Woodward.
Georgia --Messrs. Howell Cobb, Hugh A. Har-
alson Seaborn Jones, Thomas Butler King, John
H. Lumpkin, Alexander H. Stephens, and Robert
iI %.mi"eks0M IN Joshua F. Bell, Linn Boyd,
Garrett Davis, Henry Order, John P. Marin,
John H. McHenry, William p Thomasson, John
w. Tibbatts, Andrew Trumbo, and Bryan R.
Young.
Chase, William M. Cooke, John Crozer, Alvan
Cullsm, Meredith P. Gentry, Andrew johnson,
George w. Jones, Barclay Martin, and Frederick
p. Stanton. One vacancy.]
Ohio-Messrs. Jacob Brinkerhof, John D. Cum
Minis, Francis A. Cunningham, Columbus Dclano,
Alexander Harper, Joseph J. Mcdowell, Joseph
Morris, Isaac Parish, Augustus l.. PERIL. Joseph
M. Root, William Sawyer, Robert G. Schenck,
David A. Starkweather, Henry St. John, Daniel X.
Tlden, Joseph Vance, and Samuel F. Vinton.
Louisiana. John H. Harmanson, Isaac
E Morse, and Bannon G. Thbodeaux.
Indiana.-Messrs. Charles w. Cathcart, John
w. Davis, Thomas J. Henley, Andrew Kennedy,
Edward w. McGaughey. Robert Dale Owen, John
Petit, Caleb B. Smith, Thomas Smith, and Will
liam W. Wick.
From Mississippi. Jacob Thompson.
From Hiinois-Messrs. Edward d. Baker, Ste.
phen A. Douglass, Orlando B. Fickln, Joseph p.
Hoge, John A. McClernand, Robert Smith, and
John Wentworth.
From alabama. -Messrs. Reuben Chapman, Hen
/ ry W. billiard, George s. Houston, Felix g.
Mcconnell William w. Payne, and William L,
Ynncey.
| Fru,a Missouri -Messrs. James B. Bowlin,
Sterling Price, James H. Relic, and Leonard H.
Simms,
From arkansas Archibald Yell.
| From .Michigap.-Messrs John 8. Chapman,
James B. Hunt, and Robert McCleand.
| From Florida. MIR. E. Darlington Cabell
| From Wisconsin.--Mr. Morgan L. Martin.
| From Io,ca.--Mr. Augustus c. Dodge.
| The call having been concluded
l. The Clerk announced that Pig members-a quo
| run--were present.
[NorE-The House il composed of 224 men,
bers; 30 that the small number of IL members only
are absent
ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
Mr.. HOPKINS, of Virginia, moved that the
House do now proceed rira poce TO the election OF
| Speaker. The motion was unanimously agreed to.
Messrs. RoBERr SMITH, of Illinois, SEVERANCE
Of Maine, and Com, of Georgia, having been nomi.
mated lellers and having taken their places at the
desk of the clerk, the House proceeded to the cleo
| ton.
| The telers reported the vote as follows:
B.yy ssains. s"an James Bsee " Jane. Black Bow
I'm, Boyd, Brnkerhnd Brodhead, william @. Brown Cath
a on RssSsn cs1p%.g enass
ninsham, Daniel De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbn, Douglass
ill., Fs.s' Fr.s Grsia. aes Goodyear & n Grsver
Hamlin Hafai.on. Henley H,ae Hopk'ns Hugh G.ors-
Hunter, CT i"sersoI Jsnkias James IT. Johnson Joseph
Johnson Andrew Johnson George W. Jones' Seaborn Jone.
rIesS sosan hfIs
McCrats, Mcdowell, Mckay, Jhn Martin Barclay Mar
Payne PERTH. Perry Psui.. Price Ralhbuu Reid Relic Ri
ter Rcssel' sswtsl'e, Sawyer scamm"r simms Tnoma'
sykes. Tayr, James Thompson jacob Thompson. Ibbsti,
Irea.wav, wentworth Wheaton, wtk, Williams wllmot
Wed ss s %Soawsrs xs Nd Ys'ao Arnold A.h
nun Boxer BaIrnrcr Bell Blanchard Nit m Brown Buff
Daragh, Garrett davis Delano Dis.n DockeTy, Ewing
Foot Gentry Ghil,ngs Order Gronell Hampton. Harper
nel D. Hubbard iIuiaon Washington Hunt Joseph r. 10
gersoll Daniel P. King Thomas Butler King, Lewis, Nc
toa Polloct Ramsey julius ROCKWELL job" 4 rockwell
Root, Rnnk sehsnck: Severance, Truman smith, A,ber
seaua, raonasson Benjamin Thompson, Tdea Too%b1
rrsmbo; Vance White w,G,hrsp' Wright and Y9,ng.7a
Rhett, Seldom, A. D. Sims Simpson Woodwork Yancey
and Harmanson--lO.
Campbell, Levin, Truman, and Woodruff.
Fer M. a. Segnn-john g. Chapman.
For Mr. d. M Bsrrinsr-Mr Graham
| For Mr. ! H. CampSen-Mr. william 8. Miller
| For Mr. Winfhrop-Mr vnton.
The Clerk announced that Gil votes had beer
cast, Of which LOG were necessary to choice.
| Mr.. JOHN w. DAVIS of Indiana, having re
ceved 100 votes was declared Speaker elect for thu
29ih Congress.
The SPEAKER having been conducted to the
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| Tin the absence Of his colleague, Mr.. VANCE, who
was momentarily absent from his sea) by Mr.
VMroN, of Ohio, addressed the House as follows:
GENTLEMEN: tender you my most sincere &C
Acknowledgements for the honor you have conferred
upon me, in calling me TO preside over your DELHI
erations. Distressing, as ! do, my ability to dis
charge the functions appertaning TO the chair ap
proprately, shall have to draw, largely and often
| upon that kindness and Partially which you hav,
! just extended to with such unhestating cor
diality. shall endeavor to discharge my duty al
| your presiding officer faithfully and impartinlly
strictly enforcing such rules and regulations az you
in your wisdom, may adopt for your government
indulge the hope that this session will be peaceful
and prosperous, and that we shall, in due season
arrive at such legislative ennctments as shall sub
serve the public interest, and promote the welfare
| the peace, and the prosperity Of the country; and
this hope, am confident, 10 cordially reciprocatet
on your part.
Gentlemen, my duties, know, are as arduous al
| they are responsible; but | shall endeavor TO dis
charge them with fidelity, knowing no party bu, the