The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-21

~ James L. johnson. Kaufman Kerr Daniel King
George O. King JAIME: G. King John A. King, LsldsI,
M Msa.'IMSs oehesd, Morris. Nelson, Newell oge Oils
S Ss,a. f Rssd Rssasa R.ss. Rot5"s
Pass Ransey sawisle. sehsmeIhon. sehooIeraf shep
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man, UnderhiIl Van Dyke, vlnson Valdez. Wade s
wv Winthrop, and Yoang-iSo.
TcGes Of .Call the roll.-aCall the rollr'l
M ALBERTSON offered the following resolution
R,,oived That JAMES McDowELL, the senior member Of
the HOUSE. be, and he 70 hereby. chosen Speaker pro
myas and that upon his assuming the chair the House
Hdtesper and Postmaster. And, upon the election Of
see officers, the House will proceed 70 vote for perma
asp permanent Speaker shall be elected; and in the
mean ume the said temporary Speaker shs. not sPRoin.
Itself any entertain any petition BILL Q, proposi
don whatsoever looking 70 legi,latOn until such pema
Mr. WOOD moved thai il be laid on the table and on
that motion the yeas and nays having been asked and
ordered il decided in the afrmatveyeas 1877, nays
a. as follows; .ee
YAAs-Messrs. Alexandsf. Allen. Aston. Anderson.
A,hmun Avere,s Baker, Bayly, Bennett, Bokee Booth.
ssee ssis Gavin es%pS
ter Casey Chandler Clark Cleveland, Clingman Cole Con-
Sss GsS' ssss ssss
Fowler Freedley, Giddings Goodenow, Gar Could Grin
a.TRs ' ass-HI ssa
= Johnson, Julian Kerr D. r. King. Geo. g. King. James
.s. HIM H. sssa rfsS
Lean Meacham, Moore, Morehead, Morton, Nelson, Mes
Powel' Putnam Reed Reynolds, Rislsy. rockwell, Root.
Rose Rumsey, Sacket Sehenck, Schermerhorn School
fIai sssphsns Il Stevens Taylor john Thompson
a.D ws wa ysa m Dyts ,an Wnhoe
NAYS Ms.srs; Aissrts0n, Ash. Bay Be.le Bingham.
Bns. Cable e. A. Caldwell, Howell Cobb, ". r. W
Cobb oocock Daniel pmmies, Disney, panh e,,n Ea
Harlan, Harmanson, /. g Harms, s. W Harris, T L Har
ssn aSTRsa&S a as.ik
Levin, Ltdsaed. lob Mann, Mason. Meclern,nd Ne.
hsads . Miller Mi.on MoTl.. Morse ga. Or; Parker
Psaaes Phelps Potter Rohardson Robbins, k9oinsGa
sn,oo ,sson. Strong, swee..e Thomas, Jacob Thomp
son. James Thompson. Wan Thompson, Toombs Walden,
Waldo, Welborn, Wentworth, Whulesey, Widrick, and
Young-St a
fCnes Of ssCall the roll y "Cal the rolle'l
Mr. LEVIN As the committees apponined-
Mr. ROOT "Order" "order !" "crder"
Mr. LEVIN. rise TO make a motion,
Mr. LEVIN. ! move that the House do now adjourn
a e ne and
MI ROOF aOrder!. .order !. /" order "
The CLERK here put the question the motion to adj
joun, by teers; and 1t was decided IN the negative
'1 fches Of Cail the roll Call the roll s'l
The CLERK here summoned the telers offclatng on
the preceding day (Messrs HARRIS of Alabama, HENRY,
GoRMAN and VAN DYKE) 10 the desk, preparatory to
calling the roll for another effort to elect Speaker
MrWOODWARD arose and addressed to the Chair
remark that was inaudible at the reporters desk.
Mr. ROOF "Order 70 order"
MT WOODWARD moved that when the House ad;
journ il will adjourn to meet at noon on Monday; and
on this motion telers were demanded
Mr. ROOT. We will see who wastes the time OF the
House.
[Great confusion
Mr. H. COBB. The gentleman from South Carolina
mr. WooDwARDl has withdrawn the motion.
Mr. JONES. Then renew it, The yeas and nays
having been demanded and ordered upon that notion
was again Withdrawn.
Mr. BOWDON here moved that the House do now
adjourn until tomorrow, al noon.
Mr.. JONES rose to point oil order. He denied the
right Of the gentleman from Alabama Mr. BowDoNl to
move an adjournment before intervening motion or
business had been before the House. the last question
considered having been motion TO adjourn.
The CLERK stated the point OF order; on which the
question having been put Il decided that the motion
Of the gentleman from Alabama mir BowDoS] was not
in order.
ICnes of . Call the roll p'l
The CLERK then proceeded TO call the roll for the 5sh
(ppa voe) ballot for Speaker, with the following re-
suit:
Whole number Of votes cast, as.