The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-03

The yeas and nays were ordered; and h..
ken, resulted--yeas 129, nays 90.
| SO the first resolution was adopted
The second resolution was adopted wilhoO,
vision.
ELECTION or PRINTER.
The SPEAKER announced that the Hou,.
now proceed, in accordance with the order ius y
ed, TO the election of printer,
Pending this
Mr.. MCKAY asked and obtained lear,
upon the journal notice Of a Join, rcsolu,on N
he should ask leave TO introduce, in case X, y
printer was elected to both Houses Of Coner,s \
posing certain alterations in the law now 6Y;N,.
compensation Of printer.
The SPEAKER announced that nomina,0,.
printer were now in order
Mr.. BAYLY inquired if any other nomr,
was necessary, except individually, as the rolf !
called. This had been the case on the clccum
Speaker.
The SPEAKER replied that nominations ),
usually made; and they were now in order
Mr.. BAYLY nominated Mcssrs. Rchn
Heiss.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Kentucky, nominated Nc,
Jefferson & Co.
MIR. FOOT, of Vermont, nominated Ma
Nisk and Dow.
Mr.. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, INQUIRED i ]
gentlemen nominated by the gentleman from h
lucky Mr.. DAVIS were not the same ndiyj.I
who testified. before Il committee ofthe House II
9th Congress, so as to authorize that Conpru
vote, as they did vote, at the close of the s.ss
1000 extra as bonus to Gales and Seatoui
Mr.. BAYLY replied that he was auhonui
say they were the same persons
MIR. SCH ENCK, Of Ohio, called for the rsda|
previous to proceeding to the election, Of prop,
lion now on the Speakers table from j. EDss
Co., on the subject of printing.
No objection being made,
The SPEAKER laid before the House comm
nication from Messrs Fisk e. Dow, proposing }
the printing of the House of Representative ,
the 18th Congress at n reduction Of 40 per Al
from the rates fixed by the joint resolution Of I'D
or Of 90 per cent. from the rates at which il 4
been executed during the last Congress-
Mr.. Fl ,USTON said, he understood that, dul|
the last Congress, a reduction had been made n
the rates of 1919, TO the printer Of the Houxj
Representatives, and that, the In'ellgencer being
printer of the Senate, no reduction had hert
made, but that that establishment had received :
rates of 1872 He wished TO know whetha
gentlemen (Messrs. Fisk e. Dow proposed 10 n
the reduction of 90 per cent from the rates psa
the Senate, or by the House, during the last q
gresss
Cries Of 'scalI the roll. No debale.nl
Mr.. SCHENCK, Of Ohio, in reply "
Houston, stated that the proposition read I
House was plain, viz: to execute the printing al
reduction of 40 per cent. from the rates Of 1872
las an alternative ofer) at reduction Of 20 PEI I'D
from the prices paid by the last Congress
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Miss, rose to Ques1
Of order. He asked if this debate was in order
The SPEAKER. The chair rules that ii nn
in order.
Mr.. THOMPSON. object to it,
The SPEAKER nominated as telers MesaI
BAyLY, of Virginia, G. DAVIS, Of Kentucky, %
HuNGERFoRD, Of New Jersey.
The tc!lers having taken their place ct the csh'
table, the House proceeded to vote on The nomnl
lions as above given.
Tho tellcrs reported:
Whole number Of votes cast.
OF which, necessary TO choice. ......".mloo
Messrs. Ritchie& Heiss received. .......""l!
Messrs. Fisk & Dow.
Messrs. Jefferson & Co. ................."."
Messrs Gales g. Seaton ............."..""I
The following is the vote in detail;
VOTE FOR PRINTING.
For 6iessrs Richie 4 Heiss.Messrs s, Adams, AN
son. Atkinson, Dayly. Bcdingcr Benton Biggs Jas by
J. a. Black, Bowlin Boyd Brinkerhon, Brodhead Wn
Chapman. Clarke, cosb Colin constable, GuIon, 4
Minis, Cunningham Daniel, De Mott, Dillingham; W.
