The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-01-02

a the fourth ballos was elected Doorkeepsr.
The Senate then proceeded 70 The ballot
inc ior Chairmen Of Committees
amer choosing fourteen . motion vas made
10 adjourn, which prevailed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Dec. /, 1915.
al II o'clock The Clerk, B. B. French,
ESQ, called tie House g order.
The roll vas called and 2l2 members az.
swered to their names
Mr.. Hopkins, d Va, moved to 90 into
an election Of Speaker. which was agreed TO,
and the following was the result:
John W.Davis, Of Ia, received 10 votes;
Mr.. vinton (Whig) 70; Nj. Miller, Native
American) s; Mr.. Norris, Of N. FL, Is. G.
Dslegationl 8; scattering s.
The Clerk announced Mr.. Davis election
anu3 requested Messrs. Mckay and vintOn
% cor. agct him 70 the Chair.
The CLERK then requested tbs venerable
ia Adams, 10 administer theoath Of Office
to the Speaker elect.
The States were then called BY their dele.
cations, and the members sworn ia.
The old standing rules were, on motion
of Mr.. Mcdowell, Of Ohio, adopted pro ten.
and the subject referred to committee for
future action.
A committee was appointed, jointly with
one from the Senate, TO wait upon the Pre-.
sident and inform him that the two House:
were organized and ready to receive any
communication he may be pleased to make
Mr.. Cobb, Of Ca, submitted 4 resolution
relative to the apportiOnment Of seats.
The House then adjourned.
{ WAsHINToN, Dec. 2, 1916.
At 10 o'clock the Speaker called th'
House to order.
Mr.. C. ]. Ingersoll rose to present memo
! rial from American citizens reliding ii
! Oregon Territory, but the Speaker said th,
first business was the resolution of yesterda
/ respecting the assignment of seats. MI
8 IngersOll moved suspension Of the rules
; which motion prevailed and the memoris
/ was partly read when, on motion Of Nj
J. Bayley, of Va, the memorial was laid asid
and ordered TO be printed
By resolution Of Mr.. Mcdowell, B.
n French, Esq, was unanimously re>electe
j Clerk Of the House.
Il Mr.. Bayley then submitted tesolutio
. that the House go intoan election of Publ
4; Printer for the goth Congress.
= Mr.. G. Daxisanosed to anaand. This rOsOIs
ton BY substituting another providing for
). Select Committee, whose duty ii should
TO let out the printing by contract % d
q lowest bidder. Quite an animated debal
le arose upon this amendment, which was Il
d. terrupted BY the Private Secretary of 1t
President with the Message.
Is The Message was read. The usual nun
Der of copies, together with 10000 extra
were ordered 70 be printed.
:, The House then adjourned.
of WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1916.
in The Speaker laid before the House Il
annual Report Of the Secretary OF the Ire
n sury, also the accounts of the Treasury
1e the United States. which were ordered
be printed.
I'd The subject Of the Public Printing tn,
be came up in order, upon which lengthy al
e animated discussion arose, in which Messl
Davis, Of KY, Bayley, and Mcconnell pa
n ticipated.
e Mr.. Mcconnell moved the previous que
ton.
~ The yeas and nays we're then called Al
Mr.. Davis proposition was rejected, viii
ne Mr.. BayIey's was sustained.
VI The House having resolved 10 go into
election Of Printer, the Speaker pre.api
7 written proposal from ]. 3. Dow = :
OF (ploprietors Of The D. S. Journal, to DO /
printing for 20 per cent. less than was pa
p at the last Congress.
e The House then proceed 70 vote, Viii
q resulted ID the election Of Messrs. Ritch
q Heiss. of The Union.
q By resolution, MI. Lane of la. the 81
jeant q arms Of the late Congress. was una
= imously reelected.
: MI. Whitney d Illinois, was il lie ma
ner elected DoOIkeeper.
- The House then proceeded 70 elect
Postmaster there being fout candidates,
NJ. johnson. Postmaster Of she last Congle
NJ. Mccormick. Of Che District q Colul
bia. MI. Brona0gh, of Missouri, and !
Cannon, of Mississippi and Mr. johns