The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-17

No choice having been effected after the result OF this
4th vote for Doorkeeper was declared,
Mr.. HARRIS of Alabama Withdrew the name OF Mr..
Clare from the list OF candidates.
Mr.. WOODWARD inquired whether il would be in
order offer proposition to choose the officers yet TO be
elected by resolution
Mr.. BROOKS remarked, that IL the Chair had not
given very grave consideration TO the subject embraced
in the inquiry from the gentleman from South Carolina,
mr. WoopwARD,l he hoped this decision would be re-
viewed. The rule prescribes that the officers shall be
elected by piua roce vote He believed that all knew
what election by ballot was-wheren il differed from
election by uoce voting. In prescribing that
method OF making the choice, Mr. b. conceived that all
intended TO be required that the vote OF each member
should be so given as to record OF the vote OF
each member Therefore, IL II be determined to elect by
resolution put TO the House by yeas and nays that
record would be made sufficiently complete for the In.
formation oil the country, and for the reference OF the
Mr.. CARTIER inquired whether the business before
the House such to render the remarks oil the gen.
teman from New York Mr. BRooKsl in order
The SPEAKER. replying in the negative, stated the
point of the gentleman from New York, TO bring the
question Of election by resolution before the House
b.. an appeal from the decision OF the Chair.
MI. BROOKS, Tor the purpose OF continuing his re-
marks, would appeal.
The SPEAKER reminding the gentleman that debate
upon appeal from decision Of the Chair not in
ORDER went TO state the question on the appeal an
nouncing that the gentleman from South Carolina Mr.
WooDwARD] desiring TO offer proposition to choose The
officers Of the House remaining to be elected BY resou
ton, II had been ruled to be out OF order from which
decision the gentleman from New York [Mi. BRooSsl
had appealed.
Mr. McCLERNAND said that the gentleman from
South Carolina [Mr. WooDwARDl had not proposed TO
offer resolution merely having made inquiry whether
il would be in order so TO do.
Mr. A. EVANS, with due respect 10 the Chair, by way
OF testing the OF the House upon the propTey OF ter
ninaing the contest for the remaining officers BY cleo
ton under resolution, would appeal from the ruling
OF the Chair; and the appeal he asked for the yeas
and nays, which were ordered
Mr.. DUER called for the reading OF the rule under
which the Speaker had decided out Of order offer the
resolution; and the Clerk read the 14h House rule,
follows;
ln all cases OF election by the House Of lie officers the
vote shall be taken vfpa roes"
Mr. A. EVANS inquired whether the rule Just read
that under which the Chair had decided Il to be
OF order to offer the resolution.
The SPEAKER was understood TO reply that the rule
under whchrhe House formerly elected it's officers BY
ballot changed to the in which the votes for
them should be given by the subsequent adoption OF this
rule also barred the introduction OF the resolution
Mr. STANLY inquired whether, since the adoption Of
the i4th House rule. (Dec 10, 1891 the House had
not elected it's officers by resolution Ii he remembered
correctly, had been done in the twenty seventh Con-
gress.
The SPEAKER, in reply remarked that the House,