Douglass, Dunlap, Edsall Ellsworth. Erdman fa,an
lin Foster Fries, Garvp, Giles, Goodyear, Gordon
yer, Hamlil. HARRISON, Henley, Hoge, Isaac L aal
Hopkins Hough, George s. Houston, Edmund W. hu',
Hungerford, James b. Hunt, Hunter, jenkins, jane
Johi son, joseph Johnson, Andrew johnson, geols'
Jones' Seaborn Jones', Kennedy, Preston King MwT,,
Lelke. Ieih, Lumpkin, Maclay, Mcclellan McCis
Clernand Mcconnell McCTate Mcdowell, Mehs!' NJ \,
?. Martin, Barclay Martin Morris, Morse Monlon ~.
Norris, Owen, Parish, Payne, PERIL, Perry fc'uL "
Reid, Rele Rhett, Ritter, Russell Sawtelle saw!etM
mon, Seldom, A.D. Sims, Leonard H. simm' Hnp,
Thomas Smith, Robert Smith stanton, siarkwealH1.
Thomson, Tibbatts, Treadway. Wentworth, Wick WIN
Woodwar Woodwork, Yell, and Yost-ls
For Dop sid FTsk--Messrs. Abbott John Quincy ~ ~
Arnold Ashmun, Baker. Barrnger, Bell, Banchsrd "
brown, Burlington, Burt William w. Campbell Ion \
Campbell Cooke Collsmer, Cranstcn, Crorier CuI.s
ragh Deano, Dixon. Dockery, Foot Gentry Gfana s.
der, Grinneil, Hampton Harper Herrick Hinan ~
Holmes. John w. Houston, Hubbard. Washington HUN !
lei p King, Thomas Butler King Lewis Long, MSosH.
Mciienry cllvaine, Marsh, Miller Moseley POLLOCK
sry, Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell, Roc, y. "a
schenck. Seaman. Severance Truman smith "a n
Smith, Stewart, strohm. Tbibodeaux. Thomas,on T Ss
min Thompson. Toomhs, Trumbo, Vinton WINE W
ruff, Wright, and Young--6e
Far Gales a,,d Seato,,--NIessrs j. A. Pendleton
Stephens, Joseph Vance II, G. Winthrop
For J.gtrson 4 Co.--Messrs. Davis and A. Smith,
Whereupon, the SPEAKER announced
Mcssrs Richie q Heiss, having rece we'd mI
iiy of the votes cast, were duly elected pr'na"
the House of Representatives for the 25lh Oons'
THE ELECTION or sERGEANr-AT-ARns'
Mr.. BRODHEAD, of Pcnnsylvana, then 90
that the House proceed to the election oil a seg'
alarms; upon which,
Mr.. TlBBATTS rose, and moved th"
Newton Lane be appointed to the Office.
Carried without division.
pooR-KEErEr.
| On motion Of Mr.. DOUGLASS, of Illinois,
nclius s. Whitney was appointed door-keepa
| POSTMASTER OF HOUSE.
Mr.. BAYEY, of Virginia, hcreupon moved
! the House proceed 70 the election Of postmaster
put in nomiation the present occupant, Mr. Jan"
| Johnson. =.
Mr. HOLMES, of South Carolina, nomia
and proposed Mr.. William J. Mcconnell -,
Mr.. CULLoM nominated and proposed N.Y.
| S. Gamur. :,
MIR. BoWLIN nominated and PROPOSED
Robert Bronough. ),
Mr. GROVER, Of New York, proposea
Ezra Williams, but Withdrew the nomination
the clerk proceeded to call the roll. A
Tho clerk proceeded to call the roll, whouS
Appeared az "a
For Mr.. johnson. ........ ...'I
Mr.. Mccormack. ............''a ~
MIR. Bronaugh ................'
\ rat Mr.. Ganur. ....,...''''
Mr.. Johnson was accordingly declared duye
ed.
Mr.. SYKES presented the memorial OF lsS'
Farlcc, contcsting the scat Of Hon. john huns
member OF the 9th Congress from the 'nin !,
/ - 80 OrdCrCQ "